Early morning

[*daisychain*]

Oh my word, waiting for my 2 new schoolies to arrive at 6am ! how do you cope starting so early ? glad it's not everyday for me, my body is in shock from been up ! Hope I don't fall asleep in my cornflakes !
have a good day y'all !

[adele1985]

im normally up for about 5 and my mindees arrive between 730 and 8
lol it takes me that long to wake me self up, hoover, mop, feed and walk the dogs, I dont think id be impressed with mindees getting here before 7.30 lol

hope you have a good day x

[EmmaReed84]

I get up at 5.30am...6am lately lol

My mindees arrive at 6.45am there is no way I am as crazy as adele1985 poo to getting up that early and actually doing STUFF... I am here in my dressing gown, fleece jimjams with a HOT COFFEE ummmmmm...

At 6.30am I will jump up think oh poo, run upstairs and quickly get washed, dressed and sorted before mindess arrive lol

[mrs c]

Ah today I don't start til 8.20. Still been awake since 5.30, made a cuppa and now just dont want to get out of bed. Just couldnt cope with having los arrive too soon.

[winstonian]

my alarm goes off at 7am - I get up at 7.10ish and start work at 7.30
no more horrid commuting for me!!

[Demonjill]

I LOVE early mornings!! Best part of day - I used to work with race horses so was up at crack of dawn mucking out and first ride up the gallops was 7:30 so its the norm for me.
Although have got bit lazier since working in retail dont get up until 7:30 lol and thats only because ive got my kids to get ready for school

At the mo minding the earliest mindees come at 8am but if my other LOs start it will be 7am so will get up 6:30

[ChocolateChip]

I did this for 18 months, used to get up at 5.30 to be ready for mindees who arrived at 5.50am, only 2 or 3 times a week though, couldn't have done it every day
Only trouble was they were also here until 6.30pm so it made it a long old day

[nikki thomson]

my alarm goes off at 7am - I get up at 7.10ish and start work at 7.30
no more horrid commuting for me!!

Thats me too, although I don't start until 7.45, I manage to get myself up and showered, 3 kids up breakfasted and dressed in 35mins, I stay in bed as long as I can. X

[TooEarlyForGin?]

I did this for 18 months, used to get up at 5.30 to be ready for mindees who arrived at 5.50am, only 2 or 3 times a week though, couldn't have done it every day
Only trouble was they were also here until 6.30pm so it made it a long old day

Ouch - no way

[karensmart4]

I get up at 6 first mindee arrives at 7 next 2 at 8 so I have a nice chilled out time with lovely little M til I have to share him

[*daisychain*]

well I lasted the day and I'm up again ! now where's my coffee ......

[onceinabluemoon]

2 of mine start at 6.30 (waiting for them now), it kills me as I then work a 12 hour day. Been doing it for 18 months now but to be honest don't know how much longer I can carry on.

[ziggy]

I have new baby starting tomorrow at 7.10, others arrive at 8am although i used to have a boy from 7.30

just a thought what time do all you early starters finish?? My day ends at 5pm (5.30 on a weds and 3pm on friday)

[*daisychain*]

finish at 5pm. Last night I got asked to work till 9pm tonight!! I has to say no, already feel like I have no other life other than being a childmnder, even when the kids left last night I had texts and phone calls off parents till gone 8pm..THATS WHAT THE CONTACT BOOK IS FOR!!! oh well, I love my job really

[Mollymop]

I love my sleep it would feel very unnatural for me to get up that time in the morning haha.
I used to get up at 4.30am to go to work at 5.30am, ohh it made me feel terrible (Plus I was pregnant- morning sickness etc u get the idea). By the time my shift finished at 2pm I was ready for bed!! I used to nap from 4pm til 6pm then go to bed at 9pm to do it all again.

I worked for a few weeks as a childminder getting up for a 6am arrival but they only came 3 days a week but it was very hard especially if you love your sleep like me!

Hope you have a good day x

[Chatterbox Childcare]

My first arrives at 6.30 and I fall out of bed 10 mins earlier. I have my shower once my DH is up and about and looking after the mindees.

[mushpea]

My alarm goes of at 6.30am and my lovley breville machine makes me a cupa tea which I drink in bed ,, dont start till 8am at the moment but still like to be up fairly early to get my head in gear for the day.