If you don't maintain your morning routine, it's not a morning routine.  Instead, it's just a bunch of things you sometimes do in the morning.  Don't hit the snooze button and don't allow anyone else in your family to either.  Accept no excuses for non-adherence to the morning routine.  If anyone wants to alter the morning routine, encourage the individual to speak up.  Discuss the change(s) with the whole family and decide together if the change is acceptable. As a parent, you should feel comfortable rejecting any unacceptable proposals for the morning routine (for instance, if your kids want to skip brushing their teeth in the morning). Choose the clothing you want to wear tomorrow the night before your morning routine begins.  Encourage your kids and partner to do the same.  Pack your briefcase with all the necessary documents and gadgets.  Encourage your kids to pack their book bags and homework so they aren't trying to locate them on the way out the door.  That will save you and your family time in your morning routine to do other things like have a relaxing breakfast together. Additionally, you should pack your kids' lunches the night before.  If you or your partner take lunch at work, you should also pack your lunches for the next day the night before. Find a convenient place where everyone in the family can place their essentials.  For you and your partner, you might want to place your keys, wallets, and glasses there.  Kids should place their backpacks, lunch pails, and show & tell objects there.  A small table beside the front door is the ideal place for organizing all your family's essentials. There's no need to provide overly-abundant detail in your morning routine.  Instead of specifying what each person in the family should eat for breakfast each day, limit your family's morning routine to simple tasks like “Wake up,” “Brush your teeth,” and “Eat breakfast.”  Intervening steps like “Walk downstairs” or “Set the table” are best left to custom, rather than made explicit within the family's morning routine. Implementation of the morning routine should be open to adjustment and negotiation in certain respects.  For instance, if your child wants to use mint toothpaste as opposed to cinnamon, allow them to do so.  Likewise, if they want to eat bananas instead of strawberries, permit the exchange. Weekends and holidays should be free of morning routines.  Sleep in and enjoy a couple days of relaxation around the house.  Encourage your whole family to do the same.  This prevents burnout from the constant pressure of conforming to the morning routine. If you are frantically rushing about and yelling at your kids and partner to conform to their morning routine, they will only become stressed and less likely to be able to stick to the morning routine.  Instead of yelling, crouch down and look into your child's eyes.  Explain to them, “I need your help. What can we do together to make sure everyone does what they need to in the morning?”  Try breathing in and out slowly a few times to calm down.  Breathe in for three seconds through your nose, then exhale for five seconds through your mouth.  Repeat three to five times until you are relaxed. Never yell at, strike, or curse at your kids for failing to conform to the family's morning routine. If your partner is stressed and running behind with their morning routine, the best thing to do is encourage them to relax.  Say to your partner, “I know you're running a bit behind on your morning routine.  Just relax a bit by doing some breathing exercises with me.” Try to problem solve when everyone is home in the afternoon or evening rather than doing so in the middle of the morning routine.
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One-sentence summary -- Stick to it. Plan ahead. Organize your stuff. Keep it simple. Provide some flexibility within the routine. Don't apply the routine to every day. Don't get frazzled.


Most likely, you will need to unscrew the legs from the dryer so it can be safely stacked. The manufacturer may also ask you to place adhesive foam backing on top of the washer to cushion the dryer and reduce vibrations. If so, this should be included with the stacking kit.   Keep the legs in a safe place in case you decide to unstack your appliances later. Position the washer at least a few inches away from the wall. You'll need enough space to be able to attach everything, but you don't want the appliances so far away from the wall that it's hard to slide them back into place when you're done. At least two people will need to work together to lift the dryer up. Squat bent at the knees, and place your hands underneath the dryer. Lift carefully, using your legs rather than your back to pull the weight. Place the dryer on top of the washer.  Dryers are heavy. Lifting one improperly can cause injury. Lift carefully and ask for more help if you need it. Your stacking kit should include an attachment or bracket that will join the washer and dryer together. Most of the time, this is placed on the back of the appliances. Attach it according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Most likely, the attachment or bracket will be held in place with bolts, so you’ll probably need an adjustable wrench for this. Once your stacked washer and dryer are bolted together, attach the water hoses to the washer and the gas line (if applicable) and air vent to the dryer, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Make sure they are secured properly to prevent leaks.  Do this just after you attach the washer and dryer with the bracket. Since the appliances will be pushed away from the wall to attach the bracket, you can easily reach the connections. Washers will have a water supply hose and a drain hose. Attach both of these. Dryers will have a vent duct that needs to be attached to a vent going outside. If you have a gas dryer, you will also need to attach the gas line. After connecting the hoses, vent duct, and gas lines, plug in the electrical cords for both the washer and dryer. Now that everything is connected, you can carefully push the washer and dryer into position near the wall. Remember to leave 2 inches (51 mm) to 3 inches (76 mm) of clearance! Run an empty washer through a regular cycle. Then, turn the empty dryer on and let it run for a while. Pay attention while the appliances are running. Some vibration is expected, but you want to make sure that neither rocks or sways. If they do, it may be a sign that your washer is not level.
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One-sentence summary -- Follow the manufacturer's instructions for prepping the appliances. Carefully lift the dryer up, with help. Secure the appliances to each other. Attach any water, gas, and vent lines. Plug in the appliances and slide them into place. Try a test load.


For example, if you want your computer's main hard drive defragmented, then highlight "(C:)." It’s near the bottom of the Window. Your computer will analyze the disk drive to determine whether defragmenting the drive is recommended. The defrag process can take anywhere from several minutes to several hours to complete depending on the state of your disk drive. It’s above the list of hard drives. " Choose the frequency at which you would like Windows to automatically defragment your hard drive. Your computer is now set to automatically defragment your hard drives on a schedule.
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Click the Start menu and select All Programs. Click the Accessories menu and select System Tools. Click Disk Defragmenter. Highlight the disk drive you to defragment. Click Analyze Disk. Click Defragment disk if your computer instructs you to defragment. Click Configure schedule when Disk Defragmenter finishes. Place a check mark next to "Run on a schedule. Set a defragment schedule and click OK. Select your hard drive and click OK.