Having a chat/debate about this with a friend so interested on other peoples views.
I work 3 days a week and on those days my toddler is at nursery and older dc obviously at school. So we are out of the house by 8am Wed-Fri. On my days off I prefer to take it steadier in a morning. A coffee, leisurely breakfast, catch up on chores etc. Toddler still naps around 10/11 so we can't do much anyway. Sometimes if it's a nice morning we'll throw on yesterdays clothes and go for a walk but not very far. When toddler is napping I'll have a shower, do make up and get ready and once she's up and had lunch we'll go out in the afternoon.
Realistically this is only maybe 2-3 days a week as weekend mornings tend to involve clubs, sports, birthday parties and so on.
In the holidays the older kids are quite happy to potter, game, read, watch tv in the mornings. But they do get a bit irritable by lunch time.
Friend has basically insinuated that I'm lazy to spend my mornings like this as she likes to be up and out pretty much as soon as everyone is awake. My argument is we probably do the same amount of stuff just at different times of day.
Fwiw even before kids I enjoyed a slow morning. I like to shower and do my hair before going out because sadly I'm not one of those people who rolls out of bed looking ready for the day. Obviously being confined by dd nap also makes it tricky to go far before lunch but I suppose that won't last forever. So am I lazy or do other people prefer this sort of routine?