Do you drink your tea in bed or up and at it

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Parents of little ones not counted

When the alarm goes off do you make tea/coffee and take it back to bed OR are you throwing the curtains open and putting the dishwasher on?

I’m fascinated by other people’s routines.

I’m up around 6, have a glass of water first to rehydrate - so hard as I just want tea, but I drink so much more water throughout the day if I start with it. Bit of stretching or a short workout, then my reward is a blissfully relaxed cup of tea in my favourite chair with the cat on my lap, reading something inspiring before scanning over the day’s plan, the news and clearly MN!

I have a Tassimo in the bedroom so macchiato latte and digestive biscuit, in bed while I do Wordle, read the BBC news and MN. No need to get up until I want to!

Unless I'm ill or very badly hungover then I'm an 'up and at it' sort of person

I'm also not someone who naps during the day

DH does the weekday morning shift with 2 teen boys to get them out of the house by 7:30. I am not welcome downstairs as DH panders to their every whim and lays out a hotel style breakfast for them as routine whereas I expect them to do more for themselves which is apparently too much and I am disruptive. Luckily part of his routine is to bring me tea in bed although it does sometimes arrive late and/or cold. I try not to complain 🤣. For those of who who think I'm spoilt my shift is at the other end of the day as I take on most sports related trips and am always up first at the weekend.

Bed, and even better early-riser DH brings the coffee to me

We got a teasmade during the first lockdown and without a doubt it's one of the best things we have ever bought. 6.45 mon-fri it brews us a fab little pot of tea so always tea in bed, without even getting up, and usually before the kids get up. Used it nearly everyday for the last 2 1/2 years and love it

Once I'm awake I like to be up and at 'em. Hate lounging in bed, so it's tea downstairs; sometimes sitting in my favourite chair looking out at the garden, but mostly whilst doing a few chores.

I could never go back to bed. I'd fall asleep again.

I get back in bed with it. It's something I've started recently.

I don't really drink tea but I think it would definitely be on the go for me. My DH gets up later than me so I would be sat in the dark which is pointless. I like to sit near the window downstairs instead. On a work day, no time for a drink.

I've never mastered the art of having coffee in bed - I would spill it.

I get up then go downstairs.

I get up and shower, make coffee, take it back to bed and scroll mumsnet for half an hour before drying my hair and getting dressed then off to work.
I make sure teens are up, but apart from making DD a sandwich I don't get involved in their morning routine and they don't get involved in mine!

That is good to hear! Elsewhere on Mumsnet lots of people claim teens are more demanding and tiring than toddlers!

DC are older now so it's tea in bed every day. It's much more civilised!

I’ve got a toddler so right now I put on cars to let me drink a cup of coffee.

Previously, I’d just not drink anything hot until I’d decided to actually get up. If I’ve had to get up, go down to the kitchen, boil the kettle and such like, then I consider myself to have gotten up.

I’d quite happily drink a cup of coffee in bed if someone made it and delivered it to me. But that’s not happening in the foreseeable future.

DH brings me tea and toast in bed every morning, then offers me another cup before I get up. Love it.

I get up and boil the kettle, and while that’s happening I make my lunch for work. DD gets up and I loosely supervise her breakfast (she doesn’t need much watching but likes me to be there so she doesn’t eat on her own.) By this time my tea’s brewed and ready and I take it back to bed. DD follows and we do the Wordle together! It’s only 10 minutes but a nice start to the day.

Do you take fresh milk up every night? I had to do that when I had one!

OH gets up and takes the dogs out, i open the curtains and take a cup of tea back to bed. I've got 13 more precious minutes!

OH brings me a tea in bed, morning and night. If he didn't, I just wouldn't bother to have one.

Always back in bed! I'm not a morning person

A cup of tea or an OH?

Love this question! Straight to bed with my tea to check on MN. It’s such a comforting way to start the day. I can’t imagine not doing this.

Dh brings me tea before he leaves, I drink it in bed then shower & get ready for work. Although oddly on days off I get straight up and drink my tea downstairs. I obviously need a gentler start on work days!

Never had tea in bed.

By the time I'd made a drink, fed the cats, I just feel I want to get on with my day and tend to carry my drink around with me while getting ready.