I read a lot of lists talking about how busy moms can save time. A lot of what’s on those lists certainly applies to everyone… i.e. don’t drop your crap on the counter when you get home, put it where it belongs, etc. etc.

But there are a lot of things that a kidless lady can do to save time that probably won’t apply to a mom. Here are the first few I can think of…

1. If you’re like me and use wine instead of exercise to relax after work, make it a point to drink only two generous glasses, rather than the three your mind will try to convince you are required to make that transition from work to home.
2. Pick your clothes out for the next day’s work as soon as you get home. Don’t wait until you’ve had some wine, because 7 am you is not going to be as adventurous in her fashion combinations as 9 pm you.
3. When you take your contacts out, make sure they are in the cereal bowl shape instead of that other shape.
4. If it’s one of those days when your three-glass emotions won out the night before, don’t lay in bed for half an hour trying to convince yourself that you have the flu. Get up and take a shower, you asshole.
5. Absolutely clean your coffee maker out at night. When I wake up to a dirty coffee maker, my first instinct is to punch it across the room. My second instinct is to stare at it for a while willing it with my powerful mind to clean its own damn self. So many minutes wasted.
6. Give away your pets. (I haven’t done this yet, but I often fantasize about the time savings.)

I know, I’m like the least helpful person on the planet.