Get Out the Door Faster

By Julie Morgenstern

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Prepack purses and backpacks the night before.

Think Ahead

Prepacking your briefcase and/or purse can shave minutes off your morning routine—the same goes for your children. Ask them to load their backpacks the night before. Put everything they need to take to school near the exit door.

From the April 2004 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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