How long does it take you get get ready for work in the morning?

I am turning more like my Dad every day lol. I am getting at the age now where it takes me at least 1 hour of doing nothing but having breakfast and coffee before I can start my work for the day. About the only thing I can do first thing in the morning (As long as I have my coffee in hand) is writing. As far as doing any kind of work that involves speaking I am no good for at least one hour.

When I was growing up my Dad had over an hour commute one way and had to be to work early in the morning so he would often get up at 4AM to leave for work at say 6AM. I never really understood that when I was younger as I could eat and be gone out the door for school as soon as my feet hit the ground.

Now that I am 38 years old and a single parent it takes me a whole lot longer to get ready in the morning and my commute is 10 feet lol. Just getting mentally prepared for whatever the day brings is a lot now. I still take my work day as seriously as if I was working in the outside world, I still need to eat, have coffee (Which many times involves getting in my car for a Starbucks run) and take a shower and yes I get dressed and put on Makeup. I was watching Lifetime TV yesterday and there was a commercial for the Chanel movie coming out next month, and there was a scene where Coco Chanel was talking to someone and asking the lady, “How can your brain function wearing that?” I can totally understand where she was coming from because unless I am really sick and I HAVE to get work done and then go back to bed I have to get dressed at bare minimum. I have worked from my laptop in bed on a few occasions, but that is a rare exception. I try and separate my work and home as much as possible.

So what do you do to get ready for your work day when you work at home? I would love to know! Are you the type that can just get out of bed and hop into work or are you like me and need to have some quiet time first? What is your morning routine like?