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My 60-hour week starts at 6 am most mornings. A quick glance at my calendar informs what I will wear for the day. I have recently started back on a daily seven-minute exercise program. Within 30 minutes of this and before I start working, my first agenda is cereals and coffee.

Before the school runs, I hated working in the mornings. One of the many gifts my children have left me is the ability to get up and out early. The thirty-year-old me must be amazed by the fifty-three-year-old me.

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