Zachary Clark

To add to that - Love the cue card and kettle anchor. You can make it even more autopilot by chaining tasks to events instead of the clock: alarm off → drink water → start kettle → 5-minute tidy while it heats/steeps → 8-minute stretch while breakfast cools → finish getting ready. For the toast clean the crumb tray and keep the dial low, and build a 5-minute buffer into your 45 so a slow step doesn’t push you past 8.

With our two we started with a phone app and quickly learned the battery died at the worst times, so we switched to a little that model machine. Rechargeable battery plus a clip was the magic combo since we could hang it on a shelf or stroller and wander around the house without hunting outlets. I like the models that have just white and fan sounds and no obvious loop, I tried one that repeated every that model seconds and it drove me nuts once I noticed it. Keep it out of the crib, set it to low to medium, and let it run right through the nap. Easy.