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Learn to be prepared and to be early! There is so much more to say on this subject but people with a brain injury tend to be a lot more spontaneous but also a lot more chaotic, being prepared makes things go much more smoothly. If you have somewhere to be in the morning then wherever you can, get things ready the night before to make the morning easier. If your home is a mess and chaotic (which mine often is) have a little area which is clean and tidy, iron and fold the clothes you are going to wear the next day and leave them folded at the foot of your bed, have a towel ready, you can even pour your cereal and leave it on the kitchen top covered in clingfilm.I like to be as fresh as possible so if I have to be somewhere and have to leave at 8:30 then I will try to be ready to walk out of the door at 8 and I will lay down ideally with my feet elevated for 25 minutes, brush my teeth and leave. The feet elevated thing I saw on social media, its apparently a Navy Seal trick to leave you feeling more refreshed in a shorter period of time. But whatever, it seems to work and the brushing the teeth thing is an extra little boost and leaves me feeling fresh.This little routine leaves me refreshed and feeling good as I leave the house rather than leaving the house tired and getting a coffee on the way (and still being tired!)