In response to all your great replies .... ...

I'm with csr1210 and oxysback on the peeing every five minutes! And if not every five minutes, certainly right before heading out ... to do ANYTHING! Have to have the last minute pee time ... which is why I wait until then to put the Chamois Buttr on, but only do that for longer rides.

I forgot about the HRM when I listed my routine, which is new for me. I don't pump my tires the night before because Dh says you lose 30 lbs of air before the a.m. If I'm doing a short ride and the tires were pumped the day before, sometimes I skip it.

I can slide my Garmin bike computer onto my bike the night before, but that's quick. It's not a matter of waiting for it to charge, it's waiting for the GPS to kick in, which can't be done until I'm standing outside of the garage with the bike. Luckily, it's much faster than the Garmin watch I wore for running.

I could have my bike sitting out in the garage instead of hanging in the closet, but that would defeat the purpose of the closet, which is to protect the bike. There's not a lot of space around my car and there's no sense risking it getting knocked over.

Like some of you (which crack me up!) I could easily lounge around in the a.m. and take my time getting out the door (and have) on days that are ... #1: not smoldering hot outside the later it gets and ... #2: I don't have somewhere to be (usually my kid's a.m. horse lessons) Also, I am so NOT a morning person, I'm not going to get up at 5:00 or 6:00, which would allow myself more time to be easy going. I'd much rather sleep until the last possible minute and rush through my routine!