Kate

First, you are not allowed to say that you are stupid. You were just not considering how it might be if you waited a little longer. Also consider how you eat too. If you take the medication with a full meal it might last longer.
Not sure on this one. this is something I'm learning a lot about right now.

Next you might come up with a small routine for yourself that you follow daily.
Like a few exercises that you do. Then you also might say, do some mediatation about 30 minutes before the kids are supposed to come home.
I used to try and take a little nap just about 30 minutes before my son came home. It seemed to help me, that or I'd nap the first 30 minutes he was
home. Which he was fine with, he liked to play with the dogs so he would
take them and do that then tell me about his day.

Donna