Daily Routines
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Do you have a daily routine? Do you mind sharing? How'd you craft it?
And I'm not talking 'this is my normal daily routine that I fell into;' I mean in the sense of having a specific routine with an eye towards self-improvement.
Like wake up at X time, spend X minutes on this task, spend X minutes on another task...
Like scheduled time for writing or exercise or cleaning... Getting yourself into a routine that speaks to mindfulness (rather than the all-too-easy spending all day playing video games or RPing and not going to bed at a decent time).
An author I really respect has spoken of the wonders this has done for him and his writing. And many other successful authors have/had similar (https://jamesclear.com/daily-routines-writers). I want to find my way into this, but I'm struggling to begin.
So, do you have a routine for your life and/or career? If so, how did you craft it? How did you dedicate yourself to it?
Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.
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The moment I wake up breaks out into song Err no...
- 350am - Wake up. Get oldest boy up.
- 355am - Make him a shake.
- 400 to 405am - Kick him out the door for his mandatory 5 mile jog.
- 500 to 530am - Kick Oldest into shower cause he stinks. He usually goes back to bed until his brothers get up.
- 405am till 600am - Game, Drink Coffee, Read News, Pay Bills, whatever needs to be done.
- 600am - Wake up Twins. Get them heading toward the showers.
- 610am - Start Brekkie for Twins and Myself.
- 630am - Check over Twins Homework. Verify anything that needs to be signed is signed.
- 645am - Pack Lunches for kids. (Usually just twins, but occasionally the oldest wants food)
- 700am - Walk dog with twins to bus stop. (Throughly go out of my way to embarrass them as much as possible doing this. I had curlers in my hair this morning.)
- 730am - Kick oldest out to his bus stop. Tell him to not be a terrorist at school and only sell drugs if he plans on bringing me the money. (I'm such a good Influence)
- 735 to 800am - Clean up the kitchen, feed the dogs, pack my lunch, pack hubby's lunch.
- 800am - Hop in the shower and get dressed.
- 845 - Leave for work.
- 900am-ish - Show up for work.
- 900am-ish til 600pm - Work (Pure hell)
- 600 to 630pm - Head home, pick up any straggler kids/hubby from places and finally get home.
- 700pm - Usually start dinner, or pick it up.
- 800pm - Threaten children about homework and the varying degrees of insanity I will go through to make sure they are educated.
- 800 till around 1am or so - Whatever the fuck I want...
- Rinse and Repeat!
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Mon-Fri:
- Wake up at 5:00
- Have a protein shake, let the dogs out
- Drive to the gym, work out until 7:30
- Shower
- Work 8:00 - 11:30
- Eat lunch
- Work 12:30 - 16:00
- Drive home
- Watch TV/play games/read books until 21:00
- Sleep
Weekend:
- Wake up when Rusty, the asshole moluccan cockatoo, decides I should be up.
- Have a protein shake, let the dogs out
- Drive to the gym, work out until whatever.
- Get home, have lunch, play games/watch TV/read books until I'm sleepy.
On Tuesday nights I also have basketball between 17:00 and 19:00, then on Thursdays a soccer game between 17:00 and 18:00.
I don't like a lot of variety in my life. I do well with a routine and dislike it being upset for too long.
- He who takes offense when not intended is a fool. He who takes offense when intended is a greater fool.
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I miss playing soccer. Loved it when I was in HS before I destroyed and had to have surgery on my knee.
Saying the quiet parts out loud since 1996.
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@Auspice I suck at it, but it's a social thing with coworkers, which I do like doing.
- He who takes offense when not intended is a fool. He who takes offense when intended is a greater fool.
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@Arkandel said in Daily Routines:
@Auspice I suck at it, but it's a social thing with coworkers, which I do like doing.
I was pretty good when I played! Usually at mid but my best was sweep. We just usually didn't utilize sweep which was sad.
I'd be terrible now I'm sure. I've got a bad hip and I'm hella out of shape.
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Weekend routine:
Wake up. Cold coffee from the fridge. This brand.
Head to my local Waterstones (book shop), which has a cafe upstairs. Curl up in my favourite sofa-seat in the corner with a vegan cake + flat white. Read 100 pages of my current book, then write 1-3 A4 pages in my paper notebook, with my fountain pen in black ink. I make it a point to write with pen & paper every day — the topic doesn't matter — because I find it very beneficial to my mental health. This writing is generally just for my personal benefit, not to be viewed/consumed by anyone else.
Leave the cafe and stop for lunch somewhere. By the time I arrive home I ensure I've walked at least 10,000 steps.
Hop online, do some work with regular leisure breaks on YouTube/Netflix/socials as needed.
Evening is when my brain operates at maximum capacity, so once this morning/afternoon routine is done I have the time/energy for anything else that needs taking care of.
My weekdays are irregular but generally speaking my writing/reading/walking time just gets pushed to further in the day and my evening activities are instead in the morning. As a night owl I operate much less efficiently this way, but c'est la vie, capitalism.
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Thursday through Monday
1340 - Wake up and hop in shower, shave, brush teeth, etc.
1420 - Drive to work.
1440 - Arrive at work and clock-in.
1500 - Roll Call
1505 - Take charge of assigned post and relieve officer on duty.
2240 - Be forced onto mandatory overtime.
0730 - Drive home.
0750 - Go to bed.Tuesday through Wednesday
Sleep.
