Mondays are the only days that I have some sort of a self imposed routine. Change the sheets, water the plants, quick vacuum, straighten up.
Actually, after writing that sentence, I suddenly
realized that Mondays are not really the only days I
have a sort of routine.
Humph, wait a minute, isn’t my whole life routine?
regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or
rote procedure
That’s how the dictionary describes the word
routine.
Hey, now that I am thinking about it, I do do the
same things at the same time every day.
6:30 a.m.:
- · Get up, grab my laptop, go into the kitchen
- · Take my medication (nothing serious) put the kettle on.
While drinking my tea in my “Contigo” stainless
steel mug with the green top I:
- · Check my e-mail. (why? I don’t know. I never, ever get any personal e-mails)
- · Go onto Facebook.
- · Check to see if I have any Words with Friends moves to make.
- · Play my 5 lives worth of Candy Crush.
- · Read some of my favorite blogs.
After I finish my tea I:
- · Make the bed.
Then, while I’m still in whatever I have worn to
bed, (not really pi’s, but like sweat pants and a tee shirt) I:
- · Put on my gray Keen’s with the orange striped shoe laces
- · Get on the treadmill for 30-40 minutes and listen to my book.
After my “workout” things kind of loosen up a bit.
By loosen up I mean that after I have adhered to the “strict” standards of my morning, there remain things that I absolutely do every day. But, I don
I know, I’m such a rebel that way.
So, today, I strayed a little from my conventional morning. It’s 9:11 a.m. Ordinarily, I would have been one quarter of the way through my tread/listening.
I wonder what effect this untraditional start of the day might have on the rest of my “Monday, but now I realize it’s actually my everyday”, regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or rote procedure routine.
PS:
As you might have guessed from the title of this post, I referred to Thesaurus.com to look up the word “routine”.
I could score big on WWF with that one!
Your shoes sound cool. I like a splash of orange in shoes. I don't own any like that, but I wish I did.
ReplyDeleteNah, my walking shoes aren’t that cool, but they are comfortable. I do have a pair of sparkly purple slippers though. :)
DeleteThere's something about a morning routine that helps set us up for the day. It's like our brains need the habit. I read that somewhere (I forget where). Try not doing your morning routine one morning, and I bet you'll feel out of sorts all day.
ReplyDeleteOnce I got into my Monday routine, I became a little obsessive about completing all of the tasks on my list.
DeleteEven though I got a little off track today, I still managed to get it all done. I can certainly understand the theory of feeling out of sorts if a routine is upset.
Routines are good things, I think! I know you are retired, but routines are great if one is still working :)
ReplyDeletebetty
Yes, we are retired. I guess everyone falls into some sort of routine. It just seems to happen.
DeleteI think I'd be better off if I held myself to some routine. I think I'd get more done!
ReplyDeleteIt is true for sure. When I stick to a routine I am much more productive.
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