Do you Enjoy Routine , how do you spend your day?

hollydolly

hollydolly

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Currently I'm off work due to an ailment that is preventing me not only going to work but taking the opportunity to go dashing off here there and everywhere when i do get time off work in the normal manner..


I hate routine with the biggest passion but I find that I need a structure to my day so having been off work now basically for a week..I'm trying to imagine what it's like to be at home almost all the time, with little to make the day different from another and apart from senior forums very little to keep the grey cells stimulated.

However this isn't about me...I just wondered if you enjoy Routine...

Do you pretty much do the same things at the same time every day..take holidays or vacations to the same places at the same time of the year....watch the same tv programmes at the same time every day..

..or do you vary your day as much as possible>


How as retired seniors do you spend your days without going stark raving bonkers? ;)
 

hollydolly said:
Currently I'm off work due to an ailment that is preventing me not only going to work but taking the opportunity to go dashing off here there and everywhere when i do get time off work in the normal manner..


I hate routine with the biggest passion but I find that I need a structure to my day so having been off work now basically for a week..I'm trying to imagine what it's like to be at home almost all the time, with little to make the day different from another and apart from senior forums very little to keep the grey cells stimulated.

However this isn't about me...I just wondered if you enjoy Routine...

Do you pretty much do the same things at the same time every day..take holidays or vacations to the same places at the same time of the year....watch the same tv programmes at the same time every day..

..or do you vary your day as much as possible>


How as retired seniors do you spend your days without going stark raving bonkers? ;)
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Well, first of all, I'm not entirely sure that I'm not stark raving bonkers [if you DID know, then you wouldn't be, or would you?)
Anyway, I enjoy a small element of routine about the day [ I must eat my marmalade toast and slurp my Earl Grey tea in the conservatory in the morning and watch the birds outside in the garden.]However, that's it, the rest of the day is routine free.
There are appointments to go to, shopping to be done, household chores to be done [just as when we were both working.]
Also, gardening, of which, like a lot of older people we can now do more of, except all our lives we have loved gardening, so it's not a new thing.We can go out and about, there are some lovely towns/villages where we live. We have retired friends who we see now and then. Our three children and our grandchildren all live near us.We read more, play about on the internet, send emails. Go and stay with relatives and friends who live in other counties of England. I have to say..... it's lovely.:)
 
My routine? I take care of a toddler two days a week. Thus I know the words to all the songs in "Frozen"....they are engraved on my brain. It's driving me stark raving bonkers. I have started speaking to total strangers in baby talk......"Oh, lookee, it's a doggy! Doggy says 'woof-woof'! Nice doggy!"....and then they clutch their Shih-Tzu's to their bosoms and back away.
 

I'm finding I'm developing a morning routine that feels comfortable. The weather plays a big part in what I do in a given day. Other than that, anything goes. It all depends on how I'm feeling and if I have appointments. I check my calendar to get an idea of what my week looks like, then I'm free to do whatever I want.
 
My routine surrounds letting Dino out and then back in. Throughout the day and evening. If he sees a cat or a squirrel out the window he barks, jumps up and down and
wiggles until I let him out. Soon thereafter, he barks and wants to come back in. He's a 'Min Pin' but thinks he's a full grown Doberman. He does bark when something's amiss,
like someone @ the front door etc. I should get a doggie door; save us a lot of work.

Otherwise any routine I have is a morning mug of coffee @ the computer, checking e-mail and reading what you guys have to say.

The rest of the day is up for grabs; might do a cross puzzle, shop if I need anything, read the daily newspaper (3 +word puzzles in there) Retiring is great; I do what I WANT
to do.
Evenings are better though; mostly go to my club and drink (one cocktail) and confer with my friends both men and women. All that stuff keeps me in good health and spirits.
 
I've only been retired since last June so for me it's very satisfying not to have a routine. I love doing what I want when I want to and come and go as I please. The days seem to roll by faster than when I worked and the day ends before I know it.
But I don't have the big sense of accomplishment that I enjoyed when I was working. It's ok. I'll take the trade off.
 
Pretty much same routine each week/weekend and it doesn't bother me at all. Now, if wife wasn't working, as in retired, we'd be doing a number of things together.......especially during the Spring/Summer months. Boating, some travel, Range and going to a Federal Park. Federal Parks are free to Seniors.

I just don't seem to have any problems keeping busy as a retired person.
 
We've fallen into more of a routine than we had when we were younger and both working. In the mornings while enjoying our cups of coffee, my husband will read the newspaper and I'll go on the computer. After that we either take a walk with the dog for a couple of miles at the park, or go alone for more of a wooded hike, below are pics from our walk today, good workout in the snow.

After the park, I'll do shopping if needed, or go to the gym for an hour or so. In warmer weather, I'll go for a bike ride on a nearby trail. We go camping for vacations, as we both love nature. We've been in many states over the years, including Canada. We have gone to the same area for the past several years for various reasons, one of which it's not that far of a drive and the scenery, wildlife and fishing are fantastic.

We avoid going in summer because of the heat and too many people on their summer vacations, winter is not doable because many areas we go to involve driving on dirt roads which are closed or snow packed, many areas have waist high snow that you can't even walk through. We took a very early spring camping trip, and found we were very limited in where we could even drive. Life is good for us, no complaints.


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When I worked there was no such thing as routine. Let's see, robberies, rapes, murders, drug arrests, gang bangers and of course traffic stops. All in a day's or night's work, depending on the numbered week it is. So, yeah, a little 'quiet' routine is nice.

Now, it's, wake up, eat, morning nap, wake up, eat, lunch, eat, afternoon nap, get up, eat, dinner, eat, and a nighttime snack, eat. Good routine and I haven't gained a pound, yet.
 
Routines can be good or bad - it all depends.

Feeding the cat every morning at 7am is, at least for HIM, a good routine. He reminds me of this if I'm not up yet by placing his furry butt in my face.

If you're a head of state or a multimillionaire then the route you take while driving should never become routine - too easy for the bad guys to develop a plan around your routine.

My life for the past two years or so isn't even exciting enough to be called a routine - more like a hypnotized lockstep. :(
 
jujube said:
My routine? I take care of a toddler two days a week. Thus I know the words to all the songs in "Frozen"....they are engraved on my brain. It's driving me stark raving bonkers. I have started speaking to total strangers in baby talk......"Oh, lookee, it's a doggy! Doggy says 'woof-woof'! Nice doggy!"....and then they clutch their Shih-Tzu's to their bosoms and back away.
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You just gave me my first chuckle of the day! :D
 
I know that I function much better and do all the health related things on my list if I follow a strict routine. Unfortunately it doesn't take much to knock me out of routine mode into internet addiction mode which ends when I finally go to bed later than I should promising to do better tomorrow.
 
When we are home I like to stick to routines as I get more done. I go to the gym MWF mornings. One of those days I drive instead of taking the bus so I can do a big grocery shopping. I do my home workouts on T Th Sa and try to do housework on either Tues or Thurs or sometimes on Sunday when hubby's gone to church and swimming.

We even got into a routine in Thailand when we didn't have family or friends visiting. Still went to the gym MWF. Swimming in late afternoon unless it was a cloudy day, then we could swim any time of day. We went to mall several times a week so we could get a cappuccino and pick up any shopping.
 
i get up about 6 am or 7 am drink 2 cups of coffee eat breakfast---clean up the kitchen -wash and dry clothes clean 2 bathrooms and dust mop 2x a week -- shower ---get on my tablet for a few minutes --- ride my stationary bike--eat lunch--- crochet a few hours by that time my daughter is home we eat dinner arround 2.30 - i clean up the kitchen and set the rest of the evening i set and crochet or get on my tablet
 
Until "twinkles", did not realize this was an "old thread"..... but yes, I have a routine during the week. Up at 7:30 because the grandson is dropped off here to catch the bus to school. Then the rest of the day is mine until 2:30 when the granddaughter is dropped off here after school and then the grandson at 4:30. Their Mom picks them up at 5:30. I use the "free" time to do laundry, vacuum (which I am teaching my granddaughter how to and she loves it..woohoo)! And somehow get some major time to sit and read.
 
My "routine" is largely determined by the weather. I always seem to have gobs of things to do outdoors, taking care of a big yard, gardening, logging dead trees, etc. I keep a running list of indoor projects for bad weather days. The first year I was retired, in the city, I quickly ran out of projects I had saved up, and within a few weeks I was starting to get bored. I hate sitting around in front of the TV all day, so we decided to move to the boondocks...best decision we ever made. Our health is holding up nicely, I lost a lot of Blubber, and if I just decide to sit around all day, it's not for a lack of things to do. I putter around outdoors, and the wife has set up one of the spare bedrooms for her sewing/craft room, where she makes custom purses, and all sorts of things for the little kids. We usually run around to the stores about 1 day a week, and got to the city every 3 or 4 weeks to visit the kids and the casinos. This retirement "routine" is working out nicely....so far.
 
I don’t have a routine, apart from making a mug of tea each morning, taking it back to bed, checking e mails and visiting a couple of sites, my day depends on the weather and whatever I feel like doing
 
I don't have a routine really. I usually read in bed and drink coffee in the morning while my husband watches the news in the other room. 10 minutes a day of news is about all I can stomach. I usually drink 2 or 3 cups of coffee each morning brought to me by a cute guy with a smile on his face. If something happens to him then my morning routine will make a big change and I'll be quite sad.

The rest of the day we have no routine or schedule. I hope it stays that way.
 
I have a partial routine because I work out at a local gym 5-6 days a week. On four of those days, I take some type of cardio class. So, my routine centers around classes. The classes are at different times on different days, so 'routine' is different times on different days.
 
The only routine I have is getting on the computer every morning right after breakfast, bringing my coffee mug along with me. I spend an enjoyable hour or two on this forum, also with email, games, etc. It's a nice, relaxing way to start the day.
 
I don't have a regular routine meaning schedule according to times but I like my coffee for a few hours and then do whatever is next depending on what pops up.
 
Iodine said:
I don't have a routine really. I usually read in bed and drink coffee in the morning while my husband watches the news in the other room. 10 minutes a day of news is about all I can stomach. I usually drink 2 or 3 cups of coffee each morning brought to me by a cute guy with a smile on his face. If something happens to him then my morning routine will make a big change and I'll be quite sad.



The rest of the day we have no routine or schedule. I hope it stays that way.
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me too Iodine... just do as I please pretty much most of every day... still it's early days only been retired 6 months, so I've yet to finsih all my jobs, and hubs still works so I can't really do everything I'd like to do just yet..but it's still nice to have no routine whatsoever
 
Sunny said:
The only routine I have is getting on the computer every morning right after breakfast, bringing my coffee mug along with me. I spend an enjoyable hour or two on this forum, also with email, games, etc. It's a nice, relaxing way to start the day.
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yep that's pretty much how I start Sunny...it's the modern version of coffee and the post and the papers..isn't it?
 

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