Schedules and Routines

[ewt]

On an ideal day, what would you get done? Include self-care activities (like hygiene and eating) and self-support activities (like working if applicable). Try to be realistic about what can actually happen in the course of a day. What would you need to do each day to never get behind in chores, to feel fulfilled and happy, and to maintain your relationships to your satisfaction?

On an average day, what do you get done? Include self-care and life-support activities as above.

On an emergency, oh-shit-everything-has-gone-wrong day, what are the essential things that you make sure you do? What is your bare-bones routine that you go out of your way to protect? What things from your above routines are "skippable" and for how long? Do you adapt by eating ready meals or by going in late to work? Do you skimp on sleep or shuffle chores to another day?

Details, details, details, please, if you will.

Comments

[qadira.livejournal.com]

I forgot evening activities.
We have 3 of us who have meetings (Boy Scouts, fraternal orders, music) and so depending on the week we might have 2-5 evenings where at least one person has a meeting, and dinner comes earlier so everyone can eat. On evenings that I have a meeting, sometimes I fix a meal and leave in the oven (if my meeting includes dinner) or we eat early. I also forgot to include the weekly bath for the two little ones (they get nasty eczema if they bathe too frequently). None of that stuff is skippable, and I don't skip it, unless there is an actual illness (high fever, strep throat, puking).