value of routines?

[redsage]

I'll be starting work on December 3. (Eee!) It's been five years since I had any sort of regular schedule; I've been in school (and doing other stuff) in that time, and generally haven't had to be anywhere at the same time 5 days a week. I don't have any sort of routine, and haven't in years and years. Even when I did, it was mostly haphazard as I was just trying to make sure I looked ok, didn't smell bad, and wasn't sick with hunger as I left the house.

I've been thinking about setting up a morning routine. On the one hand, there are things I'd like to do every day (hygiene, fitness, food, etc.) and setting up a standard order of doing things is more likely to help me remember them, but on the other I've never been overly fond of routine and I tend to forget some stuff and then get upset about it, and then stop entirely because it's upsetting.

What about you? Do you have daily or weekly routines? What do you like about them? Have you found some things are more likely to be forgotten than others, and any pointers?

Comments

[tyrsalvia.livejournal.com]

My plan for morning fitness isn't some huge workout. Ideally, I'd wake up an hour early and go to the gym before work, but I know that is so not going to happen. It's more a couple of small things - pushups and squats, things I can do in the bathroom. I'm trying to do 20 pushups (generally with my knees on the ground because I am not that kind of badass yet) and 20 squats every day. It's not much, but it's good to have something every day, and it does really make a difference in my strength when I keep it up.

[mistressxenobia.livejournal.com]

Oooh - you need to try pushups on a stability ball!
And all the other things you can do with them too. It's more like playing than exercising. And they're only like 20 bucks.

I love my ball. :)