Any suggestions on having a routine? I really need a morning routine. Any suggestions?
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Well, I work full time. But on the weekends it just depends on how I feel. Making a list of what I would like to accomplish helps me. Then I prioritize each item on the list. Making lists really helps me because once I write it down I donβt have to remember it, which keeps me from getting so s stressed.
Hi, I take pain meds every 12 hours and by trial and error I have found that if I take my pain pill at 5:15am and then go right back to sleep until 6:45 when my alarm goes off, that way i feel good enough to get up, because the pill has started working. I usually go right back to sleep after taking my a.m.pill. I get up at 6 :45 and i get my shower done so I am ready to go. I have my breakfast and read the paper. I try to schedule dr. appointments in the late morning early in the week. This leaves the end of the week open to make plans with friends. I have a cleaning lady that comes every other Monday and I try to do laundry on Wednesday. I feel that when I have a schedule it is easier to get motivated to get things done. Sure, there are always exceptions ( Like today, I haven't felt good and didn't even get dressed). But I have always been very organized. Hope this helps in some way.
I get up & feed my cats. While my coffee is brewing I clean the litter box. I then wash up, get the paper & read my morning devotionals & then the paper. After that I have breakfast.
The rest of the day is up for grabs. It depends on what I can do. How I feel & my pain & fatigue Level. I don't sweat the small stuff anymore. If it has to wait so be it! If I need help I ask for it. Like today π°π° my friend brought me lunch.
I live alone so I have had to accept my limitations on certain days. This was TOUGH!! I don't think too many of us have a.set routine but I could be wrong!
Love Annie ππππ
I schedule things on my calendar. I do try to keep Tuesday an Thursday open to exercise. On Mondays I have a health group that I attend. Drs appointments I try to schedule in the afternoon on wed or Friday. I have had a lot of trouble getting up before 10 am because I have so much trouble sleeping. In order to get enough rest, I let myself sleep in. Going to the store has to be scheduled in when I don't have any other appointments, or sometimes I can stop on my way home from the Dr. I can't do more than 2 things on a day. So my limit would be a Drs appointment and the store. I use a fold up dolly and box to get the groceries in from the car. I can only make the trip in, I don't have enough energy to make a trip back out. I try to take showers the night before an appointment. It's too hard for me to get up and shower before the Dr.
Hope this helps.
Get up,shower,go for a stroll tovstart your day,maybe a meditation after.