Routine: Good or Bad
When I go to the fitness club, I always start with the same
weight machines. Are you surprised that I belong to a fitness club? Hubs &
I joined after my physical therapy following knee replacement ended. And it’s a
benefit of our Medicare supplement insurance. Age has some benefits. LOL
As I’ve often said, Hubs “drags” me to the club around 11
am, three times a week. Usually. Since lifting weights or walking on a
treadmill are mindless activities, if I didn’t have a routine I wouldn’t
remember if I forgot to use a certain machine.
I have a routine for my writing, too. I’m at my most
creative first thing in the morning. (My family still can’t believe that. I
used to be a night owl.) After I get up, I get my cup of coffee from the Keurig
then open my laptop. As it boots up, my eyes begin to focus. Then I’m ready to
write. I read the last few paragraphs from the day before then away I go.
Usually. I love the quiet while Hubs is still asleep. No TV. Just me and,
sometimes, the construction workers on the new house next door, which I can
ignore.
I like the routine of my Monday Morning Musing blogs. The
first Wednesday for IWSG works well for me, too. But with the other blogs where
I’m a regular contributor (Roses of Prose and Paranormal Romantics) I really
need my calendar. There’s only so much data I can keep in my mind. A hazard of
getting older. LOL
There’s comfort in routines. But they can be restrictive.
The trainer at the fitness club suggested changing the routine so it doesn’t
become boring. That really doesn’t work for me. When Hubs wakes up early, just
his moving around distracts me from my writing. When he turns on “The Today Show” I can’t
write anymore. I could just go downstairs to my “real” office, but that would
break my routine. Maybe I’m getting stuck in my ways.
How do you do with routine?
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