The Rambling Expat and I both lie in bed with her taking turns reading books. Once done she has been falling in a deep sleep by 7:15pm. I read my own books until 8:00pm (Current bedside book is - 7pm Bedtime) and then get up for a relaxing shower and tidy our home for 30 minutes. The chaos is slowly reducing as I rid of clutter and organise.
By 9:00pm I am sitting at my desk going through my paperwork, finances, bills, to do lists and so on that have been neglected for months. Each day something gets finished off and I feel amazingly energised and satisfied by the advancements I am making.
At 10:00pm I may work on a craft project or read my FREE magazines I have picked up from the library or giveaway shelves. At the moment my pile is high with investment, mortgage, gardening, home and money magazines. I tag articles I want to re-read, action or copy. I place copies in a folder I have named Frugal. I cut out real estate or jobs I'm interested in and paste them into a old 2007 work diary for future reference and knowledge building.
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By 11:00pm I'm checking emails, blogging and visiting blogs until 1:00am. It's a new routine and I never stick to routines. But I would like this one to stick as I've been on it for 9 days and it's moving me forward. There is still a long way to go in my disorganisation but I'm hopefully getting to where I want to be.
So thanks to my sweet Dolly being so exhausted, I have uninterrupted hours to catch up with months of neglected TO DO LISTS.
How about you? Any new routines moving you forward? Any thing you want to share?
I would live to find a routine at the moment but life seems to be so crazy and I'm working odd snifs that nothing seems to be making sense. I have my fingers crossed that I stumble across something soon! Thank you for sharing one tha looks like a winner.
ReplyDeleteMy home routine revolves around school. This week I will be returning late due to Parents Evenings.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind as school is SOOO structured.
I love reading about your progress, it's amazing and so inspirational!
You find so much joy in what truly matters.
Sft x
Up till 1am? gosh - make sure that YOU get enough sleep - that sounds way too late for me :) It is good to get things sorted out though, and I guess that is when you have the time to do it.
ReplyDeleteHi Clare, Odd shifts make it really hard to get organised. i know I ddi it for years and years and years.
ReplyDeleteSFT, My job is structured after years or juggling various jobs. I just need to learn to leave on time.
African Aussie, I've always been a night owl and keep trying to change without much success. I feel tired often and as soon as it's dark I get all hyped up and energetic.