Lack of daily routine

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Sorry but I have no routine at all. I live most of my life on the internet for now. I want to go away from it soon, but in the meantime, can people here suggest a routine that I can have around the house?

how about some housework/chores?

how 'bout making a vigorous exercise routine the first thing you do upon awaking? that way you won't have to dread it all day, you will get it done before you do anything else, plus your metabolism will be increased all day as a bonus. just a thought. there are far worse things one could do.

I strongly recommend traditional martial arts... specifically, Aikido.

Think about the things you have to do in a day such as a job, preparing food…. things you can do a few times a week like shopping, washing clothes, cleaning… and the things you enjoy. Also think about what things you value and how you might want to develop and improve yourself. All those must be incorporated.

It's definitely a good idea to wake up at the same time every day, including weekends, and to exercise every day, or at least get outside for 5 minutes.

Here's some ideas:

EARLY MORNING
Wake up 7am, or when it suits you, but the same time every day. Sit up and move immediately, you might like to twist and stretch a bit. Ideally, get some sun to wake you up! - this also make you sleep better at night. Have a big drink of water. If you want, weigh yourself.

First activity is usually breakfast, but it could be exercise, so either
- have a small drink of milk or freshly squeezed juice (not concentrated juice, it's very unhealthy) and then do your exercise, even for 10 minutes; and then breakfast with the radio on
- or turn on some light music, maybe a radio station with intelligent chat and calm music; then make breakfast e.g. eggs
- take a multivitamin and any other medication

Next:
Write a list on scrap paper of four to ten things that you need to accomplish today or in the next few days; for example:
- something meaningful for someone in the world, maybe write a short card to your friend, mother etc and get it ready to post
- washing the clothes
- take out the garbage and recycling
- tidy up your lounge and bedroom so that it would be presentable for a guest
- clean the toilet
- paying the bills
- getting groceries

Mark any of them that you really dislike or that are urgent with a star.

Then before you turn on the TV or computer, do one thing on the list that has a star, and if you feel like it, one extra thing that doesn't have a star.

Now you can enjoy the internet for a while… or go to work!


GETTING HOME FROM WORK
I'm not sure if you work or not but getting home can be a time of sitting down on the couch for 6 hours, or getting just a little stuff done. If you don't work, I would probably aim to do this around 4-6pm

- change clothes immediately, have a big glass of water or cup of tea (maybe caffeine free)
- if your job is indoors, get outside for just 3 minutes and notice the smell, the light, animals, people, traffic etc
- immediately decide what's for dinner and get everything out of the fridge and the cupboard (unless it needs to remain frozen), and the knife, cutting board, and pots
- do two more things on your list of things to do
- do not use the TV or computer; do something based around one of your favourite things such as reading a book, studying a language, knitting, drawing, playing an instrument, writing, planning a holiday, making a photo album; do that for 20 or more minutes
- now use computer or TV if you wish
- when you get hungry, grab a drink of water and make dinner; while you make dinner, you might like to do something different with the computer like watching/listening a podcast or a TED talk, or using Pandora to find new music to play, or checking out new recipe ideas for next week


BEFORE BED
A lot of people could benefit from the concept of "sleep hygiene"; you could look at this website

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv ... ep_hygiene

and in general it means having good habits that promote restful sleep

Some examples are
- don't do anything too mentally taxing in the hour before bed; reading, stretching, and caffeine free tea can be quite good; some housework like folding clothes could be restful
- watching TV is a really passive activity that doesn't prepare you will for bed; use a bit of mental and physical energy throughout the day to make sure you want to sleep
- have a little routine that is triggered by your tiredness signs (yawning, can't concentrate etc); TV off, clean teeth, change into pyjamas, if some things are left incomplete, make a note of them on tomorrow's list, read for a little while with lights low in bedroom, sleep

Good luck!

Here's a short one, but a very good start.
Lay out your clothes you'll be wearing before you go to bed.
Stop eating at least 14 hours before you want to wake up, so if you want to wake up at 7, stop eating at 5. (This is effective with 10 hours, but we're assuming a lack of routine.)
When you wake up and "break" your "fast" (breakfast) this sets your biological clock.
Take a shower first thing when you get up. Even if it's just a basic bodywash,washing your hair, moisturizing, and brushing your teeth.
You're now wide awake and ready to go.