My Daily Routine...

I do the same thing every day. Let me show you:

7am: My alarm starts to go off way before I need to wake up. I do this so I can fully appreciate how late I get to sleep in. Every time I hit snooze, I am aware that I don't have to get up yet. If I slept through this without an early alarm, it would suddenly be time to wake up and I would have no warning.

8:30am: I finally get out of bed. I grab my towels (which are normally on my bed post or on the back of my chair) and I set them on the bathroom counter. I make my coffee in the exact same way that I always do. I use the restroom and shower. I drop my clothes off in my room, turn on the light (so it has time to warm up), turn on my computer, and head to the kitchen. I turn off the coffee maker so that it won't sizzle when I put the pot in after using it. I get oatmeal started, grab my creamer, grab a cup and make my coffee. By then, my oatmeal is ready and I go to my computer to eat it.

9:00am: I open up the exact same list of websites (about 10 different social sites, news sites, blogs and emails) and browse the internet while I read. Though I could consume all my food and drink by 9:20 (when I would need to get ready if I were to get to work by 10), I almost always use the computer until 9:45. This means I can enjoy my coffee, read all the articles that interest me, and arrive at work at 10:30 (a perfectly reasonable time).

9:50am: I stay on the computer until later than I should, so I have to suddenly scrambled to brush my teeth, brush my hair, go poop (thanks coffee!), choose an outfit, get dressed and make lunch. I normally am running late, forcing me to walk quickly as I get to work.

10:30-5:00pm: After I walk the same route to work, I drop off my belongings, put my food in the fridge, get water and use the restroom like normal. Though the actual work I do varies, it is very consistent as well. I always take lunch from 1:00 to 1:30 (except for days like today where I was too busy and didn't have a chance to take lunch until 2:30). When I leave the office at 5:00pm (or later - its hard to actually leave that early...) I do the same OCD checking. "Off off off" (Computer, lamp, monitor), "Empty" (cup of water), "Phone Keys Wallet Chapstick". Since I often mutter this under my breath, my boss probably thinks that I'm crazy.

5:30pm: I come home and make dinner pretty much immediately. I set my food down and move my laptop in the exact same way every day (its my method to make sure my laptop stays safe). I get into bed, where I stay except to use the restroom for the rest.of.the.evening. I hate it, but love it too. Its a vicious thing.

6:00pm - 12:00am: I watch different TV shows on Hulu, netflix, or watch videos on youtube. I am currently watching Ally McBeal, catching up on all the shaytards videos, and I have a whole season of Smallville waiting for me to watch it. I only move to reposition myself as I inevitably get stiff, warm and uncomfortable.

*Sigh*, I hate this! And changing THIS - my daily routine - is my first step.

Well some parts of it are ok. I kind of love doing the same thing every morning. Really it is my evening that needs to change. Hence my next (and last post).