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13/6/2020

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Painted the ceiling and baked the cake!

And made a plan of sorts..

If you have been isolated have your habits changed? Solitary confinement is the worst punishment in our penal system here in uk and I can see why!

Without inrending to or even being aware of it till now, I have dropped my routines, which I reaiise provided me with a supportive scaffolding, especially after my husband died when I was trying to rebuild an interesting life without him.

The thing is they (the good habits and routines) were not an end in themselves. During lockdown, without the interests - family, friends, travel, concerts and galleries -all the riches of my life,  they seemed a bit pointless and I gradually stopped bothering to exercise, dry body brush, Wim Hof breathe, write morning pages, do the Fly Lady tasks etc etc. It felt as though they were the means to an end that was no longer available to me, and in and of themselves were not very important. I think { was wrong.

They helped me through past crises (see this post) and can probably help me through this one. Just to consiider the ones listed above - they gave me energy, a clear mind and a clean house! Not to be sneezed at (oops, that's maybe an unfortunate term to use!).

So part one of the plan is to start tomorrow to re-introduce the most helpful of the good habits.


There are 13 posts under the category Simply Routine if you would like a browse.
 I reread them all, and the ever helpful and supportive comments. You might like this, or this, if you too want to get back on track. :-)

Part two of the plan tomorrow...

Thank you for reading.

16 Comments
Mary
13/6/2020 02:30:16 pm

Good for you, Freda. Scaffolding is a good way to think of routines. Just like the right frame around a painting adds stability and focus.

Will go back and read those older posts--remember a lot of them but a good time for a refresher course. :)

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Freda
14/6/2020 02:16:09 pm

Stability and focus sound good.

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Freda
13/6/2020 02:38:32 pm

Mary I have been watching a programme about Central Station in Glasgow this evening and remembering meeting you there. Exactly the kind of fun we are missing!!

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Mary
14/6/2020 05:40:28 am

Such a great place to meet--remembering that amazing chandelier over the steps of the Grand Central Hotel. The only international travel I keep setting my sights on at the moment is seeing you again next October! :)

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Sheena
13/6/2020 11:54:43 pm

Think you are so right about routine giving structure and stability in life. I loathe housework and would put off doing chores until I decided on cleaning specific rooms on each of my days off from work and life became so much easier. Reading your older post I had never considered doing the same in the garden and can see that would be helpful. I learn so much on this blog, thank you.

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Freda
14/6/2020 02:20:36 pm

Fly Lady's expression Home Blessing Hour changed my attitude to housework!! It's all in the mindset isn't it...

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Lucille
14/6/2020 02:08:36 am

Painting over a stain must have some symbolic meaning! I filled some tiny holes in the wall and felt better for it.
Today I opened a shutter and found dead flies and moths behind it. It made me think (clumsy analogy alert) that this is how my mind has become over the last few months. Lively thoughts, plans and ideas trapped and unfulfilled, defunct ones littering. It is very hard to sweep them away.

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cathy
14/6/2020 12:49:27 pm

Lucille...I love your analogy of thoughts & plans being trapped & my need to sweep them away. I'm going to be thinking in days to come about what needs to go to make room for new ideas & plans.

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Freda
14/6/2020 02:24:51 pm

Cathy do share them with us - it's clear we all need this!

Freda
14/6/2020 02:23:19 pm

I must think lively thoughts again Lucille. How can we do that? There must be ways..

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Grace
14/6/2020 06:21:57 am

I enjoyed linking back to those posts. I do love the Fly Lady's CHAOS acronym. Lockdown is gradually being lifted in France, and as we can now have people over, it's high time I got some of those routines going. It wouldn't do to have people sneezing because of the dust! I have been quite a rebel when it comes to routine in the past, but am starting to recognize the advantages (I wouldn't like to become a slave to it of course …).




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Freda
14/6/2020 02:28:11 pm

Oh I long to have people visit! I wasted years being rebellious about housework, on principle. It's a breeze with simple routines. It took more energy to rebel!

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Gwendoline
14/6/2020 07:41:16 am

I recognise Grace's rebel tendency. What I think is really great about routines is that they are optional. You choose the ones that work for you and you choose when they work for you. They can be so supportive, but sometimes they work best when we realise we can opt out of them for a while (or for ever) and come back with a clearer sense of what they offer us. Of course this does not include the Feeding Of The Cats Routine! Their Highnesses will brook no flexibility there.

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Grace Falconer
14/6/2020 08:09:47 am

I hear you, Gwendoline. I have two feline princesses at home!

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Freda
14/6/2020 02:31:27 pm

Nice!

Freda
14/6/2020 02:30:34 pm

Being our own bosses in our homes, we can make our own routines. It's a nice position to be in (though I take your point about cats).

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