Not twitter
Jun. 12th, 2011 11:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ailbheI started to say this on Twitter but had to stop.
There are things I want to do daily. But I need longer days.
I mean, things I want to do daily on top of minimal housework, childcare, cooking, etc.
In my head, I should be able to...
Get up, tidy my room a bit, get dressed, do ten minutes' yoga, put the mat away, make breakfast and feed everyone, clear up, get everyone else dressed, and be ready to leave the house by nine o'clock.
If I'm not leaving the house, I should be able to do the laundry and dishwasher, read a book or two to the children, set up whatever activity they want - craft or science or whatever - and still have time for a cup of tea and a sit-down before lunch at noon.
Clearing up after lunch should be done by 1pm.
This leaves the afternoon for more housework and laundry, gardening, visiting or being visited, outings, more activities, and another cup of tea and a sit down before dinner at about 6:30pm.
Clearing up after dinner should be done by 7:30pm so we can get the children to bed. That means that from 8:30 or 9pm I should be free to blog, paint, et cetera.
THIS IS NOT REAL. Why do I have this schedule in my head? This is not what my life is like.
There are things I want to do daily. But I need longer days.
I mean, things I want to do daily on top of minimal housework, childcare, cooking, etc.
In my head, I should be able to...
Get up, tidy my room a bit, get dressed, do ten minutes' yoga, put the mat away, make breakfast and feed everyone, clear up, get everyone else dressed, and be ready to leave the house by nine o'clock.
If I'm not leaving the house, I should be able to do the laundry and dishwasher, read a book or two to the children, set up whatever activity they want - craft or science or whatever - and still have time for a cup of tea and a sit-down before lunch at noon.
Clearing up after lunch should be done by 1pm.
This leaves the afternoon for more housework and laundry, gardening, visiting or being visited, outings, more activities, and another cup of tea and a sit down before dinner at about 6:30pm.
Clearing up after dinner should be done by 7:30pm so we can get the children to bed. That means that from 8:30 or 9pm I should be free to blog, paint, et cetera.
THIS IS NOT REAL. Why do I have this schedule in my head? This is not what my life is like.
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Date: 2011-06-13 02:08 pm (UTC)(I've just started trying to come at things from the other end - start by looking at what I really actually do with my time, and only then start thinking about what I might wish to change.)
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Date: 2011-06-14 04:26 pm (UTC)