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Do you like a routine to your day or week, or are you someone who prefers to be spontaneous?

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Cabbie21 Sat 12-Sept-26 10:24:52

I like routine. I like to know how my week is going to shape up, with several fixed points, but still allowing some room for flexibility. I get more done this way, whereas if I have several consecutive days with nothing planned I tend to just waste time. Once something is planned I might struggle if somebody changes arrangements at short notice, especially if meal times are involved. I like to know the details of plans rather than going with the flow.
For example, next Saturday I am going to a wedding service ( not the reception) at 1 pm, which means leaving the house by 11.50, so either I eat some sort of brunch, or go hungry until after 2 pm, or 3 pm if I wait until I get home. This doesn’t really suit me but because I know in advance, I can plan for it, though I prefer my meals at my normal times.

The downside is that if it’s a nice day and I fancy going out somewhere, by the time I have got my head round the journey, the meal times, it might be too late!

I know we are all different! What works best for you? Why?

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Soozikinzi Sat 12-Sept-26 13:03:19

I like routine . Exercise class mondays . Meet friends for lunch and pub quiz tuesdays . DGD and a different pub quiz on Wednesdays. Shopping and cafe thursdays . chippy tea with BiL and SiL on Fridays . DGD Saturday and longer walk.with dog on Sundays . In fact I like my weekly routine so much I sometimes get FOMO on my holidays!

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Casdon Sat 12-Sept-26 13:18:42

No, I hate routine, I’m impulsive and a last minute person. I don’t like fixed appointments unless it’s something I really want to do, like a concert, a quiz, etc. I can pick up my bag and go in five minutes. I don’t even like planning my evening meal in advance because I don’t know what I’ll feel like by 7pm, and I very rarely watch live TV because I don’t like being tied to a schedule, on my iPad I can watch it to suit me. I do the housework to a routine because I have forced myself over the years, I do it first thing in the morning so I’m free to do what I like by 9ish. I’m probably strange, I know.

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Smileless2012 Sat 12-Sept-26 13:20:19

several fixed points, but still allowing some room for flexibility that's me to a 'T' Cabbie.

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M0nica Sat 12-Sept-26 13:38:07

Yes and no. I like to have an underlying framework to life, that ticks away, and because I do it all the time, can on occasion be tossed to the winds. Cleaning comes under that heading.

I usually clean on a Monday, but if over one or two weeks something better comes along, at the last minute I can just forget the cleaning and do what I want to be. The same with menu plans, shopping, even the clothes I wear each day. have an underlying routine that can be ignored at will.

So far I have found this works very well.

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Bukkie Sat 12-Sept-26 13:38:33

I like routine. I get anxious when I am out of sync.

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fancythat Sat 12-Sept-26 13:42:49

Spontaneous.
Which is just as well, as no one day is too much like another anyway.

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Rocketstop2 Sat 12-Sept-26 13:47:30

I'm a mix of both. I like my meals at roughly the same time but anything else can be ignored if something better comes along. However if I've agreed to a plan or meet up on a certain day and that gets cancelled or altered, I must admit, that does put me out a bit !

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