My schedule is dictated by the dog and my early rising small human (5:30AM wake up time normally, it’s not unusual for us to go in at that time and he cheerfully says “I playing quietly!” … because he’s already been up for a little bit). My schedule really is just food times for the small human, a daily walk for all of us, kiddo’s quiet time (he’s poking around in his room now during “quiet time”) and the end of my office hours which are the same as when I went into an office.
One external thing that might work for you, I try to get out for a walk in the early morning when it’s still nice out. This requires not only getting out of bed but also putting on real clothes.
No dependents/kids/pets right now, the only person I’m responsible to/for is myself.
Going for a walk in the morning is a great idea! I do try to do yoga in the mornings, too.
The overall problem, though, is that I don’t feel motivated to do anything “not necessary,” and I think implementing an actual schedule will help.
If I don’t find something already built, I’ll just put together a spreadsheet, but I kind of want something easily fillable and aesthetically pleasing if possible.
Is it possible to do reframing for some things? I find that I, at least, can make all the schedules I please but I don’t stick to them unless I make myself believe in them.
Like “a morning walk is necessary because it stretches my body out, is vital to the long-term well-being of my cardiovascular, skeletal, and muscular systems, and gives me necessary exposure to sunlight and fresh air for my mental health.” This is a thing I genuinely believe, and it’s why I stick to my morning walks so assiduously.
I know this is not the question you asked, so can remove if it’s distinctly unhelpful, but figured I’d ask.
No removal necessary! Others may find this helpful!
But no, reframing doesn’t help because I already know that they’re necessary. Putting it on a schedule is what solidifies the concept for me. Or to-do lists.
I wasn’t paying attention when I went to make bread tonight and ended up with dough that’s about half the usual white flour and half masa (made tortillas last and apparently put that container where rye flour usually sits and then didn’t notice until the wet stuff was added and it was too late to fix the mistake). For those of you who cook/bake, any idea if this is likely to be reasonably edible if I just bake it like typical bread? Any suggestions for making it more edible? My standard bread recipe is just flours/yeast/water so today it’s flour/yeast/water/oops-masa so it’s not particularly complicated.
Flat breads on a skillet seem like a good option for a half masa bad boy? Or, just see what happens in loaf form, masa and rye have some similar qualities…
