Do You Live A Routine Type Of Life?
By Angie
@andriaperry (116863)
Anniston, Alabama
February 18, 2018 9:25am CST
Do you like getting up every day and doing the same things? Shower, breakfast and then to work 9 to 5 , come home cook dinner, watch t.v. go to bed and start over the next day?
Or are you one to get up and not know what the day will be like and you just go with the flow?
Do you have a job but its never the same each day and never the same work hours, never the same people?
Me? I did the work for others, strict routine for about four years, from age 16 to 20 years old and that was all I could handle. Before I was legal age to work my dad taught me to get out and find a job so that is what I did, I went to work and I was the boss and I made the work hours. I had discovered I was not a follower but a leader.
There is nothing wrong with being a follower or a leader. The world has to have both to make things work.
I do not follow routine, I expect no one around me to follow routine.
Now I wonder, who has a daily routine?
Picture is the rental I am working on.
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@LadyDuck (466074)
• Switzerland
18 Feb 18
@andriaperry The fact that my husband is a leader does not mean he is always right. There are things that I do "my way". In my kitchen I am the leader.
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@LadyDuck (466074)
• Switzerland
18 Feb 18
@andriaperry Oh goodness, you had a very bad experience. When we work, he leads, at home he is not "the Boss", I would say equality reigns.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 18
LOL, I often allow the men to lead but if I know something can be done differently and faster I will show them but not in a witchy way.
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@much2say (54425)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 18
We have a weekday routine - simply because Hubby works and the kids go to school with other weekly activities - and I get ready for their departures and arrivals 
. But in between when they are gone, I do the usual errands and such, but toss up the things that I do each day. Wth weekends, we have certain routines, but otherwise anything goes!
. But in between when they are gone, I do the usual errands and such, but toss up the things that I do each day. Wth weekends, we have certain routines, but otherwise anything goes!4 people like this
@GardenGerty (159036)
• United States
18 Feb 18
That is where I want to be by August of next year.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 18
Now that life is doable for me.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 18
Without getting offended can I ask something? Are you a control freak? LOL, I don`t want it to sound mean but My sister is and she gets upset if she cannot watch her nightly shows.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Feb 18
@shaggin See this I do understand needs a routine, I am glad you are doing so good.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 18
I am glad that you are free! 
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@amadeo (111941)
• United States
18 Feb 18
@andriaperry Not sure If I am thriving.But doing my best in staying alive
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 18
I am glad you do, seems to be good for you and you are thriving!
@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 18
With a job like that I bet that was hard.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
18 Feb 18
@andriaperry I liked it, but I was much more able then than I am now.
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@snowy22315 (174710)
• United States
19 Feb 18
I would say most of my days are the same, but not all. I also like to get away when I can and have a break in the routine.
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@snowy22315 (174710)
• United States
19 Feb 18
@andriaperry It's fun sometimes..but it isn't if you don't get paid for your efforts and that has happened more than a couple of times!!!
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Feb 18
I would love to do the mystery shopping.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
18 Feb 18
i agree with you i don't have a routine at all, it is what ever comes next is what we do
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 18
Well, I know I will work but its nice making my own hours.
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@Marilynda1225 (81288)
• United States
18 Feb 18
You always strike me as being ambitious and as my grandfather would say "no grass grows under your feet".
Now that I'm retired my daily routine is pretty much the same but I try to keep my life interesting so I don't get bored.The years I worked I did do the whole 9to 5 bit and looked forward to weekends so I could have fun.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Feb 18
Yes I guess I am.
When I retire I want to travel and see everything and eat all kinds of strange foods.
@JohnRoberts (109848)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 18
I think most people fall into a basic routine or schedule whether they realize it or not.
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@saiama (872)
• Mumbai, India
21 Feb 18
@andriaperry it is really frustrating you know sometimes I feel like quitting all but then I stop ....thinking of my family is what makes me continue to do this work 9to 5 jobs
@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
19 Feb 18
I dont have a schedule where you have things going the same everyday.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Feb 18
Me either and I enjoy life like this.
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@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
19 Feb 18
@andriaperry . Well then you are enjoying a life that is much better than any other life .
@rebelann (111989)
• El Paso, Texas
18 Feb 18
I did the whole routine thing for over 40 years, never liked it but I had to fill my belly and pay the bills.
Since 2010 the only routine I have is to feed the kritters, make coffee and keypunch, usually in that order. The rest I follow as it comes IF I'm in the mood.
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@rebelann (111989)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Feb 18
It's my whole day @andriaperry but I do get moody and need to shop now and then.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
19 Feb 18
@andriaperry Same thing happens to me. When you think you have all the angles covered the unexpected suddenly comes on you like a surprise. Sometimes the change is pleasant but sometimes not so pleasant.
@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Feb 18
Here life changes daily, when you think it`ll be the same something happens and its not. I have my life in order but things just happen.
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@JudyEv (331988)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Feb 18
@andriaperry But in between times we're a bit routine.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Feb 18
You are never routine! You get to travel!
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
18 Feb 18
Routine hasn't been part of my life ever since I left my job. It's go with the flow type of living. Since I work freelance I do keep allotted time for that.
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@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Feb 18
But I love not punching a time clock
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
20 Feb 18
@andriaperry Oh man! Don't we all? Now I do work on my own time. And no boss to report to.
@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Feb 18
Thank you.
I usually do but I have other work next week so I worked today.
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@dgobucks226 (34855)
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18 Feb 18
Very good question 
For me I do seem to follow routine each day with minor variations. I am a list maker and need to check items off it every day to feel a sense of accomplishment. Of course, when I am on a vacation it is so relaxing to not have to worry about those lists. Maybe I will try to plan an occasional imaginary vacation day in the future, because following a set routine can actually become stressful in addition to unfulfilling.
For me I do seem to follow routine each day with minor variations. I am a list maker and need to check items off it every day to feel a sense of accomplishment. Of course, when I am on a vacation it is so relaxing to not have to worry about those lists. Maybe I will try to plan an occasional imaginary vacation day in the future, because following a set routine can actually become stressful in addition to unfulfilling.1 person likes this
@andriaperry (116863)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Feb 18
Well I make a list to make sure I get to everything I need to get done in one day.
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@dgobucks226 (34855)
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21 Feb 18
@andriaperry Do you always complete your list? I always seem to run out of hours in the day to get everything I want done.
