What routines have you got into during lockdown?

[C1239]

Just that really, just wondering what routines people have got into during lockdown now we are 3 weeks in? What’s the best bits of your day? Anything you are enjoying that you didn’t think you would?

[C1239]

It’s great to hear how everyone’s planning their days. I’m sure when I’m back to work I ll wish I did more in lockdown! Working from home though I don’t have loads of spare time and even when work is slow I feel I should be trying to work.

[shinynewapple2020]

Work til about 1 pm, lunch, walk dog, bit of housework or sit outside if weather nice, play with dog, make and eat tea, sit down for evening, maybe chat with a friend , make some dinner for DH when he gets back around 10, watch a bit of TV, bed.

Online exercise class one day a week (might increase this), supermarket once a week.

Doesn't sound very exiting but I'm quite relaxed.

[itsme7]

Armi- I think you speak for most of us. The inner conflict of finding him diabolically annoying and at the same time a bit inspirational and lovely is more exhausting than the actual exercise.

[Iamblossom]

Am enjoying family zoom quiz on a Saturday early evening.

And enjoy not having to commute to London although at the same time strangely missing it.

[Iamblossom]

I am working, dh is not, 2 teenage boys

Up, showered and breakfasted, and at laptop by 10am unless I have an earlier meeting.

Run, or do a dvd workout around lunchtime, shower then have lunch.

Work and clean in the afternoon.

Pour first drink between 5 and 6pm. Eat around 8, dh cooks.

Watch TV go to bed.

Repeat.

[CoronaIsComing]

We have quite a tight structure ( at DS(10)’s insistence before anyone tells me in damaging my child!).

8am: get up, breakfast, feed tortoises, set up for the day
9am: DH starts work in his office while me and SD do Joe Wicks.
9:30: I make my first phone call while DS does the maths that school have set and some high school maths.
10am: I write up my phone call ‘visit’ while DS watches the Glasgow Science Centre live video then we might do the experiment if there is one and we have the right things to do it or some science that school have set of his science kit.
10:30: DS has a snack goes out side and I make me and DH a coffee.
10:45: DS does Spelling Shed
11am: I do my second phone visit and DS does the English that school have set and then reads his book while I write up my visit.
12pm: lunch and DH plays football in the garden with DS
1pm: I do my third phone call while DS does an activity that school have sent.
2pm: I send out resources while DS does times table rockstars etc.
3pm: DS goes off probably to play minecraft and I finish my work.
5pm ish: we all go for a walk or bike ride.
Once we get home I make tea, tidy up and do my Duolingo Spanish.
DS goes to bed at 8ish, writes his diary and listens to audible then me and DH binge watch Netflix 🙈.

[4amWitchingHour]

Zero routine - it's awesome. I'm wfh and 6 months pregnant, and have always hated routine. I deliberately make each day different, it's bad enough being at home all the time let alone making parts of each day the same. So - will work in a different room, start and finish at different times, rest when I feel tired, eat when I'm hungry, go for a walk when I fancy it, sometimes do yoga, sometimes not. DH also wfh and equally happy being unstructured, the only thing we do is have dinner together (mostly end up hungry at the same time in the eve!). Still keeping to Mon-Fri as work days, and work hours are within 7am-7pm (although obviously not constantly). I'm not looking forward to being office based again, although tbh it's unlikely I'll be back in before maternity leave now, so don't have to think about it for another year

Wouldn't be surprised if I feel a little differently once the baby's here though - expecting my life perspective to turn upside down!

[mamaduckbone]

Easter holiday routine has been slack but has usually involved some sort of family exercise (walk/bike ride) and some time in the garden playing badminton or swingball.

Strange new routines that have become normal very quickly are Zoom drumming class on a Tuesday evening and clap for the NHS followed by virtual pub quiz against work colleagues on a Thursday.

Term time was more structured and I'm kind of looking forward to that next week to be honest.

[CaptainMerica]

Alarm goes off at 5.52.
Start work at 6am.
Work until 12, with DH bringing me coffees.

Then we swap, and DH starts work, and I look after the kids, and make lunch. He has normally done something educational in the morning so they go on screens while I do some exercise (sometimes they join in), then have a shower.

Then we go outside in the garden for an hour or so. I try and get a bit of "school work" done before dinner, but oldest is 6, and the school haven't supplied anything much so not pushing too hard for now. Sometimes we do crafts or baking.

Then back on screens while I do dinner.

We have one night a week where the eldest stays up late to do a club via zoom and then we have a board game night. I like this, it's the only time we have 1 on 1 time now, and we can play games the youngest would trash.

[FiveGoMadInDorset]

Alarm goes off at 6, watch Classic Corrie
Fire up laptop at 7
Work until 11 when DS wakes up, DD has already been up and had breakfast
Sort DS out with brunch, have a break
Back at work at 12 until 2.30 or 3
Play football or badminton with DS
Go for a walk with DD
Cook supper
Watch TV and knit or do another hour or so of work depending on how busy emails are
Gonro be about 10, and repeat

[reefedsail]

Our days have panned out like this:

Get up at 8.30 (would have been 5.30am before)
DH and I share home schooling DS and working ourselves until 12ish
Go for a walk at about 2pm
Watch a film at about 4pm
Pour the gin at 5pm
DH and DS game at 7pm while I read/ mumsnet
DH and I watch a box set then read in bed

I'm knackered at 7pm and have NO IDEA how I will return to 5.30am - 10pm full-on back-to-back life plus weekends full of kids sport.

[Thighmageddon]

The only one I've got in to is running on the treadmill or exercise bike and some other forms of exercise. Today was a total fail though due to an appalling nights sleep of very vivid dreams.

Oh yes, see above, I've developed a new horrendous routine of dreaming all sorts of dystopian shit... every... single... night

[lissie123]

Sleeping
Drinking wine and eating Jamie Oliver recipes.
Indoor exercise bike
Online yoga
Walking dogs everyday
Work-three days a week-major headaches as everyone is furloughed.
House move on hold
Arguing with teen kids about emptying dishwasher
Shopping list and meal planning with DH
Zooming with fam and friends but I’m running out of things to say as my life it’s so dull.
Nuff said

[C1239]

Everyone is doing great at keeping themselves busy!

[thaegumathteth]

Wake up about 7/8 and scroll my phone until dd wakes up about 830
Breakfast for dd, feed cats and let dog out
Wake ds at 9 on a 'school day' and 1130 on a non school day.
School day - help kids with their work and clean up etc
Lunch with dh and then out in garden with kids
Screens
Dinner
Board game / screens / read / play with animals
Skype grandparents
Send dc to bed
Watch shit tv
Go to bed myself and end up sitting with dd because she can't sleep.

[LaneBoy]

Trying to go for a walk at 11ish although it doesn’t always work especially when DD1 is up late.

My favourite completely unexpected routine is that DS is often up first after me, and we sometimes play a board game together, just us. :)

[JimandWilson]

All DC's are sleeping until 9/9.30am so although I wake at 6.30, I'm snoozing until they come in. Then coffee & TV in bed for a bit.

DH walks dogs before shutting himself in the office for the day.

As it's the holidays, I've not been enforcing any home learning, just some educational documentaries/ learning type programs if they want to watch the TV during the day.

Out for a bike ride or walk

Rest of afternoon in garden as weather is nice. Sneaky nap on bench whilst kids not falling out with each other.

DH finishes work around 5/5.30 and I start mine.

Drink and Tv and food around 9.30pm. Kids might still be up another hour watching movies as it's still officially the Easter break.

Reading & bed. Try hard not to fret about the way things are at the moment...

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

Children (teens) still "on holiday" this week but when they are "at school" then there is no gaming between 9am and 3pm, and wearing of pants is not optional.

5pm briefing has become gin-o-clock.

Zoom with the in-laws Sunday afternoon.

[Armi]

PE with Joe. The man irritates me beyond measure, but because of him we are up, dressed and ready for the day at 9, instead of lying in bed crying about how terrible things are. I shout at him for about 25 minutes because he talks such shite, but then I am sometimes ridiculously moved by his ability to be silly to amuse children and not care about looking like a tit and how nicely he speaks to his little girl if she wanders in.

He’s diabolically annoying but still deserves a bloody medal. Plus, I’ve lost four inches off my waist, which is astonishing (I am an extremely fat woman),

[Poppybeaumydarlinggirl]

No routine get up late go to bed late feel shit

[WhatWouldTheDoctorDo]

Sleeping later in the morning - it's going to be a nightmare getting up for work when I'm allowed to go back to the office!

DC are techically on Easter hols, so everything is a bit topsy turvy still, but hoping to get into more of a routine next week.

[Icanflyhigh]

I think I could be much more certain if I were to tell you which routines have gone completely out the window!

[Duffy888]

Running 3 miles every day
Drinking every night
Thursday night online quiz
5pm briefing

[pumpkinpie01]

I'm in a nice little routine me and ds6 have breakfast , plan what we want to do in the day he writes it down and the plan runs to about 1.30 .I think he needs a bit of structure as he doesn't really play by himself. Today was sit outside and make a magnet rod then played with magnets in the paddling pool, maths work set by his school , then David walliams story . He then facetimes his friend while I do jobs , then lunch. It's working well 😀

[Samtsirch]

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