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Heart Nov 07, 2019 at 11:54 AM
 
What does your *healthy* routine look like?

Do you leave room to be flexible if you cannot, for whatever reason, fulfill your ideal healthy routine? If so, how?

For example, my ideal/healthy routine looks like this:

Monday through Friday:
*Wake up anywhere between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m.
*Stretch, maybe do a little exercise (if there's time and energy)
*Breakfast
*Take vitamins
*Shower
*Groom
*Laundry (or laundry prep)
*Minor kitchen and bathroom chores
*Dump trash and replace liner if needed
*Organize my to-go bag (if needed)
*Be productive in some way or make appointments or attend class or whatever activity can fit in here
*Lunch (or small, manageable snacks spaced out instead of lunch)
*Walk a little
*Go back to being productive in some way
*Take breaks as needed
*Come home (if not already home) and have dinner (or small, manageable snacks spaced out instead of dinner)
*Stretch, unwind, change into comfy house clothes
*Wash up
*Put overnight lotions on
*Do any homework (for school, therapy, volunteer research, personal business paperwork, stying for tests)
*Watch TV, go on PC, check e-mails, check PMs, check FB, make personal phone calls, and/or other at-home recreational activities (time-limited)
*Finish laundry (if not already done so) and/or do other minor house chores
*Get clothes and to-go bag (e.g., purse, backpack, etc.) ready for tomorrow
*Bedtime hygiene (flexible)
*Sleep for 6 to 8 hours

Saturdays & Sundays:
*Try to wake up the same time as on weekdays (but be flexible)
*Do any unfinished homework
*Do any unfinished house chores
*Schedule in some socialization time (online or in-person)
*Be active in some way (e.g., exercise, walks, major house cleaning, etc.)
*Try to do the same bedtime hygiene during similar hours as on the weekdays
*More flexible with regards to activities being done over the weekend (and holidays)
*For nutrition, the weekends will serve as my "cheat days"

I've built in flexibility within my healthy routine outlined above.

If I fall off track, I do my best to get on track by any methods or means necessary. Sometimes that means "taking a vacation from my routine," and other times that means slowly changing my sleep-wake schedules until it gets back on track.

My self-boundaries are:

*Be flexible with myself
*Be gentle with myself
*Safety is #1
*Health is #1
*Mental stimulation is important (e.g., reading, writing, exercising, focusing, studying, etc.)
*Stick to a healthy routine and assert boundaries when others try to tempt you into an unhealthy routine
*I'm responsible for my feelings; I'm not responsible for others' feelings
*Remove myself from toxic or potentially toxic situations or behaviors
*Be me, no matter what
*Accept all parts of me and use IFS methods to communicate with my system
*Say affirmations when the going gets tough
*Find something to enjoy every morning and every night; try not to wake up or go to sleep with a negative emotion; problem-solve throughout the afternoons only, unless circumstances call for unexpected problem-solving crises in the morning or evening
*Maintain a healthy work-life balance
*Maintain physical, dental, mental, and social health
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