I can't honestly say that for me 'time slips through my fingers'.
I tend to get up quite early as that's when I feel most able to get stuff done.
I shower, dress, have a decaf coffee and knock the laundry on the head (as long as it's sunny outside ) and give the kitchen and bathroom a bit of a clean then I'm am ready to sit at my computer for a while.
Sometimes I do this the other way round: email first whilst still in my nightie. As my grandson says, 'I'm the boss of me.'
I can do what I like.
Gransnet is always a wonderful time waster and I surf the net until my bottom and back are aching. Then I sit in the comfy chair (NOT the Comfy Chair!!) with me knitting and listen to the birds or an audio book, with a mug of boiling water at my side.
Currently I'm listening to 'The Time Traveller's Guide to the Renaissance' - but I can only sit still long enough for one disc.
About 10:45 it's time for breakfast although quite often I don't eat until later as I just don't want to.
This is on the days I'm actually at home.
Monday I go to ukulele class (don't play now, just sing) and Wednesday I go to singing and am picked up on these days any time between 8:15 and 10am. I'm back by 1:30 and that's when the above morning routine becomes an afternoon one.
Often I have extra things: doctor, dentist, hospital, podiatrist, all of them morning appointments; our monthly group meeting; funerals (a sad part of belonging to an elders group) and twice a week I have afternoon homecare help for the things I cannot do for myself.
She takes me out to the supermarket and the library to pick up things previously ordered online. It's a marvellous service as I can't see books, packets, tins etc
I rarely have a granny-nap because I don’t often feel as if I need one but if I’m not well, I will.
I probably spend more time online than most people as it's my lifeline.
I'm in an online Trivia group, I pay all my bills online, browse for next week's books for the library and much more.
I have penfriends, so write to them (word processor) and I still bake, so may knock up a batch of shortbread for family or a friend.
I prepare the vegetable for lunch, or make a soup and possibly get something out of the freezer for tea at 4pm.
Then I just take it easy - get the laundry in, do a bit of gardening, chat with a friend, write a story for my grandson or write up the diary I've been keeping for over 40 years.
After tea I knit for an hour or so, listening to the audio book. I rarely go out at nights and repair to my bed about 9pm and to sleep an hour later.
I'm trying to break myself of the habit of writing long posts