Daily routine?

I too miss a usual routine and with arthritic knees cannot walk far. Jealous of older husband who goes for long bike rides daily and can go 10 miles no problem!
But usually get up later than normal and spend time reading in bed. Do both Pilates and Yoga classes online with Zoom plus am making myself do 10 minutes a day arm exercises on youtube so I can cope better with the extra cake I am cooking!
Garden never looked so cared for . But despite my best intentions house no cleaner than normal, I'd rather have a coffee and read more books!

I dont know what everyone else is doing but- We get up at normal time 07.00, dress as we would for work, have breakfast then do housework as normal. Husband then goes off upstairs to the officeas he is working from home at the moment (Adult Services for the county council) He works as normal comes downstairs for his breaks as he would in the office and then we have lunch together (as we would do in the office. (I work in Facilities management in the same building but am currently self isolating due to my medical conditions) Pre- Lunch I watch my blueprint classes, do some sewing, learning my knitting machine, cooking or baking, (today I am making fresh pasta , baking his favourite ginger cake and making wholemeal bread as unable to buy any right now.) After Lunch he goes off back upstairs for the aftenoon's work finishing at 17.00 as normal. The only thing missing is the stressful hour journey by car each way and the carbon monoxide fumes thet we have to breath on the journey. Everything else is structured to represent a normal day. We dont notice time going on and just realised that we have now been home for four weeks as we had a week of leave to use up just prior to lockdown being anounced.

Same as ever, but more time to do interesting things. Absolutely no need to c lock watch, not that I did much of that. Loving it. Hurrah for Macron locking us down for at least another 4 weeks! If you have a brain you cannot be bored, and routines irrelevant for now. Enjoy!

Like most of you I'm enjoying the chance to take time out, do things slowly. I have the domestic routine plus absorbing hobbies to fit into my routine. One thing not mentioned is living with someone who dose not have 'in doors' hobbies and gets bored very easily if not fishing or playing golf. I've coped by telling myself that it's not my job to constantly entertain him. How do the rest of you in this situation cope?

6am up and out short local walk hill climb ,then breakfast and chores..catch up with family text or phone dad 92 so missing him so much ...then read online news ,listen to music ,read or one of my hobbies .

Cup of tea in bed. Go online to see news. Get up make breakfast for husband. Facetime my twin sister. Chat for about 15 mins.
Then housework but not much of it to do because husband does alot of it, bless him. Go for a walk down to the park every second day.Go in kitchen and prepare food for dinner.
If lovely day go down and sit by pond. Love watching all the insects and birds. Do a bit of gardening, lunch by the pond if not raining.
Later son and family might facetime from Moscow where they live. In the afternoon I have been painting a picture so might continue doing that . Have started watching Poldark again so might watch another episode.
Have dinner at 6.00pm then daughter might ring.
Husband watches the TV. I might watch or read or crochet.
Have a glass of wine or a little whisky and orange.
Really rather enjoying it.

It depends on the weather
But always involves eating a lot of chocolate

We normally clean on Monday, laundry and shop on Wednesday, change beds on Friday, church on Sunday- can’t do that anymore!
Get up 0530-0600,
DH rises 0730, Tai Chi, breakfast
Shower, collect paper
Read until 1300, lunch
Nap, go for walk, prepare dinner. Eat.
Watch TV to bedtime.
Occasionally bake, sew embroider, knit, garden...

I think everyone has to feel at peace with what's best for them. I live on my own now apart from my two cats. They are a tremendous advantage as they require basic input! I'm not at work at the moment and it's quite nice not to have to get up at 5.30am?. I make sure the basics of housework are done. I did have major plans for spring clean but so far have only cleared out a cupboard! I'm lucky that I enjoy my own company and have lots of craft projects. I also keep in touch daily with family and friends.
It does seem common that people can alternate between being very motivated and busy and feeling quite overwhelmed. In 2016 I had almost a year off after being a full time carer. I was astonished by how little i did. I did however realise the importance of structure in our lives. Everyone should feel happy doing what is good for them and not feel guilty if they dont emerge from lockdown having written the next great novel or becoming a yoga superstar. If people are struggling i found having a list of things have to do and like to do very beneficial. You can if you want even allocate a rough timetable and allocate a day for craft,household admin ,reading etc. It may be extreme for some but if you know that today is the day you continue a project it motivates you to start and sometimes that's all it takes if you feel days are being lost drifting through social media etc etc.

I've been redecorating the living room, changing curtains, cushion covers etc. But for some unknown reason I've also been extra busy - putting on weight!

Get up any time. Make coffee. Go back to bed and watch morning news. Read. Answer emails - still in bed. Continue with online course on Mindfulness - still prone. Get up, shower, choose outfit. Something to make me feel cheerful. Tidy kitchen, but like some others, I have never had a domestic routine. Continue with new interest: Ancestry. I find it fascinating. (My grandfather died in the great Spanish Flue epidemic of 1918.) No self isolating then.
Walk down to the River Dart and back. Have late lunch.
Mooch around.
More reading. Maybe a Zoom book group meeting.
Watch TV, avoiding too much news.
Evening:ask Alexa to play dance music and then improvise some
dance steps.
Later watch some lightweight TV.

I start by loading up dishwasher from breakfast, empty wastebins in the house and take out to bin outside, take an antibacterial wipe or two and wipe all door handles and light switches. Wipe keyboards mouses and phones. using a bathroom wipe I wipe down bathroom, loos sinks etc. Then collapse and wonder what to do with the rest of my day!!
Actually I'm starting today to make washbags for the NHS, so that will probably keep me very busy!!

Get up around 6.30-7 as usual -I have to do that so I can enjoy a lie-in one day a week. Wake, walk, work is about the nearest I get to a routine and no specific times laid down.
Full of good intentions about spring cleaning and garden jobs but decided to keep a mental list write jobs on the calendar once I’d done them, because it was depressing looking at a list of things to do.
Still working from home-I hear a lot more from colleagues than I used to and they set up a challenge for us all to have a go at-part physical part mental. You have to video yourself doing the physical bit so I’m still working on that.
Reading and doing puzzles and Duolingo takes up a lot more time than it used to-sitting in the sun doing those activities has been lovely. Thank heavens for Kindle Unlimited or I’d have spent a fortune.

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I am writing a daily lockdown diary from the viewpoint of our cat! If you want to follow it she's on facebook; Phoebe Furnackerpan. It takes me at least a couple of hours to write.
Other than that I am gardening and cooking. I am shielding so no walks but I do enjoy the Thursday 8pm clap when I can see neighbours from afar and wave to them.
Attached are some photos of Phoebe, she has an active following and I enjoy cheering people up online

My routine hasn't really changed . The only thing that has changed is trying to get an asda delivery slot . I sometimes think I have more chance winning the lottery .

Just go with the flow I would normally be up at 6 and off to work so I'm enjoying my time at home while I can

I don't do routines. I'd hate to have my day all planned out.
Wake up whenever I stop sleeping. Do have 2 cups of tea in bed before I get up having listen to Radio 4 for the news. After that it is just winging it. I do have something for breakfast so does DH.
After that I do what I feel like on that day be it shopping, cleaning, ironing, gardening etc. Yesterday I cleaned out all the shelves in the larder & then sat in the sun reading most of the afternoon.Today I fancy making bread & I have the yeast & flour so that will work.
DH has offered to cook tonight- this will be 3rd time in over 35 years together-the last time was last week when he discovered the cupboard where I keep all my cookery books & bonded with a Jamie Oliver 5 ingredients book!
As for tomorrow ? Who knows! It might be exciting.

I’m not one for any type of routine apart from the routine, if you can call it that, of looking after my 2 dogs.
Get up about 7 ish, usually before.
Let dogs out and as weather been lovely, have a little wander around the garden myself.
Feed dogs, make cup of tea, last couple of days I’ve been sitting out with tea watching dogs play about.
Then obviously brekkie, maybe brunch
Bit of housework, if sunshine none....
apart from swipe round kitchen and bathroom. Daughter and Granddaughter do my shopping.
Walk round the wood in the afternoon with puppy, leaving old dog as too much for her.
Basically, I’m just drifting around, days blending into the next and with this gorgeous weather, feeling like I’m on holiday.

Loving this lockdown, early morning walk, shower, few cores, brunch, gardening, meditation/yoga, watch a bit of ID channel, bed at 8, read, sleep.
Wash, rinse, repeat.x

I'm finding too much to do at home .
I realise that my coping mechanism in time of stress has always been to keep busy . Work was always a distraction but I am retired now.
So , I'm compensating by finding a myriad of other things to do .
Cleaning , bed changing , ironing are all done as usual, on their usual day . I also still have to walk the dog .
I always knit but now I have a heap of projects as well as sewing , crochet , other crafting, making up craft parcels for the grandkids , gardening , baking. There are books I " must " read too .
The trouble is it has all become a burden rather than a pleasure . Something I MUST do and must do well . Always the perfectionist I now feel terrible if anything is less than 100% . This is made worse by the rise of " crafting " groups on FB , where everyone is producing beautiful things in the blink of an eye. So much talent !
I'm left feeling exhausted, inadequate, anxious , guilty about not achieving and chasing my tail to get them all finished.
I know its all displacement activity and is a substitute for the fear and anxiety about the current pandemic but I'm finding it hard to stop and I am shattered.
One good thing is I am sleeping like a log and I'll have a huge pile of hand knits of all sizes for the grandchildren this coming winter ( if we are get out of lockdown by then )

Hate routines never work to them even in normal times. Am self isolating due to respiratory problem but find plenty to do.
Get up around 8:30 most days and go to bed at around 1 am
Missing going out to cinema, theatre, pubs, restaurant, long walks which are my normal things to do in day, Now cooking, reading, board games writing quizzes for weekly family video game, exercising indoors, gardening

Not a lot has changed for me as I have been housebound except when I went on the transport on Wednesdays for shopping. Arthritis makes mobility difficult. Hearing and eyesight not good.
Up at 8 have breakfast watching TV news. Shower and dress before home help arrives. She does housework and or gardening for an hour. Coffee and biscuit when she has left. catch up on IPad. Watch Bargain Hunt then have lunch.
Nap after lunch then prepare evening meal.. watch Pointless. Then have meal watching Neighbours, then Corrie.
Wash up. Watch TV or film. Cocoa and biscuit around 10.30 and do puzzles or crosswords. Bed at 1.00 am. If I am in bed too long arthritic knees get too stiff.

No complaints really just miss my swim sessions. Daily routines are much as previous save for a walk around sunset to make up for loss of exercise. I put on some podcast and off I go appreciating the lack of car traffic. Extra time of course to put in so garden looking splendid and house extra clean. I also was busy making facemasks and have a bit of knitting project going since Christmas. Little TV but always something recorded or Netflix if desparate. I play online bridge and appreciate online classes in same also art demos on Youtube... a great resource for all sorts. Only real variety in day is what to have for evening meal.

Stuck overseas at daughters with 3 grandchildren! So up at six breakfast and start homeschooling while dd goes to office. Walks in two's in morning. All help yourself lunch. If children occupied I watch The Crown on Netflix before sorting dinner! Sounds good? Oh yes - washing ironing cooking changing beds towels gardening walking dog. Love it - we are so lucky to be with them !

Try living with my DH buffybee! He can’t have coffee unless it’s 1100, mealtimes are on the dot, etc. It’s wearing but hey, better than being beaten by him! ?