Once again, my life is now defined by a pretty much standard routine. Its the same for almost every day, and away from the daily routine i have a weekly routine.

The daily routine (as it stands currently);

1. Wake up. This is currently quite a bloody process which involves streams of mind bullets as i fight the urge to remain asleep. Currently i aim to wake up at 07:20, to depart from under the covers by 07:30. Waking up includes a nice healthy dose of the Radio 4 ’s Today programme where i get a small fill of current events. Thankfully i have setup my central heating so this is not too difficult anymore.
2. Un-Dress/Pee/Dress. The battle against the pee urges sometimes wins and the undress/pee event order will occasionally be transposed. It is important to note that i do not dress into work clothes. Oh no, cycling clothes. So comfy tracksuit bottoms/shorts, t-shirt, socks and underpants.
3. Gather. I gather my work clothes.
4. Turn on the television - BBC1 Breakfast News. It is usually 08:00 by this time. I have inevitably taken much longer to do the above actions, and i am still feeling groggy.
5. Food. Generally one of four things. Porridge (with stewed fruit/honey), Cereal (Crunchy nut <3 ), Toast or yoghurt. Sometimes i even have juice.
6. More Food. I have to eat at lunch so preparation and packaging ensues.
7. Chill. After all that effort i chill while eating in front of the TV and/or the PC. I may even consider getting today’s newest torrent releases.
8. Departure. Departure time for work varies between 08:00 (today) to 08:45 (if i am feeling tired). As my commute is only 15 mins including the messing about at both ends, i can be very flexible here.
9. Arrive at work and stop sweating. When i say 15 mins, its actually a 15 min cycle ride if i am taking it easy. I am to get everything done in 15 minutes so that i can exert myself. I got 28.9mph this morning on my hybrid cycle! Because of this exertion, i need some time to stop sweating, and i do this by checking e-mail, getting the days workload briefing, and chilling at work for about 15 - 25 minutes.
10. Dress. I now run into the disabled toilet, usually forgetting my door pass, and get into work clothes.
11. Work. It is at this point where i do some work. Surprisingly enough.
12. Lunch. I like to take my lunch between 12 and 12:30. I have my mid morning snack of fruit, but i am usually quite hungry by now. Sandwiches/Pot Noodle/Pasta ahoy!
13. Work. More entertainment in the form of work.
14. Hometime. Now, this is tricky. I work a 7.5 hour standard day with 1 hour allotment for lunch. Depending on work load, and at the moment it varies between going home at 16:30 and 18:30. A nice 7.5 to 9.0 hour work day.
15. Commute. Usually very simple. All i have to do is survive the Leeds City Centre Loop around the train station, and i am home free.
16. Chill/Shower. First thing i do when i get in is take 5 minutes to stop and think. I usually e-mail home a to-do list (if anything needs doing) and i quickly run through it. Most nights i usually forget something. Ie, weights. If the weather is crappy, or i am very very sweaty, i use the opportunity to shower.
17. Cook/Clean. Pretty self explanatory. I do this after i have had my 5 minutes. Rarely takes long. While i wait for stuff to cook i indulge in more TV/Computer.
18. Eat - usually in front of TV/Computer.
19. Enjoy. At the moment my main evening pastimes are EVE-Online (of which i have gotten back into it now my schedule is more predictable), TV, Reading (yes, i actually read!).
20. *Call herself. Read: (MSN/Email/Call) - This is starred as this is the part of my routine which varies. At the current time, this doesnt happen every night. But it will happen again soon. One part of my routine i do miss on a regular basis.
21. More Enjoy. See above.
22. Hand Shandy. Partially for medical purposes, partially to help me sleep after a long day/night. If you dont know what it is, enjoy www.urbandictionary.com.
23. Shower/Shit/Shave/Teeth.
24. Sleep! I normally aim for 23:15, but this varies between 22:30 and 00:30 at the moment.  

*Fingers crossed that the new telephone amplfier works, so we can speak more regularly. I do miss our regular  phone calls/settlers matches. The time away has been good though, having to think a lot more about what to say as i don’t like to waste the precious time we have. Also makes me cherish the time we have on the phone a lot more, even if it is only a little bit each night. Unfortunately i STILL have yet to get over the uncomfortable feeling i get when i call her though, i am getting an understanding why. If i don’t have much to say of importance, then perhaps its worth holding back so that it doesnt turn into a breathing contest? This is one to go on the “continued analysis” pile.  

To be honest, i am now entirely sure if i enjoy it. Its much more predictable than my old student routine, but…. i dunno. Keep wondering if this is all i’ll do for the next 42 years.  I hope to include a nice bi-weekly cycle ride in here somewhere. 10 - 15 miles after work to help in keeping my fitness up, especially with time being precious at the weekend. We shall see though.

BTW, one last thing. If you have a lot of sites like this, seriously, try google reader. Its bloody excellent!

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