Wonderland Burlesque's Daily Routine Quiz

Wonderland Burlesque's 

Daily Routine Quiz

Oh, this is an easy one! No pondering. No self reflection needed.

Take me through your day! A typical weekday. An 'every' day. 

Your Monday thru Friday get 'er done stuff.

Sun's up. 

Let's get this party started!

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1/ In the morning, once out of bed - the first two places you head? What do you do?

The bathroom, of course. I pee and wash my face with water that is as hot as I can get it three times before toweling off. Then I grab the mouthwash, gargle, and, holding the mouthwash in my mouth, I brush my teeth. 

After that? A beeline to the kitchenette where I get my coffee started. I am back to two cups in the morning. There's something about its smoky smoothness that tastes just right. Coffee is a priority. I am no good until I have one cup in me. 

2/ Breakfast? What are we typically having? Going out? Staying in?

Staying in. Always. 

Lately? It's one of three things: a 20 gram peanut butter protein bar, a plain, toasted everything bagel, or a bowl of plain oatmeal with raisins added. 

It's a very rare day when it is not one of the three. Boring? Not to me. 

3/ Do you exercise on a daily basis? What do you do?

I do something every day. A long walk, a jog, a bicycle ride, weights, calisthenics, or some combination of these. If I don't? I feel like crap. And since life has a tendency of piling on the 'crap factor', working out is one small way I have of battling worldly woes and the march of time.

Plus, nothing makes you feel better than doing 'something'. That daily pat on the back you can give yourself? A great trade-off for the 30-60 minutes devoted. 

4/ You get on your laptop. What sites do you go to? What are you looking at? What are you doing?

Depends on which laptop. Since Covid, I've been working from home - which I have come to love. It's eliminated time spent in meetings that either bored me or to which I had nothing to contribute. It's also eliminated people - people walking up to me and asking me for things or to do things and all the mundane drama, idle gossip and dull chatter associating with others generates. That laptop sits on this tiny stone topped coffee shop table I placed near my little settee. That way, when I sit on the settee, I can keep an eye on my inbox, observe meetings, and respond to chat. I've found this to be an ideal way to maximize productivity without wasting excess time. 

The laptop that sits next to my settee is for blogging. As soon as I get my email done? I plop my ass on the bed pillow on my settee and power up my laptop and get to work. I take stock of what needs to be written that day, what research is required, what type of pics are needed, etc. I keep a running list of ideas for future posts, typically inspired by something I stumble on while researching something else. 

Blogging has become one of the highlights of my day. I take it way too seriously; the way certain gamers will put in a lot of time and energy learning and playing a video game. I enjoy the flex of words and all the research. Digging stuff up via Google, one ends up falling down all sorts of rabbit holes, but that's part of the fun. And our little blogging community means a great deal to me. I credit all for helping me cope and make my way through the Covid pandemic without losing my GD mind.

5/ Everybody has something they consider 'work' - whether it's job related or a chore. What's on your list for the day?

Work is 5:30 am to 4:00 pm, or so. I do check back in at 6:45 pm and then 9:45 pm (because I rather dislike starting my day with a surprise.) 

My everyday chores? I am constantly dusting, vacuuming, and wiping down surfaces. My bathroom gets a good wipe down each day, typically when I do my full bathroom routine (shave, shower, etc). 

Really, for daily chores, that's it. I like Monday thru Friday, because it's very staid. Very easy.

My chore list becomes much more complicated on the weekends. 

6/ Lunchtime? What are we typically having? Going out? Staying in?

Staying in. 

If Covid was good for anything, it taught me the value of eating at home. 

Truth is, when I was working in the office, I would typically bring something from home anyway, but now? The quality has definitely improved, as I am also cooking dinner in the evening at home.

I eat reheated leftovers, if I am pressed for time. Which, I sometimes am, especially Thursday, due to regular meetings I attend and reports that have to get out. Otherwise I will take the time to put a veggie patty or something similar in the air fryer. Air fryers are the greatest invention ever and perfect for lunch, as it takes very little time. 

Now that the weather is warmer? I am eating less and less. Toasted naan bread with a bit of garlic hummus will do. That changes once it gets colder. Then I tend to go for bulky, hot foods. 

7/ Daily visit? Daily visitors? Daily phone call or text? Daily shopping?

I walk Hercules, my dog at 10:45 am. I go to The Boyfriends to exercise at 11:00 am, that takes a good hour. 

At 4:00 pm, I stop work and walk across the street for a cup of coffee and a chat with my Mom. This serves as a great opportunity to assess her well-being, things that need to be done around her house, and the health of her dogs. 

I adore her dogs. They will come live with me when and if she decides she wants to move away or can't care for them anymore. 

She would miss them terribly, as they are her best friends - as is The Ex. 

The Ex usually joins us for coffee, so I get caught up on what's going on with him, although, I get a knock on my door at home, at least five times a day, where he feels the need to tell me something that is going on in his life, the neighborhood, his family, our family, at one of the rental houses, with his soap company, etc. You get the picture. I allow it, because I fear he's lonely, and, as he is family, listening is something one does freely. 

I don't talk on the phone anymore. At all. I let them all go to voicemail and reply via text. Part of the reason for this is because I only seem to have a 50/50 chance of actually answering a call. I swipe every direction I can think of and the damn thing still rarely answers a call. So, to avoid the frustration... I just ignore all calls and text later.   

Food shopping is typically a one shot deal, on the weekend. Otherwise? I have been buying what is necessary on-line.

What I've learned is? There's a lot that is not necessary!

8/ Dinnertime? What are we typically having? Going out? Staying in?

Staying in. 

Veggie rice bowls and masala with rice are something I make at that beginning of the week and then eat for three or four meals. Also homemade veggie soups, which I get a kick out of making. 

Every night? I make a giant chopped salad; spinach and iceberg, augmented with any/or all of the following: strawberries, grape tomatoes, green or red grapes, onion, celery, carrot, and purple cabbage. Aldi's has this wonderful Three Cheese Vinaigrette - you don't notice the cheese at all - and there are huge pieces of garlic floating in it. I adore, because it compliments the fruit I put in my salads. 

The salad is always so large that I put aside a small bowl for The Ex. I just want to make sure he gets his greens. 

9/ Does the television play a part in your day? News? Local or national? Favorite weekly programs? Streaming services?

When I go to visit my Mom, we watch Judge Judy. Adore her.  She can be mean and classist at times, but overall I enjoy her common sense approach to life. People really are ridiculous. 

Then I watch the local and national news on NBC while I am chopping stuff for the salad and cooking whatever is being made that evening. I also tend to eat in the kitchen standing up, so I get the full hour of news.  And that is it. 

After that I play piano and sing for an hour. Check in on work. Write this blog. So, there is no other time for television of any kind. I leave that for the weekends with The Boyfriend. 

10/ Bedtime. What are the last three things you do to close out your day?

My nighttime routine in the bathroom is the same as my early morning routine: wash my face, head and neck with hot water, gargle/brush my teeth. 

I check my phone and work laptop. 

I read one chapter in whatever book I'm reading. 

And lights out. 

Next day? Lather, rinse, repeat. I do love my routines. Ruts are nice places to hang out. 

No surprises are the best surprises.

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And that's all for today.

Okay, your turn, dears. Take me through YOUR day! Leave your answers in the comments section or post on your blog and leave a link here. 

Wishing you all the best. 

Thanks for reading. 

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