Isn’t it funny how we are such creatures of habit and routine and at the same time we abhor habit and routine? At least I am and do. My evenings usually progress from getting home from work to dinner to blogging to school. But tonight the bus was late so dinner was late and then I had a conference call with my groupmates to discuss the latest developments in our group assignment for school. Now I am all discombobulated. It’s time to start working on school for the evening and I haven’t blogged yet.
I thought I’d do a reading notes kind of update but my brain won’t cooperate. So go watch this great video Ocoee Middle School Gotta Keep Reading. It’s a catchy tune and the kids are great. I loved at the end how several of them shoved their books into the camera as if to say “Read this!”
Tomorrow should see me back in the regular routine.
Oh I get discombobulated VERY easily! Thank you for the cute video and good luck with school work!
My life is so totally repetitive that I swear I do the same things at the same time every day–it’s a little depressing and disconcerting really, but if I’m late or something weird comes up I get off track, too. Good luck getting back to your routine!
I get grouchy when someone changes my ‘me’ time at the end of the day – totally silly, but sometimes I think repetition is important for daily recuperation after le work. Hope tomorrow let’s you feel more on track.
I am a total slave to routine and I don’t care anymore – my life simply doesn’t function correctly without my odd rules and regulations. I think it’s because I have the kind of personality that needs to be overly disciplined or before you know i’ve lost two days to VH1′s most metal moments, eating nothing but chocolate…
Anything that departs from the schedule I set for myself in the evening and early morning throws everything out of kilter. During the day, I’m less likely to be flustered, but mornings and evenings need to be pretty routine.
Love the video!
Sorry you got discombobulated! Certain kinds of changes from routine are good, I think, but not ones that involve being later than you thought (for bad reasons). Also I’d imagine that conference calls with fellow students aren’t the best (and group projects — ick!). I hope today’s routine worked out better!
Litlove, glad you enjoyed the video. And it is a great comfort to me knowing that you get discombobulated easily too!
Danielle, back in the swing of things! I am trying to be philosophical about how routine my life is though it isn’t always easy. But without the routine I wouldn’t be able to fit all the things I do into a day. Still, I can’t help but want to throw it all to the wind sometimes.
Jodie, I think you are right. Knowing what to expect of an evening after work does provide mental relaxation because there won’t, presumably, be any surprises.
Courtney, I am working on the not caring anymore even though I know without routine my life wouldn’t function either. I must have a similar personality to you because I think I’d be lost eating chocolate and doing mindless things too.
jenclair, for some reason it’s easier to be flexible during the day isn’t it? I wonder why that is? A life mystery to ponder.
Dorothy, thanks! Things are getting back to normal again. The conference calls have actually worked great for our group and this is one of the best groups I’ve worked with in school so far. Still, that doesn’t mean I actually like the assignment