Structure to my day help needed

A daily/weekly structure is quite an individual thing but one way to start would be to take a sheet of A4 paper and divide it into three vertical columns. Head the columns:  ‘Must Do’, Could Do’ & ‘Want to Do’. Your ‘must do’ would be things like getting up in the morning, showering, tooth brushing etc. Your walk with the dog could be in whichever column you think fits it best. A walk may be an essential thing to do for some people, to help with mental health for instance, but not essential for others because someone else might walk the dog. This method is good for people who like flexibility because once you complete your ‘must do’ column, if you don’t get doing the things in the other columns, they can be carried over to the next day. This notepad on Amazon might give you an idea of the sort of thing to lay out, you can click on the picture to enlarge, you don’t need to buy it unless you want to.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Notepad-Productivity-Planner-Undated-Sheets/dp/B0CR1MVWLM/ref=pd_lpo_d_sccl_1/522-2046698-5435132?pd_rd_w=zAdCN&content-id=amzn1.sym.bb13d3fc-af40-4fff-a822-e0e4c415da96&pf_rd_p=bb13d3fc-af40-4fff-a822-e0e4c415da96&pf_rd_r=G8XF9EKS81ECY882F9ZY&pd_rd_wg=56CvK&pd_rd_r=a9e12afb-2b67-4df8-b10a-eb342da1aa57&pd_rd_i=B0CR1MVWLM&th=1

Some people like to use a planner or a desk diary with a page per day so that they can allocate blocks of time. Most phones have calendars built in so they would work in a similar way, but if you want, they can also include reminders and audible alerts.

There are apps such as ‘Todo’ that some people find helpful. Just search in the App Store for ‘Daily routine’.

It was a good idea to consider flexibility. There is no point in setting yourself up for failure by having a rigid structure; it wouldn’t achieve anything and could leave you feeling needlessly guilty. If you are wanting to create a structure with activities you don’t usually do, easily attainable goals/activities to start with are better and may give a sense of achievement. 

A daily/weekly structure is quite an individual thing but one way to start would be to take a sheet of A4 paper and divide it into three vertical columns. Head the columns:  ‘Must Do’, Could Do’ & ‘Want to Do’. Your ‘must do’ would be things like getting up in the morning, showering, tooth brushing etc. Your walk with the dog could be in whichever column you think fits it best. A walk may be an essential thing to do for some people, to help with mental health for instance, but not essential for others because someone else might walk the dog. This method is good for people who like flexibility because once you complete your ‘must do’ column, if you don’t get doing the things in the other columns, they can be carried over to the next day. This notepad on Amazon might give you an idea of the sort of thing to lay out, you can click on the picture to enlarge, you don’t need to buy it unless you want to.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Notepad-Productivity-Planner-Undated-Sheets/dp/B0CR1MVWLM/ref=pd_lpo_d_sccl_1/522-2046698-5435132?pd_rd_w=zAdCN&content-id=amzn1.sym.bb13d3fc-af40-4fff-a822-e0e4c415da96&pf_rd_p=bb13d3fc-af40-4fff-a822-e0e4c415da96&pf_rd_r=G8XF9EKS81ECY882F9ZY&pd_rd_wg=56CvK&pd_rd_r=a9e12afb-2b67-4df8-b10a-eb342da1aa57&pd_rd_i=B0CR1MVWLM&th=1

Some people like to use a planner or a desk diary with a page per day so that they can allocate blocks of time. Most phones have calendars built in so they would work in a similar way, but if you want, they can also include reminders and audible alerts.

There are apps such as ‘Todo’ that some people find helpful. Just search in the App Store for ‘Daily routine’.

It was a good idea to consider flexibility. There is no point in setting yourself up for failure by having a rigid structure; it wouldn’t achieve anything and could leave you feeling needlessly guilty. If you are wanting to create a structure with activities you don’t usually do, easily attainable goals/activities to start with are better and may give a sense of achievement.