Every day, WordPress emails me one writing prompt. Today’s writing prompt is:
Recreate a Single Day
My ideal weekday:
I wake up at 7 am. Within ten minutes, I’m out of bed and into my morning routine. I make a light meal to start the day before going on a morning run, preferably on grass. My trainers actually fit, my phone doesn’t fall out my pocket, and my earbuds playing a podcast don’t fall out and swing into my eye mid-stride. I get back and have a quick shower, listening to music to get me pumped for the day ahead. I get dressed, make myself a coffee, have a quick browse of Twitter for any newsworthy updates, and finally review my day’s plan I penned the night before.
I start work at 9 am. I don’t have any catch-up assignments to do or exam practice that detracts from my main work. I blast out an article or write up a script. I’ll try to do the most significant task in the morning, taking advantage of my morning energy. After taking on that heavy work, I’ll start a different task that’s less time-consuming. I have freelance work, or even have a full-time job, so I don’t spend my time drafting cover letters or changing my CV for the 400th time. I get on with that task, maybe video editing, audio editing, or recording footage, taking me up to just before noon.
I make myself lunch. Again, I eat something light that will keep me going until dinner. Something salady or a sandwich if I haven’t eaten toast for breakfast. I take a half-an-hour to an hour lunch break catching up with YouTube subscriptions or watching Bargain Hunt and lamenting the contestants that bought a set of ghastly, kitsch tea cosies for £50. I don’t outstay my welcome and get back to work.
I finish the task I left off before lunch, and spend my afternoon work working on a passion project. I’m getting creative and brainstorming and planning. Maybe I’m learning a new skill and celebrating the fact that I can now animate a fish going from one side of the screen to the other in Adobe After Effects. Before 5 pm, I make sure I know what I’m doing for tomorrow and update my Focus Sheet (a work-sheet of to-dos and main goals I’ve been filling out for two years now) with today’s accomplishments.
After 5 pm, I’ll prep a meal. Maybe I’ll get busy and make something complicated, but if I’m tired, some Birdseye fish fingers, potatoes, and veg will suffice. The evening is my oyster. I can meet friends, stay in and watch something new, or play some games. Whatever the case, I go to bed when I get tired, rather than fighting through bleary eyes. Before bed, I write something: maybe it’s something creative or just a sum-up of my day, before I do a little light reading, write up the goals and plans for tomorrow, and head to bed. I try to aim for 8 hours of sleep, because I know I can work better with that kind of slumber behind me.
And that’s my perfect day!
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