Sunday Routine 🌱

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Lately, I've been feeling overwhelmed by everything I'm doing. I used to look forward to weekends to be able to relax but working from home coupled with taking on extra projects has meant that my work carries over and I often find that my weekends are busier than my weekdays. It was so bad I started wishing my weekends away, begging it to be Monday so I could relax. That's when you know you've crossed a line. I suffered burnout.

Now we've all heard of burnout, in fact it's a topic I'm hoping to look in to here on my blog, but what actionable steps could I have taken to prevent it?

Retrospectively this seems an easy answer - it's to have a day assigned specifically to self care and mental health - which is exactly what I've done with my Sunday.

The Outline 💭

The basic outline is simple, I break my day up in to several areas:
  • Daily Habits
  • Digital Cleanse
  • Film
  • Prepare & Relax
Each of those sections has it's own components to be completed and I have times which I like to assign to make sure that I don't get stuck doing something and lose my quality time. The times are broad and some activities don't take the full allocated slot but I'd rather give myself extra time than rush around!

8:00am ➡ 10:00am 🌞

Daily Habits

To put it simply, daily habits are those things which I like to do everyday whether it's the obvious like having a shower, brushing my teeth and making my bed or the less obvious like writing my journal.
  • Make my bed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Journal
  • Practice German for 15 minutes
  • Shower
  • Get dressed

10:00am ➡ 11:00am 🥞

Breakfast

Sunday's for me mean having pancakes for breakfast. I make oat pancakes every week with caramelised cinnamon bananas and I am OBSESSED. I love cooking and I have such a sweet tooth that this is the best of both worlds for me. I also find it the perfect way to start my Sunday. If you'd like the recipe,  you'll find it in another blog post here!


11:00am ➡ 12:30pm 🗑

Digital Cleanse

This is super important and an easy task for me to keep on top of. I get all of my tech and do the following;
  • Empty "Downloads" folders
  • Organise files
  • Inbox Zero
  • Review Calendar
  • Meal Plan
  • Type up "Drafts"
Drafts is the app I use throughout the week to collect my thoughts and essentially do a brain dump. I'll write about the apps I use for maximum productivity in a future post!

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” – David Allen

12:30pm ➡ 2:30pm 🍗

Roast

I'm traditional in this sense. I love nothing more than a roast dinner on a Sunday which I always had growing up. I've continued this into my adult life - the meat goes in in the morning but the rest is done within this window including the best part - eating it!

3:00pm ➡ 6:00pm 🍿

Film

This is relatively new in life, only the past couple of years that I've tried to do this, but I've taken to trying to watch a film on a Sunday afternoon. Whether it's one I've seen before and it's classic comfort watching like Mrs Doubtfire or Matilda or something brand new on one of the many streaming platforms I seem to own!

If you've got a recommendation - let me know I'd love to hear from you!

6:00pm ➡ 10:00pm 🛋️

Prepare & Relax


This part of my day is the one that helps me start Monday morning without dread. I use this time to prepare anything I can for my work week - if I'm in the office I'll do my meal prep and gather the things I need to take. If I'm working from home, I'll make sure the office is free for me to just walk in, sit down and start my day.
Once these things are done - I can use the rest of the time however I wish as long as it isn't for work. Depending how long the film was and whether it took a lot of brain power here are some things I enjoy doing:
  • Watching an episode of whichever series I'm currently obsessing over
  • Reading
  • Practicing digital art
  • Jigsaws - I don't often push past 500 pieces but I do enjoy them!
  • Playing board games
So that's my day - I try and keep my phone away from me as much as possible and keep my screen time to a minimum. Obviously life happens and these things can change, sometimes I need to do more, sometimes less, sometimes I visit family and if it's nearing the end of the month, I do have additional elements I like to add in to keep on top of things!

What do you do to relax? Do you have a specific day or routine? I'd love to know! 

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