Anybody hate it when their routine is broken

Mayflowers · ‎03-10-2010

I am a homebody and love doing my daily routine rituals. I recently had to attend events out of town and am SO thankful to be back at home to my normal routine. Some don't understand. Do you like being or the go or staying put?

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

@Mayflowers I have rituals also, but I also when know when it is time to be like water/bamboo.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

My dogs all loved routine and got discombobulated when it went off the norm. Me? Not so much.

FancyPhillyshopper · ‎05-02-2017

English poet WIlliam Cowper wrote in 1785:

'Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour.'

Routines are what we choose to create--breaking a routine is often our decision.

Of course, I live with many pets, and family members, and I never know what they will be up to! Their actions will always affect my routines.

As another English poet John Donne said in 1624 ,

"No Man is an Island!"

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

I am totally without circadian rhythm. I live on military (24-hour) time, and have no routine.

♥Surface of the Sun♥

Sweetbay magnolia · ‎04-14-2013

I definitely enjoy staying put. I have daily routines, many focused around my pets, and my plants (I'm a gardener). I dread being away from it for any time at all because I don't want to lose anything because of neglect, whether intentional or not.

Sometimes I change up my order just because I get a little bored, or things start feeling stale. It freshens my mind to see life a little differently, even if that just means changing where I take my daily walk, or preparing a new and different food, or changing my hairstyle. Heck, a different dishtowel hanging on the range, even.

That said, "There's no place like home".

Cogito ergo sum

catter70 · ‎10-11-2017

I'll stay home, thank you.

77yangya · ‎06-21-2011

Oh, I'm am so glad someone else is like this. INDEED YES. I am VERY much like this.

AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

I think having some routine is comforting but if a person is so rigid and can't break a routine, that's not good! My DH is very regimented and gets very put off if he can't do everything in his daily routine the way he wants and at a certain time! Since I retired, I didn't want a routine really, as I'm sick of routines and schedules. However, I am very adaptable and am good at compromise, so I go with the flow! I'd rather just live life and have things flow organically!

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

I like my routine as well.

I have a niece and her family visiting in another month. While I am excited to see her, it has been several years...I have no idea how to entertain a family of 3 teenagers....I don't have kids and I don't like cooking for people. People have likes/dislikes and it's hard to please everyone.

My husband is not much help, he is pretty quiet and not much of a talker....it will be a long two days.