Set your  daily course on Auto Pilot……



 I have found that allocating my time into what I call Automatic Pilot Time Structure is a good way to get myself going in the morning.  If my mind is a bit cloudy some days , I just slip into the self maintenance routine, which gets me out of bed, dressed and ready to go.



 I used to begrudge the self maintenance time, I always got stuck into whatever work I was doing, but now I realise that self-maintenance is a very important part of an older person’s life.  After all, you wouldn’t expect your vintage car to run if you didn’t look after it lovingly, wash and polish it, and tune the engine.  So now I allow the hours from six to nine each morning  to be consumed by small tasks, like feeding the animals, having breakfast, etc and I consider each one of these small tasks to be a useful and valid activity. I also regard the time I spend walking around the house as my exercise programme. After all, I don’t really have the physical energy to undertake any strenuous activity like going for a walk.  That’s my excuse, anyway. 
Not an exciting life, I must admit, but still, as the BeeGees famous song says



I'm Stayin' Alive!!!!