Discipline

Sometimes in my life discipline is a huge struggle.
This not only has serious implications for my personal life, but can also affect my working life, as well. Last week, for example, I felt like I was running around in circles all week at work simply because I wasn't exercising the discipline necessary to go to bed at a reasonable hour. It's not so much that I wasn't able to accomplish all of my assigned tasks for the week, but at times I simply felt as though a hurricane was spinning around me and I was never able to get my feet on the ground.
In order to try to become more disciplined, I thought through and wrote down what I would like my daily 'routine' to look like, primarily to be a guide for me as I think about how to make my days - and particularly my days off - most productive. I'll invite you into the crooked inner workings of my mind, giving you an example of what my "routine" for a Monday looks like:

6:30AM - Wake up/Shower
7:05AM - Leave Home
8:00AM-6:00PM - Work at the Mish
6:00PM - Leave work
7:00PM - Arrive Home
7:00PM-9:30PM - Personal Time
7:00PM-7:30PM - Cooking Dinner
7:30PM-8:00PM - Eating Dinner
8:00PM-9:00PM - Personal Bible Study
9:00PM-9:30PM - Journal/Prayer/Reading
9:30PM-9:45PM - Pray with Tyler
10:00PM - Bedtime

Hopefully I'll be able to use this as a model for a daily routine and not feel bound by this model (the struggle will be to not get locked into this, but rather allow this to provide the freedom to rest well but also get the most out of every day). I also scheduled in "Activities" on certain days to ensure some fun. I think this schedule should help with some personal struggles I've been going through, as well.