Convent Rules-That I'm Making Up As I Go Along

So, convents are known for being regimented places and this is what I mean by entering a convent. I have a fuzzy sort of flow to my day, but for these three weeks, my time will be very structured. Here is what I’ve figured out so far.

-I wake up at 8 am and go to bed at 11 pm everyday
-I will spend the first five minutes of each day meditating
The rest of my morning will go as follows:
-complete my 1000 word daily word count goal
-take a 20 minute walk
-eat breakfast
-get dressed for the rest of the day
-type up what I wrote that morning
-have a small snack
-do my morning e-mail check, send my editor chapter and do my luminosity games
Before I go to bed each night I will have completed the following:
-revising the previous days work
-marketing my current book
-read Proust (a long held reading challenge that I will finally begin)
-complete online classes that are research for book
-take a second walk
-create and send out greeting card ideas
-may run one errand
-blog about day
In addition I may add one of these: working on my visual journal or counted cross stitch project for a different creative challenge:
-I will continue my process of working intently for 25 minutes with a 5 minute break where I get up and move
-The post office is NOT an errand (I am selling stuff on -Ebay and that is time sensitive)
-I can use the public library as a work space
My routine includes, as much as possible, established eating times. Breakfast will be around 10 am, morning snack at 11:30, lunch at 1 pm, another small snack between 3:30 & 4 pm and dinner at 7 pm
I will honor all previous non-convent activities. I have four and they are listed now so everyone knows these are my only off calendar ones
-July 7: Got into Tattered Cover to pick up tickets attend Chris Colfer’s reading of his book. My friend Rene NEEDS this, so I will help a sister out
-July 14: Have a girls night out with Rene and see our cutie pie read his book
-July 16: Take mom to the dentist so she doesn’t have to drive home
-July 17: Spend the day in Boulder finding “sites” for by book to take place
This starts July 5th and end July 25th
The experienced with be documented
I will spend at least 1 walk and 1 hour outside each day
I will track my food and go to Weight Watchers meetings during this process
Most of all NO DISTRACTIONS!
-No television-period (Netflix, movies, BlueRay, NOTHING)
-No E!, Twitter, games, Fandango, TV Guide or Facebook on my phone or tablet
-Music and podcasts are fine because I have specific, time sensitive pre-determined slots for them. Nothing outside of those is allowable.

This is all theory. I’m sure practice will alter a few things, but not much. I’ve been looking at retreat schedules and will look at ones for convents and make adjustments as we go. I will also probably have to do the same for this schedule, but I have made a serious start. Tomorrow, I’ll get to my goals.
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Published on June 24, 2015 10:58 Tags: rules
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