My cold was somehow worse on Friday, but I did accomplish some things on my schedule anyway. One thing I have learned from this experiment is that it is hard to stick to any kind of schedule when you’re home with family members who have different ideas and priorities. The sheer chaos of family life can get in the way if you don’t have everybody’s buy-in on your plans.
I am feeling better now. This weekend has involved catching up on housework while still taking it easy until I am over this virus. I have made the mistake of trying to do too much too soon in the past, and it is counterproductive. I am almost well again. I don’t need to work myself back into illness.
I decided to generate the next week of my schedule all at once. I can still iterate and improve it as the week goes on, but I feel like this is a more efficient way to plan. I am putting in some time for gig work this week because I need to get paid.
Mon–Fri Schedule (Flexible Remote Work + Business Prep)
Monday
- 7:30–8:20 – The Kid prep & bus
- 8:20–9:00 – Cleanup + meds
- 9:00–11:30 – Scanning Blitz #1 (Clear half backlog)
- 11:30–12:00 – Lunch
- 12:00–2:30 – Flexible Remote Work (Paid tasks, deep work)
- 2:30–3:30 – Business: October Challenge Prep (Outline/refine workbook)
- 3:30–4:00 – The Dog walk + reset
- 4:00 onward – Family / evening (Optional light blog)
Tuesday
- 7:30–8:20 – The Kid prep & bus
- 8:20–9:00 – Cleanup + meds
- 9:00–11:30 – Scanning Blitz #2 (Finish backlog)
- 11:30–12:00 – Lunch
- 12:00–2:30 – Flexible Remote Work (Paid tasks, meetings, deep work)
- 2:30–3:30 – Business: Content Creation (Draft workbook pages or daily prompts)
- 3:30–4:00 – The Dog walk + reset
- 4:00 onward – Family / evening (Optional light blog)
Wednesday
- 7:30–8:20 – The Kid prep & bus
- 8:20–9:00 – Cleanup + meds
- 9:00–11:30 – Flexible Remote Work (Paid tasks / high-focus work)
- 11:30–12:00 – Lunch
- 12:00–1:00 – Therapy
- 1:00–2:30 – Business: Admin / Challenge Prep (Organize scanned files, refine workbook)
- 2:30–3:30 – Flexible Remote Work (Wrap-up tasks / small paid items)
- 3:30–4:00 – The Dog walk + reset
- 4:00 onward – Family / evening (Optional light blog)
Thursday
- 7:30–8:20 – The Kid prep & bus
- 8:20–9:00 – Cleanup + meds
- 9:00–11:30 – Flexible Remote Work (Paid tasks, deep work)
- 11:30–12:00 – Lunch
- 12:00–2:30 – Business: Content Creation / Beta Prep (Workbook visuals, daily prompts, test runs)
- 2:30–3:30 – Business: Admin / Prep (Emails, scheduling, small tweaks)
- 3:30–4:00 – The Dog walk + reset
- 4:00 onward – Family / evening (Wrap week)
Friday
- 7:30–8:20 – The Kid prep & bus
- 8:20–9:00 – Cleanup + meds
- 9:00–11:30 – Flexible Remote Work (Paid tasks, meetings, wrap-up)
- 11:30–12:00 – Lunch
- 12:00–2:30 – Business: Challenge Beta / Refinement (Test workbook, tweak prompts, gather feedback)
- 2:30–3:30 – Business: Admin Pulse / Review (Week review, plan next week)
- 3:30–4:00 – The Dog walk + reset
- 4:00 onward – Family / evening (Optional wrap-up)
Wish me luck this week. Better yet, wish me structure. This experiment is turning out to be more difficult than I anticipated, but we’ll see if I can get it together over the rest of the month. Stay tuned!
The Mia Experiment 