I'd love to do something like this, where I have clear blocks of time set out to do certain thing, particularly around my creative interests, but the sleeping patterns of my kids mean how much (or little, more like) sleep I get is very unpredictable. Some days, I could wake up at 5am and go through the day with no issues but some times I just need to stay in bed until near 7am then it's straight into getting kids ready for school then work.
Even evenings are unpredictable. Sometimes I'll get some time to myself from 7:30 onwards, other times it'll be 9:30 or later (where I really have to dig deep to find energy to do anything).
I don't see your routine as joyless at all, it's entirely positive because you're getting the balance of all the things you need and want to do which is what it's all about :)
I'd love to do something like this, where I have clear blocks of time set out to do certain thing, particularly around my creative interests, but the sleeping patterns of my kids mean how much (or little, more like) sleep I get is very unpredictable. Some days, I could wake up at 5am and go through the day with no issues but some times I just need to stay in bed until near 7am then it's straight into getting kids ready for school then work.
Even evenings are unpredictable. Sometimes I'll get some time to myself from 7:30 onwards, other times it'll be 9:30 or later (where I really have to dig deep to find energy to do anything).
I don't see your routine as joyless at all, it's entirely positive because you're getting the balance of all the things you need and want to do which is what it's all about :)