For me this means:
- Walking the lake for as long as it is allowed each weekday morning (the Monday walk replaces the U3A exercise class; the others are part of my normal routine)
- Monday afternoon do something around writing. On the second Monday this involves a Creative Writing class activity; the other weeks involve writing for the Memoir Writing class, other writing or doing an online writing course
- Tuesday afternoon watch a film. This is the time that I am usually ushering at BPACC.
- Wednesday morning once a month was U3A Play Reading, so I will sit down and read…and not feel I should be doing something “more productive”
- Wednesday afternoon knitting at the library is replaced by either a knitting project or an online knitting class to learn new skills (or other craft class). On the second Wednesday afternoon I will follow a plan for keeping the Film as Literature class operating.
- Thursday is a little less clear as it was the day my husband and I would go out somewhere together, but we can still plan to do something together during the day at home
- Friday was shopping and lunch with friends – we still need to do some shopping, but add catching up with friends and family via phone/email/Facebook etc
By putting this plan in place, I am sure that I can keep mentally and emotionally active and happy. There are obviously other times when I will be writing or involved in a myriad of other activities, but it provides a starting routine to work with. I feel that routine will help me through.”
Joy Shirley convenes ‘Creative Writing’ and ‘Film as Literature’, a member of groups including ‘Exercises for Fun’, ‘Play Reading’ and ‘As Time Goes By’ and is also a key person involved in organising ‘Benalla Rugged Up’, Benalla’s yarn bombing event now in its third year.