What did/does your daily schedule look like?

[mrs.b]

I'll start.

Of the 63 credits I completed last year, 33 of them were from courses (3 courses per term) while the other 30 were from tests and self-paced ACE courses that were done on top of those (averaging another 3 tests/ACE courses per term). Here's what worked for me:

1. Monday-Thursday
   

• 6:30AM-7:15AM - Wake, get ready, get kiddo ready
  
• 7:15AM-8:00AM - Kiddo to school, self to work
  
• 8:00AM-5:00PM - Work
  
• 5:00PM-6:00PM - Pick kiddo up, go home
  
• 6:00PM-7:00PM - Make and eat dinner with family
  
• 7:00PM-8:30PM - Dishes, laundry, clean a few rooms each night (kitchen/dining on Mon, living/office on Tues, both bathrooms on Wed, kiddo/parent bedrooms on Thurs)
  
• 8:30PM-9:00PM - Read with kiddo, tuck him in
  
• 9:00PM-11:00PM - homework/papers/study for actual courses
  
• 11:00PM-11:20PM - workout
  
• 11:20PM-11:40PM - post-workout snack while reviewing CLEP/DSST/ECE study materials
  
• 11:40PM-12:00AM - shower/ready for bed
  
• 12:00AM-6:30AM - sleep
  

Friday
(Same as Mon-Thurs from 6:30AM-9:00PM, where for cleaning I would go back over the previously-cleaned rooms for spot cleaning)

• 9:00PM-12:00AM - homework/papers/study for actual courses
  
• 12:00AM-1:00AM - (same as 11M-12:AM Mon-Thu)
  

Saturday-Sunday

• Wake whenever mood strikes me (or 6AM if kiddo had a say)
  
• 11:00AM-12:00PM - Get showered and moving for the day
  
• 12:00PM-3:00PM - Grocery shopping, errands
  
• 3:00PM-5:00PM - Take care of household things hubby had not yet done, whether it's mowing grass, or spot cleaning around house that's needed
  
• 5:00PM-9:00PM - homework/papers/study for actual courses
  
• 9:00PM-10:00PM - workout
  
• 10:00PM-12:00AM - post-workout snack while reviewing CLEP/DSST/ECE study materials
  
• 12:00AM-1:00AM - shower, sit down with hubby and spend a few minutes catching up / watching TV / read a book for fun / whatever
  
• 1:00AM - whenever - sleep
  

The daily time for doing homework/papers/study for actual courses is where I could get flexible, because not all days needed the full amount of time. I might actually be able to sit down with my hubby, turn on the television, or start and take more time for my workout and/or CLEP time early and take a bit of extra time. Some days, I needed more time than was budgeted, so everything behind it got pushed back. Most days, I went to bed later than scheduled because I'd put in a bit more time on CLEP study, spend an extra 15 or 20 minutes on the treadmill, whatever. Some days, the plan got tossed out the window altogether because I was sick, or my son was having a hard time in school and needed Mommy to help with homework because Daddy's methods weren't getting him there, or something else cropped up...or I just was not in the mood and would give myself a day of rest, tossing cleaning, studying, and everything out the window. In fact, I typically did that once a week on a random day, just to give myself some unwind time. So long as it did not become a repeated daily event, throwing away the schedule one day a week did not create any major catastrophes.