Morning and Evening Routine Checklist

Who this is for

Two lists for the ends of the day. The morning list gets you out of the door with everything you need; the evening list closes the day down and sets the next one up, and both have lines for the items that are yours alone.

Adults who leave the house without the thing they went back for, anyone settling into a new routine after a change, and people who find a short list on the fridge does more than good intentions.

What this helps you track

• The things that happen every morning, so none of them needs remembering
• The close-down at night — the house, the bag, the plan for tomorrow
• Your own items, added to either list on paper or on screen
• A tick, which is often all it takes

How to use it

1. Write your name and, if it helps, a line on what a good morning and a good evening look like for you.
2. Read through the printed items and cross out any that are not yours; they are a starting point, not a rule.
3. Add your own on the blank lines — the medication you take, the pet, the child, the thing you always forget.
4. Put the sheet where the routine happens: the bathroom mirror, the back of the door, the kettle.
5. Tick as you go, and print a fresh one when the ticks stop meaning anything.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Is this the same as the kids' routine checklist?

No. The kids' version has picture-friendly items a child can follow on their own. This one is for adults: keys, bag, medication, the house closed down, tomorrow set up.

Are the printed items a recommended routine?

No. They are the things most adults do at some point in a morning or an evening, and they are there to be crossed out as much as ticked. What your routine holds is your decision.

There are no times on it. Is that deliberate?

Yes. A checklist is a list of what, not when. If you want to plan the order and the timing of your day, the daily routine builder is for that.

Can I use it for a shift pattern?

Yes. Morning and evening here mean the start and the end of your waking day, whenever those fall.