How to Identify a Daily Routine Profile That Matches Your Lifestyle

When filling out your Fortify Form after purchasing your Fortify Plan, it’s important to identify the daily routine profile that best matches your lifestyle. Your daily routine plays a key role in home security planning, as it helps tailor the plan to protect you at the times when you're most vulnerable or away from home. Whether your schedule is highly predictable, moderately predictable, or unpredictable, understanding your routine will allow for a personalized routine profile and a more effective security strategy. Here’s how to identify which daily routine profile matches your lifestyle.

1. Highly Predictable (Set Routines)

If you follow a highly predictable routine, your daily activities occur at the same time and follow a consistent schedule. This can include fixed working hours, regular exercise routines, or predictable times when you leave and return home.

Characteristics of Highly Predictable Routines:

  • Set Routines: You leave and return home at the same time each day, such as a 9-to-5 work schedule.
  • Routine Consistency: Your days are structured, with little variation in the timing of your daily activities.
  • Fixed Daily Schedule: You have specific times for meals, errands, exercise, and relaxation.

Examples of Highly Predictable Routines:

  • Working from 9 AM to 5 PM every weekday and returning home at the same time each day.
  • Following a strict exercise schedule, such as going to the gym at 6 AM every morning.
  • Leaving for school drop-off at the same time every weekday.

Why This Matters for Security:

  • A highly predictable routine can make your home more vulnerable when you're consistently away. Burglars might notice patterns and target your home during predictable times when it's unoccupied.
  • It’s essential to have security measures, such as cameras, alarms, or smart locks, in place to protect your home during these predictable absences.

When filling out your Fortify Form, select highly predictable if your routine is fixed and consistent. This will help your Fortify Plan focus on protecting your home during specific windows of time when you’re typically away.

2. Moderately Predictable

If your schedule is moderately predictable, you likely follow a loose routine with some consistent elements but also have flexibility in your day. This might include working certain hours most days, but with the occasional variation in start or end times.

Characteristics of Moderately Predictable Schedules:

  • Routine with Flexibility: You generally follow a similar routine but may have occasional changes in your schedule.
  • Moderately Consistent Routine: You have regular work hours or activities, but they can shift slightly based on the day.
  • Daily Schedule Types: You may work certain days of the week but have varied hours on others, or your errands may vary in timing.

Examples of Moderately Predictable Routines:

  • Working regular hours on weekdays but having a flexible start or end time depending on meetings or workload.
  • Going to the gym in the evening most days, but occasionally switching to the morning or skipping a day.
  • Running errands during the day but at different times depending on your workload or appointments.

Why This Matters for Security:

  • A moderately predictable routine can make it harder for potential intruders to pinpoint exactly when you’re away. However, it’s still important to have reliable security measures in place, such as motion detectors or cameras that alert you of activity at different times.

If your schedule is moderately predictable, make sure to include this in your Fortify Form. This will allow your Fortify Plan to account for the variations in your routine and adjust your security strategy accordingly.

3. Unpredictable (Varying Schedules)

If you have an unpredictable daily schedule, your routine varies significantly from day to day, with no consistent pattern for when you're home or away. This might be due to shift work, freelancing, or frequent travel, where each day can look entirely different.

Characteristics of Unpredictable Daily Schedules:

  • Varying Daily Routines: Your schedule changes frequently, with different start and end times, and you may be home or away at irregular intervals.
  • No Fixed Schedule: You don’t follow a regular pattern of when you leave or return home.
  • Unpredictability: Your work or personal commitments lead to irregular routines, making it hard to establish a consistent daily structure.

Examples of Unpredictable Routines:

  • Working different shifts each week, such as some early mornings and some late evenings.
  • Traveling frequently for work or personal reasons, leaving your home empty at unpredictable times.
  • Freelancing or running a business with no set working hours, leading to varied times when you’re home or away.

Why This Matters for Security:

  • An unpredictable schedule can act as a deterrent to intruders because it’s harder to know when you’re home. However, it’s important to ensure you have reliable, remote-access security measures in place, such as smart home surveillance and alarms that you can control from anywhere.
  • Automated lights or smart systems that simulate occupancy when you’re away can enhance protection during unpredictable absences.

If you have an unpredictable daily schedule, make sure to select this option in your Fortify Form. Your Fortify Plan can provide recommendations for security systems that work flexibly with your changing routine.