Do jobs about the house in the morning. Dog walk at lunchtime, my theory about everybody in France being home eating lunch seems to be correct. We met nobody today, walking on forest tracks and avoiding the village. Mid-afternoon seems to be the best time to visit shops, there was only one other customer in Super-U at 15h30.
Well done routine is very important. But the days are merging together for us and visiting the shop is not an option as we are a long way away from civilization!