Why I like routine

1.   gives me boundaries
2.   helps me to be productive and efficient with my time
3.   helps me to get important daily tasks accomplished
4.   allows me to understand what discretionary time I actually have available
5.   brings order to our ever morphing family
6.   helps me to get enough sleep (or almost enough)
7.   separates mental clutter and distraction from important data
8.   is a catalyst for creativity
9.   maintains a level of cleanliness in our home within which I can function peacefully
10. gives me somewhere to start while I prayerfully ponder where I am going

[Is is obvious that I am looking forward to a "down" week in terms of activity level?]