We humans are creatures of habit. Our family has sat in the same church pew for a decade or two. I will sit in the same classroom chair day after day. We watch Masterpiece Theater every Sunday evening. Etc., etc. We have our routines that we like to stick to, and can feel a curve has been thrown at us when they are disrupted. I suppose this is not a bad thing, so long as we aren’t stuck in a rut.
Take my typical weekday morning. After rising from bed (not a predictable time, as my work start time is somewhat flexible, so it can depend on how I sleep that night) I will shower, dress, eat my breakfast cereal of Wheat Chex and granola (with in season fruit, such as strawberries or peaches), make my sack lunch (P&B on whole wheat, three slices, cherry yogurt, apple, carrots), and gather the newspaper daily puzzles (crossword, word jumble, and sudoku).
I usually don’t have time to finish the puzzles before I leave for work, unless I can race through the word jumble. And sometimes Suzanne will leave a few blanks in the crossword for us to finish over dinner. I jokingly refer to us having solved the world’s problems when we complete the puzzles.
Now that our daily newspaper is only delivered W-F-Sa-Su I have to go online and print the puzzles on M-T-Th. So that has become part of my routine now.