The Routine

Get up.
Clean up.
Eat breakfast.
Stare in a zombiefied state at Nicktoons while cramming down caffeine-laced beverage(s) in a futile attempt to wake up with enough energy to chase after my cute, adorable monster.

The routine is a hard part of raising up my little girl. Especially if she is outgrowing it, or circumstances beyond your control (now referred to as cbyc) force a change. Try moving across an ocean and living in hotel rooms for two+ months while moving house. Major cbyc.
Pre-kid, I didn't thing a routine was a wise thing. Children are just like little people. When they are hungry, they'll eat. Tired-sleep. But, it seems like the routine isn't just a good idea for them, as it is a good way to keep up the sanity of the parents. In what state would I be if she didn't have 1pm nap time to look forward too at 10 am?

Sick. That apparently is the answer, as my little girl is in that stage where nap time seems optional. My health as left me while chasing her down. Now to find a routine that involves either earlier bed-time (yeah!) or enough morning activity to trigger afternoon sleepy time, barring cbyc.

What routines have you had success with?