I am not good at them.
I see their value; I appreciate them. I even wish to incorporate them into my life more.
But I am not good at them.
Routines are all about practice. I have to practice practicing.
I need structure, expectations, deadlines and hard lines. Otherwise I set out to work out, clean the house, go to work, play with the dogs and make dinner... then a butterfly goes by and it's 3 hours later and I now know price of tea in china and the names of all of the dust bunnies I've neglected in my urgent disregard of actual matters of relevance.
