Routine Management Gifts

"Are you regular?" "Every morning at 6AM." "That's good." "But I don't wake up until 7."

M.D. If you're going to get up with the chickens, you've got to stop staying up till the cows come home.

A paperwork machine spews endless paperwork

Weekday Morning Hell Bingo

"I know, I know, every time we come here, I swear I'm going to try something new, but I always end up getting the same thing."

'Twenty years ago I began jogging five miles a day - could you tell me where I am?'

"You keep impeccable time."

"My favorite way to start the day...coffee, danish, and a data dump."

"It's kind of sweet when they're all settled in like this."

"I'm sick of watching the same movie every day."

'Everything is automatic. The coffee turns on at 7:00...They go to work at 7:25 and we go up and get in their bed.'

Daily Routine

"I'm feeling adventurous today, Penny – let's tack on a block."

Bathroom shelf full of clocks and pills.

"Bear with us, will you? -- We're having technical difficulties over here."

"No matter the weather or what's on my plate, I'm here at five. That's discipline."

"I'd like to see you every Tuesday, forever."

'When the poor dear retired, he found that he missed his little cubicle.'

"It's definitely Friday. I'm looking at my calendar."

"You've become very predictable, Jack - home every night!"

'My husband does everything religiously except going to church.'

Clock in, Clock out.

"I love you, Ethan, bit I floss alone."

"He misses his commute ."

'I'll just grab a coffee...'

"Honey, I'll be right back – I forgot to stop at the bar on the way home."

"Synchronized sitting"

"You again?"

"Wednesday proctology clinic."

'Please tell me there's more to this than this.'

For Greg, it was just another predictable day at Kraft,

Sometimes Colin found it difficult to get back into the office routine.

'Come home, Fred. It's Sunday.'

'Our dog's been dead two years but he can't break the habit!'

'It's not a bad place to work - if you can stand the routine.'