We've always had routines with some things, and other things we don't. I still like to shuffle things up a bit so not to create a rigid personality that doesn't adjust to change, but I also have 2 routine junkies and they are fine now with routine and change.

We always did wake up (between 7-8:30), breakfast play, (around 10:30-11 for a 8-12 mth old) nap lunch, play, (around 2)nap. But that was when Paris was at kinder, when she started school it changed to what it still is now:

7- 8:30 (on weekends): Wake up & Breakfast
8:45 School Drop Off
Play through till
10:30 Snack time
Play through till
12:00 lunchtime
12:30 Naptime (usually sleeps till 2-3)
3:20 School Pickup
3:30 Afternoon Tea
5:30 Bathtime
6-6:30 Dinnertime
7:30 Bedtime

My kids are fine with this and it work well for us. Every family is different routines work well for some families others they don't. Seth's sleep cues would go by the clock so it was very easy for us, but when it came to breastfeeding I would play it buy ear. Of course sometimes the routine goes slightly out of wack but nothing too serious.