Planning and more planning!

Its been many years since I had a puppy to take care of, and even then I don't remember so much planning going into it!
A majority of my spare time seems to be spent with my head in a puppy training or Rottie book, if i'm not buried in a book then i'm on my laptop engrossed in a Rottie forum or an online pet shop, I don't even have the puppy yet and already its taking up most of my spare time!
There are so many plans and decisions to make, where he'll sleep, where, when and what he'll eat, who'll come visit him on occasions we are out longer than usual, to crate or not to crate (have decided we will, at least till hes house trained) what and when to train, the list is endless.
I'm one of those people who like to know what i'm doing well in advance of it happening so I have lists and schedules all ready for life with a puppy, somehow i'm feeling these will eventually be forgotten and i'll have to learn to live with a lot less order!!