Please take a close look at this picture. Been in the primary for 15 days. Does this look normal. FYI it tastes yummy. Now it sits in the secondary for two weeks.
If you homebrew long enough you WILL become complacent. It isn't a matter of if, it is a matter of when.
You have your routine and when that routine gets interrupted you have a sense of urgency to get back on track. This is why I always have a brew buddy with all-grain. Extract is a different...