I like to give Sims a fresh start when I can. I'll save and quit as soon as they awaken, as if they're greeting the new day. If I stop playing at other times, I often lose track of what the Sim was up to. I might have thought "After he washes his lunch dish, he's going to work on his book, and then go for a workout," but by the time I play again, I forget what I had planned for him. It seems easier for me to remember what I wanted my Sims to do with their days if I start them out in the morning.
Of course, that can't always happen, and then they simply pick up where they left off.
