Are you a planner (sp)

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Do you plan in advance or no I do for the most part I like to know what to expect and when

 

[amberpi]

For what? Financial purposes? Yes. The rest of my life is very spur of the moment. I'm going out tonight and had no plans to this morning. I do like details to know what to expect when considering social situations.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

I easily get anxious, so I like to know what to expect. However, I usually manage to muddle through any situation thrown at me. So I don't HAVE to plan, it just makes things easier for me.

 

[kimblebee]

I definitely am a planner. With so much of my life out of my control, I like to be in control of what I can.

 

[powellrj]

Yes and no. To quote the song I plan every step I take and every move I make. Being in a wheelchair changes how you look at things. Can I make it through where I am going. Is there a break in a curb, is there room to get my chair through that kind of thing.

Life is another things. Nothing I have planned has ever gone the way I planned it. I had my retired life planned, car accident changed all of that. I will plan a vacation, DHs job will change those. We will make plans and someone becomes ill. Every holiday for a few years DS was in the hospital. Illnesses changed both my parents and in-laws retirement plans.

We have found that spur of the moment works out better for us anymore. Even when my DH retired he just walked into his bosses office on a Tuesday afternoon and said he had enough and was taking his retirement. He called human resources from the parking lot and everything was take care of. Like I said, we stopped planning and live spur of the moment.

 

[gillep]

Considering that I have made 3 extremely large moves since graduating college 10 years ago, and owned 3 homes in that time, without ever planning a single one them, or seeing a single move coming, I have given up on long distance life planning. I do my best to ensure that my husband and I are saving for our futures, and have a good financial cushion (this allows us to do things like sell and purchase houses with very little notice), but I also realize that planning only gets you so far, and that flexibility, and the ability to go with the flow, can be essential.

 

[Kitty 34]

Yes!! I have lists to tell me what other lists to look at!!!

 

[Skippy918]

I am a planner. At work, I like to plan out my day and my agenda for the week. We plan our vacations for the most part. I do some things spur of the moment like what we're doing on a weekend. I should meal plan but I hate it because my family is picky.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

For what? Financial purposes? Yes. The rest of my life is very spur of the moment. I'm going out tonight and had no plans to this morning. I do like details to know what to expect when considering social situations.

Sorry in life in general like do you know what you are doing tomorrow

 

[ols386]

Yes I like to plan, whenever possible.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

My neighbor found it weird that I was making plans for when I go back to work even though it's not till 8/10 and weird that my family is planning for Disney even though that's not till February

 

[Pacolovestacos]

For trips, I'm an OCD planner. I wasn't always like that but whenever I played things by ear, it seems I would miss an opportunity here and there. So to avoid disappointment, I plan everything to the T!

 

[low-key]

hell no, and I am glad, I would hate to look at my life right now and say " I carefully planned all of this "

 

[amberpi]

Sorry in life in general like do you know what you are doing tomorrow

Nope. Like I said I no ideas of tonight's plan until noonish.

 

[amberpi]

My neighbor found it weird that I was making plans for when I go back to work even though it's not till 8/10 and weird that my family is planning for Disney even though that's not till February

I have literally just decided to go on a trip and told my companion I'd pack us and meet at the airport. We'd figure out where in transit. I'm super good with spur of the moment.

 

[low-key]

Nope. Like I said I no ideas of tonight's plan until noonish.

I thought you were on a big date

 

[amberpi]

Big date? A date. Starts at 8. I'm here early having some wine. I was doctors orders stuck at home for a week due to grass allergy and fragile lungs. I'm just happy to be out!

 

[Pacolovestacos]

Nope. Like I said I no ideas of tonight's plan until noonish.

How do you get reservations at the Swan/Dolphin or the French Laundry without planning?

 

[amberpi]

How do you get reservations at the Swan/Dolphin or the French Laundry without planning?

French laundry is hard. Swolphin? Got points will travel. You'd be shocked what you can get very last minute. Alinea in Chicago I've gotten in 24 hours for sure.

 

[amberpi]

How do you get reservations at the Swan/Dolphin or the French Laundry without planning?

I'm also not French laundry fancy pants all the time. Talk to me about BBQ and hot chicken!