Planning?

Planning is not what I would call a strong suit of mine. I don’t know when my lack of planning started but I have a feeling that I was just born that way, mostly because I can’t remember a specific time when I did a lot of planning.

My earliest memories of being a “nonplanner” come from grade school…….middle school…………… and high school (I had a little trouble launching). Often I would come to my mom at about 11pm the night before a major project/assignment was due. Instead of letting me fall flat turning in a half assed project or the more likely scenario nothing at all I was helped a little bit. Ok so I was forced to fall asleep sitting in a chair while my loving mother would produce me an A project that over and over again I would take full credit for and go on to graduate high school with ………graduate high school.

My disregard for planning wasn’t limited to school projects even though they proved to make me my most frequent offender. Other examples would include a scouting trip (no comments on me being a scout) where I was left in charge to plan a multi day camping trip. Everything went off without a hitch until we got to our camp site after dark and the question was asked, “Where are all the flashlights and lanterns?” I think you can imagine the answer.

A couple of years ago I went to Lake Powell with some friends. Now I don’t love sandals of any sort but when at Lake Powell and planning to go on a hike it might be important to bring some sort of foot device that one could get wet and hike in. I suppose DC skate shoes could fit this description but after hiking, swimming, and wading through deep mud in some I wouldn’t recommend it.

I am often late to work even though my house and work aren’t getting farther apart. I don’t spend a lot of time (any at all) thinking about the future. I don’t get my oil changed till its 500 miles overdo. There isn’t a lot I do in life or think about doing until I have to or until after I needed to. When it comes down to it I like living in the here and now even though it doesn’t work out well for me a lot of the time. I’m proof that you don’t have to plan and can easily be average.