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Flexibility When Planning



We live a pretty flexible life.  There are times we have something in the books that we have planned for weeks, then other times, we have no plans and just see what is going on that we might want to do.

I was talking to my husband last night about the activities that we do as a family.  We want to give our son the experiences that we never seemed to have.  When I think about my childhood, there are few things I remember, but I don’t recall being busy the way we feel like we are. There are plus sides to this… and then there are downfalls.

We have created a VERY flexible child; he can sleep almost anywhere and goes with the flow.  He is good when we have to bring him to “gown-up” places and we don’t need to entertain him with electronics all the time. I love that I know we can bring him anywhere and not have an issue.

On the other side of the coin, we have also created a child who wants to do things often. We spent the day at a festival, and then he wanted to go to Dave and Busters because we didn’t play enough games.  UGH! We were exhausted. We were frustrated because of course we had sat and played for 3 hours at the festival and didn't want to have to go to another place, let alone pay for more playtime! The good thing is… we knew when we got him in the car; he would fall asleep – which he did.

I like the flexibility in the things we do.  I like that we can change our plans and then go to the next spot. I get tired at times, come home, and want to take a nap – but I do like our experiences.  We have gotten to participate in some fun things.  We have gone on adventures and done things that we wouldn’t typically do. 

I have learned that while a plan is good to have, having the flexibility to enjoy life is equally important.  If you feel the need to write things down, post-it’s have been my friend.  I usually keep them in my planner until I know I did something so that I don’t have to use a white out or cross things out. But there is always the cancelled stickers. J

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