Scheduled
9 Jun
This, my friends….is my calendar.
it looks busy…and it is. but i pretty much schedule everything i do. My husband jokes that i even schedule when i am going to the bathroom, but it is not that bad.
i am very planned. Not having a calendar or a schedule, or set times freaks me out. but i have been talking to several people recently about scheduling. and through these conversations have realized that i am scheduled to a fault.
I am scared of things that dont fit in my calendar. if my schedule doesnt say that i am supposed to do something then i cant or really dont want to….there is no room for flexibility or spontaneity. VERY PLANNED.
I am realizing it is not the way to live. There has to be a balance.
i think i might be somewhere in the middle!
my hubby's very scheduled, and although i'm a homebody and not particularly spontaneous, something about my personality brings that part of him out. and his organized ways seep into my own, and i firmly believe that it helped me snag those 4.0's those last two semesters in college.
i think generally speaking, i'm the kind of person who NEEDS a solid schedule, yet who rarely sticks to it firmly. i'm flexible, but i like to feel like i know what's coming next.
That is a good rule to live by. I get that….have a schedule but you dont HAVE TO necessarily stick to it. I could do that.
Wow…looks pretty intense! I have a calendar but it looks nothing like that! I guess I'm much more a "go with the flow" kinda guy. Not that I don't schedule stuff. I do. I guess I just like being a little off the cuff most of the time.
My husband is a non scheduler. he has important things, but for the most part he is a "lets play it by ear" kinda guy. ad that FREAKS me out. Lets have a plan and stick to it! ha!
I am an adventurer. I appreciate the discipline of a schedule; however, I am cautious about making a schedule my security blanket. My security is based more on my confidence that I will make the right decision and do the right thing at the right time, being guided by the Holy Spirit. My wife, on the other hand, is ALL about the schedule. I have always said that she schedules time to be spontaneous. She does do a great job of being flexible enough to join me for an adventure. Conclusion: schedule = discipline. schedule does not equal foundation. You are ahead of the game with your schedule, just be sure to allow time for no schedule. For blessed are the flexible, for they never get bent out of shape.
Good point. it is discipline, but it is not my foundation. I will have to remember your little quote there. "for bless are the flexible, for they never get bent out of shape." Thats witty.
if you lead a life that has constant events in it and if you forget, you'll overbook…then yes, use a calendar. but only use it for the major things. not the reoccurring things.
because if you live you're life hooked to a schedule, you leave no room. no room for spontaneity, no room for amazing adventures, and no room to just be free and live without the worry of what's next. it seems to play into the whole thing of going without technology. 40 days of no technology was good, and technology is good. but it can pull you away. and we want you fully. completely. because who you are is not your blog, it's not your twitter, and it's not your calendar. it's the amazing person of lynse. and we love that lynse. it's neat to see glimpses of you in your blog, your twitter and such. but experiencing YOU is much more fulfilling!
well thanks! I wish i knew who this "friend" is…but no such luck.
You make me smile! I just graduated from college, and my newest post has to do with my iCalendar too. It's empty. There is nothing on it from here to eternity and it's driving me crazy!
To answer your question, though, I'm usually very scheduled. I like to have every detail on my calendar (excluding potty breaks.) But one thing I've found that helps me is being able to add something to my schedule after the fact. An event doesn't have to be on my schedule for me to enjoy partaking in it… I just add it to my calendar afterward. It sort of turns into a journal of events in my mind. That helps me a lot. :)
I hope you can take some time for something spontaneous soon! (James and I jumped on one of those kids carousels outside a grocery store yesterday, boy was that a THRILL! You should try it sometime!)
I too add past things to my calendar. people think its weird, but i just fall back on the fact that i am quirky. Luckily my husband is very very spontaneous. I dont think he knows what a calendar is…i am kidding when i say that. but he is so go with the flow it forces me to be sometimes as well. Congrats on graduating college!!
Hey friend! I would have to say that I'm more of a planner, or scheduler if you will. But, I'm highly unorganized and therefore don't get every appointment right. So, I love that I'm scheduled, but I'd like to get more organized.
On the flip side, I do not want to be so scheduled in my days that I miss a spontaneous moment to do something outside of my comfort zone. So, it's definitely hard to balance the two.
p.s. would you mind scheduling me somewhere in that calendar of yours?
and that is why you are starting to plan weddings….a planner. Yes, i can add you to my calendar. when would you like?
Speaking of, know of anyone who needs it?? haha.
Let me check my calendar… ;)
Definitely non-scheduled, esp. in my private life, esp. when it comes to our children. I led a very rural, completely unscheduled life as a child, but was always busy doing something. I believe that many children today are way over-scheduled.
youre a freak.
there. i said it.