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Re: DO YOU PREFER BEING REGIMENTED OR.......

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Re: DO YOU PREFER BEING REGIMENTED OR.......

I much prefer routine to flying by the seat of my pants.  I like my life, my days to be organized. When they aren't, I feel "off" all day.

Time is just a drop in the bucket compared to eternity. It isn’t how long you live that matters; it is how well you are prepared to die. ~~Colonel Robert B. Thieme, Jr.
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Re: DO YOU PREFER BEING REGIMENTED OR.......

I was very regimented and Type A when I worked.  Now that I'm retired, I go by the seat of my pants a lot.  I'm no longer Type A and wish I'd learned the benefits of that a loooooong time ago.

 

I still make lists but it may take days to get it done.  If it's nice out, I might work in the yard instead of working from the list. Or I just might not feel like doing anything on my list. Whatever happens is ok with me.  

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@Shanus 

Wow -- I am worn out reading about your day!  That's amazing all the things you accomplish!  

 

I don't think that either one really describes me.  I don't like each day to be laid out for me.  I get bored easily and hate to have everything set in stone or planned to the T.  I like some order to my life, and if I know that I have a number of chores or things that need done, I will make a list and check them off, and this is satisfying!  

 

However, I feel edgey and restrained by timetables and the thought that I must do this or I must do that.  I think a lot of it comes from 2 things -- when I was young, I always had to do a lot of chores and things on schedule, and as an adult, I worked steadily from the time I was 18 and always punched the clock and had to follow someone else's schedule.  I like things to unfold organically and I like surprises and to do things not planned.  I guess it's not the most organized way to live, but it suits me better.  

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin
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@Shanus  It really isn't LOL.  You can't say, "I'll pick you up between 10:00 and 10:30 tomorrow morning.?

 

She insists on knowing if it's going to be closer to 10 or 10:30. She called my sister 3 times, when they had plans, to get their departure time down to the minute. They were just going to grab a bite to eat. It's maddening.

 

I have 27 1st cousins and luckily she is the only one like that.