The Master Plan

As I continue on this “no stories” journey I am constantly reminded of how I need to plan. I mean, that is really the culprit of my success or demise! At each and every turn, each thought and each day and night, I am reminded that I need a plan. I’m not sure why this has been difficult some days for me. Some days are not as difficult as others. However, it really should be easy to have a master plan to a person like me.

I’m a total planner. I plan everything! Ask my husband. I calendar everything, I use the calendar in Outlook. It is always the first thing that opens on my computer, it is also the one program that is always open all day and night, until I turn my computer off at the end of the day. It is sometimes minimized but always right there so I can see “the plan”. I send my hubby “status plan update emails”. He gets these emails from me about once a month so he is in “the know” about “the plan”. I’m the one Mom out of my friends that calls the babysitter ahead of time (and I mean much ahead) if we plan an evening out. I’m the friend that is planning the evening out. I’m the friend that is always “rallying” the troupes and devising “a social plan” of when we can all get together and play. I’m the Mom that “plans” many play dates and schedules them for my kids and puts it on the calendar, color coded for each kid and all! I’m the Mom that is planning her kid’s birthday party three months in advance. Right now I’m planning our annual neighborhood Halloween party…get it? I am THE planner!!

I have a plan for almost everything in my life. I know that sounds probably boring to you. It probably sounds so mundane and so not spontaneous. Don’t worry, I’m flexible too, you can throw a curve ball in my plan and I’ll “plan” around it!

Today my plan is to continue to work on “my personal plan”. It may not be perfect each day so my plan is to continue to plan. My meals, day by day, week by week. My plan is to continue to “plan” how many days I will work out in a week. My plan is to continue to move forward on this journey, even if some days I get sidetracked, my plan is to get back on course as soon as I can. My plan is to continue to work on me and stay motivated and focused. My plan is to continue to break down my main goal to mini-goals to make it more manageable. My plan is to take small steps to move me towards “My Master Plan”.

What is your plan? Small behavioral and lifestyles changes can help you reach “your plan”! Try it!