I'm Planning to Get Some Kind of a Plan.

Proverbs 21:5: Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

How true are these words in everyday life? Yesterday, I stood at the doctor's office, trying to mentally picture a calendar of my life. I was trying to set a future appointment. I was failing miserably, and finally said, "Let's just say (this date), and I'll call you if I can do it sooner."

Mother of five, sewer, writer, cook, Indian Chief, bottle washer. I have fooled a whole lotta people into thinking that I have it all together.

Last night, Rose came home and came in to just say goodnight. She often does this and I treasure those conversations -- but we were talking about school, and she looked down at a little weekly calendar she'd sketched out.

I realised at this point that my kid is much smarter than I am.

A good friend told me recently "When you fail to plan, you plan to fail." God has been bringing those words home to me again and again. And since I'm on a schedule now, having become a full-time student as of Monday, I need a plan.

Hunk O Man is always asking me "What's the plan?" I usually reply with "How should I know?" I tell people that I have little idea what's happening with scheduling; I generally just get in the car.

This must stop and soon! I have papers due, projects to finish, places to be, coupons to clip, and then there's the laundry. This is to say nothing of the household budget.

I think I need a new iPod touch. Maybe I can ignore that household budget thing . . .

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