That's a hard one to explain, so I thought I would provide an example instead.
Setting the scene: This email train began 1 day before our son's birthday party.
Me: Chris we are all set for movies tomorrow. Tickets purchased:)
Chris: What time is everyone arriving?
Me: 11:30 and movie starts at 12:45. We can just grab some popcorn at the movie and have snack after.
Chris: Why don't we have pizza and cake first thing.
Me:
1. I guess I can order pizza and have it here, I just didn't think they would be interested that early and it will take a while to get them rounded up...
2. I wasn't planning on doing a cake. I thought most of the time would be taken up with the movie....
Chris: Any games planned after the movie?
Me: There's not that much time. I figured they would just hang out and play iron man. They're ten, not five. I don't think they need to be entertained.
Chris: I think it's good to have something planned just in case. We really ought to do a cake after the movie.
Me: I love how you are just jumping into the play event planner at the LAST MINUTE. You have had NO input on any of this, even when I tried to pry it out of you with a crow bar. And now your ideas are just flowing freely.....
Chris: That's how I am.....a rescuer of dreams
Me:
I deleted a LOT of that last email. Things that I wouldn't want to be held against you in your company server and things that I wouldn't want held against me in a court of law.... Watch yourself
So, there you go peeps, that's how we keep the love alive. There's never a dull moment between this procrastinator and her control-freak honey!
We're just living the fairy tale.
