I did not have a Plan B today. My plan A was to take Pnut to school, go to a spin class and get in a quick swim. Instead, I ended up at the doctor, certain that Little Dude had broken my toe. He fell, and his knee, and his 30 pounds, landed on my toe.
An hour, 3 xrays, and a few "I can't believe you're letting your son do that" looks later and I found out it was not broken. I was shocked and thrilled. The doctor said I should ice and elevate my foot. This seems like a lot of effort for a little toe.
I hobbled to the car and sat there, wondering what to do. Broken toe or not, putting
I'm about to put Little Dude down for a nap. I could use this time to be pissed off my day hasn't gone as planned or come up with Plan B. Only one of these options would be productive.
I can't let an unexpected morning ruin my whole day. I need to move on to Plan B. I have to be flexible. This will not be the last time Plan A gets screwed up.
What do you do when Plan A doesn't work?
I like that photo you put at the beginning -it is so true that there are 25 more letters!! I usually just try to patch things up and move towards another plan the best I can. It's hard though since my brain is focused on one thing and to get derailed is tough. Keep your head up the best you can!! :)
ReplyDeleteActually I find it very productive to start with plan B or sometimes Plan C or D - not trying to be pessimistic, just practical. That way if Plan A actually works out that is an added bonus. { BTW - my bike saddle also feels like I'm sitting on a brick esp. at the beginning of the season. But after a few months I'm used to it and so have never swapped it out....although every January when I climb on it for the first time in months I always swear that this is the year I get rid of it and get a different one. Let me know if you try something else and what you think of it}
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