Note to Self: Perfect Planning

I don't know about you, but I've seen so many people making plans for 2013. Making lists, writing out goals, checking schedules, and mapping out the year to get a sense of how 2013 is going to be.

But let me share how my plans for one month fell apart and came back together. 

Can perfect planning exist?

In all honesty I planned January to run smoothly as it has many times in the past. I imagined it almost still, quiet after the rush of the holidays. I believed if I just went along with each passing day that I would get through January without any trouble, but I was wrong.

• I got sick, really sick.
• My car broke down, twice.
• My plans changed. Yeah, and some plans were cancelled.
  

What I realized was this. Perfection does exist in planning if you plan for anything to happen. These are a few other things I didn't plan for.

I was playing at the park, on top of the monkey bars chillaxing with two kids who remind me to enjoy every moment.
I spent a wonderful morning with a new friend.
An opportunity came up.

Just because you don't plan for something doesn't make it bad or wrong. There's something perfect about planning for both the expected and unexpected, which is one or the other will always occur.

And because I'm feeling lovey dovey.... I love you! smooch.