Planning committee of two
Jake walked in around four to find me surrounded by what he diplomatically called "research materials" but looked more like I'd exploded a travel magazine across our entire kitche…
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14 entries tagged #anniversary.
The art of collaborative control
Spent the morning putting away all these anniversary planning folders and had one of those lightbulb moments about Jake and me. The art of collaborative control Turns out I'm a pl…
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The anatomy of overthinking
Found myself sitting on the living room floor this afternoon, surrounded by what Jake diplomatically called my "planning explosion." Three notebooks, two different colored pens, s…
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Project manager brain
Found my anniversary planning notebook today while cleaning out my bag. Three pages of lists, backup plans for the backup plans, and detailed timelines with 15-minute intervals. P…
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Plans, patterns, and partnership revelations
Three hours, two notebooks, seventeen browser tabs, and one very patient discussion about hiking versus spa weekends later - we have an anniversary plan. Plans, patterns, and part…
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Color-coded revelations
Three notebooks, seventeen lists, and one very patient boyfriend later - our anniversary weekend is officially booked and planned. Color-coded revelations Turns out the planning p…
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The aftermath of planning
Staring at this coffee table covered in three weeks' worth of anniversary planning notes, I'm struck by what the whole process revealed about Jake and me. The aftermath of plannin…
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The planning aftermath
Three weeks of anniversary planning notes scattered across my coffee table, and I'm finally seeing the real story they tell. The planning aftermath It wasn't really about picking…
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What planning teaches you
Finally closed my notebook after three weeks of anniversary planning, and honestly? The whole process taught me more about Jake and me than I expected. What planning teaches you I…
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Planning personality revealed
Three weeks of anniversary planning officially wrapped, and I'm sitting here staring at what can only be described as a paper explosion across our living room floor. Planning pers…
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Project manager mode: activated
Laid out every piece of anniversary planning on the coffee table this afternoon to finally make some decisions. Color-coded sticky notes for different activities, printed maps wit…
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Planning revelations
Jake and I spent the entire afternoon trying to nail down our anniversary weekend details, and somewhere between debating mountain cabin versus beach house and arguing about wheth…
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Planning revelations
Staring at our coffee table right now and it looks like a paper tornado hit it. Planning revelations Three hours of anniversary planning will do that to you. What started as a sim…
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Negotiation tactics
Jake has seventeen museum brochures spread across his desk like he's planning a cultural pilgrimage. I have trail maps covering my yoga mat like I'm plotting a mountain expedition…
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