Margie and I complement each other quite well in our handling\/expression of stress when it comes to Major Events. Like, say, a long trip away from home.<\/p>\n
Margie front-loads her stress. She runs around like a crazy woman in the preceding weeks. She plots, she plans, she takes copious notes in her little notebook, she consults, she web-searches, she shops, she wants to get everything out and ready ahead of time, she gets cranky and stressed-out and obsessed with getting everything done and planned and set up just right.<\/i><\/p>\n
And then, when the event happens — whether all the planning and plotting and putting together was completed or successful — she is calm. The Zen Goddess of Events. She relaxes. She gets in the groove, five-by-five. Nothing flaps her.<\/p>\n
Me, on the other hand … Yes, I plan. I do things in advance. But I also sort of take a “It will happen, it will come together, it’s a long ways away yet.” I want to solidly have confidence in the general parameters, the fundamentals, but I trust the details fall into place just fine.<\/p>\n
The Day Of? A wreck. An utter wreck. Racing around like a crazy man, making new lists, triple-checking everything, trying desperately to cover more bases than the National League, nervous, sweaty, sleep-deprived, constantly seeking feedback if everything is okay. A wreck.<\/p>\n
This applies to parties.<\/p>\n
This applies to GMing games (or it would, if Margie did so. I think she would be great. Of course, I haven’t GMed anything, save one brief session, in over a year, so …).<\/p>\n
And it applies to vacation planning.<\/p>\n
As you can imagine, we complement each other well. Good thing, or else one or the both of us would run off, screaming, into the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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