Spontaneity is my middle name

It's no secret, I love being spontaneous -- doing something at a moments notice. Perhaps a random thing or a desire I have had for a while but I've decided now is the time.

I appreciate it is not for everyone, but I have two friends who are absolute polar opposites to me. And it's often hard to get quality time with them.

Everyone loves a plan?

Don't get me wrong — I love a spreadsheet; a list; a carefully prepared plan. Even a spontaneous plan gets me excited. Yes, that sounds like an oxymoron!

If I know something is happening, I am all over it with a schedule.

However, I also like to have a thought and make it happen almost immediately. Throwing planning and caution to the wind!

The Opposite side

Two friends, a lovely couple, plan absolutely everything. Their whole life is in a calendar. Not a small diary, or an electronic calendar, but a massive pin-on-the-wall type thing. Whenever they travel anywhere it comes with them. I've tried to get them to use an electronic one, but there's a comfort factor in a wall chart, I guess.

If we want to meet up, even for a quit coffee or lunch, the calendar needs to be consulted. Inevitably I am seeking a quick hangout today or tomorrow. But alas, the calendar says No.

Objective: Be busy

I wonder if their mission is to fill every day with activities. Perhaps they can't cope with free time, or unscheduled engagements?

We have talked about it many times. Especially when they proclaim how exhausted they are. I've often suggested they factor in some blanks in the Calendar for their own time.

Once, recently, I did get a text message from them to ask if we fancied meeting up at a pub for a drink in the next hour. To say I was shocked is an understatement. I embraced this new found freedom from the Calendar and we all met up for a libation. And had a great time.

A one-off.

Sadly, it was short lived new beginnings. I sent a message on Thursday evening to ask if they would like some lunch on Saturday. You guessed it, Calendar said No. I was offered 28th November.

I'm now looking forward to lunch in 20 days time. Maybe I should do a spreadsheet?!

They are a lovely couple, and I love them to bits, but it's hard sometimes. However, it seems to work for there life — so we trundle along trying to meet when we can, and the Calendar says Yes.

And You?

My other-half and I once booked a flight at 11pm and flew half-way across the world the next day at 4am to Miami for ten days.

That's my life.

Where do you sit in the spontaneity scale?