Just Don't

I understand the dilemna of struggling with a plate full of plans. It often results in what I like to call "overbooking." Something or another will be left "undone" or "unaccomplished"...and you know, that's perfectly alright. The best thing to do, really, is prioritize. Make definite plans for the top two or three things you want...and play it be ear for the others.

This of course means that if you have a "friend" in the lower half of the friendship totem pole that you are interested in chit chatting with while on a visit to town...but the days seem kinda hectic...you DON'T call her up and set a definite time when you know damn well you'll have to canx. Especially when she is playing single mom to THREE children a week out from her hubby's homecoming. Because guess what? That old girl may just be a stay-at-home mother...but that (awesome) SAHM has plans and routines. Those exact plans and routines were juggled around to fit YOUR schedule because she was flattered enough that you would want to visit.

Really, this old girl has some pretty thick skin. With everything going on, your oversight to see her would be taken with a grain of salt. But don't make her wait for you to come when you say you will, text to say you're going somewhere more important first and you'll see her afterward, then text later to say you're too tired after all and maybe Saturday?, and then not communicate at all on Saturday. Thank goodness, she isn't quite so pathetic to wait around that next day.

It's just not cool. So when you think that maybe you can stop by and say hi...but you have other things going on? Thanks for the thought, really. BUT JUST DON'T. It'll save everybody and my poor little Sophie a whole hell of a lot less grief.