Well....That Wasn't The Plan

In This Episode Why Jesse once believed the right planner or routine could finally make life run smoothly The mysterious disappearance of socks Why your phone seems to lose signal precisely when you actually need it The unwritten chaos of four-way stops The grocery-store obstacle course created by giant shopping carts Why kids somehow remember everything except the information they actually need The difference between how much kids were expected to remember growing up and how much they rely on technology today The never-ending battle to keep the Great White Whale clean Why trying to eliminate all the chaos may mean missing the point Learning to laugh when the plan falls apart And why someday we may miss the very chaos we're trying so hard to organize away The Takeaway The plan will fall apart. It always does. The question is whether we spend our time being frustrated about what went wrong or whether we stop for a minute, look around, and appreciate what's happening right in front of us. Because the messy house, crowded van, forgotten shoes, football games, rides across town, interruptions, and constant noise might not be obstacles to the life we're trying to build. They might be the life we're building. Drive safe, hug your people, plan accordingly—and when the plan inevitably falls apart... Well…… that wasn't the plan. This is Jesse’s Jabber.— outnumbered, overstimulated, and on the mic.