Organized Fun?

Well I can't say I'm organized enough to have a race recap ready for my last half marathon in Panama City Beach.  Whew!  My head is still spinning.  Unfortunately, I can't say I'm nearly as organized in general as I once was either.
 

I was organized enough to pull off a blogger friends, half marathon, long weekend racecation -- squeezing eight women into a small beach cottage with only two bathrooms. [I so did it, PoPo!]  I warned them...it would be more of a Ragnar Relay, paper plate, self serve type of event.  At least we all had a bed, albeit some a little small and perhaps a tad uncomfortable.  😉

Even if you feel you're completely organized, unforeseen circumstances are going to pop up.  You can't organize "life".  Did organization keep me from getting stuck in the sand in my own driveway and being forced to shovel myself out just minutes before the first girls arrived?  Uh...no.    {Talk about cardio!} 

Could I organize away the insidious amount of sand spurs that were tracked into the house due to the construction next door, which also caused the aforementioned driveway debacle?  Uh...no.    Rest assured, the girls are all now experts in sand spur extraction in the most delicate of places.  I think we should play a game:  Who can find a sand spur in the oddest place?  Because trust me, they'll find them for months to come. 

No organization found here...

Did we have enough toilet paper?  Yep!  Coffee?  Most definitely!  Did I get everyone to the race on time? Sure did!  Did I organize eating at the best doughnut stand in the country?  Oh yeah, I'm so taking full credit for that one.  Did we frolic on the World's Most Beautiful Beaches?  Absolutely.  

Can you organize fun?

You plan
You make lists
You pack (and pack and pack) 
You shop
You do the best you can


But then...

You breathe deep
You cross your fingers
You just wing it
You go with the flow

You allow the fun to happen.

Do you consider yourself an organized person?

Would you rather just wing it?

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