Today's My 5-year Wedding Anniversary and I May Have Already Struck Out

I'm 0 and 2

Amanda got rightfully upset last night when she heard me tell my mom an added detail about the gym that I didn't tell her. Basically, the best rental space I've found to date is in a church basement. Lakewood may start taxing the church's tenants in 2018 and if this happens, rent will increase. I figured this would scare Amanda so I withheld it. I was wrong to do so. Strike one. We didn't resolve the conflict and went to bed angry. Strike two. Now it's 5am, the baby just coughed up mucus, Amanda's got a cold and I've yet to make plans for our 5-year wedding anniversary. The day is here, the ball's been pitched, it's comin' down the pipe. Will I strike out? I'll choke up and try swinging before I'm caught looking it in.

Two Things

Who is responsible for the two, maybe three, mistakes above. Me. I withheld information. I didn't resolve the conflict. I didn't plan our anniversary ahead of time. The explanations I've got are excuses. The only two things I can do now is, 1) Apologize 2) Immediately start planning out today with things to do with a wife that's sick. Dancing is out.

Too Late

I broke my own rule. I didn't prepare in advance. I may get swept at the plate today with strike three. I may hit a single. But I probably won't be hitting a homer. It's too late. I'm taking the morning downstairs to organize our anniversary when I should be upstairs snuggling with my wife. Let my accident be your advice.

Practical Suggestions: What Event Do You Have Approaching Next Week?

• Think ahead and draft a Plan A and B

• Google and try mental modeling

• Shoot up some prayerows (Quick prayer arrows)

• Just do it

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