At some point in my life I learned that being prepared can help avoid a lot of stress. Being prepared, preparing in advance, not procrastinating - it all leads to reduced stress, more success, etc. So I became a better student, individual, employee, and so on from the realization.
Sure, it doesn't always work. And surely, these can backfire majorly by unforeseen events - but I even try to plan for those with back-up plans. So I suppose being prepared can be taken too much to the extreme - where I can use it as a crutch to avoid ever feeling at a loss for a solution.
My preparedness philosophy is being challenged.
The chaos at my job is a direct result from living in Turkey. We don't plan ahead here, planning seems to be one of those newer fandangled ideas. (Just take a look at the layout of the city with apartment complexes littered with construction and rising up next to village houses). The school organization isn't much better. I'm surprised we have a school calendar considering half of the events aren't registered, and even government holidays aren't confirmed until a week before the holiday.
Tomorrow we start school. I have prepared some great exciting plans for the year that start with day one, but it looks like no one else will be ready. We are three teachers short, but I heard they have hired two. My schedule hasn't changed, but it will at some point - as for tomorrow, I'm sure there will be first day activities, but I have no idea when or what I'll be teaching.
This idea of preparedness is not lost on me when I think of this pregnancy. I am reading books about the importance of being prepared, while understanding that possibly nothing can prepare me for what is to come.
I might need a new philosophy.
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