SumQuodSum

My wife and I have a very mutual relationship.  We share, fairly well, the bulk of the duties that one would expect a normal family to experience.  There is no necessary rhyme or reason as to why we take on the jobs we do other than interest and skill level.  Barb tends to be the scheduler of events in our house.  She loves the rigidity of a schedule and is quite adept at ensuring that everyone knows exactly where it is they need to be at all times.  We have a calendar hanging in our pantry that Barb meticulously keeps in synch with her own day planner.  I, on the other hand, rely more on quick glances at my daily responsibilities before I dart out the door in the morning.  One might say that I tend to live life as it comes at me.  We often joke about the fact that I will hand Barb the phone, in deference to her, when a friend asks me to schedule something with him or her.  I’m certainly free to live my own life (keeping the family in mind, of course), but it’s just easier to let her do the scheduling.  Read More…