Shannon and Janine are both taking road trips the first week in September that require a good deal of preparation. This week we discuss how we've been trying to be plan productively without letting perfectionism hold us up.

Discussion topics include: 

• The paradox of 2020: How can it only be September and also how is it September already?
• How we're trying not to let perfectionism get in the of planning our upcoming trips
• Shannon's trip next week from Portland to eastern Oregon towing an RV behind her SUV
• Janine's upcoming 29-hour drive from St. Louis to eastern Washington for her father's 90th birthday
• How Janine is using Trello to help her plan what to pack for her journey
• How taking away the unknowns and breaking down the trip into days helped Janine get her arms around the long trip
• How it's so easy to spin your wheels while trying to prepare when there's uncertainty involved
• Shannon's Post-it note trip planning method
• Planning routes based on elevation (so smart!)
• Covering contingencies with a paper road map!
• The difference between worrying about things you can't control and thinking about those things you can control
• How one's perception of a situation can influence its reality

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