Snags and setbacks

[arsenicCatnip]

I've been working on moving to Illinois from Colorado for the past... four months or so? After wrangling with my manager to even get him to start the transfer process for my job, he himself got transferred to another store.

So I went to the district manager and asked him to get it taken care of. He emailed the information to the wrong place, so it took me ages to get any information from the manager I want to work for.

Then, after finally getting a chance to talk to her, she confirmed the transfer tonight. We're filling out the paperwork in the morning. But the girl who was supposed to drive with my roommates-to-be to pick me up out here and bring me back to IL is going to be out of town for the next two months, so there's going to be one person making the drive alone unless I can convince my current roommate to do some schedule juggling.

Life isn't one damn thing after another, it's one damn thing over and over again. Edna St. Vincent Millay said that, and I'm convinced it's true.

So, for discussion value: how do you handle setbacks in plans?

(Bonus: If you live somewhere in Illinois near Lombard/Villa Park/Rosemont and want to save a fellow Escapist's hide, contact me, for the love of Souplex.)

 

[Sacman]

I work around them or just give up all together... I'm not very motivated...

 

[SimuLord]

A setback in plans is just part of the game. These days I just assess the situation and proceed according to the new information available.

 

[Julianking93]

Typically, I just deal with any setback by ignoring it.

It usually goes away.....eventually >->

 

[Mimssy]

I tend to shrug things off these days and find a new plan. Such is life, yes?

 

[fjelding]

I tend to have several backup plans. But then again ive always been very unlucky, so I learned that pretty quick. Hope of the best, plan for the worst

 

[Last Bullet]

You know what I've learned after trying to plan something with my friends? Wing it. And it's pretty much spread to every aspect of my life. Only one of them ever knew what the hell was going on. Now he's in Canada.

 

[Betancore]

Rage, and then get on with it. Can't do anything about it, so I just wait it out or do whatever I can to improve my situation. I used to just give up, but most of the time now, I don't see that as an option.