Today’s coping tip is to make plans with a friend or loved one.

I don’t like making plans, preferring to somewhat flow with life and make decisions close to the time when I’m ready to do something. However, that isn’t always convenient.

Recently my wife and I both got a mailing for a comedy club in the area, with some special deals. We chatted and decided to book a show, getting a date night set up together. We don’t do that often enough, but we took the opportunity this time to make plans with each other.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.