Planner Or Spontaneous?

When I get up with Tessa in the middle of the night, I try to think about things so I don't fall asleep and sleep in the recliner with her.
I usually do some of my best thinking and problem solving while I am rocking her, or in the shower. I think it is because the house is quiet, and I have no distractions.

So at 3 am I was thinking about life, well my life and if I was a planner or just spontaneous. I came to the conclusion I am both!
I think it just depends on what the situation is as to which one I am.

If we are talking about a vacation or Disney, then yes I am a planner. BIG TIME!
If we are talking about the kids summer break or any school break, and weekends I am spontaneous.

When we have a Disney trip planned ( which lets me honest, is always) I make lists, and take notes, I visit message boards, blogs, any and every site I know to get the latest info, and to help plan so everything can be magical. Lets face it Disney is a big place, and it is expensive, but with the proper planning, research and attitude it can be amazing.
Also when you are traveling as a family that far from home for 16 days, you need to be organized and prepared. I have lists of things to pack, lists of things to buy to pack, and lists of things I need to do before going. Yes, I like lists, a lot! I plan these trips out 3 yrs in advance, in fact I start planning when to go back on our drive home.


Now I can be spontaneous too. When the kids are in school I have to be on top of everything. I have Travis's schedule, Kaden's, Tessa's, and Dennis's. I have to make sure everyone is where they are suppose to be on the right day and on the right time. This isn't always easy because sometimes I am needed in more then one place at any one time. Sometimes Dennis can help, but most times he can't. Between school, Dr's appointments, Tessa's therapy, grocery shopping, and laundry I have my hands full daily.
So it shouldn't be a surprise I don't like to plan anything during the weekends, school breaks, and summer. I prefer to just have a list of things we want to do, and then see how I feel each day.
During the summer I don't like being tied to any strict schedule. We watch the weather,and make a choice as to what to do the next day, but we aren't locked into that plan either.
If we had a bad night, and didn't sleep well, we just don't go. We tend to have many lazy relaxing days because we are going so much during the school year.
The only down fall of this is if someone wants to come with us to the zoo, or elsewhere it is hard to plan, because I feel locked in. We enjoy having people come with on our adventures, but sometimes we decide to go spur of the moment, when we wake up.

So the plan for today is play with every toy & make big messes, OK?

Now I know both of these scenarios are annoying. Being a neurotic over planner is irritating to some, but also being a spur of the moment, go when the spirit moves you type is also frustrating too.
I know this, and do feel bad sometimes, but my obsessive planning for Disney has always worked amazingly well for us, and frankly my kids enjoy being lazy and spontaneous during the summer. And if you know anything about having a child with Aspergers and Anxiety you would understand how getting Travis to be this way during the summer is a major accomplishment. We are so tied to schedules and routine because of this that I welcome this change with wide open arms and big smiles.

So... What type are you?? Planner or Spontaneous??  And why?