Simple, Silly Sticking Choices

lunarsongbird

Last night before falling to bed, I thought, "I'm probably going to be sleeping right here on this side of the bed 30 years from now."

A simple decision that probably took a minute to make- in fact, I think Andrew made it- is going to stick for many many years.

Can you think of any simple choices that you have made that will carry forward?

Obviously buying a house isn't a simple decision- but it's definitely one that seriously impacts the future. Sometimes it really gives me the warm and fuzzies to think..."Our future children will someday sleep in those rooms across the hallway." It's a total trip.

cu97tiger

I sometimes think about how my decision to take a job in Florida back in 2004 led to my being here now. If I hadn't made that decision, who knows if I would have gone back to school to MBA. And where would I be if I had decided to get my MBA at the local college instead of in Arizona? Crazy crazy.

elannis

I always sleep on the right side of the bed, no matter which bed we're in. I'm not really sure how that happened though. Does anyone sleep without picking a side and alternate? For some reason that would be weird to me, lol.

We're slowly getting into the habit of him driving us everywhere. He'll drive my car or his, but I prefer him to drive most of the time.

I'm also most likely going to always have toilet cleaning duty and cooking duty, but he is pretty much the only one that takes out the trash anymore, lol.

I can't wait until we have a house of our own and we can really get settled in and start some habits, lol.

ETA: I always think it's neat to think about how we went to the same school, but if he hadn't made the decision to come up here for work, we wouldn't have met. If we hadn't joined the same dating site, we wouldn't have met.

csousa1

Nice girl at work: "Hey, you should really come to my party this weekend. You need to get out of the house and not be sad about that jerk that dumped you anymore, and besides, it will be fun! I can introduce you to some of my friends!"

Me: "Well, I have a family thing that night, but maybe I will come by afterward. You're right, I do need a distraction."

I ended up going to the party. Five years later that nice girl from work is my best friend and one of the friends she introduced me to is Jon. I sure hope he sticks

elannis

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[QUOTE]Nice girl at work: "Hey, you should really come to my party this weekend. You need to get out of the house and not be sad about that jerk that dumped you anymore, and besides, it will be fun! I can introduce you to some of my friends!" Me: "Well, I have a family thing that night, but maybe I will come by afterward. You're right, I do need a distraction." I ended up going to the party. Five years later that nice girl from work is my best friend and one of the friends she introduced me to is Jon. I sure hope he sticks :)
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Aww, this made me smile. : )

flygirlmeg

While it wasn't a decision taken lightly, my decision to join the Air National Guard back in 1997 led me directly to where I am today.  I probably wouldn't have become a pilot if I hadn't already been in the military and, though I'm in the Reserves now, it was those early years in the Guard that gave me the ability to transfer over.  I also met FI's cousin (and my MOH) through the Guard so if I hadn't joined, I would have never met him.  Thank goodness for sticking choices!!

motoLyn

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[QUOTE]Last night before falling to bed, I thought, "I'm probably going to be sleeping right here on this side of the bed 30 years from now." A simple decision that probably took a minute to make- in fact, I think Andrew made it- is going to stick for many many years. Can you think of any simple choices that you have made that will carry forward? <strong>Obviously buying a house isn't a simple decision- but it's definitely one that seriously impacts the future. Sometimes it really gives me the warm and fuzzies to think..."Our future children will someday sleep in those rooms across the hallway." It's a total trip.</strong>
Posted by lunarsongbird[/QUOTE]


On that note, there is a high school, elementary and middle school all within walking distance of the house we bought.  Its a trip for me to think that our kids would be going to all three of these schools if we choose to stay in this house.  Which then sends me into a panic attack about if we're going to let our kids walk home from school alone.  Obviously elementary school no but when they are a little older. 

I always sleep closest to the window or glass door so regardless of sides it can change.  Other than that I can't think of anything.  Well I guess parking spots.  I always park on the left side of the drive way and Danish Man on the right.  He was the one that started it, I think because it is easier for me to get in and out of the drive way when I park on the left. 

tuarceatha

I'm racking my brain for a good example of this... I guess FI's random idea to IM me after 5 years of silence was fairly simple. I wonder if he hadn't and I had still moved home, if I would have reconnected with him some other way...

FI and I are looking at houses now. I'm totally daydreaming about having our first kid in this next home. The specific home doesn't exist yet, but each time we look at them those extra rooms look perfect for someone tiny....

tdwpg1984

Well deciding to reply to BF's message on POF when he first messaged me was one. I was kind of on the fence about him at first, he wasn't the type of guy I usually went for, but figured "What's the worst that could happen? We send a few messages and I decide I don't want to meet him?" I was still sort of on the fence when he asked me out for coffee. I had a rough day that day and didn't really want to go out. But again, figured "What's the worst that could happen? I meet him for a quick cup of coffee and I don't like him so I go home immediately after?" Our coffee date ended up lasting like 6 hours. And I can't imagine ever loving anyone else more than him...

BF always sleeps on the side of the bed nearest the door. Although when we're at the lake, we have a bit of a dilema because the one bedroom we sometimes stay in has a door to outside on one side of the bed and a door to the cabin on the other side. 

Oh and there's also the garage parking too. I always park on the left, bf parks on the right. I don't even know why, other than when my BF first started letting me park in the garage, his car was on the right. (This was when we were first dating, so I could plug my car in when I came over and/or spent the night). At first I'd just call him when I was in the back lane so he could open the garage door. But eventually he gave me the spare remote to open the door. I was so excited when that happened!

Beads921

Lol - we have set sides of the bed too. And set places at our kitchen table.

I decided the weekend before my first day of high school to switch to a different school. If I hadn't, I would never have met FI, or several of my other longtime friends.

Our buying a house was a quick and simple decision, relatively speaking. I still remember looking over at FI in our apartment after five minutes of discussion and saying "We're going to buy a house" and he looked at me and said "Yep". And that was that. The week later we were under contract.

We always park in the same way on the driveway in that whoever gets home first parks on the left. It's closer to the door.

jaycee7389

The worst academic decision I have made ended up being the best decision of my life. I wasted a years worth of time and tuition by transferring to a different school to change my major..just to realize how much I loved my original school and major. BUT if I wouldn't have done that I wouldn't have left my other job and needed a new one when I came back...which was the job I met FI at.

Peaseblossom55

Me complaining to a close friend about the a$$ I jsut ended a relationship with.  If I had not ended that relationship at that time, who knows she may not have suggested I meet and hang out with her FI's co-worker who is really cool.  I love how small choices can lead to big life changes.

doubleSS07

BF and I met outside the dance club in Harrah's in Lake Tahoe.  I was there with a bunch of single GF's for a birthday celebration.  If I hadn't gone or even better if I hadn't gone out to use the restroom when I did we wouldn't have ever met.  Our eyes locked as we passed each other and it was like I knew instantly this was someone I'd know forever.

I always have slept on the left side of the bed...good thing BF sleeps on the right natually

prbright

If my prom date hadn't backed out on me the week before, my friend would have never set me up with her boyfriends best friend...who turned out to be M. The rest is history.

HULU

FI and I used to be good friends on IMVU (no, we didn't use it as a dating site, we actually met in a techno music chatroom), and then fell out of touch. About a year later, I logged in for no particular reason. FI logged in that very same time for no particular reason. We reconnected with many "HOLY SHEETZ I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN FOREVER" type excitements and vowed never to lose touch again.

Two years later he proposes at Disneyland.