"Hopefully Rich will chime in. He seems to have figured it out"
Ha Ha. I do NOT have it figured out, at least not this year. With the new knee and other nonsense, I haven't fished as much as I did last year.
I do make some "adjustments" to Doctor schedules and things where I can.
I find that if a Dentist or Doctor wants me to come in on a Wednesday (or whatever day) and I like to fish on Wednesdays, I ask if they have some other day open, even if it is the following week.
It looks to me that they just try to fill up every possible day in order. They don't ask if some other day is BETTER FOR US. I also ask for the very first opening in the morning. They don't run as late if you are the first person that they see.
Since I started doing this, I can even get two Doctor/Dentist appointments on ONE day. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. That way I only kill one day, instead of two.
Same thing if someone is delivering something to the house. I ask for a day that fits for me, not them. Heck, waiting a day for most things isn't a big deal for me, but, at least, it gives me some control.
I carry a list of things that I want/need to buy with me on my phone. I get my wife's lists too if she needs something. I look at the list(s) every time I go into any store. It is amazing how much that has eliminated double trips to the store.
I am getting too lazy to get up early in the morning to fish. Even now in September, the sun rises at 6.15 a.m. here in TN. That is nearly a full hour before it rises in Houston. In mid-summer, the sun is up around 4.45 a.m.! No way do I want to be up at 3.30 a.m. to go fishing anymore.
Other than emergency issues, my "to-do list" gets done when I want it to get done. I fit the jobs in on my time, not someone else's time. My wife understands and I get most things done in a day or two after the job appears. it is amazing that she has put up with me for 57 years!
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