Failure to commit

I come from a long line of non-planners. It always drove me crazy as a child because no one would make a plan and that meant that everyone was running around confused at the last minute, making a casual event chaotic and very un fun especially in the "preparation stages". I think back to Christmases when I was little. Now, everyone knew that it was coming up, I mean you have 12 months to prepare, and everyone also knew what stops we had to make in order to visit all the grandparents ant get home for Santa, but NO ONE would set a time as to when to be where, thus leaving my mom scurrying around like a rat trying to get all the presents packed and every one ready while my dad sat around and "supervised" and made mom even more mad and stressed. That is why I didn't really like holidays as a child. It wasn't that I was a Scrooge or a Grinch, it was all the snapping and yelling and bickering that took place before each and every event. It didn't matter if it was Christmas or birthdays, it was always the same. I suppose those events are what led me to be very organized and planned. I like to know everything in advance, way advance. I like to have details planned out so that I know what's going on and needed, and so others know what to expect. I recently attended my niece's birthday party that was so poorly planned, they actually had to reschedule it. No kidding. I think that poor planners need to understand that when they fail to commit, it makes it hard for others to commit. When we had to go to that party, we didn't have an address and therefore no directions. We had to guess where exactly it was, and then my sister was late with the birthday girl by an hour and a half! Really? That's not just rude, it's ridiculous. We were all standing under a pavillion, but in the wind that entire time. When I got home after the party, I found the invitation in my mail box. I guess better late than never?