My best Arranger friend shared this Arranger story with me...
"My daughter and I have fun with art projects. It is the Arranger in me that will come up with my Perfect configuration of art for a Saturday afternoon. I will pick what I think would be the perfect music to fully experience our art project, tie a snack in that goes with our theme, line up the paper, paint, crayons, glitter, stickers, glue and jump right in.
"For example, one weekend we were talking about the ocean and how beautiful is it and I got the perfect idea of doing an art project to tie together our conversation about the ocean.
I have several CDs with sounds of the ocean, so I picked my favorite. Our snack was peanut butter and jelly'fish' sandwiches with goldfish (the colored ones of course), I pulled out blue paper with all of the stickers, shells, sea beans to do with the ocean I could find. We turned on the music, enjoyed our snack and went to work on each creating our own art about the ocean. After we were done, we watched a National Geographic Kids show about the ocean and read a book as well about fish. I get excited just thinking about how much fun I had arranging our activities and tying it all together."
What a great use of Arranger. Do you have a story to share?
"You are a conductor. When faced with a complex situation involving many factors, you enjoy managing all of the variables, aligning and realigning them until you are sure you have arranged them in the most productive configuration possible." - pg 87 from Now, Discover Your Strengths (Buckingham & Clifton)
Does this sound like you...?
Does this sound like you...?
This is why I have to be in charge...
"My brain is like a super-computer arranging and rearranging every item, evey detail, every task into the perfect configuration.
"Every little thing from which loads of laundry get washed first, to the order in which errands are run, has to be just so. There's a good way to get things done, and then there's MY way, the perfect way, to maximize time and resources.
"And so it was, the household logistics fall on me. My husband is more than willing to help, but if I don't orchestrate the plan I won't be happy with it. And you'd better expect it to change, because even once I set a plan in motion, my wheels are still turning and my super-computer is still formulating a better plan, up until the last possible moment.
"Don't even think about trying to plan a vacation or pack the car without my input; my Arranger theme will be in high gear, ensuring not one minute of the trip is wasted, and not one inch of trunk space is void! I sometimes feel like I could be completely fulfilled bagging groceries for the rest of my life, because the endless combinations of items to put together in a bag could entertain me for years.
"Arranger is the reason I insist on doing things my husband is willing and capable of doing and this magical theme is the reason I can juggle 2 kids and a full-time career, without feeling completely overwhelmed everyday."
"Every little thing from which loads of laundry get washed first, to the order in which errands are run, has to be just so. There's a good way to get things done, and then there's MY way, the perfect way, to maximize time and resources.
"And so it was, the household logistics fall on me. My husband is more than willing to help, but if I don't orchestrate the plan I won't be happy with it. And you'd better expect it to change, because even once I set a plan in motion, my wheels are still turning and my super-computer is still formulating a better plan, up until the last possible moment.
"Don't even think about trying to plan a vacation or pack the car without my input; my Arranger theme will be in high gear, ensuring not one minute of the trip is wasted, and not one inch of trunk space is void! I sometimes feel like I could be completely fulfilled bagging groceries for the rest of my life, because the endless combinations of items to put together in a bag could entertain me for years.
"Arranger is the reason I insist on doing things my husband is willing and capable of doing and this magical theme is the reason I can juggle 2 kids and a full-time career, without feeling completely overwhelmed everyday."
Monday, June 29, 2009
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WOW. this sounds like an awesome adventure, would love some lessons on how to pull this off. sounds like a really special time. I don't thave that type of creativity in myself where I have my strengths in other areas. little trade out????
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