Planning Ahead

I have been a "planner" all my life - very Type-A personality. It just comes naturally and to me, it brings order to the chaos of the world. I know that not everyone is like me and that's a good thing! We need both Type A and Type B people in this world.

However, I find it both amusing and somewhat annoying that Type B'ers have made fun of my organizational skills, style and habits all my life (in good fun)......but yet they don't mind reaping the benefits of things that affect them being taken care of or their needs being met. Take, for instance, packing for a group trip. I am a person who plans for a lot of "what-if's" - multiple styles of clothes for all types of weather, comfy and dressy shoes, books to read if I'm bored, batteries, etc. I err on the side of being 'over-prepared' rather than 'under-prepared'. That's just my preference and instinct, but I know others are more of the fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants kind of people and figure that whatever they forget to pack, they can buy or borrow at their destination.

All of this is well and good, but it seems that those people give people like me crap for overpacking or being very cautious, but then when they forgot a nail file, Advil, extra socks, a blow dryer, a safety pin, etc.........who do they turn to? People like me. We become a post office (because we actually go and buy stamps so that we have them when we need them), a convenient store, a first aid kit, and a salon all in one for the Type B-ers. Why would they ever change their ways when they have the Type A-ers around?!

I don't mind helping people out most of the time, but sometimes it just gets on my nerves that they just 'don't feel like' taking the time to plan or think ahead....but then just expect that I will have everything they need and I won't mind lugging it all around AND taking crap for packing heavy.....

Thoughts??

PS - This 100% DOES NOT apply to visitors coming down to Texas - since they are coming to my house and the whole thing where airlines are charging for luggage, etc., I absolutely want them to pack as light as they feel comfortable with to avoid that ridiculous cost. This post is about traveling as a group or just life in general.