I was invited to share a few quirks I have:
1- I think I am the slowest person around. I do everything very slowly, but I try to do it the best I can.
2- I just don't like cooking. I took a cooking class in high school and loved it, but I am not a multitasker and with children I just don't enjoy cooking.
3- I tend to shut down if my house isn't as clean as I want it. I love having things in order. I am getting better at just letting somethings go (such as toys) but after a few hours I have to get it cleaned up.
4- I am somewhat a loner. I love being around people but I am not very good at being social; I always tend to feel like I am out of place in social situations. I also like to have quiet alone time.
5- I always feel the need to be 10 minutes early to everything. If I make it on-time I feel late. This gets a little difficult when trying to calculate how long it takes to get the children going as well... I find myself late to a lot of things now.
6- Lastly, I think parenthood has brought out a lot of quirks in me. I know that parenthood is a learning process, but I wish I didn't find myself not as patient as I thought I once was...
We are doing well in our adjusting to a third child. The only really hard part is how very tired I am! Benjamin is now 3 weeks old. Time is already flying by. My parents have now gone home and Clark is back at research work... I am now learning ways to get through this phase of life and no time.
Like I said there isn't a lot of time and I need to keep this short. Until later...
4 comments:
Thank you for posting it. I know you are extremely busy.
We are very alike in #s 4-6. Next time we are in a social setting at least we can be loners together right :)
I am glad all is well and want you to know you are thougth about often.
We love your quirks Maryann!
Aww, we should be friends. Except I'm a bit of loner too and it takes a lot of work to get out and do stuff these days. (plus, you live like forever away) :) I've found I don't like cooking much these days either. It's hard with kids. But I've found the crockpot to be my truest friend lately. I can throw stuff together in the morning when my kids are still sane, or during Charlotte's nap and it makes the dinner hour sooo much easier!!
And I like to be early too. It drives me nuts when people are late. :P
I know what you mean about the social thing. I find that I have to talk to myself and prep myself before I have a friend over. 'okay, what are some things we can talk about.' And i've also LOVED reading Sister Hinckley's glimpses book (which I'm pretty sure you've read too) b/c in there she talked about how other people LOVE to talk about themselves...so I've learned to ask LOTS of questions and I find that I actually am very interested in what they have to say and things go much smoother that way :). I've been inviting people over more often so that I can practice my social skills :)Apparently I'm a little quirky too huh :)
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