Things I'm Good At

In all my 32 years of life I have come to the realization that I can not be good at everything. I can be good at some things, though. I am a good cook, a good friend, a good writer, a good mom. I am good at eating peanut butter from a spoon.

I can be excellent at things even. Say, like, procrastination. I am excellent at procrastination.

But, alas, even I can not claim greatness in all areas. Shocking, I know.

You might be surprised to learn that I am pretty awful at organization or that I never really know where I am in a directional, longitudinal sense. (I do know where I am most times. On Earth. In Tennessee. That kind of thing.) I have a black thumb at gardening. I still don't know how to apply make-up correctly. You should never, ever, ever let me cut your hair.

See? I am bad at lots of things. But ever since the advent of the smart phone I have added one more thing to my list...I CAN NOT take pictures of myself with my Iphone. It is a weakness and a curse.  There is a measure of coordination one must have. And apparently, I don't.

My sister introduced me to this no-heat hair-wrap curly-hair-style that I JUST HAD TO TRY. My hair is straight, straight, and more straight, so I was totally imagining some flowing Princess Kate curls. (I recommend watching the video tutorial because the girl has a fascinating accent that makes it fun to watch, and some pretty awesome hair.)

 I took some "before" pictures. (Yes, I soon realized that having the flash on wasn't helping my cause.)

All I can say is WOW. Could I look more intense?! What a picture! And I am so in love with the fact that my entire bathroom is on display for all to see. :) No shame.

This is the "after" picture/sans make-up.  Y'all, the curliness factor was at the max. My hair is super thick and doesn't hold curl ever, at all, so this was crazy to me. I just ended up putting my hair in a pony-tail for the day. What else is new?? I wish I could be a better poster child for the no-heat hair-wrap curly-do-style technique, but with the combination of my poor self-picture taking and my funky hair, that isn't the case.

But you wanna know something else I am good at? Holding babies, that's what! (Not having babies, holding babies. Get it straight.)

My sweet friend Jeanna had TWIN baby boys. Yes, twins! I went to see her just to make sure, and to count them, and sure enough--there are two! These little boys slept the entire time I was there.

I took a turn holding each one and taking pictures. I'm not really good at picture taking yet--but I'm learning!

Aren't they presh?? Well, I told Jeanna that I am so glad to have a friend who has a sense of humor because I couldn't resist a few silly gifts. I found this onesie set on an Esty site. I love it. I might be the only one, but I do! (Oh yeah, I am good at having a sense of humor. I forgot that one!)

Speaking of babies...I became an Aunt not too long ago! My sis-in-law Erika had her first baby boy, Matthew, on Super Bowl Sunday. Can you believe she went into labor and had him in enough time to watch the game in her recovery room? Great job mom and baby! I haven't met him yet, but we have talked over FaceTime. He looks alot like his dad (Joe's brother Daniel.)

I don't know if I am a good Aunt-ie, yet. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. But I know a couple of little girls who will be excellent cousins and will be happy to smother him with germs kisses and love!

(Ya'll! Aren't sleeping babies the best?)

(Also, since you are never supposed to end a sentence with a preposition, the correct title to my post should be: Things At Which I Am Good. But that just sounded pretentious.)

(Also, I am good at sounding pretentious. And picking apart other people's grammar. While ignoring my own.)

So, what are you good at?

I mean, at what are you good?