peabay
Prolific Pea
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Jun 25, 2014 19:50:41 GMT
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Post by peabay on Dec 14, 2014 15:17:12 GMT
Because I'm really, really good at making it look like I have my shit together when I actually don't.
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Post by eversograceful1 on Dec 14, 2014 15:33:28 GMT
I can work successfully with any personality and have the ability to calm a situation quickly.
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Post by quinmm14 on Dec 14, 2014 15:37:01 GMT
Ok, I have to ask the OP how did you answer your question?
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Post by BeckyTech on Dec 14, 2014 15:55:31 GMT
I'm not sure I am. I can't think of one single thing I do that would impress other people Given your current situation, I'm impressed that you haven't had a nervous breakdown or run screaming into the night. You are under a lot of pressure right now and still finding that inner strength to hold it together.
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calgal08
Pearl Clutcher
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Jun 27, 2014 15:43:46 GMT
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Post by calgal08 on Dec 14, 2014 16:15:32 GMT
I can swear like a sailor :-)
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Dec 14, 2014 17:38:22 GMT
I put my mascara on with my mouth closed.
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perumbula
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,439
Location: Idaho
Jun 26, 2014 18:51:17 GMT
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Post by perumbula on Dec 14, 2014 17:58:59 GMT
I can learn just about anything (except music) quickly. I can look at a student's assignment and be ready to tutor or teach it in under a minute whether I learned that skill in school or not. Factor trees? Didn't learn it in school, but I got this. Multiplying probabilities? Let me read the book for a minute and we'll talk. Australian geography? Yup, there's Alice Springs right there. It made the teaching part of substituting go really smoothly. Hopefully it's a skill that translates well into a new job.
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Post by Tamhugh on Dec 14, 2014 19:07:03 GMT
I am impressive in that I can make people believe that I am confident. I am actually painfully shy at times and I cover it well. I can walk into a room full of strangers and make conversation, even though I hate it. I can stand in front of classrooms and teach a lesson, or read the scriptures in front of a packed church. I am glad that people think that I am outgoing and confident, even though I am trully the polar opposite.
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MorningPerson
Pearl Clutcher
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Location: Central Pennsylvania
Jul 4, 2014 21:35:44 GMT
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Post by MorningPerson on Dec 14, 2014 19:23:16 GMT
Because I'm really, really good at making it look like I have my shit together when I actually don't. I gave up on even trying that a long time ago. I could have written this:
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Post by sillyrabbit on Dec 14, 2014 19:25:53 GMT
Spongemom Scrappants...your post resonated with me like no post ever has before. My daddy has made me feel special my whole life for no other reason that just because I'm me. We are lucky women to have had such amazing fathers.
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Sept 21, 2024 2:43:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2014 19:38:22 GMT
Because I'm really, really good at making it look like I have my shit together when I actually don't. I was going to say this exact thing. A close friend and my sisters (who know me best) have actually commented on this.
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Sept 21, 2024 2:43:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2014 20:46:07 GMT
I challenge you to read this thread again and come back with a different answer We're not all saying we're world class sportswomen or heart surgeons or have won Nobel prizes......just that we have our own little bit of unique specialness and I'm certain you have that too. I'll be watching I must have a different definition of impressive, I can't see that doing what you need to do or your supposed to do, to the best of your ability is impressive. Yes I know plenty if people don't but still shouldn't 'impressive' be extra, more, above and beyond? I'm not saying I suck or anything but I am not extraordinary. My talents are all normal talents and I'm in the range of normal at them. And you know, I'm ok with who I am. But if someone looked at me 'impressive' isn't the word that will come to mind. It should be either though. I'm a mom, I cook, clean, and wrangle kids when I need to. I work I show up on time and actually do my job. I'm ok at it, when I make mistakes I work to fix them. I try to be kind, succeed about %80 of the time. I pay my bills. I don't break laws. Nothing over the top, just normal me plodding along thru life as best I can. I'm good with that, but no one ought to be impressed with it. That's kind of weird. I think you may be looking at everything the way Goldynn thought about her piano playing skills. She thought it was just something that everyone could do. That thought process is more common than you know.
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Post by lightetc on Dec 14, 2014 20:57:48 GMT
Ok, I have to ask the OP how did you answer your question? I ended up writing that I'm resilient and stay positive (most of the time) despite my chronic health issues (that prevent me from keeping up with my peers). This is something I have had comments on :-) Love reading all the answers - go girls! Everyone has something to contribute to this crazy world.
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Post by montanacowgirl on Dec 14, 2014 22:39:41 GMT
Because I know I can do anything. I may be ignorant about a subject or process but I've always believed that "what I don't know I can learn."
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theshyone
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Jun 26, 2014 12:50:12 GMT
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Post by theshyone on Dec 14, 2014 22:49:25 GMT
I survived death, multiple times.
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Post by birukitty on Dec 14, 2014 23:21:47 GMT
I'm incredibly patient-I get that from my father. It really came in handy when homeschooling my severe ADHD teenager through grades 6-12. He's graduating from college with a BS this upcoming Thursday.
I'm very tenacious. Whatever it is I won't give up until I get to my goal. DH has a nickname for me, "Tenacious D" When my sweet Biru kitty who just passed came down with kidney disease in March of 2013 we first tried the vet recommended prescription food that he sold-Royal Canin. Biru got worse instead of better and lost more weight, plus he hated the food. I spent 3 weeks searching on the net looking desperately for another commercial cat food that was made for cats with kidney disease. There was nothing! I learned a lot about kidney disease and commerical pet food though, and ended up finding a sited called http://www.felineinstincts.com They make a powder base that you can buy that you then mix with your own freshly bought ground dark turkey meat (which I bought at Whole Foods-hey I wanted the best at this point), pumpkin (it helps with the nausea these cats experience) and salmon oil. After eating this for 2 weeks Biru made a complete turn around and started acting like a kitten again even though he was 15. He ran up and down the steps chasing his cat brother, jumped up on the counters again, got his weight back and his fur was thick and shiny. It was shocking the difference. I really believe it saved his life.
I have beautiful handwriting-I've been told this by lots of folks for many years.
I'm an amazing photographer. Caught the bug in college when I took photography as an elective and decided to abandon my goal of becoming a teacher and instead become a photographer. This was back in 1979. Good thing I did. I would have hated being a teacher, and being a photographer all of these years has been wonderful for me. I had my own business before I gave it up to homeschool DS, and then got very ill with an illness that lasted 10 years. I'm healed now and taking a year to rebuild the business. When I left it was all film, not it's all digital. I've got a lot to learn as things have changed tremendously. But I'll get there-I'm "Tenacious D"!
Debbie in MD.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Dec 14, 2014 23:22:59 GMT
I am almost done with 4 semesters working on my MBA and i have a 4.0 so far.
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Post by Freefallfast on Dec 15, 2014 1:44:15 GMT
So very many impressive things about me! And also many not so impressive too. I'm complex.
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