INF?

So I've taken two different on-line MBTI-type personality tests in the past two days, and got two different results. One said INFJ--which is sometimes called a counselor--and the other said INFP--sometimes called a healer. But here is the weird thing: the one that gave me INFJ only gave me 22% for the J (judging) while the one that said INFP gave me 55% on P (percieving) and 45% on J. What's up with that? Actually I got different numbers in every category on both tests. Only the first one only told me the percentages for the INFJ letters, while the second one gave me percentages for the other four letters I wasn't assigned.

So now I'm totally confused as to what I am, except that I'm me. And that as an introvert I need my down time to recharge. And I can get worn out being with/interacting with people. But I already knew that about myself. Only difference is, now I have a name for it. So what has changed? Maybe I can explain my "weirness" to other people better. :-)

The Future

I have finally reached my future. My future is now my present. This is what the future looks like to me, from here:

1. I am happy.
2. I have achieved my first Big Lifetime Goal.
3. I feel successful and worthwhile.
4. I am looking forward to starting on the next Big Lifetime Goal.
5. I am a little scared of how taking the next step will change my life.
6. I have found a tribe, on-line and in person, of people like me.
7. I feel like I finally made it into the "in crowd."
8. I am motivated.
9. I feel good about myself.
10. I am confident.

I never thought I'd get here. But here I am. I never knew the future would look like this--I knew the vague shape, but now I can see all the details. This is the best present I have ever had. I hope the next future I reach is even better.

Return from Middle Earth

Where we spend 6 days in the City of Sails, which is a land desired by many, built on 48 volcanoes.

We socialized with local Unitarians, kayaked on a quiet bay, enjoyed the bush and the surf and the black sand beaches on the West Coast, and attended a cultural performance.

We encountered two of the three varieties of Kiwi in real life, and lots of pictures of the third, much shyer variety.

We skipped a day on the way there, and had a 48 hour day on our return.

And all we brought home were a few trinkets and postcards to send.

If you haven't figured out by now where we went, Google and Wikipedia should be able to help you out.

Making Friends

Can be a slow process. There is a woman at my church I've been wanting to get to know, but somehow, every attempt I made at conversation fell flat, until today. I while ago I realized that she might be shy, so today I approached her differently--I tried to be more low key--and it worked! We had a short conversation and I learned something new about her. I have hope that we may be able to connect more in the future. It was very satisfying.

Party Pooper?

Am I a party pooper for sleeping in with my husband instead of getting up early to go to Jazzercise on a Saturday morning? Personally, I think that 3 classes a week is enough for me right now. And anyway, with church on Sundays, Satruday is the only day of the week that we can really laze in bed. :)

Anyway, I ought to be working on plans for our trip, but I'm procrastinating becuase I got an e-mail that stirred me up a bit. But I have piles of dishes and laundry to attend to, not to metion packing and other last minute things. Uhg. Wish me luck!

Crazy Lazy

Life has been pretty hectic for me the past week or so, and I've been lazy about posting in my blog. The thing is, there's nothing really to post about. Things are going well, but my time is overfull and its hard to prioritize. I'd better get on with some more of the things on my To-Do list today . . . I'm always overly optimistic with those lists. :)

Rain

It's a rainy day, and I'm happy about it. I hope we get more rain this winter. I've been pretty worried about the drought. I have my car back, without too big a dent in my wallet. All the walking I did without it was really good for me, but I'm still glad to have it back.

Life is pretty good right now. I've been focusing on building relationships and getting exercise and it seems to be helping my mood a lot. Of course, I know that there are deeper issues that may need more professional help at some point, but that can wait until we figure out our budget . . .