Mrs. Conception

The Pink Shoe Diaries created “an informative and helpful meme” today, so since I am just starting out here, I thought I would get in on that.

Directions: List five things you are good at and five things you are not so good at. And as a bonus – list a random how-to relevant to something you are good at.

Five Things I Am Good At

1) Travel planning: budget, itinerary, transport, dinner reservations, packing checklist – I will plan it all down to the last detail and I would have fun doing it! 
2) Candlepin bowling. I was in the Massachusetts Junior State Championships in the early 90’s. Try it if you’re ever in New England.
3) Logic. I rock those puzzles where Stacey, Tracey, Lacey, and Casey drive black, white, red, and blue cars and you have to figure out which one goes with which. I got a perfect 800 on the analytical section of the GRE. One of my college professors said I was “the Michael Jordan of Logic.” True story.
4) Free cell. I am an addict.
5) Naming. I got my first baby names book when I was nine. One of the “Name Advisors” at Baby Names World called my taste “exquisite.” You can’t tell yet, but just you wait until I get some babies to name!

Five Things I am Bad At

1) Soccer. It’s a stupid, stupid game.
2) Tye Dyeing. I tried it last week and all my shirts came out mostly white.
3) Directions. I can’t read maps. I have no sense for North or South. I can barely remember which is left and which is right. This is why I don’t travel alone. I plan, someone else navigates.
4) Getting up early. I am at great risk of killing someone when I lack sleep.
5) Speaking foreign languages. People in other countries think I am dumb and always end up speaking English to me.

Tip Time
When naming your baby, stay away from having a “junior”. It’s confusing on the phone, the Post Office gets really confused when trying to forward mail for only the junior or senior, and certain circles in psychology, it’s a sign of narcissism. Seriously! Also, it is best to go with common spellings of a common name. Creative spellings only lead to a lifetime of confusion and mispellings for your baby, and they can never get any of those personalized license plates! For more naming tips, read How Not To Name Your Baby at Baby Names World.