Nina said I wouldn't do this and she knows that the way to get me to do something is to say that I won't, so...she wins. I'm doing it. 6 seemingly unremarkable facts about me.
1. I place an unhealthy amount of importance on showering. Everyday must start with a shower. The length of the shower is based solely on a feeling a clean. I can't explain it, but I won't turn off the water until I feel clean. This means one of two things. An oddly short shower or a painstakingly long one (Nina would say all my showers are 30 minutes. But I would say my average shower is about 12 minutes which is probably pretty close to the national average.)
2. I am awkwardly conscious that I talk too much - even while I am doing it. I will actually give myself pep talks before attending parties or meetings, telling myself not to dominate conversation and then I'll totally blow it. I'll just ramble. I think it's a cover for nervousness and avoiding awkward silences. Even when I can see someone is suffering through talking to me and I am mentally saying stop talking, I just keep going. This will hopefully explain away the last ten painful conversations you had with me.
3. I drive too fast and too slow. I've never seen my brother more mad than when he was following behind me on the freeway in Florida. I was driving way too fast and if you know Chris he drives the speed limit. No. Not 56 in a 55. Not 55.2 in a 55. He is going 55. Alternatively, Nina is constantly telling me to speed up because I start thinking about other stuff and suddenly I'm driving 35 in a 55 when we are late for a party or something.
4. I started golfing out of fear. A client once mentioned he had a membership at a super nice course and then uttered this truly frightening phrase, "I'll have to have you out sometime to golf with me." FEAR!!!!!!! I'm going to embarrass myself. Emergency plan of action. Learn to golf. So that's what I did. That client never had me out to golf with him, but now I'm proud to say I am no longer embarrassed by my lack of golf skills. I'm embarrassed now by the pathetic skills I do possess.
5. I don't like to throw certain things out. I wouldn't say I'm a pack rat, but I don't like to throw out things that had something to do with my past. Nina thinks it's crazy that I still have my driver's permit and my high school id card. But this quirk actually came in handy when I lost all the weight because I still had some shorts and shirts that fit me from high school in the basement and some awesome jeans that aren't remotely close to being in style.
6. I over-think everything. I've been thinking about this post for days and I will be thinking about it several more days. I'm definitely not happy with how it turned out and it was much better in my head. That last sentence sums up a large portion of my life. I'm constantly disappointed with the difference between end products and what I see in my head. I have to get better at that transition process from internal to external. Much better.
