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Snowbound-ish

March 2, 2015 5 Comments

SnowboundI learned some things about myself while I was snowbound.

Actually, I would think I know my character pretty well. As one who has taken many personality tests, the first being in 1975, I’m fairly self-aware.

I am bluish-gold (True Colors); my Myers Briggs acronym is ESFJ, though I can’t remember what that stands for; according to Trent and Smalley, I’m a golden retriever; my introvert/extrovert score is a near tie, as is my thinking/feeling; I’m a better helper/maintainer than I am a creator; my spiritual gifts are service and administration.

I gain energy from quiet exercises like reading, but also from super-extrovert activities like being on stage.

So when I woke up to an icy snow day a couple of weeks ago, that was fine. My workplace was closed, I could spend the day enjoying a quiet time.

This was my first snow day since becoming an empty-nester and my house was really quiet. The first day was wonderful. So wonderful that by the second day I was ready to go back to work. However, my office was still closed.

The third day, snow/ice still on the ground, our work schedule resumed … for 3 days. Then another snow day and several days of inclement weather.

And what did I find out about myself? I couldn’t be a monk. All that solitude? No talking? Fasting!?  Not for me.

It’s no fun being a people person when there are no people around.

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Comments

  1. pat laster says

    March 2, 2015 at 7:05 pm

    Oh, boy, I could be the mute monk, but I couldn’t fast–well, I was out of ice cream for 10 days. Is that considered fasting??? Good post.

  2. gayle glass says

    March 2, 2015 at 11:34 pm

    I can be by myself for a couple days, but after that, I’m ready for voices. Cue mindless t. v. watching…..
    Pat – HOW did you make it?????

  3. Matt says

    March 3, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    Extraversion, Sensing, Feeling, Judging

    I’m an ISFJ.

  4. Dorothy Johnson says

    March 3, 2015 at 8:56 pm

    I enjoy a day or two of quiet but I’m with you on that third day need for interaction. Good post.

  5. Freeda Baker Nichols says

    March 5, 2015 at 12:26 am

    Your snow day must have been delightful, the first one. And I hope you are ready for another one, because I’m thinking you will be home tomorrow if you have any of this snow/ice that we have. It’s looking like a pretty snow, and it’s been at it for hours and still coming down. Oh, there was a break in it, so maybe it won’t be too deep, come morning. Enjoyed your post.

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