Niki did a post like this a out a week ago and I thought it was a great idea, so I thought I'd take a crack at it too. Here goes nothing:
The Good:
The Good:
- I'm devoted to my friends and family and will try to be there for them at all times.
- I'm empathic, I always try to see where others are coming from, and walk in their shoes. I truly believe most people are doing the best they can. I don't think anyone wakes up in the morning and says, "Hey, I want to suck as a human being today!"
- I'm a hard worker, I try to do my best at my job and at home. I can't just sit and do nothing when there's a list of things to do.
The Bad:
- I take things personally and stew about things I can't control. I had a parent issue at school and although this parent was on a tirade and bringing up other non-issues with about a half dozen other teachers and administration, the situation was all I could think about for days.
- Because I can't sit still when there are things to do around the house, I don't always stop what I'm doing the second my son wants to play with me. I feel guilty about this. When he's grown up he won't care if the dishes were put in the dishwasher, but he will remember the times we played. I really need work on this!
- I don't eat very healthily and I don't work out. Bad combo. I worked out daily before Grant was born but haven't been to the gym once in almost three years. This will come back to bite me if I don't do something about it!
The Ugly:
- I'm a perfectionist. I like things "just so" and can be critical of myself when things don't work out as I'd like.
- I can be obsessive, like checking planned posts multiple times before posting to make sure they're "just so," see above...
- I lack confidence, specifically with certain friends. About a decade ago I was pretty wild and ran with a group of similar girls. My life was chaotic and I finally came to a point where I knew I needed to change. I decided to quit drinking and get right with God. My friends did not take this well, and I soon realized drinking was the common denominator in our friendship. They pretty much dropped me like day old bread. I have some really great friends now who I know love me for who I am, but there are times when I don't speak up like a should for fear of rejection. I am working on this.
Top: Target $6
Skirt: LOFT $5 (thirfted)
Necklace: Express $10
Bracelets: Express $14
Shoes: Nine West $30
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i can relate to quite a bit of those! especially thinking about things and taking things personally at school. and with being obsessive! beautiful outfit!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely post! now I know you better :)
ReplyDeleteI tend to take things personally too so I totally understand the feeling
nice look!
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<3 this necklace and top! and i like ur good bad ugly segment! :)
ReplyDeleteXO Meghan
I love this lace top and such a cute gray skirt!
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you on always wanting to get things done and then those times that I do sit still to spend time with my boyfriend, friends or my puppy I feel guilty about not getting the dishes done. It is such a horrible cycle! I am also a perfectionist, which can be good and bad. I am too hard on myself sometimes and I read and re-read and edit and edit and edit posts like you too!
I love your necklace and top!!!!!!! I liked reading your post too - and I agree that people should like you for YOU. I don't understand public/peer pressure to drink, or to ostracize those who don't drink. Maybe it's because I've had two kids (and thus two pregnancies), but as someone who does enjoy her wine, I offer a drink to guests/friends, and if they want it, great and if they don't, great. I hang out with people for their company and companionship. I also tend to stew on things - I really, really hate it when I make mistakes (especially at work, because they tend to be really visible if I mess up).
ReplyDeleteYou look great girl! I love the lace top!
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I really loved reading this (and Niki's post was so great, too!). I can definitely relate to stewing about things I can't control. Sometimes it's time to let certain things go, but it's easier said than done!
ReplyDeleteI love learning more about bloggers that I follow! I'm right there with ya on the perfectionist thing. It is almost obsessive for me. Good for you for getting right with God and changing your friendships. :)
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Love the combo of gray & black <3 Nice post!
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I can definitely relate to taking things too personally. It adds alot of unnecessary conflict, especially between my husband and me when he is just trying to provide constructive feedback.
ReplyDeleteI love how you combined the black and grey together and then added a pop of color with the necklace! You just inspired me to not shy away from dark neutral colors :D
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I love learning all of this about you. I don't eat very healthily and I don't care for working out either. I know I need to start taking better care of my health in that regards. I love that you are devoted to your family and friends, that's an important quality to have! :)
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I'm a perfectionist too. Sometimes it can be a wonderful thing but - like you were saying - it causes me to be hard on myself too. I read an awesome book "The Relief of Imperfection" that really helped me work through some of my perfectionistic tendancies. I don't know if you'd be interested in something like that but it really helped me out. :-)
ReplyDeleteThese were all great things to learn about you. I might do this someday, too. Love the lace top today & all your amazing jewelry. You have the best necklaces, I want one of each please!
ReplyDeleteI really like this outfit. The lace top is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to quite a lot of what you've said here. Especially about taking work things so personally. I feel like its hard not to. One thing that I've tried to do with that is when I feel overwhelmed or particularly obsessive about something negative that's happened at work, I try to focus on something positive that's happened or is coming up. There really are a lot of those good things but I think I get so easily influenced by the stressful things. I think it helps me to become more balanced again.
I love this outfit!!!! You look so classy! I would do anything for my friends and family as well! I love them so much! When I worked at a preschool and a parent was upset with something that happened to their son. They took it all out on me and I was upset about it for days and then the parent ended up saying sorry. I love this post. Thank you for sharing.
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Great post, Ginny! I think this is an excellent idea and maybe I will do just like it! As for your outfit, I am loving the top soo much! I always tend to buy white lace and never black... why, I have no idea! Thanks for your outfit inspiration, I might need to search for a lace top now!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great post! Thanks for opening up to us. You are a great person. And you look amazing ;)
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This is a great post. Actually everything you wrote for bad and ugly is identical to me! I love your honesty. Love this outfit to especially the lace and statement necklace.
ReplyDeleteLoved this post. Your good, bad, and ugly points sound like I could have written them myself.
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