My 10 favourite things about myself.

My friend has recently done a post on her blog about the things she likes about herself and it was inspiring. So I decided to try it myself. To really stop and take A moment and think what is good about my life. Often we focus far too much on the negatives.."I'm fat" or "I work at a deadend job" but today I'm going to focus on what is going well.

So here goes...

1. I'm creative. I love to try and see what I can make and when things don't turn out well I can come up with interesting solutions to problems. For example I was baking with a friend recently and she dropped the blind baked pastry on the counter before we could fill it. But instead of chucking everything out and wasting all that time and ingredients I decided to mash up the pastry further into crumbs and press it into the base similar to the base of a cheesecake. Creativity and problem solving is a valuable asset nowadays and I'm glad I have even a milligram of it.

2. I love to cook. Following on from number one is my love of cooking. Not only do I love it but I am good at it. My food tastes good and whilst my presentation is never very great the food itself is totally worth the effort. Baking is my favourite and I really wish I had more time or reason to do more cake decorating and really further it but alas no. But I love to cook enough that I'm creating my own cookbook as a resource I can continue to use when I'm old and married.

3. I can multitask. Right now I'm watching Rizzoli and Isles, writing this post on my iPad, talking to my friends on Facebook, and I've got dinner cooking away in the slow cooker. Multitasking and managing conflicting deadlines or tasks is great for work but is also handy in daily life. I am proud of my ability to do so many things at once and still do them efficiently.

4. I am content with my appearance. Whilst I'm not the skinniest or most beautiful girl out there I am content with how I look. I don't understand why everyone always hates themselves, or are constantly trying to change themselves to suit others. I'm not skinny, and you know what, I don't care. I like my body and I like food far too much to restrict myself. I'd rather be jiggly and happy than depressed and eating salad. I like my eyes, in the right light they feel like they sparkle, and my hair is pretty nice. My smile is real and sometimes I get a double chin but I'd rather look happy than be a miserable cow. Plus my boyfriend loves me for who I am, and that's enough for me.

5. I'm honest. Occasionally brutally honest but I think life is too short to sugarcoat unless you hurt someone's feelings. I've been asked for my opinion before and I prefer to give it straight because lying or pretending something isn't the way it is doesn't help anyone. If I think you're being a twat I will flat out tell you unless I feel like you're too emotionally fragile to hear it.

6. I am handy. When I say handy what I mean is I can build my own flat pack! This sounds silly but I think it takes a level of independence to build your own bookcases, computer chair or bedside table. So I'm pretty proud that I don't have to get anyone to build it for me.

7. I love to read. Most of the authors that I read are quite prolific which is great for someone who reads as much as I do. I also have no issue rereading books, I don't understand why people don't...you find so much that you miss the second time. I currently have a goal to read half my library in a year. At the start of a year that equaled 120 books although its probably higher now. I'm currently at 104 books this year :-D

8. I don't define myself by other people. I don't compare myself to others to determine my worth or to support my self esteem. I'm my own person and I like that. Before I got a boyfriend my mum once told me that I should lose weight if I ever wanted to get someone to love me. And you know what I said back? "If they don't love me for who I am, but only for my looks, then they don't deserve me. And I don't want someone that I have to be different for. I deserve better than that."

9. I'm thoughtful with my gift giving. Or at least I try to be. I always try to give gifts that mean something or that each person would appreciate. And I like to give gifts randomly too when people feel down or have done something to celebrate. Presents make people happy and random unique ones make people feel appreciated. So I like to do that.

10. Finally, I like that I have an over active imagination. This is both a blessing and a curse. I have really vivid crazy dreams and I love that I can remember them and experience them so deeply. But this can work against me when I'm alone at night or its dark and something is making noises. But so long as I avoid scary movies I am generally good. My dreams are beyond wacky and I feel the depth and real ness of them. I love it. 

So that is me. I hope you like me as much as I like myself, and if not I don't really care. I am who I am, no apologies, no justification needed.