{"id":12741,"date":"2019-07-25T15:54:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T19:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennytrout.com\/?p=12741"},"modified":"2019-07-25T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T19:54:34","slug":"ten-things-i-like-about-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennytrout.com\/?p=12741","title":{"rendered":"Ten Things I Like About Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a weird, humiliating day yesterday, everyone. My mental health, which was really up and positive on Monday, took a dive. And you know, that happens; I’m really bad at lulling myself into a false sense of security on stuff. So, I’m trying to drag myself up and out of the quagmire by focusing on things I like about myself. Here are some I came up with.<\/p>\n

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  1. What you see is what you get.\u00a0<\/b>There isn’t really a public\/private persona to me. Sure, there are insecurities and hardships and inner problems that I don’t wear on my sleeve, but that’s true of everyone. What I mean is, when you meet me in person, you’re meeting the person you got to know here. A person who might not recognize your face from your social media photos but who will be thrilled once they realize who you are.<\/li>\n
  2. I’m silly.<\/strong> I can usually find something to be silly about in any situation. Maybe that’s not the best quality for a person to have (especially since it sometimes leads to giggling under inappropriate circumstances). But I like that I’m able to laugh about stuff, usually.<\/li>\n
  3. I can usually figure out how to do stuff.<\/strong> You know that phrase, “Jack of all trades, master of none,” that people throw around? It has made me feel bad for years. Why? Because I love to learn to do things\u2013playing guitar, making soap, hand-lettering signs, light demonology, you know, normal stuff\u2013but I rarely devote myself to mastering things with any skill. I usually just want to know how things work. Once I figure that out, I move on. Imagine how pleased I was to learn that “Jack of all trades, master of none,” is not the complete saying. It’s actually, “Jack of all trades, master of none, but oftentimes better than master of one.”<\/li>\n
  4. I say “Bless you,” when people sneeze.<\/strong> Even if it was a person on television. Even if it was a scripted moment on television. I am compelled.<\/li>\n
  5. Dogs like me.<\/strong> I think that’s possibly the greatest indicator that a person is good. When I doubt myself, I remember that dogs like me, which is way more important than people liking me.<\/li>\n
  6. I genuinely enjoy spicy food, but I’m not a dick about it.\u00a0<\/strong>It’s weird when people like spicy food but they make it into a competition with other people. I like spicy food, the spicier the better (as long as the food actually has flavor and doesn’t just taste like capsaicin and nothing else because that tastes like cigarette butts) but I don’t run around calling people pussies for not consuming something they find unpleasant.<\/li>\n
  7. I tried avocado once.<\/strong> It was out of my comfort zone, but I did it. I didn’t like it but I got the courage.<\/li>\n
  8. I’m a good singer.\u00a0<\/strong>Am I the best singer ever? Obviously not, or I wouldn’t be a blogger. I’d have millions of dollars and live in a house on the side of a cliff overlooking the sea somewhere. But I actually am pretty good! Good enough to secure some community theater roles, anyway, and that’s good enough for me.<\/li>\n
  9. I’m honest with my kids about my mental and physical health.\u00a0<\/strong>I’m always open with them about my messed up brain chemistry. It affects their lives, too, and it’s important for me that they know that they’re loved even if mom snaps at them during a particularly anxious day or she can’t get out of bed or needs extra help.<\/li>\n
  10. I’m a loyal friend.<\/strong> I wouldn’t say I’m a “good” friend. I’m bad at keeping in touch. I’m terrible at visiting. I probably won’t wish you a happy birthday without you reminding me or I’ll do it on the wrong date. But you know what? I’ll go to bat for you every single time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These are things I like about myself. Give me ten things you like about yourself in the comments. No self-deprecating stuff, no, “I only suck a little of the time.” No, “There aren’t ten things about me to like.” Even if you have to pick one like, “I can walk on stilts,” I’ll take it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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