The Middle Name Meme

First, the rules:

1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.

2. You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.

3. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

My middle name, I guess, is technically my maiden name. Although, I think I am confused about my own name most days. It is not technically hyphenated, but somewhere along the way, it was hyphened, then not, then was. Not that anyone cares! So here goes!

G- Goofy. I am not a graceful or gorgeous gal. Just goofy in hopefully a fun way.

A-Accepting. I really try to not exclude people for differences. I end up learning a lot from people who have different tastes, religions, abilities.

R-Reserved. Around strangers and new friends and big crowds. It's better than it was! I force myself to be more outgoing than I really am.

C-Creative. I would like to think that I have a creative streak. I have done a lot of writing that I don't share with the world (maybe someday), I love crafts, I love making up goofy song lyrics. And I love taking photos, especially of people in candid moments (or fake candid moments).

I-Intuitive. I have a pretty good idea of what other people are feeling or thinking even when they don't say it. I can read body language and facial expressions pretty well. I am wrong plenty of times, but I tend to observe people and pay close attention to their face, voice and gesture.

A-Annoyingly Anxious. The higher the stress level, the more anxious I feel. And the more anxious I feel, the more cleaning that needs to be done THAT MOMENT in the house. The more anxious I feel, the more control I need over my environment. I also have very high travel anxiety, that I am proud to say I have controlled very well over the last two trips. The freak out begins during packing, but I found that packing over the course of the week before the trip helped. One time, my husband actually walked out and left me in the house to pack by myself because I was being such a witch (or insert favorite rhyming word here). Another time, we drove to California for a 6 hour car ride, in which I didn't speak to him at all. And the best time was the drive across country, where NO ONE (my husband, brother in law and two of my husband's best friends) wanted to ride in the car with me. What does that tell you?!? But, I have been working on this wholeheartedly. I realize I cannot be that way having young children who will want to have fun vacations with pleasant memories. I have even suggested a road trip and camping for next summer. (I think my husband is waiting on "I'll believe it when I see it") I am trying not to look at how I was in the past, except to see how comical and annoying I was and learn from it.



Third, I’m supposed to tag another set of bloggers, equal to the number of letters in my middle name.

Well, I am not going to tag my blogger buddies, but if you do choose to try this blog, let me know and I'll visit.