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I am amazing at/love reading to my son, like I have to be in the middle of something I CANNOT stop to say no to a book

I write pretty 🤷‍♀️

Love the positivity of this board!
Here goes:

(1) I am amazing at finding something truly good or beautiful in [almost] everyone. (My husband and friends tease me about this constantly.)

(2) I'm amazing at managerial tasks and multitasking - I can easily manage teaching, running my own small business (personal training), running a household with 2 kids and 2 pups, and still make it work to TTC with DH without losing my mind (yet). 🤣

(3) I am athletic - I am amazing at dancing, and great at volleyball (even though I'm super-short), softball, football, and hiking.

(4) I am amazing with research, statistics, and anything that promotes edification.

(5) I am amazing at loving my children, especially hugging them, fixing "boo-boos," scaring away boogeymen, lending an ear, and wiping away tears.

I am a boss at managing and planning household finances.

I am amazing at planning family vacations.

I am a great cook but also know how to get a super quick dinner on the table.

I pretty easily maintain a nice work-life balance.

@Ajsmommy: I so appreciate this post! I'm feeling really down on myself at work and I have a 6 month review today. Really worried I'm going to cry and that would be so embarrassing. You've inspired me to write down a list of positive things I've accomplished/contributed to so far and that will help (I hope).

I have excellent handwriting.

I'm a great reader, and very open minded about what I read.

I'm pretty good at maintaining connections with my friends, even though I get frustrated because I sometimes feel like I'm the only one doing any work to keep the relationships going.

Good thread!

I am amazing at meal planning and cooking pretty yummy things to eat (or at least DH thinks they are yummy. The 3 yo disagrees).

I am amazing at keeping my home relatively clutter free (I am a big konmari fan, but we don't have a lot of clutter to begin with).

I am amazing at keeping my 3yo from throwing tantrums. He's a pretty even keeled little guy and that's just his personality, but I am good at handling him when he's having a bad day.

This is great, and I agree with @wrkbrk: really hard!

I'm pretty great at school. I'm in an online grad school program and was nervous about whether I'd still be a good student after so long. I wouldn't day I'm getting as much out of it as I could, but my grades so far have been pretty awesome.

I'm good at talking to people about being foster parents, which is a big part of my job as a recruiter. I think I do a good job being honest but still encouraging people to do it.

I'm a great mom. Not perfect, and I'd like to be more positive and patient, but I'm good at problem solving and advocating for my kid when needed. And I'm pretty great at reading to them a lot.

I'm good at getting shit done. That's kind of my thing. I am a productive, logical, planner to a fault. I get told all the time I should be a school principal but... ugh.

I'm good at teaching middle school social studies. It's taken 9 years to finally know my worth as a teacher, but it is so empowering.

I'm good at picking out and curating a great selection of kids books to read (I was a 5th grade language arts teacher before this).

I'm good at using Excel and managing money.

I'm good at self-advocacy and teacher advocacy.

Is this thread about what we are amazing in general, or amazing at parenting? I was looking at everyone's and it got me sad for a while as I can not think of what I am amazing at as a mom...

As a mom:

- I am amazing at insisting on cooking during the week, cooking healthy and balanced meals since DS was born;
- I am pretty amazing at reading to DS. Recently I got him hooked on Harry Potter because of my *amazing* reading skills lol
- I am pretty amazing at scheduling haha. Playdates, parties, activities, classes, they weave together perfectly like a spider web. I make things happen when I say I would. But then all moms (the responsible ones) are like that so I guess it is a default...
- I am amazing at being crafty when I want to / have time
- I am amazing at offering love and hugs. lol. Does that count?

In general:

- My therapist said I am amazing at being empathetic. I often were able to empathize from other people's point of view, even if they do wrong to me.
- I am amazing at almost always on time, and I always meet my deadlines. My clients are always amazed at how structured and organized I am for work (but I am a complete mess as an individual, I don't know why).
- I am amazing at drawing pretty pictures
- I am pretty amazing at providing art direction (although I don't do that much anymore)
- I am amazing at hearing a tune and usually being able to play it back on the piano, or on an instrument I know how to play (xylophone, harmonica, ukulele and such)
- I am amazing at being entrepreneurial so far. When I set my mind to take my career a certain direction, it (my hard work, fate and luck) hasn't failed me yet (knocking on all the wood I can find lol).

I feel that I’m good at making the holidays special for my family, planning, multi tasking, baking and running. I’m also good at committing to something and seeing it through. Last year it was YNAB which has been a huge game changer for me, this year it’s intermittent fasting which I am also really enjoying the benefits of.

LOL at cupid shuffle till the cows come home.
I also love this thread! I am amazing at plowing through mail at the end of the day and tossing it!

@pachamama: @Sams Mom: I have this type of memory too. I can remember what both my husband and I were wearing the day we met 8.5 years ago.
I am also a pretty great cook and baker and am pretty great at making dinner for my family

@charm55: just started IF to! Only doing 16:8 4 days a week now to start. That's a huge change from 4 meals a day eating whatever the F*ck I want for 4 years due to pregnancy and nursing

@Rocker2014: awwww so good to hear someone feels like that! This year, after a 6-month maternity leave and returning to work, it's been like, "ahhhh it's so nice to go back to something I KNOW how to do" unliking momming haha

@pachamama: haha yes on the decluttering! I kind of want to Marie Kondo my house but.... I already did it.... like twice a year.... for the past forever.

I'm good at taking initiative on stuff: calling this person, setting that up, making appointments etc.

I'm good at planning holidays, vacations, and outings.

I'm awesome at being patient with my 3 year old.

I'm very intuitive and self-aware.

I'm a talented writer (when I try.)

@crazydoglady: I would have said hell no up until about a year ago. I probably would not love it, but I know I would be good at it. Maybe in 15-20 years when I don't have young kids at home and need a change of pace?

@DesertDreams88: ha 🤣 have you noticed on Hellobee there's a lot of type A ladies? That's why I love you guys.

I rock at planning ahead and looking several weeks out in my calendar.

I am a boss at bulk meal preparation. The inside of my chest freezer makes me happy.

I am amazing at distracting my daughter when she's on the cusp of a meltdown.

I do a good job of talking my team members off the ledge when they are stressed. I help them prioritize their workload in way that makes it less intimidating.

I am very thoughtful about responding to my daughter in ways that build her self confidence and are respectful to her, something my mom did not always do for me.

@wrkbrk: I started off doing 16:8... so I would fast from 7pm-11am. Then eat normally from 11am-7pm, lunch dinner and snacks. After a week of that, it was pretty easy to extend my window. Now I do 19:5... I fast from 7pm-2pm and eat from 2pm-7pm. I do “one meal a day” now. I open my window at 2 with a snack , have another snack around 4:00 before I leave work, eat dinner (whatever I want) and then dessert. I find my cravings are way down and I’m not nearly as hungry as I thought I would be. I love that I can eat whatever I want with my family. On the weekends I am more relaxed because I don’t want my kids to see me not eating lunch. So I do 16:8 on weekends and have brunch and dinner with my family.

The most important part is to keep your fast clean - black coffee, plain tea, water, unflavoured sparkling water...

If you are interested read Delay Dont Deny by Gin Stephens. It’s a fantastic read.