Something for a Friday

5 Things I Am Afraid Of:

• Getting stuck in an elevator
• Scuba diving
• Death in my immediate family
• Public speaking and performing
• Causing a toilet to overflow somewhere that is not my home

5 Fears I Have Conquered:

• Cutting all my hair off
• Touching my eyeball/putting in contact lenses
• Getting a brazilian wax
• Quitting my stable job in order to pursue something that may or may not work out
• Traveling alone

5 Things I Am Good At:

• Sensing the moment at which the conversation turns from "playful!" to "...awkward" and thinking up something to say to change the mood
• Cooking with what I have in my fridge at any given moment
• Walking in heels
• Vocabulary words
• Packing

5 Things I Am Bad At:

• Remembering to mail my rent check so it arrives on the 1st instead of leaving my mailbox on the 1st
• Estimating distance and the time it will take to travel said distance
• Getting up on time
• Not getting distracted by shiny objects
• Studying if I know there's not going to be a test

5 Things I Want To Get Better At:

• Keeping my closet organized
• Getting enough sleep
• Dancing in nightclubs
• Giving other people the benefit of the doubt
• Returning phone calls

5 Things I Will Never Be Able To Do and Therefore Covet The Ability To Do Said Things In Others:

• Be the life of the party
• The splits
• Act
• Speak English with a convincing foreign accent
• Stay friends after breaking up

5 Things I Wouldn't Give Up, Not For Anything:

• Good rhythm
• Willingness to taste any food put in front of me
• My fantastic and inspiring friends
• A good relationship with my parents
• My faith

5 Things I Would Be Lying If I Told You I Wouldn't Sell My Soul To Possess:

• A six-pack
• A lucrative career as a photojournalist
• An old house with a veranda
• Thicker skin (in the metaphorical sense)
• A clear complexion