Our 1st Year in Austin: Part II – ‘But Why Texas?’
- At May 07, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Austin, Changes
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Before I thought about making this a series, I was just writing a post wrap-up post on our past year in Austin when it occurred to me that I should probably start off by explaining *why* we chose to move here.
Because, I mean . . . it’s Texas.
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The Flip-Side
- At April 25, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Quotes
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Found these descriptions of our personality types and they’re so good, I’m reposting for safe keeping : )
Me, the ESFJ
“You’ve got to stop. Seriously. Your whole “I’ve got to do everything for everybody all the time” lifestyle not only makes you stressed out, but it’s often more about you controlling everything. Take some time for yourself occasionally and do some “soul searching.”
And no, I don’t mean “Watch more reality TV.” Understand that there’s more to life than pleasing other people so you can feel good about yourself. Read a book, watch an in-depth movie, stretch your mental capacity.
Though that last one shouldn’t be too hard for you, so you should try it sometime and better yourself in ways you’ve previously only thought nerds did.”
Nate, the INTP
“This is almost too easy a target. They’re so absent minded, it hurts. The Rational cousin of the INFP, the INTP doesn’t want to solve world hunger, they would prefer to come up with ideas to feed everybody at the same time just because it’s interesting to them at the moment. They’ll forget about it the next day and voila! Nothing has been accomplished and years have been wasted.
“Why are you doing things that way? Clearly, if you add X to Y, your obvious answer is **&#(. You don’t get this? How could you not get this? You don’t agree? You must have not been listening. I’ll go over it again.”
Also, stop trying to come up with plans on how to make things better for anybody when your only way of explaining the problem to people is by running over them with logic and explaining something that doesn’t cross most people’s minds to begin with. Then you’ll whine about the people that don’t listen. Among other things, what you’re talking about is BOOOOOORING.
Don’t spend so much time railing against the system and criticizing others for just living the way they do.”
Thank you so much, zombiesruineverything.com! Nathan and I were cracking up!
Struggling Wife, I see You
- At January 31, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Nathan
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Last week, my husband brought me a shake. Awesome in itself, but it goes deeper for Nate and I.
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INTP Said What??!
Yesterday, while discussing spiritual gifts and personality types (ESFJs tend to be gifted with hospitality) – I was explaining to Nate some of my concerns including having people over with a husband who’s an introvert and likes to feel free in his home. And then I heard:
*sigh* “I wish we had table we could have people over for meals.”
My breath caught, my eyes pricked with tears (not kidding), and I had to ask for clarification, “Nate, what? You would?”
“Yeah, I would.”
D:
I’ve prayed for God to keep us in harmony with each other and in line with His will so this felt like that was happening. All I had to do was pray and share my heart with Nate — I mean, it’s been 4 years, but so? I’m glad to be here now 🙂
MLTR
Meeting in The Middle
- At November 28, 2014
- By Morgan Reid
- In Changes
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Since getting married, Nate and I have really downplayed the holidays. I’ve always loved them but getting him excited and out the door to join friends and family was a feat and we were often late. I took his resistance as a “need” because he’s an introvert. Similarly, I jumped on his “why do we spend money on this/buy gifts just because it’s a holiday” bandwagon. — His reasons all made sense and I knew that I had to work on becoming frugal, so I adopted his views. Plus, . . . I’m a people-pleaser, ok! I like being in harmony with the people close to me.
This worked out, and honestly I probably could have kept it up as a mom too. That is until we found out that I’m an “ESFJ.” Finding out my Myers-Briggs personality has brought tremendous joy, freedom, and healing for me. (I can’t wait to share more about this in future posts).
While reading about my “type”, one of the 1st things we took notice of was the importance that traditions and decorating for most ESFJs. Whereas Nathan’s personality type (INTP) could view them as an unnecessary use of money and a way to clutter up the house (–these aren’t bad things. No judgement; INTPs tend to be very logical thinkers and value minimalism), I view them as a way to love my family, make a house into a haven, and celebrate life together. All very fundamental to me and how I work.
So we’re working to meet in the middle: I’ll keep the budget in check and won’t go crazy with the amount of decorations. He’ll work on accepting traditions and gatherings as a vital part of my well being and enjoy our little family getting to make memories together 🙂
Life with an ‘INTP’ Super Geek
- At August 10, 2014
- By Morgan Reid
- In Nathan
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A glance into a typical conversation between Nathan and I:
Me: Hey Nate, what do you think about Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for Autumn’s Birthday? I was thinking it might not be too hard to make a ‘star cake.’
Nate: That sounds good. And yeah, shouldn’t be – just a circle.
Me: O! You mean like, just make the indents into it?
Nate: No, I mean, technically, a star seen from a 2-D perspective is just a circle. *cheesy smile*
Me: -_-
Me: -_-
#help