I kinda figured

If you are a close friend, a member of my family, or have ever dated me, you probably know that I'm a sucker for affection. I grew up in a very affectionate family, though my mom says that when I was little I thought I had too many important things to do and cuddling with her was last on my list. She thinks that I grew out of that stage and am making up for lost time. Perhaps.

I was kind of curious as to whether or not that was my primary love language, and lo and behold, it is:

The Five Love Languages

My Primary Love Language is Physical Touch

My Detailed Results:
Physical Touch:	12
Words of Affirmation:	8
Quality Time:	5
Receiving Gifts:	4
Acts of Service:	1

About this quiz

Unhappiness in relationships is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. It can be helpful to know what language you speak and what language those around you speak.

Tag 3 people so they can find out what their love language is.

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So I guess that wasn't a shocker. But good to know nonetheless. So you know what would be interesting? Taking the quiz and posting your results in the comments. Yeah that's right. DO IT. You know you wanna.

I'm thankful for...

My family

What can I say? I have a dad who helps me figure out the financial aspects of my life and without whom I'd be living in a cardboard box. My mom is great--amazing, in fact. I can talk to her about almost anything and she is a lot of fun to be around. I have two awesome brothers who couldn't be more different from each other, both of whom are growing up to be pretty great guys. Sure, my family has dysfunction just like everyone else. But I love them anyways.

My friends

I couldn't ask for better friends. They are there for me in the middle of the night (even though said friends sometimes fall asleep when I am talking to them ;), they are there for me despite my neurosis, and help ground me when I am caught up in my ridiculous thoughts.

the Boy

Yes, it's cheesy (sorry hun), but I am thankful for my boyfriend. Even as I am getting to know him, I am thankful for his kindness and the fun that we have together. I can already tell that he's good at balancing me out, which I definitely need!

My job

It can be draining, but I am so happy to be where I'm at. I love my co-workers. I love what I do. In the end, it's all worth it.


Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope that wherever and however you spend your Thanksgiving, you can find something to be grateful for.

Time for a thinking post

There are some days in which I am overwhelmed by the things that I don't know, understand, or comprehend. I see where I am, and I see where I want to be, and I get frustrated by the space inbetween.

I am learning not to be so intense. My passion and intensity is one of my greatest assets. It enables me to do my job well and to relate to others who are going through tremendously difficult things. But sometimes it overwhelms me and those around me. I know this, and I don't know how to be any other way. But I'm learning.

I am learning to take my health seriously. My cholesterol is high, and I'm trying to take care of it before my family's history of heart disease catches up with me. It's the first time I've ever changed my eating habits for purely health-related reasons, and as someone who was constantly dieting as a teenager, I'm doing all I can not to become caught up in old unhealthy habits and ways of thinking.

I am always learning to be happy with where I am now. To take things as they come, and not always be caught up in what's happening next. It's difficult for me not to want to be a few steps ahead of where I am. But I hope it's something I can learn, because I don't want to look back one day and wonder why I raced through my 20s, why I didn't appreciate them before all of the madness and responsibility of adulthood fully set in.

My job has been making me really tired lately. I'm just in a lethargic, semi-burned out phase. Needless to say, I'm excited to spend some time at home with my family this next week. I'll be going home probably Monday afternoon and I have the whole week off! There will be plenty of sleep, good food, and... interesting conversation, to say the least. But that's another story.

Updates in boringness

An update on my 101 things list and my way boring existence... Oh, and I've begun italicizing things on the right-hand side that are "in progress."

8. Learn to drive stick-shift

Matt's teaching me how. I did an okay job, I think. But he did hold the side handle the whole time. And there was a slightly terrified look on his face. I don't know if I should be offended by that or not.

47. Have my cholesterol checked

I had a health check-up for free at work, which was fairly quick and painless. They pricked my finger and within 5 minutes I got a cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood glucose reading. Not only was it free, but I get paid by my company for getting those things checked. Not bad.

79. Go out for sushi

Me and Matt went to Azia on Monday night and both had sushi for the first time. Matt was a master of the chopsticks. Except sort of the opposite. We also tried sake, which was okay but not all that great.

92. Design new tattoo

I'm still in the midst of figuring out what and where it will be. The placement is the biggest issue... since my back is already taken, I'm trying to decide on another place that I can put it where I'd be able to cover it up if I wanted to.

Nothing much is new in my life, but for whatever reason no one seems to believe me. I seem to have had a lot of phone conversations lately in which the other party insists that my life can't really be as boring and newsless as it seems. It is folks. It really, really is.

Moving, but where to?

I don't really know where I should be, I just know that it's not here. Helpful, huh?

South Africa, Northern California, Colorado, New Mexico, Washington... these are all places I've thought about or researched moving to. I went through a period of time where I was really excited about the possibility of moving back to South Africa. I still am, and it's still a very real possibility. But right now the paperwork and flight costs and lengthy process of getting a job secured overseas is daunting. I definitely haven't ruled it out, but moving within the states would be so much easier.

I know I want mountains or ocean or both. I definitely know that I want sunshine-- lots of it. Clean air would be nice. And I'm not picky as far as cities go, but I don't know if I could live somewhere the size of Winona anytime soon. If I did, it would be a suburb.

I don't know where I'm supposed to be, or how to figure that out. Do I just pick a place and move? Do I wait around for divine intervention? I don't know.

Comments and thoughts please.