#13 out of 30

Describe 5 weaknesses you have:

I am impatient. It seems like I'm always going through some sort of new 'patience teaching trial'. One of these days I'll learn how to just take life as it comes and trust in Heavenly Father's timing, and be able to have better empathy and patience for people... until then I'll just keep learning it the hard way I guess haha.

When I have a plan for how things are supposed to go, and then (like 95% of the time in life) when things don't go 'according to plan' I have a tendency to get really frustrated about it. I guess this kind of ties into the patience thing, but this one is one that drives Matt crazy. Because it's not the end of the world if we leave for a weekend trip an hour later, or if we do the grocery shopping before we do something else, or whatever it is. I'm learning to stop acting like everything is life or death if it doesn't happen the way I've imagined it. ;) 

Time management for me is pretty hit and miss. Sometimes I do ok with it, but that's usually when I've been in school and had more to balance. It kind of forces you to prioritize your time wisely. Now that I'm staying at home more often without an agenda that someone else follows up on with me (like teachers, or bosses, or other people in the leadership callings) I don't always do things sensibly. It's kind of silly, because I know life would run more smoothly if I'd just manage my time and stop wasting it on pinterest or facebook or whatever, but I keep doing it. (Sigh. First world problems. ;) ) 

I swear I have ADD. I struggle to stay focused and finish the tasks I've started. I'll start a load of laundry, forget about it and go to organize the closet. Just when all of the junk is pulled out and I'm starting to sort it, I get distracted and clean my bathroom, then remember that I started laundry so I'll go and finish that, then remember I haven't eaten yet so I'll start to make something for lunch, and then get distracted again and go fold some clothes and then....

(I guess I should tell you this is only the worst case scenario, and I'm not always that bad... but some days I seriously feel like I have a million tabs open in my brain and I keep forgetting to just finish one at a time. :p)

I am easily guilt tripped. Now. I'm not sure my parents would have agreed with you a few years ago? You'll have to ask them. :p 

Now Matt will put on the guilt trips to have me go buy some bullets or a treat or something that isn't really that big of a deal but if I ever say no, I end up feeling so guilty and mean for the rest of the day. This is going to be a huge problem with my parenting if I can't get over that haha. (They'll get away with everything otherwise!!)

I guess I just feel guilty easily, because the same thing applies to the times I think, "Hey, I should scrape Matt's windows" but then I'm running late so I don't and then I spend the next hour feeling like I'm a selfish mean wife ha.