What are you bad at?

[justginger]

In true domino form, the 'what are you good at' thread made me immediately think of what I'm bad at. Because those seem to pop into my head much easier.

I am terrible with visualization - and therefore any sort of design work. I couldn't redesign or renovate my house for all the tea in China. I just can NOT imagine how things will come together.

I am a bad secret keeper.

I have awful balance - didn't learn to ride a bike til I was 12! Rollerskaing? No. Rollerblading? You're kidding. Ice skating? Broken ankle by the end of the afternoon.

What downfalls do the rest of you have? I know I have more, I just need to think of them (oh yeah - bad memory too!).

 

[cygnet]

I'm horrible at lying. But that's okay because I'm not the type to lie about things anyway.

I'm bad at telling jokes. I always ruin the punchline. Usually it's because I start giggling uncontrollably before I've finished speaking.

 

[Jennifer W]

I'm bad at anything I'm not interested in. I'm especially bad at cleaning anything, and at gardening.

 

[Trekkie]

I'm bad at telling jokes. I always ruin the punchline. Usually it's because I start giggling uncontrollably before I've finished speaking.

Me too! Sometimes I get totally muddled up and give away the punchline in the first line.

I'm also geographically challenged. I'm quite well travelled but I can never remember where something is on a map, no matter how many times I've been there!

 

[minousbijoux]

I'm bad at asking for what I need, but finally, halfway through my life, I'm learning! I also cannot successfully lie and it is such a liability sometimes!

 

[ame]

I am a horrendous liar, and a even more horrendous story teller. My husband despises how I tell a story. I think he tells them too long and detailed, he says I have zero detail and I overuse pronouns. He could be giving a recap of a movie. I want a short and sweet version. By the time he's done, I could have watched the damn movie, sometimes TWICE.

Lately though I seem to fail at being healthy.

 

[Enerchi]

*being patient and waiting for something. I need instant gratification. I'm so immature!
*being calm under pressure
*being tolerant when I know its the right thing to do, but inside my head, I'm about to go postal on somebody's a$$
*being appropriate in awkward and inappropriate situations -- I can't help it --- my sense of humour just slips out and "oops - I said something funny in a non-funny time" and now I'm looking totally insensitive because I was too stressed to just shut up!
*forgiving people - I think I hold a double Olympic Gold Medal in "Grudge holding". Its not my finest quality....
*remembering ANYTHING - I am a cross between Dory (on Finding Nemo) and that little dog on "UP"..."as I was saying, the cost of living....>>> SQUIRREL!!!" and ....where were we again?? My kids get so frustrated that I forget their names - hey! how do you think it feels on the inside, being ME???
*presentations. If I have to remember actual facts/figures/professional stuff - I totally cave under pressure and look like a complete moron. But - buy me a drink and get me going, and I could entertain you for hours, laughing the whole time!! Intense fear of public speaking...
*doing my hair properly every morning so I do not look like this crazy frizz ball with wild hair. I'm just so lazy...
*dieting and exercising... see #1 above - instant gratification & lack of patience will always mess me up every time!

 

[minousbijoux]

Enerchi, you really went all out there, didn't you?! I thought I should limit mine for fear people would think I was beating up on myself too much, but you, girl...

 

[Enerchi]

Enerchi, you really went all out there, didn't you?! I thought I should limit mine for fear people would think I was beating up on myself too much, but you, girl...

*I'm bad at limits!!! I never know when to stop....

 

[ame]

*being patient and waiting for something. I need instant gratification. I'm so immature!


*being tolerant when I know its the right thing to do, but inside my head, I'm about to go postal on somebody's a$$

*being appropriate in awkward and inappropriate situations -- I can't help it --- my sense of humour just slips out and "oops - I said something funny in a non-funny time" and now I'm looking totally insensitive because I was too stressed to just shut up!

*forgiving people - I think I hold a double Olympic Gold Medal in "Grudge holding". Its not my finest quality....
..
*dieting and exercising... see #1 above - instant gratification & lack of patience will always mess me up every time!

Im quoting these because they belong with mine as well.

 

[KristyDarling]

Fun thread! I'm bad at....

- Gardening
- Arts and crafts
- Cutting in straight lines
- Calculus -- failed AP Calculus in high school despite daily tutoring
- Chemistry
- Spatial reasoning -- was the only kid in my class who couldn't solve even 1 side of a Rubiks Cube
- Telling stories at a dinner party -- I'm a better audience member
- Exercising regularly
- Remembering names and faces. This is the most embarrassing out of all my shortcomings.
- Roasting a Thanksgiving turkey -- they *always* come out dry and tasteless!
- Dancing
- Keeping in touch -- I don't do Facebook
- ...and so much more but these are the ones that pop into mind first!

 

[zoebartlett]

I can follow a recipe but I have no idea how to whip up a dish on my own with whatever's in my pantry. I envy those who can.

I was always pretty bad at math in school, although I did fairly well in algebra. I never understood geometry, though.

I'm bad at sewing and any sort of crafty thing. I don't have the patience for hobbies like knitting.

KristyDarling and Ame, I'm also bad at storytelling. My mom is a great storyteller but I didn't inherit that gift.

Public speaking! I hate it. I've never felt comfortable giving a presentation in a room full of people. It's funny because that's essentially what I do for a living, but the people I speak in front of are little so it doesn't count.

I'm bad at being concise. My husband's much more to the point than I am.

I'm horrible at drawing. I'd love to be an artist but I have no artistic abilities.

 

[JewelFreak]

Telling jokes -- me too. I always forget the punch line.

Chemistry, and where did I end up working for 13 years? A laboratory supply manufacturer -- & ended up Mgr. of Int'l Marketing. (I'm good at knowing whose brain to pick. )

Sewing, and I don't intend to change that!

Staying calm in emergencies. Used to be good, but as I get older I get more rattled. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?

--- Laurie

 

[aviastar]

I'm a terrible housekeeper. There is, in fact, a load of laundry sitting in the washing machine right now that I forgot about changing over and it will now have to be re-washed before it can be dried. I try, I really do, but getting into and then maintaining a habit of good housekeeping continues to elude me.

 

[ame]

I'm a terrible housekeeper. There is, in fact, a load of laundry sitting in the washing machine right now that I forgot about changing over and it will now have to be re-washed before it can be dried. I try, I really do, but getting into and then maintaining a habit of good housekeeping continues to elude me.

OMG me too. My house perpetually looks like a bomb went off. I had a nebulizer delivered the other day and the guy was showing DH how to set it up, and the guy came in and said ah it looks like you have kids, DH goes yea it looks like it doesn't it. But we don't.

 

[lyra]

I freeze up, or become paralyzed, during any real crisis. Like when my husband cut his hand badly, I asked if I could call an ambulance because otherwise I couldn't even move. He said no. I let my daughter drive him to the hospital. It was just a few stitches, but my mind went completely and utterly blank. I tell my family they can't count on me during an emergency because I will just be standing somewhere unable to speak.

 

[AprilBaby]

Math

 

[rosetta]

I'm bad at suffering fools gladly.

 

[yssie]

DH tells me that my theme song is Little Miss Can't Be Wrong

 

[04diamond<3]

I'm a terrible housekeeper. There is, in fact, a load of laundry sitting in the washing machine right now that I forgot about changing over and it will now have to be re-washed before it can be dried. I try, I really do, but getting into and then maintaining a habit of good housekeeping continues to elude me.

OMG me too. My house perpetually looks like a bomb went off. I had a nebulizer delivered the other day and the guy was showing DH how to set it up, and the guy came in and said ah it looks like you have kids, DH goes yea it looks like it doesn't it. But we don't.

Me three!! I HATE dishes!!! And I typically don't do laundry unless it's my own or I'm asked. My entire childhood - when every other kid my age would wake up watching cartoons and going outside to play on Saturday's, my mom would wake us up and tell us to clean house. Every house we lived in was enormous so it'd take ALL day. So I think when I got married I just gave up. My parents never come to visit so it's no big deal. Definitely feel this is something I need to get better at.

I'm also bad at remembering things. I'm not old by any means but I'm already having a hard time remembering what happened last week. Or anything related to school! It's a good thing I didn't go the doctor route! (That's a huge reason why, I feared I'd forget everything I learned!). I'm also bad at biting my tongue. It's gotten better over the years but I will still tell you if you're pissing me off. I almost started a thread about this and I just might later. Lastly, until I met DH, I refused to understand where others were coming from. He has calmed me down in SO many ways, and this is a big one. Although this is something I still struggle with, I attempt to at least hear the other side of the story. But I still don't take BS and I'll tell you when I think it's BS. ok, that's all

 

[vc10um]

I'm bad at suffering fools gladly.

This. Oh so very much this.

Also, I'm a horrific housekeeper as well. I just don't have it in me!

Finishing projects. I will start and get 75% of the way through a DIY project, and then abandon it completely. Like the roman shade over our kitchen sink that still needs the bottom edge finished to length and a few other finishing touches.

Oh, and I'm really bad at saying "no"...I always get sucked into things I don't want to do or picking up other people's slack because I'm a total "yes woman" sometimes...but I'm TRYING to not be that way so often!

 

[m-2-b]

Definitely dusting!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

I'm also a bad housekeeper. I use to be good at it, but then I just became BORED of cleaning and after so many years of cleaning up after everyone, became a slacker.

Also, not good at organizing. There are piles of papers and other stuff that's been waiting to be sorted for 1.5 years now and I use my tunnel-vision powers to pretend like they don't exist.

 

[pregcurious]

Putting up with nosy and interfering people who think they are Oprah.

 

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[Dougsgirl]

Oh it's true... It is SO much easier to think of the things I am bad at...

Here's the tip of the iceberg... Things I am BAD at...

Being on time.
Prioritizing my time.
Calling people back.
Cooking.
Grocery shopping.
Clothes shopping. (DREAD this!)
Packing.
Singing.
Putting my foot in my mouth. (Although I am really trying to get better about this one!)
Finishing things.
Picking up after myself.
Gardening/yard work... no thanks!
Making decisions.
Keeping things organized.
Getting up early. (I can easily sleep til 10:00)
Staying fit (I go in cycles... feast or famine).
Knowing where things/places are spatially... I am totally directionally challenged.

And I'm sure I will think of a million more as soon as I post this...

 

[justginger]

I'm bad at suffering fools gladly.

I'm definitely with you here. I have gotten better as I have gotten older though. I am hoping that I will only continue to improve - goodness knows I've got a ways to go!

There are a lot of other things here I agree with. I am not a BAD cook, I just really don't enjoy it - DH does almost all of the cooking in the house, while I do all of the cleaning and animal care. Definitely a good arrangement.

 

[04diamond<3]

Putting up with nosy and interfering people who think they are Oprah.

+1

 

[Amber St. Clare]

Too mny things to enumerate, but one thing stands out:

MATH!!! I can barely add 5+5 without a calculator. It's embarassing....but I guess opposites really do attract, the husband and son are both accountants.....