self improvement

are there things you would like to change about yourself?

i have a few.

well, i have a few things i'd like to change about myself. i like you just fine exactly the way you are.

for example.

i would like to stop biting my nails. it is so gross. very un-hygenic. not to mention that it makes me look so unprofessional and so un-lady-like.

i would like to lose weight. not a whole lot, just 10 or 15 pounds.

i would like to be a better communicator. better at carrying conversations. i am a great listener- really top notch. i can empathize with the best of them. but when the other person is quiet, i generally find i don't have much to say. people sometimes interpret this as being uninterested or disengaged. but not so. i am just not a big talker. so i would like to be better, so that people feel like i am actively participating in the conversation, in the relationship.

i would like to eat more vegetables. they are so good for you. but i hate chopping. which is generally a prerequisite for eating them. sisko stocked up on vegetables this weekend, which makes me feel like a vegetable failure. (wow, stocking up on vegetables. that sounds like what i do with soap or paper towels. i think if i stocked up on vegetables i would also have to stock up on anti-mold products. which is not how i would like to operate.)

anyway. those are a few of the things that are on my mind today.