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Okay, so I feel like I’ve
been kind of Debbie Downer on myself lately so today’s post will have a
slightly different tone! Woo hoo, finally!
Today, I’m going to list all
of the many (eh?) reasons why I, Kristen Riggan, am so totally awesome. Not only will it let you all know that I’m
not this fat, lazy slob with a short temper that I have made myself out to be
but it will also remind ME that I am in fact wonderful!
So here goes…brace yourselves.
1.) I can cook like nobody’s
business. Can you tell I’m on a diet
since the first thing that came to my mind was something to do with food??
Anyways, you better believe my family’s bellies are full every night! Pork roast, mashed potatoes, chicken…you name
it, I can cook it like a boss! In fact, one of my specialties is lemon meringue
pie….whooo weee, delicious!! I spend
hours scouring pinterest and food.com for new recipes that I probably won’t
follow anyways. At any special occasion
or work luncheon, I am ALWAYS asked to bring in one of my dishes…yes, I am that
good! I even have a album on facebook called “Cooking Adventures.” Yes, I’m one of those people.
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2.) I am very loyal to my friends.
I actually only have a very close circle
of friends. My best friend and I have
been besties since 7th grade.
We have gotten into silly fights out the ying yang, as most immature
girls growing up together generally do.
Even those few times where we weren’t speaking to each other, if anyone
else tried to say something mean about her, man I would get so fired up and
give that person an earful! We’re the
kind of friends that don’t have to talk every single day to know we still have
that special kind of sister love. Plus,
we both LOVE mashed potatoes and popcorn…obvious fit for best friends, right?
I’m pretty sure I sound
pretty silly and middle school talking about my best friend and how awesome she
is and yadda yadda…I don’t care!! She has been part of my life for so many
years and has helped shape who I am today, you all should thank her! I love you
Dana!
P.S. I’d also like to say
that I’m awesome because my friends love me!
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Okay…..
So, it took me like 15 minutes to come up with those
first two reasons.
This is
proving to be more difficult than I thought!
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3.) I’m very manipulative—hey
that’s a good thing! Perhaps manipulative is the wrong word to use. Maybe I should use convincing and persuasive;
yea, those are good ones! Here’s the
thing, if I disagree with your decision to do something I will “convince and
persuade” you to think like me! For
example, we were taking the kids out to eat one night and Brian wanted to go to
Denny’s. Well, there’s nothing wrong
with Denny’s, I just didn’t have a taste for it. So, I made my move. “Hey don’t you remember last time we went we
got that really crappy waiter who got in trouble for letting us sit there so
long? I sure hope we don’t get him again.” Or this one, “Well, I hope they
don’t take as long to get our food out as last time; that took forever!” Slowly but surely, he comes over to my way of
thinking and Cracker Barrel it is! I am
this way ALL the time, it no doubt gets on Brian’s nerves but he’s man enough
to let me get my way!
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4.) I have an uncanny ability
to justify ANY bad decision I make. No
seriously, it’s actually quite comical.
So, I’m on a diet right now and I’m going pretty strong. I’ll take you back to my low point about 2
weeks ago. I was sitting at my desk at
work and around 3 I got a very strong desire for something sweet. Much to my pleasure, my job offers us an
unlimited supply of ice cream. We have
one of those coolers full of ice cream sandwiches, mule bars, cones, everything
placed back in the corner of some random room.
So, the 3 o’clock snack attack hit me and I went and got a GIANT ice cream
sandwich. Absolutely wonderful! Well, about 20 minutes later, I had another
attack and went and got a chocolate covered cone. As I was devouring it, the guilt started to
roll in. Really Kristen, two ice creams,
back to back? Shame on you, I told myself.
But, but, I walked around the block at break time, and I didn’t have any
breakfast. So, that should cancel itself
out. There see, I did it! I justified my
bad decision and went back and got a third ice cream treat. I know…I’m so bad!
Needless to say, my diet
started a couple days later and I haven’t had to justify anything since!!
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5.) I’m a world class juggler. No, not like in the circus but metaphorically
speaking that is true. Let me
elaborate. I am a mom of some wonderful
kids who, it seems, are always on the go. Between soccer, baseball, homework,
fundraisers, and PTA meetings, I am always doing something for these kids;
non-stop.
I work full time at a job
that gives me brain farts at least once a week.
The constant typing and crunching of numbers is actually pretty
exhausting. I never knew that sitting on
my butt would make me so tired but oh how it does!
I cook dinner every night;
meat, pasta/potatoes/rice, veggie, bread, the whole nine yards.
Now, I have added writing
this wonderful little blog to the mix. I
read and re-read, going over my piece time after time after time. I’ve also been writing what I hope to be a really
good book. It should be wonderful,
someday.
What makes me different from
any of you? Probably nothing but I still
think it helps make me awesome! We are
all jugglers in our everyday life, so go ahead and pat yourself on the back!
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Mom, ladies, friends….right
now, I want you to take the time and push all of the negative aside. Get out some paper or pull up Microsoft Word
and make a list of all the good things about you. You’ll be surprised how many things you
realize make you an awesome person. With
all of the hustle and bustle we put ourselves through everyday; we can’t let
ourselves forget the things that make us special. I’ll be honest with you, I’ve done that to
myself for far too long; but not anymore!! From this day on, I will tell myself
at least 1 positive thing per day.
Whether I look in the mirror and say, “Kristen, your eye make-up looks
perfect today,” or “You did a bang up job on that steak,” I will tell myself!
Because really, isn’t it all the little things that really count? They add up to the big picture, and if we
don’t see ourselves positively then eventually no one will.
Sometimes, life in general
can beat us down so we should be the ones to pick ourselves back up and dust
yourself off. So go ahead, compliment
yourself! I dare you!!
While you’re at it, let me
know how you see yourself. Post below
one compliment for YOURSELF and let’s get this compliment ball rolling!!
Thanks for reading!!
Kristen B. Riggan
Well here goes. I have actually figured out that I have qualities. Good or bad….yes. One day the quality serves me or others well and on another day I can bastardize a situation like no other woman. For instance I can be quite a bully. I can be funny and vicious as hell in one fell swoop. The not so wonderful part of that “skill” is pretty obvious so I won’t bore you there….BUT I have actually used this “skill” to make a man question my response to what could have been violent behavior. I had him scared that his friends would find out that he had been hurt by a small, seemingly powerless woman. How big a man would you be then. Yea your friends will be so impressed with you, huh? Sure I was a bit afraid and yes I would have likely been on the short end of that stick but I would fight like hell. I made him question his “manliness” just long enough to get me the hell out of there. It can all work both ways.
ReplyDeleteNow I know when I am using myself for good or for evil most of the time. 08))
I extra love this!! <3 u bestie!!
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