After a suggestion from a friend, I took a personality test this week. It was shockingly accurate and I can't say that I loved my title. After 72 brief, though thought provoking questions, I was titled an 'Inspector': a follower of rules, an advocate of justice, and a painfully dependable person. It wasn't new information, just new to have it all compiled in one simple paragraph.
Now it is haunting me. I feel like everything I do is because of this internal inspector. Number 2 was trying to ask me a question and I said, "get to the point man!" That's so like me! Aaaahhhh! It does, however, explain why my hubby's thrilling stories are not always engaging for me. I'm just waiting for the punchline. Sometimes it's a long wait.
It's also given me some assurance that I am good at my job. If I was a sloppy, overly-merciful, pushover, I could never be happy at homeschooling my kids. Granted, I make up grade sheets for my pre-schooler, but she'll thank me later. I'm sure of it.
But God bless my husband. He is on another end of the spectrum (good ole' opposites attract) and still listens to be blather on about how I re-structured the paper file or organized the paper-clips so that they are easier to grab in a hurry. I mean, I can't tell you how many times I've needed a paper clip in a split second and been unable to grab one. Or not.
One of his pre-occupations is considering humanity and it's destiny. I have to be honest that I think about that as it relates to me. Will I be able to get paper? Will there still be deadlines for bills? Why do I love office supply stores and what if they close? The good part is that we talked about our differences and realized that a big picture person (him) needs a details person to help the big picture come to realization (me). We are a great match.
Especially living in Moscow, where most things are unpredictable, I've gotten so much better at loosening up my expectations of people and events. I feel like everything I do here has been a learning experience and maybe even a softening of my innate inspector.
I'm not sure what kind of things we'll accomplish together, but I know for a fact that we'll do it well, organized, and sometimes spontaneously.
