Five Most Annoying Things About Yourself

Ha! Things that *I* find annoying about myself? Or that others likely find most annoying? I bet they overlap quite a bit. I'm most annoyed that I am:

quite so stubborn
Life would be much easier if I didn't have an enduring stubborn streak. As it is, I will pick a path and (mule-headedly) stick to it. Sometimes this gets in the way of a thing I actually want because I'm not getting it on MY terms in MY way. While some have said I have a submissive heart, I doubt I could ever be a slave. *shrugs* Just as well, since Beloved would find a slave even MORE annoying than a pixie!

practical
Beloved and I took a ceramics class together in college. He did all kinds of interesting things with the assignments...twisted gobblets, a dragon teapot (tea poured out of the ear), Death on a motorcycle (18" high and realistic details!). Me? Hand-building was a disaster and the instructor commented that he had never seen a first-time student who could make the exact same bowl over and over and over and over... *chuckles* There isn't much "artist" in me and I am overly practical in my approach to just about everything. Sometimes I wish I could drop it and just be fanciful once in a while. It was easier when I was a kid...

generally pessimistic
Blame it on dysthymia or personality or the weather, but I am more likely to spot the things that are imperfect, bad, disappointing, etc. Especially with my children, this is perhaps more damaging than simply annoying. I have to actively work on seeing the good things and I am trying to re-train myself. Beloved is an amazing inspiration in this department!

curious
Gods save me from myself! It is almost irrelevant what the topic is, I am drawn to dig into a topic and get lost in the stream of interesting details. I start looking for a recipe and end up trying to find the history of heirloom tomatoes. Searching for pictures for a vision board, I stumble on an article about computer chips and lose an hour reading. There are piles of magazines, bookmarks galore, and post-it notes of things I "will get back to". I also poke at other people more than I should, which can lead to stained relationships.

a borderline perfectionist
Too often, I cripple myself because I can't do "it" perfectly. Weightloss, organizing, gardening, cleaning, future planning, blogging. I don't want to commit because I'm afraid I won't be perfect at it or I won't be satisfied with what I accomplish. Over this weekend, I saw a fantastic quote from Steve Jobs that I want to embrace and fly with:

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.