tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post1512399481143155469..comments2023-11-28T04:49:21.046-06:00Comments on We Are THAT Family: On Being MeKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608199440254905212noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-64504939512612485852009-02-24T13:46:00.000-06:002009-02-24T13:46:00.000-06:00Your description of yourself is me to the tee. I ...Your description of yourself is me to the tee. I love the idea that you do not have to be shy to be in introvert. One on one or in a small group I am fine but bigger than that am I am quiet. I also have trouble being neighborly.. although I am always very nice to them. Maybe we are afraid if we get too friendly for fear they will invade our personal space where we go to recharge. I have had neighbors like than in the past and it is annoying on every level.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I feel much more free to be the real me on my blog.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059667593315041564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-19289886239391071262008-11-09T21:50:00.000-06:002008-11-09T21:50:00.000-06:00I'm definitely an introvert but like one-on-on...I'm definitely an introvert but like one-on-ones. I can be extroverted if the situation calls for it but not for long. Pretty soon you'll be looking around wondering where I went. I'm probably in the bathroom hiding & trying to get a minute to just breathe. I crave alone time but also can easily spend time with friends. I'm not a big group person & in fact, did NOT enjoy my wedding reception for that very reason. ;-)berrypatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-89565663301412047022008-11-09T12:10:00.000-06:002008-11-09T12:10:00.000-06:00Hi,I'm so glad I stopped by your blog for a visit....Hi,<BR/>I'm so glad I stopped by your blog for a visit. I've seen your name out there in the blogosphere for a while. <BR/><BR/>When I read this post, I thought it was me! I often think I'm the only person who sees the world like I do. I even tend more toward A than B. I have a blog but am pretty reserved there too. Although people have told me I seem like a different person on my blog...definitely freer. Oh, the joys of being introverted!<BR/><BR/>I'll be back for a visit. :-)KelliGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261710060954867880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-27125848961393566792008-11-08T21:23:00.000-06:002008-11-08T21:23:00.000-06:00I'm (c). Kinda! I'm quiet in real life, usually,...I'm (c). Kinda! I'm quiet in real life, usually, except in my 'comfort zone' group. I love being at home. I usually have to be talked into going somewhere social, even though I have a good time when I get there. But I can say anything on my blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896397905655488182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-69846459459051652072008-11-08T20:40:00.000-06:002008-11-08T20:40:00.000-06:00Think I am pretty much the same both places. Rathe...Think I am pretty much the same both places. Rather extoverted, giver of way too much information. I like to think of myself as funny and sometimes the life of the party. I know I talk too much in real life so the only difference is that at some point I end my blog posts and comments. Usually after blathering on for far too long. As in now :)thediaperdiarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031990766224099099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-12854333096016586602008-11-08T14:58:00.000-06:002008-11-08T14:58:00.000-06:00Great post.Used to be an a, now more a b - a work ...Great post.<BR/><BR/>Used to be an a, now more a b - a work in progress!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833388514253606318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-85699995502872156702008-11-08T13:30:00.000-06:002008-11-08T13:30:00.000-06:00I'm closest to C because I am very similar in real...I'm closest to C because I am very similar in real life and on my blog. I love to share, I am very optimistic and family/family life is the most important thing to me. I am loyal to my friends in bothe places. The only difference would be those moments that I am down- everyone has them- you don't see on my blog. That keeps with real life too though because I'm very private -except with my immediate family. :)ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101029966434969397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-9368832157729584912008-11-08T13:23:00.000-06:002008-11-08T13:23:00.000-06:00I am most certainly a bullhorn carrier in both wor...I am most certainly a bullhorn carrier in both worlds! I love people and hate being alone! I don't mind being noticed and I would most certainly come and help you clean up your cracker mess and I would probably notice you were embarrassed and try and make you feel better while talking your leg off!Happy Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807887690118090675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-65282260545919988242008-11-08T13:14:00.000-06:002008-11-08T13:14:00.000-06:00I am just like you, Kristen. I am pretty close to ...I am just like you, Kristen. I am pretty close to world's most serious introvert. I hate crowds. Really, I deplore them. I need a lot of time to refresh myself in quiet, by myself. It's taken me a long time to become accustomed to my husband being part of that quiet time, too. That was a transition for me, for sure!<BR/><BR/>Online, though, I can totally come out of my shell. I don't know what the difference is, but I know exactly what to say and how to say it, and I am a really gregarious and friendly girl. I can't explain it at all, but I'm much more comfortable in this setting.<BR/><BR/>I've heard that a lot of successful internet entrepreneurs are just like us, so we're in good company.Tara @ Feels Like Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988970365851453138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-48811953994594658262008-11-08T11:36:00.000-06:002008-11-08T11:36:00.000-06:00I'm halfway from a to b... breaking out of my shel...I'm halfway from a to b... breaking out of my shell in the bloggy world :) It takes me awhile to warm up - it doesn't matter whether it's real or virtual. Most real life encounters or events happen to quickly for anyone to see past the introvert.CeeCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517886813418453212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-4324477005163286692008-11-08T10:39:00.000-06:002008-11-08T10:39:00.000-06:00I would totally notice you in the real world. I do...I would totally notice you in the real world. I do a double take every time I see your picture. <BR/><BR/>No, I'm not a stalker, but you are a dead ringer for one of my closest friends..right down to the hair style. It's kinda creepy. It's like Carrie started a blog in Texas, but no it's Kristen!<BR/><BR/>I would say I am B, real life introvert, loosey goosey on the blog. I am married to a very social guy, so I have the introvert role by default.3boys247https://www.blogger.com/profile/01505366427233958542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-16509969823562324302008-11-08T09:15:00.000-06:002008-11-08T09:15:00.000-06:00Hey there! I haven't popped through my reader to ...Hey there! I haven't popped through my reader to comment for a while, but this is such a good question that I wanted to answer.<BR/><BR/>I think I'm "C"; in fact, I think I hold back a little bit on my blog from how, um....<I>animated</I> I can be in real life. Or maybe <I>opinionated</I> would be a good description. <BR/><BR/>Whatever -- all I know is when I blog, I'm always very aware of leaving a www footprint and I don't want to leave one that hurts or offends anyone, particularly those close to me.<BR/><BR/>So I'd decribe myself as a "c" with bloggy caution!<BR/><BR/>And I'm afraid I might not be able to help you at Target; you see, I'd be the woman in the checkout line who's desperately trying to pay while her toddler screams and thrashes in the cart. Good times!<BR/><BR/>;)MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657624957929650534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-21269538136288525412008-11-08T01:50:00.000-06:002008-11-08T01:50:00.000-06:00Hmmm...great question! I have to say as I read yo...Hmmm...great question! <BR/><BR/>I have to say as I read your description of yourself I would say we're pretty similar in our outward personalities. I honestly don't care if my phone rings in a day. I do love my once a week girl's night out with my close friends. <BR/><BR/>I guess I am on a journey to be tranparent. To be the same person all the time. I think in many ways my blog helps me do that. There are a lot of people reading my blog who are getting a much better peek into the real me. <BR/><BR/>If I saw you in Target, I'd probably be too busy telling my 19 month old houdini to sit down. I might look up, hoping you didn't notice me pull his legs back through the holes in the cart and buckle him for the 47th time and think "wow, she's got no control". If between keeping him in the cart and convincing my 3 year old that he really doesn't need that princess crown or that Diego bag I caught your eye, I'd just smile at the goldfish trailing behind you and know that on some level we were in the same place!Marci @Finding Joy in the Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058555009062113688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-80558131322568913382008-11-07T22:42:00.000-06:002008-11-07T22:42:00.000-06:00Wow, look at you with this hot topic! Of course yo...Wow, look at you with this hot topic! Of course you are going to a blogging conference! :-) That is where I hope to meet you some day! <BR/><BR/>Fun topic, I remember talking with you about this on Twitter one time. I am the same everywhere, blog or real life, or so my friends have told me. I think I am pretty balanced between extrovert and introvert...I am more of an extrovert, but I love being alone and don't feel I have to be around people all the time. I am happy to be alone. In a crowd I don't feel I need to be the center of attention. I like to be around people but not too much in focus. <BR/><BR/>:-) I would be embarrassed about the Goldfish crackers too. <BR/><BR/>Happy night,<BR/>MelissaMelissa @ The Inspired Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711494549892860307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-46417006031739216532008-11-07T22:01:00.000-06:002008-11-07T22:01:00.000-06:00I think I'm more out-going online than in real lif...I think I'm more out-going online than in real life...probably because I can be out-going while sitting at home in my PJs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-67968142743638189562008-11-07T21:53:00.000-06:002008-11-07T21:53:00.000-06:00I cackle. Loud.And scream-laugh sometimes.I think...I cackle. Loud.<BR/><BR/>And scream-laugh sometimes.<BR/><BR/>I think that I am pretty much the same on my blog as i am in real life. I like to think that I am "balanced" in my personality (party intro-part extrovert)but maybe it is just a full blown case of identity crisis! <BR/><BR/>Who knows!Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684268547305006025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-79978775828496626222008-11-07T21:41:00.000-06:002008-11-07T21:41:00.000-06:0099.9% of the time I'm in group A! Once in awhile I...99.9% of the time I'm in group A! Once in awhile I'll fall into Group B, but normally once I realize what I just did I retreat again LOL I love being by myself!Alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865654988923436719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-17536435188340980452008-11-07T21:25:00.000-06:002008-11-07T21:25:00.000-06:00somewhere between b and c :)somewhere between b and c :)The Apron Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397385130751028674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-15831950210949731232008-11-07T20:13:00.000-06:002008-11-07T20:13:00.000-06:00Group B, for sure! Everything you described about ...Group B, for sure! Everything you described about yourself is me, too. Except I don't have girlfriends and don't "get out". Now I'm not some psycho sitting in a trailer somewhere or a mole in a hole! I just prefer the quieter life as opposed to being in the middle of everything. Less drama this way!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883583894037185964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-58262704648557920742008-11-07T19:17:00.000-06:002008-11-07T19:17:00.000-06:00I'm pretty hard to get to know IRL- but I'm a litt...I'm pretty hard to get to know IRL- but I'm a little more losey gosey on my blog, but not as much as I'd like to be. I have so much fun with those I'm close too, I often wonder why I can't be like that more often.<BR/><BR/>I do love blogging though. Even though I'm not as clever with my writing as I'd like to be, it still gives me an outlet that I like.<BR/><BR/>Having fun on Twitter too!<BR/>~TidymomTidyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140887443718894389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-21772487695640964962008-11-07T19:15:00.000-06:002008-11-07T19:15:00.000-06:00WOW! Look at all these comments!~I am totally and ...WOW! Look at all these comments!~I am totally and completely me within my blog. Friends or family who read it regognize me within my writings. I try to write the way that I would tell it in real life. I find, however, stereotypes are so much less in the blog world. Unfortuneately in real life people make assumptions that could prevent friendships that otherwise could have been great. I'm not an introvert, but I'm a reader of people. I love to laugh and make others laugh but I wouldn't say that I'm loud. I'm somewhere in the middle, on and off "screen":)Takin' time to smell the flowers!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04524478186896148417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-73820962630476672672008-11-07T19:08:00.000-06:002008-11-07T19:08:00.000-06:00I'm definitely a bull horn totin' gal in real life...I'm definitely a bull horn totin' gal in real life and on my blog. However, I used to be painfully shy. In school... elementary right through college... I didn't speak to anyone. I was often mistook for being "stuck up." However, after marrying my husband {17 years ago}, he gave the confidence I was lacking. Since then I have become quite the outgoing person. :)Shane H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17511985855965044243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-46687045276830647622008-11-07T18:40:00.000-06:002008-11-07T18:40:00.000-06:00Why, we could be long lost sisters. I felt like I...Why, we could be long lost sisters. I felt like I was reading a description of me instead of you. I'm definitely B.D...https://www.blogger.com/profile/12178201484420845742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-79019100983523424902008-11-07T17:15:00.000-06:002008-11-07T17:15:00.000-06:00I'm in between C and D. I'd like to start a blog,...I'm in between C and D. I'd like to start a blog, but right now being a mom to two under four, a wife, a middle school teacher, a student taking online classes, a church volunteer, and several other things, I just don't have time to start one and do it well. Otherwise I'm a guffawer... :DEricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069060626409051281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-29676702680858286452008-11-07T15:48:00.000-06:002008-11-07T15:48:00.000-06:00I am quite introverted as well. I would like to b...I am quite introverted as well. I would like to be more outgoing though, both in life and on my blog, but I'm always worried that I'd offend people. I admire people who can say what they think and feel and don't care what people think!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719444772965117232noreply@blogger.com