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Friday, May 18, 2012

A busy time of year . . .


. . . makes for a crabby bluebird!

As much fun as outings  with friends and social events are, I am not a person that enjoys this run-run-run life.  However, I've been reading some wonderful articles like this one on being an introvert in an extrovert world.  The happy bluebird is definitely an introvert!  The crabby one  only comes out when I try to be an extrovert.

So, are you an extrovert or an introvert? Take this short quiz to find out.

**Updated to add: Click on the picture to see the Mad Bluebird's Mate and Brats :)
Just to be clear - the Mad Bluebird photo was taken by Michael Smith.  I love this photo!

9 comments:

  1. Definitely introvert.
    I love the picture!!

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  2. Terrific article, Cindy. Thanks. I must be related to that little winged one. His expression? Mine!
    Introverted Fox : )

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  3. Fantastic picture!
    My little gal Tatted the whole way on the bus yesterday! W I only did a little!

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  4. Cindy,
    It's true. While it's nice to have fun & spend time with friends. I'm teaching my little ones that it's ok to not run the roads all the time. They are learning that they can spend alone & it's amazing to see what they come up with. Yet they also know it's ok to do somethings together as well. Yet we're like you. I do things & tell the kids," no matter how you do this, it's ok. Cause there's no right or wrong way." They express themselves freely & it's wonderful to see what they come up with at such young ages.

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  5. Introvert here...end of the school year business is upon us as well, and its hard to deal with! I just want to hide away and find peace with whatever I have in my hands, be that tatting or another type of handwork.

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  6. Great post today! First of all, the story of the famous photo of the Angry Bluebird (taken by Michael Smith) is a fascinating one! I love the internet for being able to research these things at the click of a button! Michael was able to retire due to this photo!

    Second, I was so fortunate that most of my secretarial career at a large corporation happened 'before' the cube system; and even when I did work occasionally in an 'open area' or in a cube, there was lots of space between desks/cubes, and there were windows nearby. Also my work was more of a 'solitary' nature, and I always loved that aspect, as it fitted my personality, even though I'm not totally uncomfortable in social settings. (I could write a book about my 'secretarial career' from the 1960s to 1990s, especially during the switchover in the 1980s from typewriters to word processing - before the 'mouse'. I feel like some kind of dinosaur! I got blank stares from young folks recently when I asked them if they knew what 'shorthand' was and why it was needed.)

    And I always value our 'quiet time' at home. I read some of the article so far, and I look forward to reading the rest of it! Thanks for the link! It's nice to know that others don't have a 'need' for all that 'togetherness' and 'group thinking'!!! Hope you enjoy your new workplace. A new pencil bin would make me happy, too!!! :)

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    1. And I quit working on an IBM Selectric to stay home with my kids about the time they were putting in the first mainframe computers. I went back to work shortly after everyone switched to PCs. I totally missed that mainframe DOS era. (Probably a good thing!)

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  7. Just to be totally accurate, Michael Smith's photo is called The Mad Bluebird. I guess I got confused with the 'Angry Birds' craze out there! :)

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    1. I linked the photo to the website where you can order the print. You can also see the Mad Bluebird's mate and his brats. Ha ha! Updating my post to reflect that . . .

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