Two Types of People

I'm a bad listener; there I've said it. My mind goes a million miles a minute and I often don't respond to what was previously said. I'm working on it. (What'd you just say?) 

Similar to most things in life, listening skills can only be acquired through both practice and a good balance. You have to learn how to fully take in everything the other person is saying while having the knack to think ahead enough to respond so you don't look like a fool when they finish and you need ten seconds to just..process. 

I'm trying to learn balance in my home, work and college life right now. It's a real doozy, let me tell ya! 

Here are some things I do to balance out my life; sometimes there are just two types of people inside one brain 

1. Sometimes I eat Twizzlers, sometimes I eat Red Vines. 

2. Sometimes I read National Geographic and other times I divulge in Cosmo magazine. Both blow my mind, no pun intended. 

3. Sometimes I return my cart and sometimes I jack it up on a curb.

4. Sometimes I listen to voicemails and sometimes I send a text saying, "Text me everything you just said in that voicemail."

 

5. Sometimes I slow down at yellow lights and sometimes I pretend I'm a Nascar driver.

6. Sometimes I bump rock music at 3am in a quiet neighborhood, other times I'm the irate sleeping angel who wants to kill aforementioned person bumping loud music at 3am in said quiet neighborhood.

 

7. Sometimes I write things down and other times I think, "Oh I will definitely remember this password I just made up that has no relevant significance to my life at all and my 74 item grocery list." 

8. Sometimes I do my homework well before the due date, sometimes I wait until 45 minutes before the due date.

9. Sometimes I wear two white socks, sometimes.... Ahh, who am I kidding. I don't even own two, white, matching socks. 

10. Sometimes I have gas all week, sometimes I run on 0 miles to empty until payday and look like a man who just got out of jail kissing the concrete sidewalk every time I arrive at my destination. 

11. Sometimes I eat bread, other times my idea of flirting is, "So do you like bread?" 

12. Sometimes I wear pajama pants, sometimes I don't. 

13. Sometimes I listen to others, other times I want to toss a Xanax in their mouth while they're talking and take a nap. 

14. Sometimes I finish my work, other times I blog to procrastinate! ;) 

15. Sometimes I Pinterest for hours, other times I order large pizzas for myself. (usually in that order) 

16. Sometimes I respond to text messages, other times I read them and get distracted by eight hundred other things... Like other people's text messages. 

15. Sometimes I exude myself in a professional and intelligent manner, other times I am sarcastic and probably don't mean 98% of what comes out of my mouth. 

My hope, dear internet friends, is that you find meaningful balance in your life as well.