I’ve had some comments lately from my friends asking if there is anything I can’t do. So, to answer this question I’ve put together a list of things that I have never been able to master in my 30 years on this planet.
1. Cartwheels
2. Surf (although I’ve never tried but I don’t think me and surfing would get along)
3. Wake up early in the morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to start the day
4. French braid hair (or do any other hairstyle beyond a simple ponytail or a straight braid)
5. Fix a car (I don’t even like to pump my own gas)
6. Sing (despite my best efforts with Creeper Man)
7. Dance (I don’t even think 1 person voted for me in my dance competition)
8. Parellel park (or really, parking in general I suck at)
9. Walk my 100 pound dog (seriously, he has almost killed me the last 816 times I’ve taken him out on his leash)
10. Make it through the day without eating at least a small piece of dark chocolate
So, there you have it. 10 things I can’t do.
Which one on this list surprises you the most?
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#3. It physically hurts every morning. I wish I could be more of a morning person…
Rach (DonutsMama) recently posted..Monday Listicles: My Passions
I wish I could too, but I don’t think it’s possible.
Twitter: SJM_CookiesMom
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Just 10 things you can’t do? I could write a novel… but who would read that? LOL
Cookie’s Mom recently posted..11 Questions
I probably could have come up with more but who wants to read more than 10 items.
Twitter: galitbreen
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I think that maybe -just maybe- I pegged you for a dancer.
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Twitter: NorthWestMommy
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Me too!
Stasha recently posted..Monday Listicles
Maybe after a few martinis.
Twitter: Spitupchronicle
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Oh I cant get up in the morning all happy-like either. At least not until Ive had my cup of coffee!
Jessica recently posted..Worth It
I drink decaf so coffee doesn’t really help me in the mornings.
Twitter: KimberlyAMuro
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Me and mornings do not get along. At all. #Shock
Kimberly recently posted..A Little Something For You
Yeah, that doesn’t surprise me at all.
Twitter: AlisonSWLee
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I am just sitting here imagining you trying all day to parallel park, hah!
I can’t do cartwheels either. I nearly killed myself attempting it.
Alison@Mama Wants This recently posted..Mes Passions
Ha! I don’t even try it anymore.
Twitter: NorthWestMommy
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Wait up, wait up! Beard got a catchy tune whereby you and J chose a slow song. You were setting yourself up for failure. And then you bring in the cute kid ?!
Great list my friend, some surprises, but the morning thing I would have bet my money ahead of time
Stasha recently posted..Monday Listicles
It seems you remember the dance competition.
Twitter: applesndroses
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I thought I could do cartwheels, I used to..
I did it a while ago and hurt my back!
By the way, I’m not impresses by your list, I still believe you can do everything.
Who can get through the day without chocolate anyway?
Mirjam recently posted..Be creative
My husband can make it through the day without chocolate.
Twitter: mommysparadise
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You are making me feel so good, I’m not the only person on earth with straight long hair, who can’t do french braids.
But I think to properly learn how to park parallel you have to grow up in Europe, there you would learn it, for sure. And you would become really good in squeezing your car into the tiniest gap.
Karin @Mommy’s Paradise recently posted..Twosome is awesome, but …
I have always wanted to french braid but no idea how people do it. The best I can do is a ponytail. And I have 2 girls!
Twitter: teamrasler
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This is a great idea; you should get Stasha to use it for a Monday Listicle! I for one agree with not being able to get through a day without some chocolate. I don’t even try anymore.
Jessica@Team Rasler recently posted..What Not to Say
It would be fun to read the talents people say they are lacking. When I asked this question on FB I had some great responses.
Twitter: corp2domestic
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I’d say cartwheels surprises me the most…and I couldn’t french braid to save my life!
Natalie recently posted..A Doggy Birthday!
I can barely do a somersault.
Twitter: EverythingEvie
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I can’t parellel park to save my life. Or do a cartwheel. Neither necessary in life anyhow. So long as you can make a kick ass martini, it’s all good!
I’ve got the martini talent for sure.
Twitter: rorybore
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I’ve given up fighting the morning thing. no matter how many times other moms tell me they are in bed at 9:30pm so they can get up before 6 am to enjoy some morning time to themselves: this zebra just can’t change her stripes. I am a night owl, and I’ve accepted it.
why would you want to go through any day without chocolate?
RoryBore recently posted..Monday Listicles: Simple Passions
I am a night owl too. No way I can be asleep by 9:30 every night.
Twitter: finallymom
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hehe, a day in my life would fix #8 real fast.
(i live in Chicago)
christina recently posted..Passions: the Listicle
I would make my husband drive everywhere.
I don’t think I could ever do #3. I’m so NOT a morning person. Never have been!
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I really don’t get morning people.
I can’t parallel park either. It takes me so long to get the car tucked in correctly!
JDaniel4s Mom recently posted..Muffin Tin Monday- Valentine’s Day Robot
I have given up on even trying it anymore.
Twitter: carribrown
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Cartwheels are a lot easier when you’re drunk. Trust me.
Carri recently posted..International Delight Coffee Klatch Campaign
I’m always skeptical when I hear trust me.
Twitter: daddyrunsalot
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You know, I actually can French-Braid hair . . . at least, I used to . . . my daughter’s hair is far too fine, and she’s far too impatient to actually try, but I think I can pull it off, still.
And, while I’m pretty good at faking things in the morning, anyone who actually wakes up “Bright-eyed and bushy tailed” deserves to be smacked in the mouth. And this includes my own kids . . . while I’d never, actually, smack them, oh, do I want to some mornings.
John recently posted..Where I blather on about audiobooks
You crack me up. That is all.
And cartwheels look so easy, don’t they? I couldn’t do one to save my life.
Dina recently posted..And Now Some Inspiration
Seriously, they look so simple but in fact they are not.
Our lists are virtually identical. Too funny!
If I would have put cooking on the list they would have been different.
Twitter: madwomandiary
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Yeah, I pegged you for a cartwheeler. Or maybe I was fantasizing about it. Heh.
Oh baby. I love when you fantasize about me.
Twitter: notwifezilla
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I don’t even think I was capable of cartwheels when I was younger, let alone now!
Jackie recently posted..Big Ol’ Love
Even when I was younger I couldn’t do them. Now I see my daughter doing them all the time. Makes me slightly jealous.
Twitter: TheDanaK
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I have never been able to do cartwheels. Never.
I’m surprised you can’t walk your dog. I have to walk all 3 sometimes. It sucks. Samson could pull a truck, if he wanted to. The halti works wonders.
Dana K recently posted..Birthdays, Adventures, & #VlogTalk
Dude, he drags me all over the place. Especially if he sees another dog. It’s bad.
I don’t believe you can’t walk the dog. You look very fit to me.
Leighann recently posted..A Close Second!
My dog gets crazy excited when I take him out of the house and nothing can stop him from taking off.
Only 10… geesh… I could go on and on for hours about the things I can’t do. Honestly, it’d be easier to list the things I CAN do instead.
I do have #4 down to a science though.
Jackie recently posted..Monday Menu ~ Arborio Rice Pudding
I’m sure I could come up with more but I thought people would get bored after reading 10.
I would have expected you to be able to dance too. I’m awful. It take a lot of wine. And then I only dance because I don’t care. Not because I’m any good.
Natalie @MamaTrack recently posted..The Toddler: An Introduction
Dancing requires a certain coordination which I seem to lack.
Haha! Well, beyond all of this, I’d say you’re a VERY talented lady
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Well thank you!
Maybe it’s some wicked cruel streak I have or who knows but I just love coming over to your blog and reading about your big, lumbering 100 pound dog who takes YOU for walks. It is just such a giggle. (-:
Ado recently posted..11 Questions
You would really be laughing if you were watching video of me trying to walk my dog.
Twitter: dosweatthesmall
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You got me at cartwheels and surfing. Never tried and never will.
As for dancing… I’d like to think I can dance. I’m not sure every one agrees though
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It only matters what you think.
Whew! Good to know you still have a few things to learn.
Tonya recently posted..Can’t Live Without
Yep, some of these I’ll probably never conquer.
Twitter: AshleyNAbele
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I could write this same list. Well, except for the cartwheels. But parallel parking?? I’m embarrassed to say how many times I had to take that part of my driving exam.. Great list!
Ashley {at} My Front Porch Swing recently posted..Blog Conference Prep: Sharing all of the Blissdom Tips
I’m really surprised I did pass my driving test with my lack of parallel parking skills.
Twitter: LittleMsP
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Cartwheels? You can’t cartwheel? Oh wait, neither can I.
Paulette recently posted..Never Do That Again
They are much harder than they look.
Twitter: LittleMsP
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They really are.
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Twitter: elenawollborg
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Cartwheels! {shaking my fist in the air} I could never master those things. Don’t even get my started on round-offs.
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I don’t even remember what round-offs are. That’s how much I have blocked all of these evil activities from my mind.
Twitter: krrobi
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—Jess,
Whew. Now I feel a bit better about myself. thank you. Haaaa. Xxx
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Ha! Glad I could be of assistance.
Twitter: katiefhurley
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I know there was a time in my life when I could sort of do a cartwheel…but now every attempt leaves me on the floor and really dizzy. Is this a function of advanced age? I’m surprised by the car thing…you strike me as someone who is capable of changing your own oil. I am not. Nor have I ever given off that vibe
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If I tried, I could probably figure out how to change my own oil but really, I don’t want to get my hands dirty.
Twitter: jenrambles
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Gurl. You need me to teach you a cartwheel??? It would funnnnnnnnnnnnn!
Only if you rewarded me with a martini if I did it right.
Twitter: babspinfrance
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We have so much in common! I can’t sing, park or change a tire to save my life.
Barbara recently posted..Wine Love
And we both love wine!
Twitter: FarewellStrangr
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I’ve gotta say – none of those really surprise me.
That said, I hardly think you’re missing out.
Robin | Farewell, Stranger recently posted..Valentines Revisited
Yeah, I don’t think I need to learn any of these talents anytime soon.