Sometimes, the reason I'm good at things is the same reason I'm not so good. I'm good at making web pages work and dealing with all the little details. I'm good at putting together a wall calendar for the school district, again with all those little details. I'm good at typing up the minutes for the Library Board meetings. I'm good at all those things because I'm a perfectionist, and I'm willing to work at it until all those little details are right.
Then again, I'm not so good at those same things - because I'm a perfectionist. Why? Because it takes me so long to do things, because I can't publish or share, because I'm not finished until it's perfect. Whether it's a book review, a murad review, or even a facebook status update, it has to be perfect. Even after I post, I read it and edit, or delete and start over. Imagine my life before computers - one messed up word, and the entire sheet of paper ended up in the trash can!
Also, because all of this takes time, I put off doing things - until I have the time to do them right. Some things would never get done if I didn't have deadlines, or friends who push me to just do it. My friend Peggy is a good example of this. We work on a Feast of Tabernacles website together. She doesn't have the knowledge or the patience for all those details. What she does is throw together the web pages with all the information, and then she uploads them to the server. Then she knows I'll have to take care of all the details, because I won't be able to stand them until I tweak them all so that they're right.
And now, I've got some tweaking to do...
