Hooray—we’re back to podcasting! We took a nice, long break for the holidays, but it feels so good to be back to a routine. But Megan doesn’t have long until her routine goes up in the air—she’s 31 weeks pregnant with twins!
She looks perfect in every way. Go mama!
Her younger daughter is pretty excited—here’s her picture with Serious Daddy:
Tsh is still trucking along in Oregon, where she most definitely had a white Christmas. She’s gonna have a white January, February, March, and maybe April, too.
Crazy. At least snow is pretty. But it does cause a unique parenting challenge for a good chunk of the year:
Megan’s digging the site Project Nursery.
Slow blogging—Erin said it best.
We’re talking personality and Myers-Briggs AGAIN. Because it’s just so fascinating! Here’s Tsh (and Myquillyn, too):
And here’s Megan:
Have you taken the test? If not, here’s a good basic online Myers-Briggs test.
Two books we’ve never read but we hear are good—MotherStyles and Nurture the Nature. Have you read them? Tell us what you think!
And what’s your personality type? Does it affect your parenting, work, and other relationships? Tell in the comments below!
Lori January 11, 2013 at 7:20 am
I haven’t listened to the podcast yet but look forward to more Myers-Briggs talk! I’m an ISTJ — I did a quick search to see some specifics and this is one statement I find very true and does have an affect on my life —
“Under stress, ISTJs may fall into “catastrophe mode”, where they see nothing but all of the possibilities of what could go wrong. They will berate themselves for things which they should have done differently, or duties which they failed to perform. They will lose their ability to see things calmly and reasonably, and will depress themselves with their visions of doom.”
Tsh Oxenreider January 11, 2013 at 10:31 am
Goodness! Well that sounds… pleasant.
Lori January 11, 2013 at 11:23 am
Ha! I wish.
Margaret January 11, 2013 at 10:21 am
EFNP…. Said I should be a journalist. Hahaha
Renee Horsman January 11, 2013 at 10:37 am
I am an off-the-charts ESTJ. I guess the “E” is the only part that’s not off the charts; I have my introverted moments. But for the other three letters I am about as ________ (fill in the blank with the stereotype) as you can get.
Tsh Oxenreider January 11, 2013 at 11:36 am
I can see that in you, Renee. I’m a moderate I, but am off the charts with everything else, too…
Renee Tougas (@FIMBY) January 14, 2013 at 1:58 pm
another ESTJ. Hi Renee, nice to meet you (I”m also Renee)
Christine January 11, 2013 at 11:01 am
I’m an INFP. High on the I & N, lower on the f & p. Here’s a good description: http://www.personalitydesk.com/infp
Tsh Oxenreider January 15, 2013 at 9:29 am
Yes, I’ve found that site really helpful!
Janine C. January 11, 2013 at 11:13 am
INTJ. I took the full test years ago, and every short form of it I’ve taken since has given me the same result. I’m always shocked to encounter other INTJ women — we are in such short supply!
Tsh Oxenreider January 11, 2013 at 11:35 am
*High five!* We gots to stick together, us female INTJs.
Yep, least common personality for women.
rebeccarn1 January 13, 2013 at 7:57 pm
I took the full test years ago as a teen and was an ENTP but now I am ESTJ (but almost 51/49 split on the J/P) and I am sure it was close then too and I can see why I have moved from N to S over the years also. It is all so interesting. Great episode Tsh.
melissa stover January 13, 2013 at 9:41 pm
INTJ (or P: i’m 50% on both the j and the p) the personality test explained so much for me. why i’m not stupidly passionate about things like so many people are, why i don’t care so much about your day and why people accuse me of not having any feelings.
Tsh Oxenreider January 15, 2013 at 9:28 am
Ha! Well, welcome to the INTJ club. Only about 1% of women have our personality…
Renee Tougas (@FIMBY) January 14, 2013 at 2:03 pm
This is pretty funny. Ironic in that internet synergy way. I just wrote a long post about my personality and it generated a huge amount of discussion on the blog. Oh, I do love a good personality test.
http://fimby.tougas.net/my-personality-type
Enjoyed your talk with Lisa also about working from home.
Tsh Oxenreider January 15, 2013 at 9:30 am
Fun post! Thank you for sharing, Renee.
Tsh Oxenreider January 15, 2013 at 9:31 am
Oh, and also, Aimée Wimbush-Bourque is an ESTJ, too. Perhaps it’s something in the Quebec water?
meagangracie January 16, 2013 at 12:04 pm
INTJ ladies ftw! Maybe all 1% of us are on the internet right now
My J is pretty low, but the NT is strong.
Jenna January 16, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Infj here.
Henriette January 17, 2013 at 10:37 am
I’m an INTJ / ISTJ (N/S=50/50). That’s very interesting. I’m definitely an I, T and J. N and S are always fighting inside my brain/heart/stomach.
Henriette January 17, 2013 at 3:08 pm
and my husband is ISFJ. And we have one introverted son and one extroverted son. The extroverted boy is really exhausting for us. But now I know why.
Thank you!
Lori January 28, 2013 at 12:29 pm
I got Nurture the Nature from the library and highly recommend it. I took a stab at figuring out my daughter’s MBTI letters and when I read the description I was shocked and amazed to find out it described her so well. I think it will be immensely helpful in understanding her and parenting her as she grows. I have a request in at the library for MotherStyles too and look forward to reading it.
Aili January 30, 2013 at 4:01 pm
Where are the ENFJ crew? that’s me!