A List To Start With

I like lists. They're neat and tidy and once you've written one down, you feel like you've accomplished something. I make them often. Something in the act itself makes things feel more ordered and safe. Thus, I figured it would be good to have a list. I'm grouping the list in terms of girly and non-girly.

Non-Girly:

• I'm big on stoicism.
• I'm not always a big talker.
• I like to present myself as coming from a position of power and control.
• I tend to be blunt/direct.
• I have a competitive streak.
• I don't spend a lot of time/money on specialized grooming products - i.e. I don't own a hair dryer, don't use my curling iron, don't have hair spray or make up, and I have never had a manicure or pedicure.
• I really like having my alone time.
• When I was engaged, I planned my wedding to be simple: do the license at the court house, then have a BBQ with friends and family.
• I break problems down into a plan of attack. I don't want to talk and talk about something, I'd rather just start doing something about it.
• I keep my nails short because it's practical that way.
• I'm one of the least squeamish people I know. My parents are hunters. I worked at an animal rehab. center for a number of years, which entailed lots of excrement clean up and taking animals apart.
• Except for very rare occasions, I'd much rather cram stuff into my pockets than carry a purse.

Girly:

• I make jewelry and rarely step out of the house without wearing a necklace that coordinates with my outfit.
• I'm a big fan of young mammals like puppies and kittens or babies.
• I love bath salts and lotions.
• I have lots of scented candles.
• I put time into shopping for clothes, trying on many things to make sure that what I buy looks good on me and fits.
• I sometimes speak to my dog in baby talk.
• In certain circumstances, I'm quite the gossip.

Two things are clear in this list: I find a lot more of my traits to be non-girly than to be girly, (which, admittedly, we already knew), and that I have certain prejudices about "girly" ness. But, well, there it is. A frame of reference.