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Don't be modest, what do you do well?

16 years ago

Is there something, in your estimation, you do well?

I have been a knitter for years and have been very proud of the Aran sweaters I make. I've even designed several of them, but it seems no one in the family want heavy sweaters any more, so I've recently finished my last sweater.

Also I used to be a pretty good bowler with my last average being 178. The last night I bowled, was my best night. I had a 210, 217 and a 194 series. Then the league broke for the holidays, and the bowling lanes burned to the ground on New Years Eve. Dang!

Don't be modest, what do you do that you are proud of? Dottie

Comments (37)

  • 16 years ago

    I cook and bake. Anytime we have a potluck at work everyone askes me what I am going to bring. It's been kind of fun over the last 10 years at work we have had several cook off fund raisers and I win everytime. I won an apron and they keep challenging me to take it from and and so far I still have it.
    I also cater on the side and am pretty much booked all the time.

  • 16 years ago

    cook/bake and make soap :)

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  • 16 years ago

    Bake, cook and love my Izzi!

    Sue

  • 16 years ago

    Like you, I am an avid knitter, but hadn't been appreciated by hubby. Actually, still aren't. But my girls love the sweaters and afghans I made them, and now that I have grand baby, the possibilities are endless. :)

    I also love to cook, bake, even so I don't do either much anymore. It's tough when hubby doesn't eat anything with fat in it (like butter, eggs, cheese etc) and then the daughter that lives nearby is vegan.... but we are about to have company and I get to cook. ;)

    I also love gardening, and love to mentor others to get on a bike and ride. :)

    Moni
    PS, the very best, has to be talking. I am a BIG talker!

  • 16 years ago

    I crochet really well. I use the tiny thread to make tablecloths, doilies and bedspreads. Family appreciates the gifts I give them each year though. Crocheting with the thread seems to be a dying talent. I love when a pattern is really hard and I have to concentrate on the directions...just love it!
    I also quilt really well too. Mama taught me to quilt and she was a Master quilter...I hope to be able to quilt as well as she did eventually.
    I seem to be able to bake bread exceptionally well. I love handling the dough, the way it feels in your hands and that magic moment when the dough reaches the stage of being kneaded enough. I find it easy to throw things together and the end result is a loaf of bread like you would find in a bakery. I love making bread.

    Deb

  • 16 years ago

    I am good at being a grandma. Neither of mine paid much attention to me, so I try extra hard. If my DGD is not completely "spoiled" I am a failure.

  • 16 years ago

    knitting, quilting, I am a good talker, but my friends always tell me that I am also a good listener. Also good at being a grandmama.

  • 16 years ago

    I am really, really good at procrastinating.....if there were a competition, I've no doubt that I would win.

  • 16 years ago

    I must be good at making people feel better. I've heard several times in my life that just by being around someone I can cheer them up, etc.

    I'm a good speller (most of the time).

    I think that I'm a good grandma and I hope that I was a good mom. My DD tells me so, at least.

  • 16 years ago

    I'm a good bread baker, a good gardener, a good rose grower, and not bad at painting walls! My chickens think I'm a good mother hen.

  • 16 years ago

    I am good at solving problems in innovative ways.
    Also I am a very good cook.

  • 16 years ago

    Sewing and baking.

  • 16 years ago

    I used to be great at crocheting with the thinner threads and loved complicated patterns too, loved knitting as well. My hobbies have changed over the years and i do a lot of quilling with paper strips (not quilting), tea bag folding, stamping, cardmaking and scrapbooking. I'm not happy unless I am using my hands and creating.

  • 16 years ago

    Pretty good cook and baker. Used to do a lot of crochet and knitting before my thumbs got sore. I love photography and like to think I'm good at it.

    I'm VERY GOOD at reading, lol.

  • 16 years ago

    I'm known throughout my company for the ability to create complex animations in Powerpoint.

    Jodi-

  • 16 years ago

    i am exceptional at organizational things and efficiency, it happens to also be my job. i have always made it my life's work to do my job sooo well that i become indespensible. i have mastered every single job i have ever done.

    i LOVE detailed, difficult challenging things. i do counted x-stitch on tiny linens, can sew couture clothes etc...i am just getting back into crochet & knitting and already trying to jump the gun and try stuff before my skill level catches up lol. i am a very good baker from scratch, have alot of chemistry knowledge so that helps.

    i am also a great dog/cat mommie and auntie to a set of 4.5yr twins who were over the moon yesterday w/ the big valentine's day goodie box i sent them :-) i try to be a good wife too LOL i am DH's biggest supporter! ~ liz

  • 16 years ago

    I am good at crocheting,use the tiny thread and yarn.In fact,I found a tiny "yarn" at the fleamarket here,it's Mexican yarn.They use it for some sort of hooking,I use it as I would the tiny crochet thread,same size and the colors are outstanding! So much more variety and brightness in the little yarn than the thread.Possibilities are endless with this stuff! Doesn't take much to thrill me! LOL!I'm covering Christmas Balls with it and am making a lot of the NFL team colors.
    I'm also good at cooking but since I can't stand long,don't make to many BIG meals anymore.I feel I'm a good "mommy" to my little poopers (dogs) too!

  • 16 years ago

    I'm a very good cook and baker. I also am a very good diplomat. (yes, me and Bill Clinton!) I can smooth things over and have never once had a patron mad at me for any reason in the four years I've worked at the library. The same cannot be said for anyone else who works there. I was told this just the other day.

    I do envy all of you who can knit and crochet. I am in awe of some of the creative stuff you can do.

  • 16 years ago

    Hey with all the cooks and bakers here at the KT, why aren't more people contributing to the daily recipe thread? sniff, sniff.

    I'm an excellent speller, good cook, and a procrastinator.
    I'm terrific with animals. Our 3 cats are always on or around me, and the Standardbred horses that I work with a few days a week know and respect me. Often I'm told by my "boss" to take so and so out of his stall because he (the horse) likes me, and not him.

  • 16 years ago

    Loving and spoiling my daughter and grandkids. Friends rave about the cards and crafts I make.

  • 16 years ago

    I'm a good organizer and party planner, love to entertain and deal with all the details, can make myself a little crazy with the pressure I put on myself sometimes!

  • 16 years ago

    I am great at growing roses, A good cook, I have won regional cookoffs. I am fair at sewing but love to try.
    I am a Master Gardener, so I do love to garden. Most important I am a good grandmother.

  • 16 years ago

    Photography, or so I've been told. I am also very good at cross stitch although I haven't done any in a while. I've done some complicated patterns in the past. I'm also very good at trivia games and expert crossword puzzles.

  • 16 years ago

    I'm good at saying things that everyone is thinking but no one else wants to say. I am able to get things out in the open so that people can discuss the issue, instead of talking around it. Fortunately, I have good people skills, so I don't alienate people.:)

    I'm good at listening and helping people work through problems, without trying to solve them for them. I'm especially good at listening to children, and kids have always talked to me.

    I also sing very well. One of the nicest compliments I ever received about my voice came from a friend who said, "With some people, one thinks, 'She has a lovely voice,' but with you, one thinks, 'Where is she performing and how much are they paying her?'"

    I'm pretty good at cooking and baking, and I enjoy them a lot. I also enjoy gardening, mostly in a "painting with flowers" sort of way.

    This is a cool thread. I especially like hearing that people still crochet with thread. My grandmother did this, and tried to teach me, but I was never very good at it. I do love the results, though.

  • 16 years ago

    I am the master of the keyboard, LOL. I can type about 90 words a minute. At work, in addition to the keyboard at the computer, we still use a typewriter for file labels and a few other things. I type so fast that the machine can't keep up with me and for several seconds after I am done typing and have moved away from the typewriter, it is still typing.

    I am also very good at knitting and crocheting. After all, I've been perfecting the crafts for more than 45 years!

  • 16 years ago

    I'm not at all creative. I do crochet but don't consider mastering the stitches and following a pattern being creative. I really admire those who can create the pattern and possibly new stitches and ways to create the item. I could never do that. I can make or do almost anything as long as the instructions are clear. I used to make all my on clothes and sometimes for other members of the family but, again, I was following a pattern and detailed instructions if alterations were necessary. I did work all my life and only lost one job due to the company being bought out by another. I tried to do every job to the best of my ability and think I pretty well succeeded in going as far as I could before retirement. Not very exciting but can't complain.

  • 16 years ago

    Well, terilyn pretty much summed up alot of my strengths. I am right now in the midst of helping coordinate a May 22nd wedding-making all of the silk bouquets, boutineers, centerpieces & the wedding cake.Plus I'll be hostessing the affair as well..the microphone & I have been good buddies for many a year.
    I am known amongst many places in PA & FL for my cooking & baking (was a cook for 40+yrs and owned a nightclub & also a restaurant.
    Pretty clever at room decor makeovers-love doing that but what I'm passionate about that I love to do? Dance!!

  • 16 years ago

    My X-stitch designs have been published (years ago) and have won ribbons at our county fair (even more years ago). And I'm a published author--but not since 2004.

    Jann-whose really slowing down these days!

  • 16 years ago

    I am a very good eater --- just a hint for all of your chefs and bakers. lol!

  • 16 years ago

    I'm a good Mom and Grandma! I'm a very good cook and baker too! I'm also very good at coming up with interesting ways to do different things.

  • 16 years ago

    I'm good at planning and organizing fund raisers and events.

  • 16 years ago

    Take naps.

    Fair at landscape photography.

    Servicing our vehicles and minor repairs.

    Can tutor Algebra and begining Calculus.

  • 16 years ago

    Very good at writing, editing, and teaching. Luckily, that's my career! Also quite good at bicycle riding, walking/hiking, planning trips, house cleaning. Not great at cooking because I don't really like to do it. Terrible at any sport that requires hand-eye coordination.

  • 16 years ago

    I'm usually pretty good at making invitations and cards. I started making my own invitations for things back before I had a computer... so I'd do a lot of actual cutting, pasting and typing and then would take it all to a copier somewhere. It's way easier now with my computer programs. :-)

    I'm good at internet searches (I have a couple lazy friends who use me to find them stuff! lol). I'm pretty creative and can come up with cheap and easy ideas and/or and trash to treasure projects.

  • 16 years ago

    I have a green thumb. I love gardening. I watched my father very closely as a child and learned what would grow where and how look after a garden.
    I like to use my imagination to create things. This helps at work when I do up flyers and advertising brochures. It's fun for me to do this. Not work at all! I love making cards and invitations.
    Also like Lydia I can find most anything on the internet. My friends rely on me to find them information.

  • 16 years ago

    I'm very good at sewing,crafts,quilting and gardening.

    I'm also very good at basic math,and can do fractions in my head,which seems to blow peoples minds,especially when i worked in a quilt store.

    I'm good at gardening and love to start things from seeds and plant something that someone tells me won't grow here.My motto is you don't know unless you try!!

    I hate cooking,and so glad i have a dh that enjoys it,otherwise i might have vending machines in my kitchen!! LOL,NOT

    I have a good outlook on life in general,and try to always see the positive.

    I'm a good mom,nana,to my kids,GK'S GGK's.

    Kathi

  • 16 years ago

    I do a great story time for kids. I read outloud well and ask kids good questions to follow up. I love being the "mystery reader" on special days for my kids' classes. I am good at leading discussions. I have good communication and people skills that make me successful at leading groups. I am good at public speaking, don't usually get nervous about that at all.