'Most of you won't know or remember me but I thought I'd dust off my account to pop in and say hi to my ISTJ friends.  Hi!  :proud:  How's life been for all you introverted sensors?|||As an INFP with an ISTJ parent, I echo your original sentiment.  INFPs are perfectionists and having an ISTJ authority figure pointing out your flaws repeatedly can decimate what little...|||I agree with Niss.  This:  was especially troublesome to read.  Does he initiate contact with you while you are apart or are you the one who calls or texts?  Does he make you a priority when you...|||That's our general rule as well, but what usually happens is that the car/refrigerator/dishwasher/clothesdryer/washing machine/whatever breaks down before we've saved the money up again.  I'd like to...|||Ugh.  I bet you really appreciate air conditioning at the end of a long day.|||There is a fair bit of country-influenced music but the majority of it is going to be more along the lines of alt or red dirt country.  Country would be just a small fraction of the music you can...|||Eh.  Winter is overrated.  That's why God made Colorado: you can go visit winter for a week and then come home and not have to shovel, salt or plow to get out of the driveway.  :wink:  (I can't...|||Austin is amazing.  Texas Hill Country is good for the soul.    http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4502211847_29d3936309.jpg  Good food, good music, high employment rates, low taxes, Longhorn...|||Cool.  Just found out the coil in our air conditioning unit needs to be replaced.  Instead of focusing on the fact that our ten year anniversary/post-graduation trip set in January for Mr. Tuttle...|||Last one:  http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/75618547_ZlAZagkN_c.jpg|||http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/27605702_rvTqKqTf_c.jpg  C.S. Lewis|||http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/45771586_mECvsDM6_c.jpg|||http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/27608357_bM3IluAI_c.jpg|||http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/72456000_frLC1LT3_c.jpg|||http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/72475870_WMVnzVJ4_c.jpg|||Awesome.|||Frustrated.  Because the pile of laundry from vacation is not sorting/washing/drying/folding/putting away itself.  My remedy?  Pinterest: every creative procrastinator's dream.  (I have some...|||I think each of your dominant functions (your introverted intuition and his introverted sensing) can work really well together, as they are both perceiving functions (meaning those functions record...|||If you are ever in St. Louis, you must visit the City Museum.  ETA: Grrr. I can't figure how to copy/paste on an iPad.  Citymuseum.org|||If this meetup happens within a 300 mile radius of DFW, I am sooo there. With my camera. And video camera. And a notary.   FYI: I highly recommend Clinique (or Dior if you want to splurge).|||You really do get what you pay for.  This is especially true for mascara.|||Ha! That seriously made me laugh out loud!|||sRae and Memphisto,   Ahh, my INFP sisters.  I've never felt closer to the two of you.  My notes/lists have saved me from myself more times than I care to remember.|||Ugh. Pursuing. I promise I'm not drunk. And Ryan, I hope you know I wasn't trying to come across condescendingly. After I reread my post, I realized it could sound that way. Totally not my intention....|||Yeah, that's true, but guess what?  *Every* long-term relationship requires life-long compromises from *both* parties.  If you aren't at a point in your life where you willingly want to make those...|||IMO, the most extroverted introverts would be IXFJ's because their secondary function, extraverted feeling, drives them to connect with others. I'd also guess that ISXPs would be next, with INXPs...|||Elated and/or THRILLED!  These aren't the best pictures that show the color/pattern contrast or detail, but WOW.  I am so pleased with how this turned out.    Front:...|||Amused.  Back at Mom and Dad's to finish up my quilt. Despite being a P I can be a bit OCD when it comes to creative things.  While I was ripping out my third mildly crooked seam (all the while...|||A portion of my family originated from Louisiana and I've met several Cajun relatives.  When I was young (6, 7ish), I thought the song Secret Agent Man was instead titled Secret Cajun Man.  Even...|||As incredibly blissful as that sounds, it's not possible.  Mr. Tuttle has since apologized and will be taking the kids out tonight and tomorrow evening so I can get some desperately needed quiet time...|||Thank you for your service!  It is certainly appreciated.|||-colors:  purple/lilac, red, blue  -books:  history, self-improvement, mindless chick-lit  -what do I seek: authenticity   -current job: SAHM  -future job: I/O psychologist|||As much as I'd love to say doing I'm going to have to go with day-dreaming.  I'm an all-or-nothing person and am terrified of failure: if I can't do it perfectly, I won't do it.  My perfectionism...|||I am angry.  Death sucks.  Funerals suck.  Deadbeat dads who abandon their kids for over 20+ years suck.  Custody battles over a three-year old who just lost his mother between a grieving...|||Thank you everybody.  I can't begin to explain how much your kind words mean to me.    This is all so completely unreal.  She was 24 years old, had a 3 year old son, was two semesters away from...|||My cousin died in an accident late last night.  I am in absolute shock.  I mean, I just talked to her the other day.  How can this be?  How can she have been here yesterday and now she's not?  I...|||The anti-depressant mention gave it away, huh?    Two thoughts: 1) I am shocked, just shocked, that you can't precisely remember when you thought about doing something crazy and 2) I wonder what...|||Brooding, but restless would be more accurate.  Too much routine is suffocating me.  I need... a change, a shift in perspective, to shake things up, to climb a (figurative) mountain.  I want to...|||17818  Will I earn 100 points if I step on you?|||One of today's featured articles on Psychology Today: How To Read People  Good timing.  :happy:|||:laughing:  Could you please tell my children that there will be no cooking on my part with this kind of headache?  I mean, I fed them a mere seven hours ago.  They have to eat again already? ...|||I know you have closed this thread but I really hope you'll hear me out.  I know this is long so if you read nothing else, please go here to read further about Biblical boundaries.  FYI: I have a...|||gaudy316, my offer still stands.  Good luck to you, whatever you decide.  And thank you everyone for your kind words and for thanking my post.  It means more than you'll ever know.  :happy:|||I want to start out with all of my qualifiers at the beginning of this: -I love my mom. -I respect my mom. -Not every female ISTJ who happens to be a mom would behave this way. -My intent is not...|||Cool.  It's like my very own bat-signal!  :cool:  OP, give me a little while to organize my thoughts and I'll be back with (what hopefully will be) liberating advice.  You may not want to hear it...|||Or just listen to what Niss says.|||I'll have more mental stamina to answer this more in-depth tomorrow but the question you probably should ask yourself is not How do I earn my mom's approval? but rather How do I make life-altering...|||LOL  :crazy:  Yeah, karaoke sounds SO relaxing.  We can sing a mean rendition of Islands In The Stream but that's the extent of our entertainment repertoire.  And no we will not perform it for you...|||Mood: Plotting.    Three days of intense quilting instruction has led me to stash a pair of pinking shears in my apron pocket.  I say this knowing full well that mom has a pair of snips in her own...|||Y'all have NO idea how difficult this season has been for me.  When the season started, we pegged him as a pretty intense individual.  The super-alpha male persona didn't emerge until later in the...'