I took an enneagram test yesterday after what has felt like a solid year of the internet begging me to do so. When I first saw the pop-ups I laughed and decided that only people with way too much time on their hands were taking this test...but then my favorite podcasters started talking about their results, friends reached out wanting to know my type, and what finally sealed the deal for me was Ash showing up to the park telling me all about how she had taken the test. #fomo Yep, I'm now one of those people hyped up on enneagrams and my sister made me do it. #influencer It's weird to think that at the beginning of this year I had never heard of enneagrams, Covid or even Zoom calls, but look at how much I've learned in 2020! I could have gone without Covid and Zoom, but honestly, I should have jumped on the enneagram bandwagon sooner and taken the quiz because it gave our family a full evening of entertainment!
I’m a strong three, followed quickly by type one and two. No surprises there. I’m ambitious and energetic, confident, strong-willed and yet sensitive of what people think about me. I read it and thought, yep! In good ways and bad it almost eerily sounds like me. My family all took the test--parents and siblings and spouses and even Noni. We were a mixed bag at the table, covering almost every number from one to nine and each finding ways that our results felt foreign and at home. Ashleigh is all the way on the other side of the spectrum from me, she’s a nine: peaceful and kind, conflict-averse, giving and chill. Basically, she’s perfect and again, yep that’s her! She's everyone's favorite person, and the easiest to love.
Living by Ashleigh for the last six months has been as wonderful and sweet as I always imagined it would be. Forever I would talk about this far-fetched dream of raising my babies side-by-side with my sister and frankly, it was nothing more than idol chatter, but somehow 2020 has made this our reality, and it's amazing! She is everything that I'm not--nurturing and domestic, patient and level-headed, a great teacher and the definition of femininity. She is beautiful and fun and also a home-body who I've learned needs a nap in order to not be tired out by my ca-ca-ca-crazy. She makes me bread, does Coco's nails, is Quinny's favorite teacher, annoys James like a true little sister, spoils the boys while also taking care of her own family and life and makes it all look easy. She is the real deal and I'm so much better for knowing her.
This post was supposed to be about how grateful I was that Ash and I could enjoy a 7 am run (instead of a 6 am run) since our husband's were both working from home and believe me, that is something I really am grateful for! But this post has turned into something way more important. I'm grateful everyday for my best friend, my baby sister and my perfect match...my enneagram 9. Love you so much, Ash. And I'm forever grateful for you. #givethanks
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