Category Archives: ENFP

So, an #ENFP walks into a grocery store…

Posted on April 11, 2013 by elizabeth

My husband (an ISTJ) does the grocery shopping for obvious reasons like: he doesn’t get distracted by colors and pretty wine labels. He’s an efficient shopping machine, plowing through the aisles, placing Only The Necessary Items in his cart with … Continue reading →

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Love is a…choice?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by elizabeth

A few months after we were married, church leadership “strongly encouraged” us to attend a marriage workshop. Frankly, attendance wasn’t optional. To maintain our good standing in church, we were more or less required to attend these workshops. And participate … Continue reading →

Posted in ENFP, Love/Sex Advice, Marriage, RecoveringFundamentalist, Spiritual Abuse | 24 Comments

How an ENFP celebrates the holidays {aka, why you should invite an ENFP to your holiday party}

Posted on December 23, 2012 by elizabeth

Oh, how I love a good party! I love flitting around, be-bopping in and out of conversations, laughing uproariously, yammering on about a million subjects. I always feel like I’m my very best self during a party. I sparkle. I … Continue reading →

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EE’s Top Ten Posts of 2012

Posted on December 22, 2012 by elizabeth

I’ve curated my best posts from 2012. Enjoy. Most of all, thank you for reading my words and loving me anyway and always.  1. Why Hating Religion But Loving Jesus is Impossible 2. Sex, Lies & Mommy-Blogging 3. Fundamentalist Scare … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, ENFP, Her Royal Mommy-Ness | 1 Comment

I’m an extrovert! No, I’m an introvert! NO, I’M AN EXTROVERT! Wait. Why am I talking to myself?

Posted on October 22, 2012 by elizabeth

So, this is embarrassing. Remember I told you that maybe I was an introvert? Well, now I feel like my old self again. Which is to say, a very definitive extrovert. I’ve had multiple people tell me I’m back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, ENFP | 9 Comments

5 Fitness Tips for ENFPs

Posted on October 11, 2012 by elizabeth

Make it fun! ENFP’s get all deflated and mopey if they don’t have something fun to do or something fun to look forward to. When it comes to fitness, ENFPs need group exercise because the social interaction provides the necessary … Continue reading →

Posted in ENFP, Running | 4 Comments

In defense of the woo-woo, the feeler, the “overly emotional” personality

Posted on September 16, 2012 by elizabeth

I am a feeler. I can emote on cue, off cue or pretty much on any cue. I can also feel you. If I sit with you for a few moments and you let me in, I can feel what … Continue reading →

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I’m not an extrovert?????

Posted on July 3, 2012 by elizabeth

I guess you could call this whole thing an identity crisis. Or maybe just a misdiagnosis crisis. Anyway, things just aren’t adding up–which is to say, I have always self-identified as extroverted mainly because I have great social skills and … Continue reading →

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An ENFP gets help with planning/creating a summer schedule

Posted on June 19, 2012 by elizabeth

Some summers, I plan a whole lotta nothin’. This summer, I decided to pre-empt the summer doldrums (aka, boredom) and summer brain-drain (aka, too many video games) and begged my mother for help. My mother, taking pity upon my poor, … Continue reading →

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Waiting For Cancer

Posted on May 11, 2012 by elizabeth

I’m pretty weepy today. It’s not just one thing, really. It’s sorta everything. For one thing, my doctor found a new, suspicious lump in my right breast. You know what’s weird? It’s not so much the prospect of cancer that … Continue reading →

Posted in ADD, ENFP, Her Royal Mommy-Ness | 33 Comments