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I am a mom, a wife, and a teacher-librarian. I have four boys at home: Main Man (44), #1 (14), #2 (11), and #3 (7). Although they keep me very busy, I also look after a library for an elementary student population of 500 (give or take). I love my family; I love my job.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Am I an Optimist or a Pessimist?




You Are a Realist



You don't see the glass as half empty or half full. You see what's exactly in the glass.

You never try to make a bad situation seem better than it is...

But you also never sabotage any good things you have going on.

You are brutally honest in your assessments of situations - and this always seems to help you cope.



Could I possibly be more boring?!

15 comments:

Dino said...

Not boring - I like those I am a realist too

Grumps said...

I see a glass that I'm going to have to wash. What does that make me?

Lowa said...

WOW! This is FREAKY! We got the SAME results on the cake one as well as this one. We can be boring together:)

Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.uk said...

In my book, LM, you're an optimist & I adore you. :-)

Library Mama said...

Katy - Thank you. Some days I feel ultra-boring, though.

Grumps - That makes you a realist, I'd say. (Still, if no one drinks out of the glass, and it only has water in it - half full or half empty - why wash it?)

Lowa - Hah! That I wouldn't mind! Company on the journey towards Dullsville. ;-)

Susan - Thank you so much. You are so sweet.

Bathroom Hippo said...


I too am a Realist (according to the quiz).

I'mmm back!!!

Lord of Erewhon said...

Realism is methodical optimism.

Mentok said...

I clocked in as a total optimist. Frankly, I disgusted myself with all my pollyanna responses to that quiz, but they were the honest ones.

Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.uk said...

And i adore you too, Hippo. Tee-hee! :-)

Library Mama said...

Hippo - Hurray!!! Hooray!!! Not sure how to spell it, so I'll type it both ways.

Lord - I suppose I must be a very methodical person, then. Welcome to my blog.

Mentok - Your optimism indicates that you must be very happy in your marriage. Be sure to let your wife know that you appreciate her.

Susan - He is a cutie, isn't he?

Unknown said...

I'm a Gemini, and there are some days when I'm hopelessly optimistic, and others when I'm disgustingly pessimistic.

And hey presto....the quiz tells me I'm a realist.

So what the hell am I doing working in a political environemnt, often dealing with the media??

Thanks for this Library Mama. It cheered me up

Molecular Turtle said...

Strangely I got the same thing. I'm pretty content with it though.

Library Mama said...

JC - Ahhh, does that mean that you have a birthday coming up? If so, happy birthday. Hope it's great.

Also, I didn't know that you worked in a political environment. That means that you have just finished a very busy time. How do you feel about the results of the election? (Or maybe I shouldn't ask?)

MT - Now there's a realistic attitude. ;-)

Unknown said...

Library Mama...I'm glad you asked.

I will e-mail you soon.....

Library Mama said...

JC - Looking forward to it.

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