Monday, March 23, 2009

A Test.

So for this "thing" I am doing I had to go online and fill out a "Leading from your Strengths" test.

All I did was, from a list of four words/phrases, pick which words I felt both most and least described me. There were 20 or 22 groups of words, and from that I got a 27 page report!! Dang gina.

Here is what it says for my "general characteristics"... I actually think it is pretty accurate. Minus the whole not being competitive thing - where did they get that??

Cori likes to succeed through persistence. She uses her strong, steady tendencies to
accomplish her goals. She is often seen as practical and objective. She requires many
good reasons, as well as the benefits involved, before agreeing to making changes.
Others see her as a good neighbor, since she is always willing to help those she considers
to be her friends. When people are involved, she may not always be precise about the use
of her time. She likes harmony and cooperation. Most of the time she appears as cool,
calm and controlled. She does not always like being placed in competitive situations. She
tends to lose the "team feeling" when she is involved in direct competition. She can be
discreet and sociable as called for by the situation. When the time is right, Cori can stand
up aggressively for what she believes. She dislikes volunteering her opinion until she has
collected sufficient information to warrant an opinion.
Cori prefers to plan her work and work her plan. Others may find it refreshing to have
her on their team. She may tend to fight for her beliefs or those things she feels
passionate about. She may want to think over major decisions before acting. She must be
convinced that actions will produce the desired result. She can be sensitive to the feelings
of others and is able to display real empathy for those who are experiencing difficulties.

Occasionally she will underplay bad news, if telling it as it is will offend someone. She may
fear it would disturb the relationship. Once she has arrived at a decision, she can be
tough-minded and unbending. She has made her decision after gathering much data, and
she probably won't want to repeat the process. She tries to use balanced judgment. She
is the person who brings stability to the entire team. She is good at analyzing situations
that can be felt, touched, seen, heard, personally observed or experienced. Her motto is,
"facts are facts."
Cori is quick to pick up on group dynamics and skilled in fitting in with a group. She
brings both speaking and listening skills to the group. She is not easily triggered or
explosive, but she may hold on to some grievances because she doesn't always state her
feelings. She likes a friendly, open style of communication. She does not enjoy
confrontation for confrontation's sake. She feels she can succeed through patience and
resolve. Cori usually is considerate, compassionate and accepting of others; however, on
some occasions can become stubborn. Stubbornness surfaces when her ideals and
beliefs are confronted. She likes to know what is expected of her in a working relationship
and have the duties and responsibilities of others who will be involved explained.
Communication is accomplished best by well-defined avenues. She will be open with
those she trusts; however, reaching the required trust level may take time.

So, friends, what do you think? Pretty accurate?

P.S. I eat my words about AZ not winning in the tournament - sweet 16 baby!!! YEAH!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

A P.S. To the Last Post

So the more observant folk may have noticed that I posted last at 5:50AM. Why on earth would I be up that early, you ask? Well really I had been up since about 4:20... and I blame STEROIDS!!

Yup, that's right, I am takin' the 'roids. Within the past week I have attained three (yes, that's 3) different kinds of skin rashes on my body. Well, all over my body would be more accurate. So I was prescribed some steroids and some other kind of pill, to go along with my 3 other pills that I take each day for acne. And did I mention that I have to take 3 steroid pills each day and 3 of the other kind as well? Yes. True story.

As my mother pointed out, I am now officially "old" since I am having to take so many pills. Ay ay ay!

Back to the three. skin. rashes. The first I can kind of understand. I started using a new razor which of course meant that I knicked (or is it nicked?) myself a ton of times. Well, those cuts got infected so the first rash is follicitis.

The second is basically hives, which is allllllll over both my front and my back. I have not a clue what could have sparked this - I didn't change my laundry detergent or wear someone else's clothes that I can remember. Very weird.

The third is egsema (egsyma? whatev.) which came from my skin drying out because of the other rashes. AKA good times on Cori's body.

Hmm...... to post pictures or not to post?

I think I will just post the pic of my leg rash from shaving, because although it is crazy it is not the worst one. So don't look if you'll pass out or something. :-)

Oh, and my mother also definitely is convinced that I am dying because of this...

Lovin' the Madness!

Aaah... the college tourney officially starts today which is just lovely. My poor roommate. I could watch games pretty much all day even if I don't have a clue who the teams are. I just love the excitement, the craziness, and the crazy upsets that undoubtedly occur.

Well except for last year. Last year all 4 #1 seeds were in the Final Four. Can you say boring? For that reason alone, I am predicting a crazy upset year. I have filled out too many brackets to count, but very few of them have many #1 seeds in the Final Four, and even fewer winning it all.

In terms of Arizona, let me just say that we are in fact lucky that we inched in yet again this year. WHY do we always find ourselves in the same position, sucking at the end of the regular season with only a prayer to get by? OH WAIT... maybe because we've had 3 coaches in the past 3 years. Whatever.

Although even ESPN announcers predict that we might pull the classic 12 seed vs. 5 seed upset, I really don't see it happening. Although Chase, Jordan, and Nic have the tourney experience, Russ Pennell doesn't. But he did do his job this year by keeping our active 25 straight occurrences alive, so way to go.

We will see what happens. Don't get me wrong - of course I would want nothing more than an Arizona win, but seriously. We have lost 5 of our past 6 games or something like that. We just aren't playing well right now.

I leave you with a picture of me and my friend Lute Olson, taken around 3 years ago after I finished running a half marathon. Arizona misses you.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Reminisce Time

I think that reminiscing is a favorite pastime of mine. It's more fun when the people who you reminisce about are actually present to laugh/cry with as you remember funny things, but it's still fun to do by yourself. My roomie is out of town right now so I have had a super chill weekend. I also have decided that I HATE Daylight Savings because it's been a week now and I still don't think I have recovered from the time change. I have been soooooo tired this week -- aaah.

But that's beside the point.

I am now going to sound like "everyone else", but I don't care. College is such a sweet time in a person's life. I have amazing and ridiculous memories that make me smile the second that I think of the sweet friends that Jesus so blessed me with and the crazy times we had.

Here are some pics in tribute to the good ol' days. :-)


lovely san diego beach after a retreat


with coleen the week of finals - either right before or after I fell in the fountain


hangin' out in the plumer house with erin


veteran's day weekend in pinetop - makin some puppy chow


halloween 2007 we were (scary) xmen characters

danielle and I after our gangsta party and her convincing me to pierce my belly button

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Decisions, Decisions.


I am needing to make a rather large "life decision" very soon. As in, probably by Sunday at the latest. I don't enjoy decisions, especially big ones. I have a hard time deciphering my own motivations for choosing one thing over another, and hate when people tell me, "there's not a wrong decision; God just wants you to choose." I want God/someone to choose for me!! Or I just want it to be very clear what I "should" do.

But obviously making these decisions grows and stretches me, and it is good that I choose and no one else. It is crazy how many of these life decisions I have made in the past year. I decided to move to Colorado after graduation, then took a job working for the Colorado PGA even though I knew little about golf. I then thought for awhile at least that I would be moving back to AZ in November, but instead decided to give Colorado at least a few more months and took a job coaching high school basketball, which I definitely do not regret. I did that not knowing if I would even be able to find a roommate, which I did and that has worked out better than I could have imagined (thanks Jesus!).

Anyway, I am hoping to head here this afternoon for a little while to get away and think. This is where I went in October when deciding whether or not to stay in Colorado. So, yeah. Oh life. :-)

More will be blogged about this later. Sorry to be kinda vague right now. (but not really.)