Update: Furniture Moving, Test Taking, and Doctor Appointments

Last Friday, I went to the Allergy and Asthma doctor, to see, basically, if I had allergies, or asthma. After talking for a while, and doing a number of lung capacity tests (they take some practice!), the doctor decided to get me a prescription for albuterol (an asthma inhaler). I'll be using it as needed for the next few weeks, to see if it works. I have a really bad cough right now, which I think it part of a long running cold going around our community, which is making my breathing worse, and may have skewed the results from. Interestingly, using the inhaler has actually helped me cough a little less.

It's quite large, much bigger than I expected.

Next week, I'm going back the the doctor to do a skin allergy test (they dip these toothpick like things in the allergens, and then poke them onto your skin. If you're allergic to it, you'll get a little hive there.), and some asthma breathing tests. I'll also talk more to the doctor about how the albuterol has or hasn't helped. 

On Saturday morning, I went to the community college to take the English placement test (which all Running Start students have to take to qualify for the program). I've done a lot of standardized testing (homeschoolers in WA have to take a test every year), but I'd never done any on the computer before, so it was a bit of a new experience. I must say, I like it much better than filling in bubbles. I am quite happy with my test results; I got into the program (which I was sure I was going to do), and I tested into English 101.

Today, I still have this terrible cough, so I probably won't be doing a lot, but I am planning on doing some organizing in my room so that I can move some furniture around. I am planning on moving my desk out of my room and into the family room/school room, but I have a bit of work to do before I can really do that.

Personality Type

Have you ever tried one of these tests? I've done them in the past, but not in a while, so I decided to try it again today. If you want to try it along with me, click on this link. To understand your score (if you're not familiar with the Meyers-Brigg's test) click here, and read that first.

 The most important thing to know about the scoring for this test is that there are pairs, of which you have one of each. But, it is done on a scale, so you have between 1% and 100% of either one. The rest of your percentage is the other. The pairs are: Extraverted (E) vs. Introverted (I), Sensing (S) - Intuition (N), Thinking (T) - Feeling (F), and Judging (J) – Perceiving (P). Again, for a more on how this works click the link in the first paragraph.


Now that you (hopefully) understand the scoring, and have maybe had a chance to try the test yourself, I'm going to share my score with you. I am an ESTJ, which is what I have been in the past when I took this test. I'll break down the percentages for you.


I am 1% Extroverted, 25% Sensing, 62% Thinking, and 44% Judging. Interesting...

Just for fun, if you do the test, once on the results page click on the "Self Growth and Personal Awarness" box. It will bring you to a page with all sorts of descriptions of your personality type. Here is mine. 

Here are some famous ESTJs. :)

Carrie Nation
Elliot Ness
John D. Rockefeller
Bette Davis
Robert A. Taft (U.S. senator, son of Pres. Wm. H. Taft)
Sam Walton, owner and founder of WalMart stores
Barbara Stanwyck
Rev. Billy Graham
Dale Bumpers (U.S. Senator, D-Arkansas)
Phil Fulmer, head football coach of the U. Tenn Vols
Pat Head Summit, head basketball coach of the Lady Vols
Bill Frist, M.D. (U.S. Senate Majority Leader)

Fictional:

Lucy (Charles Schultz's Peanuts character)
Mrs. Harbottle (Herriott, All Creatures Great and Small)
Mrs. Rachel Lynde (Anne of Green Gables)
The Mayor (The Music Man)

In the comments, tell me what your type is! Does it surprise you, or does it seem about right? Mine seems almost exactly right!