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I have good years and bad years when it comes to Christmas.  Some years I get my cards made early and have them mailed off with the quickness and all gifts purchased and wrapped and tucked tidily under the tree by the 15th.  Last year was a good year, this year is not.  I just got my cards designed and ordered (I make my own cards using my photos every year).  My gift list?  I haven’t even written it.  So yea, not a good year. In all honesty I think I’ve had a grand total of two good years.

If I could ask Santa for anything it would be some organizational skills.  I can be so scatter-brained.  I need more left brain.  Which got me thinking, am I left or right brain dominate?  I went and took a bunch of online quizzes.

This test is interesting.You watch a graphic of a dancer spinning and if you see it turning counter clockwise you use more of the left brain and vice versa.  Sadly, I spent a good minute trying to figure out which way was clockwise/counter clockwise.  When I sorted it all out I realized I saw her counter clockwise. Then I looked away and when I looked back she was spinning the other direction.  I think the fact I couldn’t figure out the clockwise/counter clockwise lands me squarely in the right brain category. 

This quiz has me much more right brain dominate. I was only about 30% left brain according to the site. One question asked if I felt the phrase “Life is just a bowl of cherries” made any sense. I had to ponder that one for awhile and came to the conclusion that it really doesn’t make much sense. I mean, I see what it’s trying to convey but ultimately I disagree.  Plus, it’s kind of a bummer cliché for people who hate cherries.

According to this test I use boths sides equally.   I don’t know if that’s true or not. I think it’s simply all the questions that asked me if I would like things to be very organized, or if I preferred structure to chaos.  That’s the kicker–I do LIKE things organized, I just can’t achieve it.  I do PREFER structure to chaos, but find myself at the mercy of disorder. 

 This test weighted me to the right again. The first question asked if I liked sitting on the right or left side of a theater or room. Huh? People think about that? I honestly couldn’t think of a good answer and just picked one (right). It also asked if can explain how I get the answer to a math problem.  I was like, “Duh–I go get the calculator and punch in the problem. Done.”  I don’t do math problems–that’s what husbands and fifteen-year-old sons are for.

And finally this test shows me right brain dominate again. But at least this test was fun. The first question asked if when writing a story I’d prefer to describe the planets in the solar system or if I’d rather write about an ant who saves the world.  That was a no-brainer (catch that pun?)  And it got me thinking, I really do need to write a story about an ant who saves the world! I could call him Plez.

So are you right-brained or left-brained?  Don’t want to take all those quizzes?  Just answer this–are your Christmas cards in the mail?  If you answered, “Oh crap, I forgot to buy Christmas cards again!”–you’re right brain.  If you answered, “Uh, yea–like a week ago.”–you’re left brain.  If you answered, “I don’t celebrate Christmas.”–oops, sorry about that discriminatory question.  Imagine if you did, would yours be mailed? If you actually stopped to imagine that you’re right brain.

Now you might read this and wonder, “What does all this have to do with Karma, her website, her writing or children’s writing.”  The answer–I’m right brain dominant and have no answers for you, dear reader.  But if you’re really upset that I’m not sticking to task you’re probably left brain. 

That was fun!  Now I’m off to order gifts–but I’ll probably get distracted halfway through by something more fascinating.

Karma