know you

If there's anything I've discovered recently, it's that I don't really know myself very well.  At all.

I mean, I know my identity is founded in Christ.  I know that I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, and so many other important roles. But I don't know much about the wife, the mother, the daughter that I am.  

And the more I discover, the more I realize how much there is left undiscovered.

I'm sorry if I sound vague or philosophic, but it's been on my mind a lot lately.  I think I'll keep a list of things I am learning about myself.  I may not always post them here, but at least mentally.

-I would really love to travel the world.  I feel like my little corner is getting smaller and smaller.

-I love being outdoors.  As much as I hate bugs, I'd much rather be outside than in.

-I still think of myself as a kid.

-I tend to base my value on how others view me.  I am a people-pleaser, over-achiever to the max.  Not because I want to be, but because I think that others want that from me.

-I am super OCD about a lot of weird things.

-I deal with a great amount of guilt.

-I like to be alone sometimes.  I love the chance to just sit and think.

-I'm terrible with follow-through.  I dream great dreams and make amazing plans, but very few ever become reality.

-I don't think I want any pets.  At least, not for a long time.

What are some ways you've found to know yourself better?