What are you f*cking good at that you'd never say but are secretly proud of?

[Iwonder777]

For me, it's putting people at ease.

I've not got the best self esteem but by goodness I'm authentic.

What are you good at - even if you'd never let on!

Like lots of others, I'm a pretty good cook, but don't "do" baking. However, my husband's favourite is Lemon Meringue pie, so once a year I do go to the effort. this year's effort even got an appraisal from the John Lewis fitter who was connecting the new dishwasher for the depth of lemon filling and height of meringue LOL ( no, of course he didn't get any - imagine explaining that one to DH!!!)

I have a really soothing manner.
I can tell when people aren’t telling the truth.
I’m good in emergencies.
I can calm nervous horses.

Modesty

Catheterisation.

Whistling with two fingers from each hand in my mouth. Really loud and surprising from a plump 53 year old.

@babycorn possibly... have you had gin tonight (acid test!)

I can bake cakes without measuring the ingredients. This is not very useful as I’m trying to eat less sugar/refined carbs!

Words, spelling, plant names, languages.
@MaxwellMama how should I frame the print ‘sunrise’ here www.annaharley.com/page2.htm ? We moved house and I don’t rate the local frame shop, miss the one we used to be near!

I can't throw or catch for shit but I have excellent aim with a gun. You'd think it'd be a similar skill but apparently not. Utterly useless as I'd never join the military or own one.

Very good at assembling flat pack furniture.

I can find pretty much anything DP has misplaced but nothing I have.

I can sing fairly well and at school I was told I was a good actress in drama class but I'm far too shy to do either now I'm not forced to.

Great sense of direction.

A not so flattering one... being an armchair psychiatrist and being able to just ... tell when I meet people if they are mental health experienced. I think I often intuitively know why people do the things they do, when they are oblivious. But strangely am often oblivious to my own motivations and skeletons. So I am good at analysing other people but less good at analysing myself....

Languages, melodies and song lyrics. People find the latter two annoying as I am always singing along to anything.

I can wiggle my 2nd biggest toe (on each foot) without moving any of the others!

I have shit hot intuition around people. I can spot a wrong un at 1000 yards! It has stood me in good stead.

I also excel at having big hair.

Parallel parking. I take it very seriously and like to find really hard spaces to get into.

I can colour match from memory and I can recreate a dish once I have tasted it

I can chat to anyone, I also am skilled at pushing a 'pull' door and pulling a 'push' one.

I'm also good at ferreting out the truth/ confidences from people. Isn't it funny how many of us have said that on here?

I sing. I have a great voice.

@HelenaJustina I've not had gin... yet... there is always time for gin...!!! Now where did I hide it?! It's far too late for gin, I should have started the gin ingestion much earlier in this evening...

Parking a car

Making amazing sandwiches

Singing

Using adobe photoshop

My husband would say I have a really good ability at picking the most expensive of anything.. without knowing the price obvs.

I have a pretty good memory for things that have happened, where things are etc.... I thought everyone had a good memory, until I met my husband!

Recently found im very good at building other people up.... shame I suck at doing the same for myself!

Detangling wool, thread, necklaces.
Calming down people who are irate, in customer service-related scenarios.
SPaG/proofreading, fact-checking and typing really quickly but accurately.
The brown and pink questions in trivial pursuit.

@PrawnSacrifice what instruments??

Darts!!! I can check out on a double 😊

Creative cooking. You know, when the cupboard & fridge is uninspiringly bare?

I can identify 1000’s of edible plant species (plus loads of seaweeds), and can turn a tin of chickpeas into a fab fragrant casserole.

I’m a whizz at sandwich fillings too. But with more gourmet ingredients.

Only one of these talents will be handy for the upcoming (inevitable) quarantine, but my blog will make a mint!

Saving people's lives and cooking a mean bread and butter pudding (not at the same time)

Sitting in a W shape