Do You Have A Talent?

[MarmaladeSandwich7]

I could pick out tunes on the piano from about age 3, then had lessons from age 6. Got to Grade 6 but often wish I’d continued to Grade 8. Playing the piano gives me so much joy. If I’ve had a bad day, I just lose myself in the music. Love to improvise & often record my pieces - a few people have said I should set up a You Tube channel 🎹🎵🎼🎶

I bet you do!

@Calliopespa

Oh it’s true, it comes from years of childhood gymnastics and now adult yoga. It’s just an incredibly strong pelvic floor muscle that does it. 💦 😂

I suppose I can sing, nothing that couldn’t be improved with professional lessons though.

On command! That's amazing.

I have thought hard about this thread and, apart from a decent ability to sniff things, which is more a quirk, I don't really have a talent.

I’m good at picking up languages, am a very fast and retentive reader and have a decent singing voice.

Driving jet skis and go karts, not that good at parking for some reason though

Memorising maps and routes. I never use a satnav because I can look at a map once and remember the whole journey. Dh, on the other hand, can drive to a location he has driven a hundred times, using a sat nav and still get lost.

I’m exceptionally good at tripping over fresh air, walking into door handles, picking up huge bruises that I’m not sure how I’ve acquired and generally injuring myself in every way possible 🤣

Im.not sure its a talent but i hsve a very good memory and can accuratley recall events from many years ago
I also know a lot of random facts.

Great thread @MarmaladeSandwich7 ! Love all the wonderful (and weird talents).

I'm ambidextrous. Bit rusty but with a few minutes of warm up I can write legibly with my left hand. On the downside, I really struggle with left & right!

I can listen to multiple conversations at the same time, whilst having a conversation. My DC said they were convinced I had a super-power when they were little because I could be chatting over the other side of the room and still somehow hear what monkey business they were scheming! Apparently, it makes you good at being a news-presenter because you can hear what is being said in your ear-piece without it distracting you from what you are reading on the teleprompter!

Apparently I have a talent for annoying my daughter !🙄

I have a decent singing voice. Can summarise really well and good at spotting patterns in things.

I’m also brilliant at choking on nothing.

Must be that you’ve just not discovered them yet.
How would you know where your talents might lay, if you’ve not even thought of, or been introduced to a new thing.
Maybe you’re a hidden treasure just waiting to be discovered 🥰

I can cut just the right amount of butter by eye. Need 50g? Boom!

Useless, but satisfying.

Thank you; this is very optimistic! I’ll wait to find out what it is 🙈 x

Eating
lying down
annoying people

I can light a cigarette with my feet.

I remember really useless information. I remember the names of random illnesses from casualty, the names of people and their dc i haven't seen for 20 years and which of the barbie dolls and their clothes/accessories belong to each of my sisters. Anything useful I'm hopeless at. Ds2 can remember people's birthdays, he only needs to be told once. Even if he doesn't know them.

I can look in the fridge and make a meal out of anything

I'm also excellent at picking out the correct Tupperware to fit the volume of food to be stored.

I can take my bra off without taking my top off using one hand.

I used to work in a greengrocers and could choose exactly the right amount of onions (for example) to make an exact lb or whatever was asked for. Haven’t thought about that for ages, thank you.

DH calls me a bloodhound - I have an acute sense of smell. Not sure if I have what you have though.

I can bend my thumb backwards to touch my wrist, it’s not a very useful talent. 🤣

I’m like my maternal GF - he could talk to anyone. People can be so interesting.