I noticed my Facebook friends like to share their results from Buzzfeed‘s quizzes. You know, the ones like “Which Character From Shakespeare Are You?” or “Which Period In History Do You Really Belong In?”

I took a few of these myself, and sometimes, the results make me doubt who I really am. I took the “Which NYC Neighborhood Should You Live In?” quiz (which is no longer available on Buzzfeed for some reason). I was expecting the East Village or Union Square, two areas where I would love to live. Instead, I got Forest Hills, with additional suggestions of Flushing or Bayside. I guess I wasn’t too surprised, since the Husband and I had talked about moving to Forest Hills sometime in the future to be closer to the city, and I had grown up in Flushing and Bayside.

Then I also started noticing Facebook friends posting links about how certain types of people behave. I mean like “18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently” or “14 Things Positive People Don’t Do.” I read these lists and I see if they apply to me. I always thought I was creative. I was told I was creative. But wait, I don’t always make time to surround myself with beauty, or I don’t always take risks. Does that mean I’m only 90% creative? Or maybe I’m not as creative as I think? I get bored and I let negative thoughts take over once in a while, so does that mean I’m not a positive person?

I realized this morning that I hate these quizzes and lists. They tried to define me by asking irrelevant questions and they don’t even know who I am. I should live in Flushing just because I like Asian food? I’m a Munchkin cat because I drink non-fat milk? For a while (a lot longer than I should have let it) these stupid lists made me kind of unhappy because I didn’t fit exactly into their specifications of what a certain type of person should be.

So I’m trying to be happy with me no matter what quiz tells me otherwise. And, by the way, I don’t care what Buzzfeed says, I do NOT belong in the French Revolution.