Inspired by Kirstina Bjorn’s recent post of 27 skills she keeps off her resume, which was in turn inspired by Josh Gondleman’s list of 50 skills he keeps of his resume, here is a list of skills I keep off my resume:

1. Intermediate aerial silks artist.
2. First place in the “Book-It” competition two years in a row (1st AND 2nd grade!).
3. Proud owner of 20 out of the 24 available Star Wars Episode 1 Pepsi One cans.
4. Capable of reading an email and responding within 24hrs.
5. Can balance a spoon on my nose.
6. Marathon runner.
7. Triathlete.
8. Able to sleep in any moving vehicle at any time.
9. Unaffected by jetlag.
10. Never gets carsick (I can do work while on a bus, without vomiting! Don’t people look for that in a content strategist?)
11. Wrote and illustrated a book at age 5 – for a $5 paycheck!
12. Wrote a modern princess tale at age 12, personalized to a friend for her birthday.
13. Can climb a V4 bouldering problem (sometimes) and a V3 problem (usually).
14. Not afraid of bugs, spiders, or mice. Only mildly skeeved out by snakes.
15. Has visited 24 countries.
16. Can identify Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Carmen McRae, and Dinah Washington by voice.
17. Correctly uses “affect” and “effect.”
18. Correctly uses “who” and “whom.”
19. Can cheer for (and enjoy) any live sporting event, without having any idea who is playing or why they call them “uniforms” instead of “costumes.”
20. Knows the temperament of nearly every dog species, and can correctly identify dog species by appearance and actions.
21. Expert Googler.
22. Never gets a hangover.
23. Knows every word to Alanis Morrison’s album “Jagged Little Pill,” Jewel’s album “Pieces of You,” and Dave Matthew’s Band’s album “Crash.”
24. Excellent Katherine Hepburn impersonation.
25. Excellent impersonation of my mother.
26. Will give you the bigger cookie.
27. Perfect pitch.
28. Brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
29. Cellist.
30. Can quote anything Aaron Sorkin has ever written (with 98% accuracy).
31. Built a build-a-bear.
32. Knit a menagerie.
33. Speaks French “like a Belgian” (according to a Parisian).
34. Undefeated in Dance Central for Xbox 360.
35. Theater major.