Easy

   Do you have a hobby you've picked up that can be considered a skill? It's enjoyable to do even simple things. Whether it be creating by drawing, painting, sewing or something athletic like running, playing a sport with friends. In all my free time last year, I got into baking from scratch. 

   Baking seems pretty straight forward to me. All you have to do is follow the directions. How can anyone mess it up? Yet lots of people will confess they don't do well in the kitchen. Having millions of recipes right at my fingertips made it very easy to bake whatever I was in the mood for. Lots of different cookies, muffins, and cakes were dished up. Along with this came the need to share a picture of what I made with others. When I started out I was pretty impressed with each thing and considered it worthy of  Instagram. Since I've made even more things this year, the less impressive things have went to Flickr. And some rank so low they go unseen by anyone on the Internet.  

Just look at this cinnamon-sugar muffin picture I didn't consider worthy of any website. Now it will have it's time in the sun! 

With every other picture I post, I get a "that looks so good" comment. I wish anyone who wanted a sample could just reach through the computer and have some. But in the mean time- why don't they just make something themselves?  I've picked up a reputation of being good at baking among a few people. Most of us enjoy sweets so baking can be seen as a valuable skill. But it feels like I'm cheating somehow because nothing I've done has required any test and fail or advanced knowledge. Maybe the only thing I know that not everyone is aware of is the correct way to measure flour. So can I really be considered good at baking? I feel very far from anything my grandmother, and maybe yours too, ever did. I would sooner pick writing as my talent because it's an ability I really care about and want to develop.

Is there anything you're praised for that is easy for you to do? Not a skill you've acquired by putting time in and gaining knowledge about, but whatever doesn't take much work in your eyes.