The Marshmallow Indicator

If you read Taylor's blog, then you have seen my theory on personality typing and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http://web.mac.com/taylorcox). Well tonight at dinner I just thought of another sort of random insight into peoples lives.

Lucky Charms Marshmallows.

Be honest, we all love Lucky Charms, and the marshmallows that come in the beloved cereal. I have recently noticed that everyone eats the marshmallows differently. Some pick them all out at the beginning and eat the rest of the cereal last. Some eat the brown cereal first and save all the marshmallows for last. And still more eat all of it at once, not bothering to pick out marshmallows, but savoring it all at the same time.

So this is my theory...

The people who eat the marshmallows first:
They want to get all the good stuff first, instant gratification. They are the kind of people who eat dessert first and everything else is just sustinence, the ones who say "give me the good news first."

The people who save the marshmallows for last:
They press through hard times knowing that there's a reward at the end. They tough out the bad parts of life to get to the good. They work hard, and as such, get rewarded at the end.

The people who eat everything together:
These people love life the way it is. They take the good with the bad, and "keep on truckin." Every moment is savored.

How do you eat yours?

Once again, take this as you will, but I think it's a pretty sweet (pun intended) theory.