Bragging and other bad habits

I apologize for tooting my own horn. I SHOULD have good language skills, for Pete's sake, I am a college professor. Still, language is one of my strongest skills and it makes me feel good to have that affirmed. I am not getting much affirmation on any front in my life right now- no pity party, just fact- so I am grabbing it where I can. Taking tests is another one of my skills. Put the two together and it can be awesome. I have no aptitude for spacial relationships and have a hard time visualizing things, so it all evens out in the end.