My Git flow (am I weird?)

git-flow

 git checkout master
 git pull origin master
 [run tests]
 [write failing test]
 [make test pass]
 git checkout -b feature_x
 git add .
 git commit -m "Feature X"
 [refactor]
 [run tests]
 git commit -m "Feature X" --amend
 git push origin feature_x