Tuesday, April 5, 2011

How would you describe yourself?

If someone did not know you, and you were going to paint the picture for them, how would you do it?

Here is Nicki, as seen by Nicki:
The physical: blue eyes, brown, curly hair that hangs past my shoulders. When I laugh hard, I can't help but throw my head back. I think holding back is stupid, so if I'm laughing, you'll hear me. I get comments on my smile for some reason. People who don't know me say things, of course it's MEN. My nose is my nose- I think it's okay. I've never had a problem with it, and when I see my nose on my kids' faces, I smooch it. The rest of me I feel is medium sized, and I have curves that I have grown to love. This is a big deal because I starved myself down to a size 1 at some point and when i got pregnant I know a few people held their breath, wondering if gaining weight and Life After would freak me out. It didn't. No one would guess that I have 4 kids to see me. I am definitely not ugly, but I might be the most average looking person (unless my personality is working?) ever, because everyone thinks they know me. I look just exactly like someone they know. Maybe it's just me in a different life. :) I think I look like I'm fun.
I like running. Sometimes. Sometimes I feel like I hate running. My calves look like I love running. I have the worlds all time flattest feet. This is a real love/hate relationship. I'm never going to have pretty arches like Cullen does (OMG he has the PRETTIEST feet EVER!), so I might as well get over it. They walk me around and that's really all that matters. They have also been plenty beat up as a woman who worked in a "professional" setting for all those years, by horrible- HORRIBLE shoes that do HORRIBLE things to our feet. (just another reason I will never do that to myself again!)

The mental: You'll think I'm normal until you hear me talk, probably. I happen to think that I restrain myself mostly, but I regularly horrify my mother with my facebook posts. And my sister, and sister in law. I think holding back and acting a "certain way" because "someone might be reading that!" is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. I think our Western world is ridiculous, and pretentious and I don't fit anywhere, it feels like. I was born without the "suck up" gene, meaning most people seem to naturally suck up to those above them in rank (which is where the problem comes in, I don't believe that anyone is above anyone). That doesn't mean that I embarrass everyone- I'm not like that. But I have no problem having a conversation with anyone. I don't really give a shit if they are the President of Blah Blah Blah. This has gotten me in trouble exactly 2 times, and again, it was in the "professional setting" (ha!) and these "professional" men read my assertiveness as "GO". Apparently that suck up gene would serve me well in some situations.
I believe we are all one, that we are not being judged and in a God that is nothing like Stupid Humans. :) Said with love, of course. I also would never claim to have it "right". People can think or believe whatever they want. I will not engage in religious or political discussions. I care about people, and what they are doing and how they think. I LOVE hearing how other people think and what the world looks like through their eyes. In fact, I think I live for that sometimes. I CAN be taught. I try to listen with my HEART and take things in and open my eyes and see through someone else's heart.
I can't stand stagnant and won't allow it.
I'm as emotional as they come. The happy and the sad.
There.

Your turn. Try it.

1 comment:

  1. You know what? I just put my hair up because my baby keeps grabbing it, and it's probably worth noting, in describing myself, that my curls are soft and touchable. My sister in law has REALLY curly hair, but her's is not touchable when it's curly, and I love that my kids run their fingers through it. And of course, that Cullen plays with it.

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