Describe yourself

For several days, I have been mulling over how to describe myself on the description portion of this blog. It would be so much easier to describe someone else, anyone else. I have even considered asking my dear friend Teresa to write it for me, but that is like cheating.

Who we are is complicated. And I don't know about you but I change, thankfully and hopefully for the better (but not always). We can describe ourselves as someones wife, mother, or daughter but is that who we are inside? Yes, I know that is part of who we are, but where do our thoughts come from and how do they affect who we are?

If you asked my mother to describe me, she would more than likely say something about the goodness of my heart because that is what mothers do and she is good like that. I would almost be afraid to ask my 13-year old daughter Delaney to describe me. I would probably just get 'the' look. Also, depending on who has possession of her i-Pod, how much Internet and phone access she has maintained on that particular day the answer would vary greatly. My sweet and not so stupid husband, Mike would think it was a trick question akin to "Do these pants make my be-Hind look big?" and laugh it off without answering. I am sure my two-year old would have something fabulous to say if her vocabulary were large enough.

I once played one of silly games through email that asked the receivers to reply to you with this directive: Use one word to describe me. I received a lot of very sweet, up-lifting replies and one that hurt. I was called pragmatic. Yes, I had to look it up to be sure I understood it correctly. That only made it hurt worse. I don't feel it was intended to hurt me, but it did. I don't consider myself wishy-washy and do know exactly why I believe what I believe. (I will save the whole 'belief' idea for another blog.)

I hope that most of my friends consider me loyal, honest, sincere and helpful. You know, all the things we want in a friend and a Labrador. I don't think 'fun' is one of my characteristics because I'm a little boring and tend not to take many risks. I do hope that I am at least enjoyable and pleasant to be around.

Do we put into print what we see as our faults or weaknesses? No one really wants to read that. On the other hand, I don't want to describe myself so highly that others think they have clicked on the wrong blog. Such a dilemma!

After rambling on for a few paragraphs, I have decided that I am taking this whole thing way too seriously. Isn't it just supposed to be a biographical?