self portrait tuesday: introduce yourself

self portrait tuesday: introduce yourself
Originally uploaded by Nina Marie Gilbert.

hello. my name is nina and i'm addicted to taking pictures. everywhere. and if you look closely, one of my dear friends (i won't name who to protect her poor identity) can be seen hovering over a public toilet in the background of this picture. luckily she's also addicted to taking pictures, so she puts up with me and loves me, even when i catch her wiping.

at any given moment in the day, i've got a number of children attached to me. to my breasts, to my neck, on my back. i can usually be found at a park, at my dad's, at the libraries, or in the forest.

my feet are not clean. they are not soft. neither are my hands even though by trade i am a massage therapist. i am a bad massage therapist because even though i finished school last july and i'm certified and ready, i have not gotten a "real" job massaging. mainly because i've got kids attached to me and this doesn't work during the whole interview process, or massaging process.

i love having people over my house. i usually have lots of people in and out throughout the day. this keeps me sane, keeps me alive. johnny works until around 8p every night...so this extended family is how i get through the week. it's also why we have a crazy grocery bill. that and the fact that i can't stop buying snacks.

i'm a procrastinator that's really good at making to-do lists that make me feel bad.

i don't listen to much music.

i don't like to watch movies.

my kids listen to classical music when they sleep, not because i think it makes them smarter, but just because.

i'm obsessed with debriefing. sometimes it feels like gossiping but if you're talking truth, feel free to just call it debriefing.

lubbs,
n.