I’ve always wanted an introductory conversation at a social gathering to go this route.
Hi!
Hello 
I’m XYZ.
I’m Mansi.
Nice to meet you.
Same here.
So, what do you do?
I am an engineer…
Oh, cool!
And you are…?
Me? Let’s see…
I’m a master chef
A lazy dreamer
A watercolor artist
An impatient gardener
An enthusiastic expeditionist
An honest writer
A party planner
A social butterfly
An aggravating nitpicker
An untidy perfectionist
A passionate debater
A Nature lover
A sensitive poet
A budding photographer
A vocal feminist
An adept storyteller
A hopeful agnostic
A simplistic fashionista
A trendy homemaker
An easy conversationalist
A funloving hiker
A soulful thinker
A nocturnal gamer
A romantic at heart
An uncompromising idealist…
For now, that’s all I am.
So … what did you say you were?
Remember, you are not your job.
Try this out sometime.
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It’s best when you can just say ‘I’m retired.’ But you then need an answer for ‘What do you do with your time?’
Ha ha. Good one, Bob. But you’re never really retired, are you? Maybe from a paying job, but never from all you are and all you do
ha ha!!! lovely post… lovd it every bit… n ur comment to bob – well, very sweet!!!
Well, what did you say about yourself? Did I miss something? Mansi, you are so sweet. We are so many yet one! Here, I salute our mind. Inspite of so many options, we can reduce ourself to a single liner.
Now I am mentally making a list of who I am. Can past failures also be added to the list like, say, a wannabe rockstar.
Right back at you, Susan
You’re such a sweetheart! Of course everything counts … and who says it’s a failure … if it’s something you tried and loved doing, in my books it’s a success!
This is such an important thing to have ready for when you are asked what you do. I LOVE that you say that you are not your job. So true! Looking forward to reading more of your blog! Stopping by from the Lady Blogger Tea party!
Thank you, Anna. I think it’s important to think of ourselves beyond what we get a paycheck for. Sure, your job might be your passion but it’s not the only thing that defines you. We like to limit our descriptions to our day jobs because it’s the easy thing to say in a conversation, but there are so many interesting facets to all of us … so much more than what we do 9-to-5. Appreciate your stopping by and I’m looking forward to reading your blog posts, too.
Love it!!! We are so much more than just our jobs, but yet that is what we are reduced to in conversation.
Stopping by from Lady Bloggers:)
Thanks, Grace. We can all make a conscious effort to not label ourselves that way … when we think of ourselves as just one thing, others are bound to see as just that and no more. Thanks for stopping by.
I love this!!!
You are an impatient gardener? LOL. I loved all the descriptions. Talent, you have. 
I want my plants to start sprouting and blooming the moment I water ‘em. What can I say?
Keeps me happy.
Talent, I’m not so sure about, but I like dabbling in a lot of things
I like your poem MB, and yes there are many different wonderful ways to describe oneself.
But when people ask you what you do.. they aren’t really asking for a guided tour of your life/personality.
It’s so they can say something like.. “Oh you work at Cisco ? A friend of mine works there… ?” It’s a conversation starter !
And you know what, if the thing that excites people most about themselves IS their job, well more power to them, I say !
We should all be that lucky
Yes we should but I just like hogging conversations
Hahaha.. well then I’ll be sure to ask you what you do, when we meet
Loved it! We are all the sum of many things. However, I think my favorite was “hopeful agnostic.” Me too!!!
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