Self-Portrait of a Foot, originally uploaded by kcm76.

One of the groups I belong to on Flickr is called “Thirteen Things”. The idea is to post a self-portrait with a list of thirteen things about oneself. This photo and list are my first contribution, posted a couple of days ago.

Amazing the things one thinks to do when getting bored in an hotel room!

As this is my foot I thought I’d use this for my first “Thirteen Things” list. So here are 13 Personal Things About Me …

1. I’m an only child
2. I’ve changed a lot over the years; even my boss says I’ve mellowed! I used to be very angry and lose my temper a lot, I’ve learnt to let things wash over me and go with the flow; tho’ I do still get irritated and frustrated and swear a lot.
3. I love the smell of grapefruit, coconut oil, bacon cooking, fresh bread, the sea, wood smoke, frying garlic & onions.
4. I hardly ever drink coffee.
5. I lost 20Kg between summer 2007 and New Year 2008, but i’m still obese.
6. I was born with a deformed right index finger-nail; I’ve now had it permanently removed.
7. I have a third nipple.
8. My parents didn’t have me circumcised, for which I am very grateful.
9. I wasn’t baptised as an infant. I took the plunge myself at 22 (eeek, that’s 35 years ago!) when I joined the Roman Catholic church. I’ve since converted to atheism.
10. I’ve worn glasses since I was 14; it doesn’t bother me and I can’t imagine switching to contact lenses.
11. I have never driven a car or a motorbike.
12. I’m actually boring, shy and introverted, although many people find this hard to believe.
13. I have type 2 diabetes.