So lately I haven't been blogging as much. Oh what, you noticed? Was it really that obvious?
I also like pretending I have lots and lots of fans who get sad when I don't blog.
Try it sometime, its a good ego boost.
Lets get back to the point. Three seperate but equally lame things happened recently:
1. I realized I have absolutely nothing to blog about.
I've already said it, but its worth the repeat. The mere fact that I was boring myself with the things I was writing was what tipped me off. I do realize that I need to adjust my attitude a bit here and find the exciting things about every day life to discuss, but for the sake of this post we'll just forget about that for right now.
2. I spent a Friday night in complete solitude and had driven myself totally crazy by about 8:00.
The craziness came from racking my brain trying to think of people I could go hang out with and then realizing most of my friends have either moved away or gotten married and started procreating. Also the massive amount of junk food I consumed, but mostly the former.
3. I had yet another person at church ask if I was new.
"Well hello, are you new to the ward?"
"Um, no. I've been here for a while. I've actually been here longer than you..."
[insert awkward silence]
"Oh, hi. Um. What's your name? Cool, bye."
Awesome.
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a bit on the shy side at times. I don't usually excel in the friend making arts, and have a tendency to be awkward. I've discovered something recently though: you just have to be you, and people will decide whether or not they like it. Earth shattering, I know.
I discovered this thanks to work, where I'm required to talk to every single person that walks through the door. When I first started, it sucked. Majorly. But then I realized that all you have to do is tell a story or make a comment, and then feed off the person's reaction. The worst that can happen is they give you a look and ignore you. Usually, though, they laugh and we continue to converse while I help them.
I'm still not sure why its taken this long for me to realize that I can apply this same tactic in my personal life. Seriously, it wasn't until just last night as I was talking to a friend that the light bulb clicked on for me. Now that really was an earth-shattering moment.
So here's to me expanding my social horizons, and hopefully any readers I have will enjoy reading about my new adventures in friendship.
Now thats what I call a win/win.
Awesome.
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a bit on the shy side at times. I don't usually excel in the friend making arts, and have a tendency to be awkward. I've discovered something recently though: you just have to be you, and people will decide whether or not they like it. Earth shattering, I know.
I discovered this thanks to work, where I'm required to talk to every single person that walks through the door. When I first started, it sucked. Majorly. But then I realized that all you have to do is tell a story or make a comment, and then feed off the person's reaction. The worst that can happen is they give you a look and ignore you. Usually, though, they laugh and we continue to converse while I help them.
I'm still not sure why its taken this long for me to realize that I can apply this same tactic in my personal life. Seriously, it wasn't until just last night as I was talking to a friend that the light bulb clicked on for me. Now that really was an earth-shattering moment.
So here's to me expanding my social horizons, and hopefully any readers I have will enjoy reading about my new adventures in friendship.
Now thats what I call a win/win.
