Coming out of my shell

As much as I love being home and spending time with the family I have to admit I'm excited to be on my own again. I am naturally an introvert. I love being alone and am perfectly fine spending the day completely by myself. I get nervous in big groups and am not so good at meeting new people. This is something that I've slowly had to accept about myself. I always envied the girls who could walk into a party and talk to anyone. They are so confident in themselves, something I wished so badly I could have.

 I have a friend whom I admire for being so confident. It amazes me at how she can carry on a conversation with just about anyone and convince them of just about anything. I felt comfortable with her being around because I knew if I felt awkward talking to someone she would be right there to pick up the conversation for me but now that we live over 1,000 miles away from each other I've had to learn how to comunicate on my own and meet new people. It's so easy to hide in my room and watch netflix for hours or knit so many pairs of mittens my fingers feel like there about to fall off and up until this point that about all I've been doing. 

This time is going to be different though. I have a few goals that I plan to accomplish to try and spice up my life and get me out of my rut as being an unhappy person...

1. Find a job. Either at Starbucks or the local gym... I haven't decided yet.

2. Volunteer at a nursing home. I secretly love old people and think there adorable! 

3. Join a gym. Working out gives me an adrenaline rush and relaxes me when I'm stessed.

Hopefully by working towards theses goals I can come out of my shell and meet new people. I know that I will always be an introvert and choose my bed over a party but baby steps to being happier is better than no steps at all.