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Week One Down... and Counting




I had several little wins this week.  The first was that I successfully completed several of the items on my weekly list of goals.  There were others that I did not complete at all and a few more that I only give myself partial credit for.  I’m looking forward to adding a few items to next week’s list, to keep this new goal oriented mentality going. 

The second was that I successfully went to a social event by myself.  I consider myself to be rather socially awkward, and I’m kind of thinking that it’s mostly in my head.  I have an anxiety about going out by myself and being able to talk to people.  What if they think I’m weird?  What if they don’t like me?  What if they find me uninteresting?  And, what if I stand there with no one to talk to!?  Thus, I normally end up talking myself out of it.  To by honest my socializing was mild at this event.  I chose a canvas and wine event where you can go and paint a picture with people while drinking wine.  I figured that even if I didn’t meet anyone or no one wanted to talk to me I would just paint my picture.  At least I wouldn’t be standing there with nothing to say and no one to talk to, right?  My next goal is to actually go to a bar and see if I can continue pushing myself.

Lastly, I graduated to 5 pound weights this week!  I’ve been doing some arm exercises with only 2 pounds and have found that I wasn’t feeling my workouts as much as I used to.  I successfully completed an arm workout with my 5 pounders this morning, and I’m feeling the burn.  It feels awesome!!  I love that feeling of knowing that I worked hard and pushed myself past what was within my comfort zone.

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