Trying New Things

So far in 2018 I have been trying to try more things. I am a person who likes routine and likes feeling in control. One of my biggest fears is the fear of the unknown combined with the fear of being alone. This means that it is a lot easier for me to take on a new activity if I have a friend in my corner who is doing it with me. Even though this helps me there are a lot of times I still get very nervous and worried trying new things that I am unfamiliar with. Now I 100% agree that trying new things adds value to your life and bring you to some of the most beautiful things, so that is why I have been working on this.

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For me one of the biggest ways that help in trying new things is saying a simple three letter word, YES! A lot of times when people ask me if I want to do something especially if I am not super close to that person my instinct is to say no or to make up an excuse that I am busy. I have worked really hard to not let myself do that. I will say yes and then I will stick to it. Now I am not saying that I am saying yes to crazy intense things like sky diving or something crazy. I am saying yes to doing activities that may not be my favorite or to trying a new workout class. Now to you these things may not be crazy, but to me this is putting myself outside of my comfort zone and helping me try new things.

The last point I need to make is about assuming about people's personalities. Let's say you saw me walking down the street with my best friend or family. You would see a person who is loud, laughing, may be doing silly things that make me look foolish, and has a huge smile. You may think oh my she is so outgoing and does not care what people think about her. In that case you would be right, I am with my people who know me, love me, don't judge me. I have my support system. Now you could see the same me on the same day walking somewhere by myself. You will see someone who is quiet and almost looks like they want to blend me. I do not want to draw attention to myself and be judged. While I am the same person with the same likes and dislikes, my personality flourishes once I am either comfortable with the situation I am in or the people I am with.

The last paragraph may seem random, but for me I know this about my personality and know I need to force myself to try new things because once I do and am comfortable I will love it and my personality will show.

Challenge yourself to try one new thing! Even if it is just saying yes to a new friend (or if you are me trying something you may love all by yourself!)

Bye 17, Hello 18

Well, we can all see that I did pretty good blogging every day for the first half of the month. Then school got busy and I just wanted to spend time with my family. So, I kind of fell off the wagon, but let's move on.

2017 was a year filled with change and new experiences! Let me go over my highlights of 2017.

• Moved in with my grandparents for 6 months. 
• Completed my student teaching at 3 different schools. 
• Graduated from college. 
• Accepted my first teaching job. 
• Moved into my first apartment. 
• Started figuring out adult life. 
• Set up my first classroom. 
• Began my first year of teaching. 
• Was asked to be a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding. 
• Had a wonderful girls weekend. 
• Began to make better decisions to be healthier. 
• Saw my best friend graduate college. 
• Was asked to be maid of honor in my best friends wedding. 
• I got to also enjoy spending time with family and friends. 

I cannot wait to see what 2018 will have in store. I cannot wait to continue to focus on making myself better and spending quality time with people around me. 

• I want to continue working on leading a healthier life. 
• I also want to focus on making good financial decisions that will begin to set up my future. 

I have a few ideas for blog posts that I look forward to writing in 2018! Happy New Year to all my wonderful readers. 

Planner Person

I am a complete and total planner person. Over the years I have tried many different planners. I have tried weekly layouts, timetable layouts, desk calendars, etc. I love having the ability to write things down and visually see what I need to do. It helps me feel on top of things and it is how I keep calm and try to not lose track of things.

This November I began thinking about what type of planner I was going to for 2018. In the past I was a college student and then in the begining of the 2017 I was student teaching. This means I was carrying a backpack around with me and had a lot of assignments to keep track of. This changed after I graduated college. I still have dates to keep track of, but I do not as many things to keep track of.

I have always been a writing things down person, but I decided to make the jump into using GoogleCalendar. As an adult I realized that people would ask me about dates and if I was free. Sometimes I would not have my planner with me because of this I decided to make the switch. So far it is going great. I have my phone with me pretty much all the time so I am able to check dates and things. I can also input things in right away.

Some of the features that are amazing are you can color cordinate things. Right now I color cordinate my work calendar and personal calendars. You can also have people use different colors and sync calendars with family memebers. I really think if you are a planner person who is finding it is hard to have your planner with you all the time you should try GoogleCalendar.