The last few years I've been so focused on my daughter and my writing and myself that I haven't been out a lot. I had a very limited social life and for that time, it was all I needed. I met my best friend by accident. I had to get my hair done and the girl who was supposed to do it cancelled last minute. I was in a rush trying to find someone who could do it before the week ended and by a lot of luck (and I believe God had a say in this because we were just meant to meet) she was available. Within the first hour after meeting each other we were already becoming friends.
That friendship helped me to get out of my little bubble and we started hanging out a lot. A few weeks ago she was added to a Facebook group, she added me too and it was a lot of fun but I never expected anything to come from it except my phone blowing up with notifications 😜. Two weeks ago a couple of the girls wanted to see a movie that I was planning on going to by myself so we decided to go together. Yesterday a lot of people came together to go bowling, we had the most fun that anyone could imagine with people most of us had never met before. A lot of new friendships were build and the thing is, normally I wouldn't even do things like this. Probably because I'm a chicken who'd rather stay home on the weekends because what if it'll be awkward? But by putting my out there I made a lot of new connections and we gathered from all around the country. The thing is, if we don't get out of our comfort zone, which is really not doing us any good by the way, we will always stay in the same place as we are now or were back then. Get out there, meet new people, do new things, have some fun. If yesterday would've been a disaster then it would've been a lesson learned but I wouldn't have known unless I went. So next time, I know I'll be there. No matter what it is, no matter who's coming, I'm there. Why? Well because I'm not meant to stay at home all week. I'm not meant to be nothing else but a mom. I'm a 24 year old woman who has a child. I'm Imara first and I need to put myself out there, make some friends and enjoy life. My daughter is turning 4 next month. Her going to school gives me more time for myself. More time to do things for me so why would I not use that and do things that will make not only my days but also my future better. What do I mean by that? If I don't get out there today, I probably won't tomorrow. Staying in doesn't do me any good because well, you can only do so much around the house. Seriously, the time we spend yesterday was the most fun I had in a long time and the best thing about it... I didn't have a wall around me and I felt comfortable enough to just be me and have fun the way I want to. My advice to everyone: put yourself out there... it is more than just worth it!
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AuthorMy passion is writing. I started writing stories when I was only 6 years old and I still do it today. Blogging is something I've been wanting to do for a long time, so here we are. Archives
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