Do you ever find yourself trying hard to not be like your parents?
My mom is great. We have a fairly good relationship. She gets to me sometimes, but I think most parents do. They're your parents after all, I think they're suppose to get on your nerves, throw their opinions out there, no matter how unwanted that opinion might be.
Making supper the other night my sister tripped and dropped her plate on her foot, spilling her supper and breaking the dish. My reaction?? "Are you okay? Does your foot hurt?" She was worried, her eyes watered and she felt horrible. Her foot? Sore, but ok. That's all that mattered.
Growing up, mom would get mad if we broke a dish. I don't know why. It's a dish. And it's not like we broke them on purpose, but accidents do happen. Dishes get broke. I just remember her getting mad. But, I also remember the day that I broke something and was all worried (let me say she just yelled, never hit). I was making supper so it would be ready when she got home from work. When she got home and saw how upset I was she took me out to eat and apologized for always being mad about something so minor and that she had realized that it was silly to get worked up over it.
She never got mad about a broken dish again. And I make it a point not to get worked up over something so small as a glass or plate getting broken.
I like breaking that mold and being something or someway different then how my parents were with me.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Comfort Zones
I say that I'm one to try new things, and I think that this is mostly true. I figure that I'm never actually going to know if I do or do not like something if I don't actually step up, get out of my comfort zone and try it.
I like seafood, tried Sushi. NOT for me. I tried it, and moved on.
I wanted a tattoo. Was scared shitless. Stepped up. I have two now, and more are being planned.
I'm not an awesome cook, but I like to try. I'm regularly trying a new recipe to see if it's a hit. It isn't always, but the effort is there.
This month seems to be a month of going completely out of my comfort zone and beyond. And I do mean beyond. Previously posts have mentioned my work to get into shape. And it's coming. I'm stronger than I ever imagined I would be. My sister in law recently asked me to join in a 5km run New Years Eve. I'm in. I've never run for anything before. And don't recall ever running past the 3km mark on the treadmill (and this was even recent). But I wanted to say that I tried and went out there and gave it my all. Now does this count as Running a Marathon on my Things To Do List? It's hard to say, and I guess I'm the only one who can really decide. But....5K, here I come.
Now the big one. Tomorrow I'm doing a photo shoot. Now apart from Wedding Related Pics, and a Trash the Dress shoot done after that, I haven't really had my picture taken (I don't count school pictures, as we all know what those were like). This one tomorrow has me going a little nuts. I made the decision on Sunday to do it. Not much notice at all. Yesterday I went shopping, and borrowed some awesome heels from a friend (I'm not a heels girl, but I'm slowly becoming one). Now, this shoot. It's called Shoot The Dawn: A sexy vampire shoot. Yup, that's right, Boudoir. Pale skin, Red Lips, Splashes of Blood. Oh, I should also add that it's outside. I live in Canada. We have snow here. Lots of it. And it's a high of -8 tomorrow. And my pictures aren't until 530, so I don't even get the sun for that little warmth. Yup, scared as hell. I think it's going to be a great confidence booster. And with a quick turn around time, I am hoping for a phenomenal Christmas present to give to my husband.
Comfort zones are good. You know that you are going to be happy with what you are doing, and hopefully happy with the results. But sometimes you need to go beyond those walls you put up to find out what you are really capable of doing. And find that there are things out there that you might love that you don't know about. So whether it's running a 5K, doing a photo shoot or even just doing something that seems so normal to somebody else, but beyond scary to you, give it a try, because you never really know. You might just love it.
I like seafood, tried Sushi. NOT for me. I tried it, and moved on.
I wanted a tattoo. Was scared shitless. Stepped up. I have two now, and more are being planned.
I'm not an awesome cook, but I like to try. I'm regularly trying a new recipe to see if it's a hit. It isn't always, but the effort is there.
This month seems to be a month of going completely out of my comfort zone and beyond. And I do mean beyond. Previously posts have mentioned my work to get into shape. And it's coming. I'm stronger than I ever imagined I would be. My sister in law recently asked me to join in a 5km run New Years Eve. I'm in. I've never run for anything before. And don't recall ever running past the 3km mark on the treadmill (and this was even recent). But I wanted to say that I tried and went out there and gave it my all. Now does this count as Running a Marathon on my Things To Do List? It's hard to say, and I guess I'm the only one who can really decide. But....5K, here I come.
Now the big one. Tomorrow I'm doing a photo shoot. Now apart from Wedding Related Pics, and a Trash the Dress shoot done after that, I haven't really had my picture taken (I don't count school pictures, as we all know what those were like). This one tomorrow has me going a little nuts. I made the decision on Sunday to do it. Not much notice at all. Yesterday I went shopping, and borrowed some awesome heels from a friend (I'm not a heels girl, but I'm slowly becoming one). Now, this shoot. It's called Shoot The Dawn: A sexy vampire shoot. Yup, that's right, Boudoir. Pale skin, Red Lips, Splashes of Blood. Oh, I should also add that it's outside. I live in Canada. We have snow here. Lots of it. And it's a high of -8 tomorrow. And my pictures aren't until 530, so I don't even get the sun for that little warmth. Yup, scared as hell. I think it's going to be a great confidence booster. And with a quick turn around time, I am hoping for a phenomenal Christmas present to give to my husband.
Comfort zones are good. You know that you are going to be happy with what you are doing, and hopefully happy with the results. But sometimes you need to go beyond those walls you put up to find out what you are really capable of doing. And find that there are things out there that you might love that you don't know about. So whether it's running a 5K, doing a photo shoot or even just doing something that seems so normal to somebody else, but beyond scary to you, give it a try, because you never really know. You might just love it.
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