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.