Blogmas Day Fifteen: Pushing Your Comfort Zone

Blogmas Day Fifteen: Pushing Your Comfort Zone

I am your typical stay at home, in pjs and watching the telly. I am happy to have friends come around my house and hang out - but I am not the typical "night" out girl. I never have been. When I turned 18, I hardly went out drinking, did not go clubbing until I was 20 - and since then only been three times and do not plan on going again. The idea of going on a night out freaked me out. Therefore I never went - I stuck to my comfort zone. 

Sometimes, I would sit and scroll through Facebook and see all my friends on nights out - pictures taken in nightclubs, dinners, pubs or any event which involved being social and wished I could break my comfort zone and be at the event or party. My friends would invite me out - I would say I was going and then cancel at the last minute. I just could not break my comfort zone. 

Do not get me wrong, I have been to things and organised night outs, dinners etc. There have been moments when I have broken my comfort zone, but only slightly and of course always been the first to leave. Therefore my social life has always been limited. However, I have great friends and I wished I could have been at a lot more events with them. I also went to university - with no freshers week! Therefore I was really sheltered. 

Tonight, I have finally embraced breaking free from my comfort zone. I went to my Work's Christmas Party tonight. It was in a Pub - not far from work, with dinner, drinks and Karaoke. I have to admit, there was several times I wanted to bottle it and not go. I came up with excuses, plans and ideas of how to get out of it - however I did not and I actually went. There was several things that helped me to know that I was going - firstly I had to work two hours before the event, my friend at work invited me to get ready and hers before and the fact I paid ages ago for the meal. 

I got dressed up, put my face on and went off to the Party. It was amazing, I had an amazing meal, drank my signature Diet Coke and laughed the entire night. I watched my workmates giggle and of course filmed them singing karaoke! I did not feel like running, I stayed for several hours, I spoke to everyone, made them laugh and did not feel anxious or panicky. I came home smiling, happy that I went and that I actually broke through my comfort zone. 

One of my new year's resolutions is to be more sociable - make plans with friends and actually do stuff instead of staying in my room all the time. I also want to keep breaking my comfort zone - even if its doing something for a second that I would usually feel uncomfortable with. I am also pleased to have made friends at work, knowing I have new friends to hang out with - and trying to say yes to more things. 

If you are struggling to break your comfort zone, do it one step at a time. If you plan too far ahead to do something you would usually feel uncomfortable then you won't do it. But be sure, you can do it. 

Until next time, 

Becky xxx