im gonna try to wake up in the morning and have a smile in my face even if its fake, everything goes better when you wake up in a good mood and smile a lot,some times its hard to do specially if you can’t stand your coworkers or the the average person of the town you live in but it pays off well,so im ready to give that a try for this next week… 9 months ago

I was invited to go out for a birthday of one of the girls at work. I knew the four girls that were going are close friends and it was a little awkward feeling hanging out with them outside of work at first. I told them I hadn’t been sure about going but they said “how else will you get to know us?” Which makes a good point. I ended up having a lot of fun! 10 months ago

I met a very nice and interesting couple from out of town over the derby parties at work this weekend. They leave after this monday, and i find i am going to miss seeing them! They promise to show me their bucket list before they leave! 12 months ago

I love the people I have been hanging out with every sunday night. I love having sunday to look forward to every week for so many good reasons. 14 months ago

so I have been talking to random people, and getting to know new people, as planned. And I have always known to be careful. However, a guy at work who has some scary issues seems to have latched on to my kindness and even taken it as something more. I am being warned to delete him from my life, but have to see him almost daily at work! I worry that if I try to ignore him he will only try harder to get my attention. and if i keep talking to him, even as little as possible i may keep giving him the wrong idea.

I hate to judge anyone for what they are going through. But he does make me feel a tad uneasy. It’s always the people that really need the freinds that seem to have the most issues you have to put up with to be their friend. I can’t help everyone! :( 14 months ago

I have not had enough time to write much here under the subject but I’ve done loads of socialising in the last 12 months and met with very interesting people, discovered new places and have had new adventures with new people I met or with the people I know of.

Just want to make notes some of those highlighted ones:

1- Went to NY with a girlfriend. Saw great places like The Ellis Island, The Liberty Statue, Went to a musical called Memphis. Over all did new things and had a great time during my stay in NY
2- Met with 4 new girls at different events. Love meeting with new people as each time you meet someone new you learn a lot of new things from the each person you meet to
3- Went to 7 different lunch/dinner parties with different people(one of was a wine tasting event with tapas and I guess this was my fav)
4- Went to the different – non chain – coffee shops on 3-4 Saturday mornings with different people and had very tasty coffee each time alongside a good chat
5- Went to one or two horse racings with M and friends. This is not about meeting new people but was a good outing with the people I know of
6- Went to watch Madam Butterfly at Royal Albert Hall with M and friends. This opera was fantastic
7- Many Movie outings – though I’d like to do this more often
8- Went to Organic Wine Tasting at London Borough market with M
9- Had dinner parties with friends each time I went home. I believe I’ve had 4 trips this year so far
10- Went to a daily hiking with a group of friends when I was home. This was very interesting as this walk was in wet areas that made it more difficult but fun. And collected chestnut for the first time in my life
11- Went to Lake District to hike and have some romantic time with my hubby. We love the lakes
12- Drove to Amsterdam with hubby. Even though I had been there before to go there with M was really fun. We visited Anne Frank’s house, visited the Rembrandts museum and did many other different things during our stay
13- Went to National Gallery to see more of Rembrandt’s works. Apparently most of the portraits he painted are here in Nat. Gall.
14- Watched Becky Shaw at the theatre
15- Had Tango Workshop week end away in Andalucia and met with fab. people that I hope to keep in touch with. In fact we decided to organise workshops in different countries every year
16- Went to Natural History Museum
17- Had a fab. summer holiday in South Turkey

And finally so many other great things I did with my hubby was fab. too. He is my best friend and we have so much in common which is great but sometimes I do not think this is so healthy as it is holding me back to socialise with different people. But I am doing my best for that not to happen.

Looking at this goal now it has been a fab. year. Very Happy :-) 19 months ago