Wow, it’s already time again for these Monday Musings. The days go slow and the weeks fly by, but the days also tend to fly by, so where does that leave me?
The answer to that question is that I’m left trying to keep up with my own self. There’s so much I want to do and accomplish, but the more I start to do, the less time I feel like I have.
Even as I type this my brain keeps bouncing around to:
- email FedEx to find my package that’s been MIA since December
- plan for Silent Book Club
- (I saw someone’s tik tok about this and want to bring it to SZ, but I’m also scared it will flop 🙁 )
- (After I looked it up I realized their tagline is “Introvert Happy Hour” which is kind of a turn off)
- read my beta book
- review my ARC
- work on the EdX course
- message that girl about this, message that other girl about that
- CHECK MY PHONE
- CHECK MY PHONE
- CHECK MY PHONE
Every time one idea pops into my head, another three follow. I feel like so much happened this week that I want to share.
On Monday, I was brave enough to reach out to people to see if they wanted to make a trivia team and by Friday that team had grown and morphed into two teams. I ended up meeting a lot of cool people.
On Thursday night, I went to comedy, but instead of running off as soon as the sets were done, i stuck around and got to chat a bit. Once again, meeting people who seem cool.
One of the toughest parts for me about living abroad is feeling lonely. Even though, I’ve met quite a few people, I don’t feel like I have my people just yet. I still get nervous asking people to do things; I don’t want to come across as annoying or overbearing; I just want to make friends. I just want to hang out and do things.
I just have to keep reminding myself that it’s okay to put myself out there. Even when it feels awkward, it still pays off.
My ideas and head keep bouncing around, so I’m going to stop musing for now.
Until next time,
Briana
P.S. I was supposed to get my hair braided so I took down my twists then the woman who was supposed to do my hair cancelled. I am learning to love my natural hair, but it’s hard for me to take care of.