Social Challenge: Week 1 One Small Win!

Excited about the challenge and it is coming at a good time... It has been difficult to maintain my friendships while caring for my 90 year old father and at the same time experiencing my only child (now high school graduate) leaving home.  

I learned in one of the videos about something called Social Anxiety Disorder... and how common it is that people have a "fear of rejection" - curious if anyone within this conversation experiences this and if you have tips to overcome it. ??

I'm excited to spend time with dear friends on a Museum and Lunch outing later this week.

• One small win I have had this week is finding a bag of Hershey's kiss in the refrigerator!
• One thing that's been harder than expected is losing the feeling of alienation at the church I attend.

I saw Canadian geese with babies.

Hard: Not hearing from my daughter 

One win:  My daughter is so busy she seldom visits so I texted her to ask if I could come over on a day convenient to her.  We set up a time and I arrived by the ADA bus service.  We had a good day.

Challenge:  Went to icecream social at my complex.  Tried to converse with others.  Washington Freeze hard to overcome.  Hard to make friends. I will keep trying.

 I enjoy talking the ladies where I do volunteer work once a week.

Win: Setting up dinner out with my children.

Hard: Not getting answers to an ongoing medical issue

I just scheduled an orientation for new volunteers at a local agency. I am a bit nervous but am excited to give back and hopefully help others while also meeting new people.

Went to a meeting by myself - I usually would go to a table that did not have anyone at the table - today I went to a table that had 2 women sitting at the table and sat down and introduced my self to them.  As it turned out they had not introduced themselves to each other prior to my sitting down and introducing myself.  A win for all!