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It's been a big week for Sarah Being Outgoing. Whereas I am usually very comfortable staying in my shell and speaking only when spoken to, I've tried to be more active recently in Getting Out of My Comfort Zone. This has included:

• Going up to a friend of the family after the lecture he gave on campus and introducing myself (whereas I normally would have attended and slunk out and later tried to pass on the word through my mom that I'd attended)
• Finally calling the rental agency to complain about my leaky toilet¹, which involved a) using the phone and b) saying the word "toilet" to a stranger.
• Going to Buffalo Wild Wings (eek!)
• Walking up to maize-and-blue-clad strangers at Buffalo Wild Wings and saying "You don't know me, but I want to cheer for Michigan. Can I sit with you?"
• Going to a cultural event on campus instead of yet again planning to do it and then chickening out at the last minute because I'm already at home and can't be bothered to leave again (bringing a friend along helped!)
• Leaving the house to go to a benefit event even after my friend left instead of just staying at home for the rest of the evening
• Bidding on things in an auction at the benefit

I'm quite proud of myself. I wasn't quite up to dancing to the Beatles cover band at the benefit in front of strangers and co-workers, but I felt I'd made enough progress lately that I'd allow myself to skip out on that one.

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¹ The water in the tank leaks into the bowl at an alarming rate, causing the tank to refill every five minutes or so. My temporary fix is to close the valve when I'm not using it.

srah - Saturday, 19 November 2005 - 11:22 PM
Tags: shyness

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