Embracing Change

At the start of 2013, one of the goals I set for myself was to meet other moms in the area.  Since Kyran doesn’t go to daycare, he isn’t around many kids and almost never around kids his own age.  I know it’s going to be important to get him socialized before he starts school.  The majority of our friends have children, however, most are much older than Kyran.  Meeting new moms was just going to be something I had to do.  I’m pretty quiet and some may say a bit of a loner (totally not a personality flaw in my opinion) so meeting new people was not going to be easy.  

 

 

I started looking for mom groups to join where I could meet new women and arrange for play dates for Kyran.  If you know me at all you know how excruciating that sounds for me to do.  But, my child’s needs before my own, off I went onto Meetup in search of the perfect Mommy Group for us.  Gag.  What I found was a bunch of groups for stay at home moms or moms that work, but not outside the home.  I joined the few groups that said they welcomed moms like me that work outside the home, only to be “kicked out” after not being able to attend the mid-day meetings and play dates.  Depressing and frustrating. 

 

 

Just when I had given up, I was given two wonderful opportunities to meet other moms in the area through an invitation to a social Mom Group started by one of my sorority sisters and by being selected as a contributor for the Tampa Bay Moms Blog. 

 

 

These opportunities, while blessings, have really propelled me outside of my comfort zone.  I’m meeting new people and writing about myself for the world to view.  Embracing this idea of change, I’ve even gone super crazy and eaten dinner ALONE for the first time in all of my 32 years.  Turns out, it’s not so bad.  I’m taking Kyran out more and getting to be more active in the community.  The thought of going out just him and I used to scare the crap out of me.  Now, I really look forward to our adventures while daddy is at work. 

 

 

This year of change is still a work in progress but I’m doing new things, meeting new people and really embracing these changes in myself.