Day 3

It is Day 3 of my experiment and I was able to do something in word and deed today. It was certainly stepping out of my comfort zone which it exactly what I wanted this to force me to do.

I worked very hard on my communication skills. URGGH!! Not my favorite thing. I have always felt kind of awkward expressing my feelings. This has been a pattern for me for years. It has caused me to alienate myself from many awesome opportunities as well as friendships. It is time that changed for me.

I have been slowly stepping out of my comfort zone for the last couple months by speaking to as many people as I can. I will slowly check out at the grocery store and speak with the cashier, I have gone to the same stores and try to go through the line that the cashier is familiar to me, when walking anywhere in public I hold my head up and look into people's faces, I have been speaking to anyone that calls for a moment before we address the issue for the phone call. Little changes but have been a stretch for me. Guess what, I now enjoy doing those things.Change is good.

Day 3 allowed me to Stretch myself more. I was feeling a little frazzled with caring for my precious 4 month old teething son. In normal situations, I would kept it to myself and not shared with anyone. I would have sucked it up and carried on. Today I decided not to do that. I shared with my incredible sensitive in tune with me man. I told him that I was feeling like I was not getting to the "tasks" that I think I should accomplish every day and always felt like I had too many plates spinning in the air at one time. Dayne listened and then we brainstormed on things that we could do as a family to relieve some of those feelings for me. Wow, what a great conversation where I felt heard and after our talk I knew I was supported. All it took was me TRYING a new thing and expressing myself.

I am liking this Trying for 30 days thing.

Let the fun begin.

I am excited to be posting my first blog entry. I have been thinking of starting a blog because I have been so inspired by other wonderful blogs.

I am Elizabeth from NC. I have two wonderful sons. They are 16 years old and an almost 4 month old. I am engaged to the man of my dreams who totally swept me off my feet and continues to do so everyday. My family is the absolute most important, fulfilling part of my life.

I have become a SAHM since the birth of my youngest son and am loving it even more than I thought I would. I wanted to be a SAHM with my first son so bad but was unable to so staying home this time is a dream come true.

I will admit that being a SAHM continues to stretch me every day and is the most intense thing ever but I do not want to change one thing about it and savor ever minute of it, even the rough times.

Well, enough for now and welcome to my blog.