What brave thing have you done today?

[Wanderingnomad]

I've been trying to challenge myself to do a few brave things every week. I have anxiety so many of these things might not seem huge to others but to me they are! I'm a serial procrastinator when it comes to facing my fears, and some of them turned out to be nothing at all when I faced up to them. I find that every time I do something brave it gives me the motivation and self-confidence to do something else, so I thought I'd see if anyone else wants to join me on this 'make myself brave' journey.

So today, I finally mustered up the courage to book myself in for a smear test. It'll be my first one, so I'm feeling apprehensive but I'm so proud of myself for locking it in.

Who else has done something brave today?

Got into a Jacuzzi at our local health club where a big scary looking man had been hogging it for over and hour and all the other ladies were too scared to go in.
Once I got in, they followed. He was a bit put out. But it's NOT his own personal spa!

I asked my boss if when I return to work from maternity leave if I can work 4 days and work my 5th flexibly from home in the evenings and he said yes!! 👏🏼

I'm making myself study as I have an interview and assessment coming up to be a special constable. I'm scared about the whole thing!

I'm in the waiting room about to go in for the smear test. Not feeling so brave right now! Anyone else doing something brave today/this week?

Went to my Osteopath appointment knowing it would hurt
It did
But it will get better

I've just registered with an online agency, brushed up my cv and applied for a school admin job no hope of getting an interview as these jobs are like golddust

I visited a school yesterday that I’m thinking of applying to I screwed up whilst there but let’s ignore that and had an appointment with a mortgage broker. Two horrible grown up things done!

I told our office manager that I was fed up with everyone being so bloody miserable at work.

She told me I should tell those concerned (i.e. the bosses) but I'm not that brave!

Checked the lump of my not so happy ddog before her vet's appointment tomorrow.
Sadly it's still there. Removal talks tomorrow.
Expensive removal talks.

Attended a meeting about (and with) a friend with acute mental health problems where a few difficult issues had to be raised and discussed.

Clear out and deep clean behind the back of the sofa. It was pretty grim down there!

Asked my dentist boyfriend to have a look at my lower right molars- became really painful this afternoon after years of increasing sensitivity. Turns out there’s yucky stuff under a filling plus round the root so temporarily drilled all three roots out and booked in for root canal filling next week 😫😫xni hate the dentist but he really was so very kind and gentle with me I can see why his patients travel for miles for appointments! Hurts now but he keeps messaging to check im ok 😍

I went to work.

Brave because I have chronic pain and had spent my day off crying with the severity of it.

I went through my finances to work out where I've been over spending, changed my energy provider and started the ball rolling with a remortgage.

I wore a rather flouncy skirt today and nobody mentioned it (i was relieved) "nobody cares what I wear" was my mantra!

I applied for a promotion. Would love to move up from current level of grind.

Yesterday I had my coil removed. The strings had gone AWOl so I had to go to hospital to have a coil retriever stuck up through my cervix and right into my womb. They used no anasthetic.
It hurt.

I also went for my smear test yesterday, the campaign finally hit home. It was absolutely fine.

I had a scary letter about some apparent debt to do with my last house and I phoned to deal with it rather than hiding it like I might have done in the past. It looks like there has been an admin error and I am off the hook. These things are rarely as scary as I build them up to be.

I also thought the smear test was actually not scary at all. It was over and done with in a flash and the nurse was lovely.

Again, more incentive to do brave things since they almost always turn out to be less intimidating than expected

Can I join in? 😳

I've applied for a new job today! Various reasons but I'm hoping a change of employment will go towards giving me the boost of confidence I need. I hide it well but I'm very unhappy where I am and it's starting to have an impact on other areas of my life.

nutellalove your fear is most definitely not stupid ❤️

I talked to DH about my drinking & found out about some meetings locally.

I went to meet some new people in the new area I am in. I did have a small breakdown this morning thinking they'd hate me or think I'm disgusting and fat (they'd be right) and not want to hang out with me.

It was good in the end.