Intentional Happiness – Out of the Comfort Zone Edition
by Kym on July 15, 2010
If I didn’t have kids, I’d probably be a hermit. In fact, I vaguely recall (through a haze of sleep deprivation induced delirium) that I WAS a bit of a hermit once upon a time ago. Call it laziness, call it anxiety or mild agoraphobia, but going out really isn’t my thing. Oh, I enjoy it once I’m out and about, but I’m highly skilled at talking myself out of leaving my cushy comfort zone. So this week, intentional happiness was all about getting out of my comfort zone. Leaving the house and trying new things. Being different, other, and hopefully better, than I usually am.
The best part? My family LOVED it.
Ice Cream at the Neighbour's House
Enjoying the local park instead of, you know, our living room or something.
New Recipe: White Chocolate Cranberry Scones
Love notes on the fridge.
After a week of chasing intentional happiness my conclusion is thus:
My comfort zone is BORING.
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21 comments
LOVE this post! My intentional happiness was lunch and window shopping with Christopher today . . . :)
by Kate on July 15, 2010 at 2:52 pm. #
Your girls look so happy.
by Kristina P. on July 15, 2010 at 3:10 pm. #
Great !!! pics! Glad you’re participating and glad you left your comfort zone long enough to create such great moments.
by Jane on July 15, 2010 at 4:46 pm. #
OOH, LOVE this. Especially since I have been consciously trying to break out of that comfort zone cocoon over the past 6 months – 1 year. Yes, it’s been going on a while. I can leave the house, sure, but making new friends? Not quite so easy. Being a “chit-chat” mom? Super hard. But I’m happy to say that I’m getting better. And the comfort zone? It sure is boring. And often lonely.
Love your !!!
by Sarah on July 15, 2010 at 7:37 pm. #
Those pictures are FABULOUS! Congrats on conquering some intentional happiness! Here is to more !!! for you :) !!
by An Ordinary Mom on July 15, 2010 at 8:01 pm. #
Your girls are really pretty. It is so easy to get comfy and stick with that, but I get bored kind of quickly, and I like to mix it up.
by Kazzy on July 15, 2010 at 10:00 pm. #
Oh! And another way you left your comfort zone: forming and cutting your scones!! :)
You are an inspiration to this fellow hermit! Thanks! (and thanks for the recipe! Also, yours look much better than the ones on food.com!!)
by LisAway on July 16, 2010 at 1:34 am. #
I get comfortable in my zone, too, but my kids pull me out of it, and I’m almost always glad when they do. Your days look lovely. As do your scones.
by Becca on July 16, 2010 at 5:28 am. #
I’m pretty sure you need to post that scone recipe… they look yum! That would really help out my !!! :)
by Petra on July 16, 2010 at 9:38 am. #
Any chance you’ll post that white chocolate, cranberry scone recipe? They look so !!!
(PS: Even though I haven’t posted a !!! this week, I spent it doing the very same thing as you. Pushing out of my comfort zone. It’s so exhausting, but it always seems to pay off.)
by CK on July 16, 2010 at 9:42 am. #
Looks like you guys had fun! The scones sound wonderful!
I LOVE my comfort zone, but my kids force me to go outside of it quite often. It can be a very hard place to leave.
by Mrs.Mayhem on July 16, 2010 at 10:00 am. #
You mean we actually SHOULD leave the house sometimes? Good for you, and for having those !!! moments~
by Average Girl on July 16, 2010 at 12:33 pm. #
Those scones look delicious. Must. Eat.
I know just what you mean about comfort zones. I think I was born to be a nineteenth century poet or something since I want to hide in my garret all the time.
by The Damsel in Dis Dress on July 16, 2010 at 6:59 pm. #
I’m the same. Before I had kids I just hung around my house, read books and watch movies. Now that I have kids, I’m forced to go out and do stuff else we all go mental from staring at each other all day. And I’ve found leaving the house isn’t so bad after all.
by Marilyn on July 16, 2010 at 11:04 pm. #
Oh, that’s really neat! I am exactly like you, in that I don’t like to leave the house. I need to get out of my comfort zone more often. I am loving this !!! idea.
by Erin on July 17, 2010 at 8:12 am. #
Love notes on the fridge! Sweetness!
I went to my regular thrift store the other day and beelined for the men’s tie section. I used to tie shop for him all the time, and realized it’s been way too long since I’ve done that. Luckily, I found the perfect tie for him (and for under $2!!).
Love notes on the fridge may be the next thing…
by Terresa Wellborn on July 17, 2010 at 3:44 pm. #
Lovely, Kimberly. Today my intentional happiness involved going to see a silly, fun movie at the theatre and sneaking in snacks!
by Brownpaperbaggirl on July 17, 2010 at 5:20 pm. #
fabulous photos.
and I so get you on this.
the kids activities pull me out of the house kicking and screaming quite often.
and quite often those times are the ones that bless the most. and the next time I’m back to feeling stubborn again.
I like to go out alone, for walks though, that’s different.
by deb@talk at the table on July 17, 2010 at 7:11 pm. #
So glad it was worth it. I’m going to have to try to get out more and see if I can find some of that adventure you experienced.
Those scones looked wonderful!
by Robin G on July 17, 2010 at 10:00 pm. #
I love intentional happiness. Mine was refusing to go to the gym today. Sometimes I need to go. Sometimes I need not to go. I’m learning the difference.
by Melanie J on July 19, 2010 at 11:20 am. #
So much fun! Yes, comfort zones are boring. I try to step out of mine at least once a week.
by VirtualSprite on July 21, 2010 at 6:30 am. #