My First Meetup!

    Hello everyone, I am trying my hardest to be confident and I try to do this by doing The Self-Esteem Workbook and getting out more! I am introverted, more specifically an INFP ( Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving) it is an MBTI personality thing. But yeah basically I generally prefer to be alone.  I still  enjoy people, and being alone all the time is kind of sucky and not just something that society will downcast on.
 
   So, during the summer while I love that there is no school and getting a job seems to be impossible now that I'm moving in less than two months, I am a lot more lonely now than I was before. Instead of beating myself up that I lost my friends, I decided to join a meetup group. I have been hearing about meetups since last summer, but last weekend I finally had the courage to join and it was fun!

    All five of us went to make chocolates, and since the location was familiar I decided why not I love chocolate! I was scared at first because I did not know what to expect. But after the initial meeting and getting to know everyone my shyness eased out a bit! We all went to eat dinner at a Chinese/Turkish restaurant where I ate chicken jasmine fried rice, and I got to know the Chinese couple, the guy from Hawaii, and the two white best friends. The only downside was that they were all older and starting their in their careers, while I'm still in undergrad, nevertheless we all laughed and joked with each other which is all that matters.

Source: chettyskitchen.blogspot.com--This is similar to what I ordered.

          After receiving our checks, it was straight to the chocolate factory where we joined the couples party  and  had fun making pounds of chocolate. I must have not been listening to the instructor though, because my chocolate came out like crap. However, she said that you can eat your chocolate in the dark, but I am going to show you my horrible looking chocolate  anyway!

Look at that sexy chocolate!

White chocolate fish with marshmallows!

Truffle heart with white chocoalte on the bottom!

More truffles!

         

Just a touch of coconut and graham cracker crumbs!

chocolate chips!

   The fourth picture on the bottom is suppose to be a chocolate molding of a prize ribbon. Anyway, even though it costs $22 for a pound of chocolate, it's well worth the mouth-watering chocolate in my mouth. With that being said,  this will not be my last meetup  and I will continue to take risks and get out of my shell this summer.

 

                                                                     Stay tuned!

We Made It!

    It's the six month mark, meaning we have made it to the half of the year! I'm celebrating, because I was really depressed and just couldn't think of a better life for myself. However, this past week I have been bombarded with a list of positive things that can help anyone feeling depressed about themselves. Here it is:

 

The Draw My Life videos are inspiring, because it shows the journeys of certain people and how they have overcame their battles to be where they are now. I have seen a lot but this Youtuber DeStorm Power is by far the most inspiring from dealing with jail, homelessness, and death to become successful is...wow! 

 

This Draw My Life video is about social anxiety, which i feel from time to time. The video has two parts so make sure that you see both of them by MrAk101786 , even if you don't suffer from social anxiety.

Oprah Winfrey just got an honorary doctorate degree from  Harvard University! Is there anything she can't do? While she received this prestigious award, she gave a commencement  speech for the graduating class of 2013. Oprah shares her thoughts of wisdom about success and failure, and I encourage anyone to see this video whatever stage you are at in life.

     Also, over at xoJane, I read an article about a woman who was greeted by her dentist that thought she was dead. It just brings another perspective of this world, and that people really do care more about you than you might think. I am determined to keep going strong for the remaining of the year, and many years to come and I hope everyone else does as well!