It’s almost halfway through the month, but whatever. In addition to saying “Yes Please” to more things, I’m going to try and do things that push me a little out of my comfort zone. I’ve said before, I’m not a very adventurous kind of person. I usually have to grip onto the Gryffindor part of me pretty hard and convince myself that I can do whatever is out of that zone. I haven’t died yet, so I know that I can do it.
Last year I stepped out of this zone by participating in a crazy amount of 5ks (more on those for 2016 coming later this week). But this year I’m going to try and push it a little bit more.Starting with January. But January is mostly going to be about planning out my comfort zones and where they end.
January Goals: Work This Out
(FYI: It should be noted that any time I can use a High School Musical song to explain something, I will.)
I have a handful of friends who have talked about a word that they have chosen to be their word of the year. A word that will inspire their year and how they could be living it. Mandy of The True Ultimate Fangirl Offically wrote about hers here, Alice from The Geeky Burrow wrote about hers here, and Liz of Nerd in the City wrote about hers here.
I decided that I would go about 2016 a little bit different. My word, is actually a phrase.
YES PLEASE!
This phrase is inspired by the AMAZING book by Amy Poehler [Affiliate Link]. I own this book in hardback, digitally and in audiobook (which I HIGHLY recommend). It sits on the shelf of my desk reminding me to say “Yes Please”. On any other day I just look at and am reminded about how much I love the book. But the other day I was looking at it and thought to myself “Why don’t I say ‘Yes’ to more things?”
I am that person who has to be forced through a door that I didn’t think was an option. I’m not exactly the most adventurous and so I’ve been stuck in my own grooves for a bit too long.
Now with this new found idea, I’m not saying I’ll be jumping out of airplanes or riding the The Cannibal, but I do want to try things I’ve never tried before. Saying “Yes Please” doesn’t mean I won’t ever be saying “No” this year. It just means that on things I normally would brush off, I’ll be actually thinking about why I’m saying no. Maybe the simple act of thinking why I’m saying no will help me say YES to more things. Of course all of this is within reason, but I’m hoping it’ll prove to be a pretty good year.
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I’m always on the lookout for nerdy art. From Doctor Who Meets Disney to making my own Nerdcrafts, I like to collect and admire other people’s representations of their fandoms.
One of the things that my husband and I bonded over as we were dating and still well into our marriage is Pokemon. This silly tv show about collecting and evolving creatures has become a constant featured fandom in our lives. However, this is one of the only fandoms that is not displayed in some form on the walls of our house.Read More
Let me start this post by saying THANK YOU SO MUCH for participating in this. I’m sure I could have done a couple things better, but I am so glad and thankful for anyone who chose to participate!
♪ On the Twelfth Day of Geekmas, my fandom gave to me… ♪
I was lucky enough to be included in the Geek Girl Bloggers Secret Santa this year. This group is filled with amazing women who write about awesome things. The exchange was organized by Danielle @ From Girlie to Nerdy (who did an AMAZING job) and we all tried to make sure that our gifts were received last week so we could all write up a post today.
GEEK GIRL BLOGGERS SECRET SANTA!
I got mine a week or so ago and I could not be happier. During the winter I like to drink a lot of tea/hot cocoa/coffee and now I can do so in true nerd style with my disappearing TARDIS mug. I don’t know who my Santa was (she wanted to keep it a secret), but I love it! The TARDIS is on one side before you pour in hot liquid, then when you pour in your drink it moves to the other side! I LOVE IT! <3
I’m going to take a break from the 12 Days of Geekmas, and share with you one of my favorite holiday things. I’m a sucker for a cappella groups. I’m pretty sure I’ve talked a bit about this before. But as a choir girl all my life, there is something about a group of guys singing holiday songs completely a capella that just hits my heart in a way that I can’t really explain. Plus, I find men who sing SUPER attractive (my husband and I met in choir).
In this post are a few of my favorite a capella songs by some of my favorite a capella groups. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!Read More
