time to be me

i am feeling a serious bit of disbelief over here as i pack my bags for alt. i’ll be hopping a plane tomorrow morning and heading out to tackle something that i said i was going to do after i found out about alt last year. i’m making it happen… which is huge, in my book!

one thing seems to be true of all of the pre-alt posts i’ve been reading over the last week or so: be yourself. as much as i’ve been worrying about not being super extroverted and crazy outgoing, it’s okay. i’m pushing myself way outside of my comfort zone but i wanted to challenge myself. and i’m going to be surrounded by a wonderful group of supportive ladies (and some gents, too) and i really couldn’t ask for a better environment to be outside of my comfort zone. i know i’ll probably take it all in at first, and there may be a bit of anxiety the first night i’m there, but i’ll be fine. it’s totally okay that i might start off being a  little quiet… just get me a couple of stiff drinks and i’ll loosen up, haha.

i am ready for this. i can’t wait to see how this goes and to share everything with you when i get back!

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