Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone

You could volunteer somewhere - soup kitchen, homeless shelter, animal shelter, transitional living centers, holding babies in the NICU, assisted living for the elderly, local public elementary school (doesn't have to be the ones your kids are at), meals on wheels, local churches would probably have lists of places that need volunteers.
Volunteer work doesn't always have to be people oriented if you aren't comfortable with meeting strangers. I worked at a transitional living center for women for a while and they always needed volunteers to help with gardening and upkeep of the grounds, or painting in the building, or someone to fix the basketball hoop for the kids...
If you knit, there is an organization my cousin has been knitting baby hats for for babies in third world countries. My grandma was part of a sewing group and they made over a hundred Raggedy Ann dolls to donate to an orphanage once, as well as other donated blankets and soft sewn toys. I have a friend who enters contests like "win a month supply of cupcakes" and when she wins she takes them to the children's cancer treatment center where her daughter died seven years ago to cheer up the kids in treatment.
There are lots of opportunities out there, and lots of people who would appreciate you using your time for them.

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Get around someone who don't mind taking risks and let them "drag" you out of it, and don't be afraid to do it, (within reasonable limits of course.)

Just do it without much calculating and thought. Sometimes the best things are spontaneous. It's like just jumping in the water and learning how to swim. If you think about it too much, you might drown!

I'd say come hang out with me and we could be in the same boat together. But I'm not in Kansas anymore.

Go to the library or join a book club. Take a class for sewing or quilting something for you with no guilt. There are plenty of things to do like the hospital thing. Try them all until you find one that you like.

Enjoy a special time for you.

The other S.

What is something you love to do? Or something you used to love to do? Did you have a passion before kids? Make the time to do something besides kids/family/home in your life. I don't know what this would be for you. Take a class one night a week. Or join a group. Or attend a lecture series. Or invite a friend to go do something different. I understand how you feel - it's so hard to make time to do things once you are a parent.

Rock climbing, ropes course, dance class/zumba class etc. Something that makes you a bit uncomfortable but may put you out there and getcha out of your comfy zone. GL

M