I have to admit that I\u2019m a bit of a homebody, not that there\u2019s anything wrong with that, as I do tend to prefer staying in on my lonesome (cat in one hand, pizza slice in the other). I came to realise that I should be jumping at more opportunities and saying yes a whole lot more\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m a month shy of my 24th birthday \u2013 some will think that sounds old, most will laugh at how young it is \u2013 but I guess I got to the point where I was thinking maybe I should be doing more with myself \u2013 after all, they do say \u2018life begins at the end of your comfort zone\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I say \u2018doing more\u2019 I mean more adventurous activities, not just going out in town or seeing my friends (I should do these less haha), or at least doing more that is challenging in some way \u2013 with a story to tell. Working at home puts me in my own little bubble and it can be hard to truly escape the place, so I\u2019ve made up my mind to start doing more \u2013 seeing places I\u2019ve always wanted to see and just generally making more of the moment. So here\u2019s a few pointers I\u2019ve found have helped\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just Do It Be A Bit Selfish Plan Ahead Challenge Yourself Make a Bucket-List Life has been pretty good since I started saying yes more \u2013 even just to events like the MTV EMAs, old Kate would never have gone but new Kate loved the experience! I think you have to be impulsive yet have your head screwed on, and just go for it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have you got any tips for us homebodies?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have to admit that I\u2019m a bit of a homebody, not that there\u2019s anything…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1474,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/1474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uscgnews.com\/go\/doc\/4007\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>Is that the Nike slogan? Will I be sued? Anyway, one thing I\u2019ve found that works for me is to act on impulse and do it before I have a chance to think things over. In the last month or so I have booked flights to Berlin, Iceland and New York, and tickets to see one of my all-time favourite bands, Foo Fighters!
I\u2019m no stranger to travelling or seeing shows, but spending chunks of money like that have me a bit nervous! One thing I\u2019ve found is that I\u2019ve become quite materialistic in the last year, with most of my money going on buying things (mostly for our new flat) rather than experiences. I had to get out of this mindset that money handed over meant goods in my hand right then, so I just went for it and didn\u2019t look back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>I\u2019m all for being selfish, as everyone says the years in your 20s are for thinking of yourself. If there\u2019s something you\u2019ve always wanted to do, why waste any more time thinking about it? Recently I\u2019ve really wanted to get back in to running, and also learn to ski \u2013 luckily my boyfriend is a willing participant in all my mad ideas (bar the running so I go it alone), but I think you have to be vocal with your dreams. If you also have these grand schemes, I say go for it \u2013 either alone or ask a flatmate, brother or friend to come along for the ride. My brother had no one to go rockclimbing with a couple of years ago and found a like-minded person on Gumtree (truly), and they\u2019re still good friends \u2013 having recently travelled New Zealand together. I\u2019m not sure I could do that, but it made me laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>I find that my dreams often come at a high price (ahem, New York) so I\u2019ve taken to booking things well in advance to lessen the blow. I\u2019m a wizz at finding cheap flights, so I\u2019m now making plans to see places I\u2019ve never been to before, but I\u2019ve had to also face my fear of planning in advance. I\u2019m not sure why I don\u2019t like this, it just makes me freak out a little! What if something comes up and I\u2019m meant to be going away? Or, more likely, Jordan\u2019s away on tour.
There\u2019s no way to know but I guess I\u2019ll just have to deal with anything that comes my way when it happens. Yay for a carefree attitude!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>I started to think recently that I didn\u2019t really know my limits, because I rarely push myself. Little things like the skiing \u2013 what if I\u2019m a champion on the slopes and I\u2019ll never know? Hilarious. However unlikely that is, I do think I need to try harder with these things. Even just with everyday things like YouTube videos, meeting new people, promoting myself \u2013 could I be doing a better job? Almost certainly!
I mentioned a little while ago that I\u2019ve started setting myself little challenges here and there, which is a great way to keep you motivated and on the right track. Even if it\u2019s little things like \u2018plan 2 new adventures\u2019 or \u2018learn a sentence in French\u2019 \u2013 yep, another one of my big ideas. Learn French! I crack myself up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Okay, a shortened, less dramatic version of a bucket-list \u2013 even just a mental note of things you want to complete in the next year. Making lists is just so calming and getting everything out on paper means you\u2019ll feel more in control of things.
I have little things like learning to sew, staining the floorboards in our flat or just reorganising my office. Then bigger tasks like going to see all my family in New Zealand or writing a novel. It\u2019s all worth doing, and one day I hope to have achieved them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n