Tag: making friends

  • A few words can be much better than none

    A few words can be much better than none

    I tend to err on the side of avoiding small talk with people that I run into. With some minor exceptions, I would go even further and say that I’m often antisocial around those new to me. It’s probably mostly to my detriment and something that I’ve been wondering about a lot recently. Maybe that’s…

  • Making new friends as an adult is hard, or is it?

    Making new friends as an adult is hard, or is it?

    Maybe I’ve been overthinking it, or maybe it’s been our recent move, but lately, I’ve really been feeling like I need to spend more time trying to make friends.

  • Trying new things

    Trying new things

    Old or young, it is human nature to wrestle with the fear of being judged. But once you get past it, there is always good on the other side.

  • Double-down

    Double-down

    Last week marked a year and three months since we’ve been in Scotland. It also marked the second birthday for our son Sam in Scotland, as well as living through a complete “cycle” of seasons in our new home now that we’re fully in autumn and summer is behind us. We’ve no longer just arrived.…