I'm proud to announce that I finally attended my first real meet-up last week and am hooked. I found the website MeetUp.com when I first returned home and signed myself up to hang out with groups of people with similar interests. Last week I went on my first hike and have been on 2 more since. *
Coming back after 4 year deficit & living down in San Clemente has made it difficult to reconnect with the few friends that still live in California. Plus, I work from home, which means that I have most of my daily conversations with my dog, who is not the best conversationalist. Being the extrovert that I am, I have a deep need to connect with people. Not only that, but after living in a small town for so long, it's difficult for me not to see the same people every day and it's easy to feel lonely. I miss "community."
So, in an effort to build more community in my life, I sat down at my computer...and searched the web. :)
If anyone would like to join me on a hike or cooking event, just email me. People that join these groups are not psycho (which I was a little afraid of), but just want to connect with other people. So, if you need a little more community in your life, do something about it. I joined a small group at my church & this website. This is a start to creating community in my life.
*Disclaimer: MeetUp.com is not a dating service. It is a website that allows you to network with people of similar interests in your area. I am part of a hiking, cooking, and book-reading group.
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