Kaylyn Exposed

The first of many threads to come on this blog - I feel like I am finding myself more and more every day, and I want you to tag along for the ride. For a while now (oh, say 10 years) I've been floating along, trying to do my best in school, trying to not bump any walls, trying to please the people I care about most. I can truly say this is the first time in my whole life that I have experimented with who I am as a person, and to be honest I haven't figured myself out yet. I don't know what I want to do with my life. I don't know what I'm "good" at, and to be honest, this recent awareness has made life a little difficult for me... hence "Kaylyn Exposed" where I log the every day self realizations about myself. I want to take more risks without having to wonder what people think or if they approve. I want to say "yes" to situations and figure it out later. I want to be free spirited and not question myself all of the time. I want to support myself more and not always critique myself. I am my biggest critic and I wish that wasn't the case.

Realizations I've had this week:

• I'm 90% introvert: For the first 20 years of my life, I always thought I was completely extrovert: friendly and outgoing; gathering energy from socializing. Boy, was I wrong. I'm beginning to notice how quiet I am and how people drain my energy. I told Tyler the other day "for every day we hang out with friends, I need 2 days to recuperate." I don't know what it is, but people freaking exhaust me. I do better planning dates than spontaneous meet-ups so that I have time to mentally prepare.
• I hate talking on the telephone: Text me, email me, Skype me, or let's set up a coffee date, but don't call me! This is another trait of me being an introvert. When someone calls me, I usually ignore it and call them back when I have prepared myself for the phone call. I know it's weird. I can't stand talking on the telephone, though! All rudeness aside, I hate having to stop my day to talk on the phone. It's easy for me to multitask and text you, though. :)
• I can eat sushi every day: I realized this after Tyler commented that every time he asks where I want to eat for dinner, I mention some type of sushi place. I have a serious addiction, you guys!! I could eat it every day for the rest of my life and never tire of it. 

Those are my realizations this week! My question for you is, do you feel like you're a different person now than you were back then, say in high school? Are you still figuring yourself out? Do you surprise yourself sometimes by realizing things you didn't know about yourself? I'd love to hear your story!