Girl Afraid

I see a tonne of wonderful quotes I'm sure they attribute to the "they" known in "they say". You know the ones.  The life inspiring, life affirming, positive attitude quotes that are designed mostly to make you feel bad for laying on the couch and watching an entire season of True Blood while eating Tim Tams nonstop on a nice sunny day.

 The one I see the popping out at me on Pinterest the most is "WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T AFRAID".  It's always written in a swirly font with the backdrop of an inspiring sunset that makes you sigh and it got me to thinking about what I'd do if I wasn't afraid.  That was after I'd thought stop it Pinterest and just show me some great outfits/recipes and funny memes about Harry Potter and Twilight.

1.  I'd ride more rollercoasters.  I have to admit it I'm always worried that I'll be that .01% that will fall out of the damn ride.

2. I'd ditch someone I don't consider a friend anymore.  Yeah that's not nice is it?  But the world is messy, my friend and I've truly outgrown this person and the drama that comes with them.  But damn it we're friends on facebook too and even though I haven't seen them in real life for 6 months I still feel obliged to stay facebook friends with them.

3. I'd wear more dresses.  Back to the shallow.  I'm always worried the skirt will flip up and expose the fact that I really like boy leg underwear and not pretty, feminine, lacy underwear.  (Hey, the lace scratches okay?)

4. I'd finish writing my novel.  Oh c'mon if Stephenie Meyer and EL James can get published....

5. I'd try camel.  I've always wanted to try to eat something exotic.  But let's not go overboard here. I don't want to eat anything that is raw or that comes from the ocean.  Just sayin': there's afraid and there's just plain yucky.

6. *language warning* There's a whole list of people I'd yell F*CK OFF AND THEN F*CK OF SOME MORE AND WHEN YOU GET THERE F*CK OFF FURTHER. IN FACT KEEP F*CKING OFF UNTIL YOU GET BACK HERE AND THEN F*CK OFF AGAIN.  They are 4WD drivers who never leave the metro area and drive and park like no other people exist, people who slant their trollies to face the middle of the shopping aisle so you can't get past them, people who talk really loudly on their mobile phones while on public transport and all the Kardashians.  Seriously.  Just. Go. Away.

7. Tell "Mr Rochester" (I'm changing the name to protect the innocent) that I really, really like him and think we'd be great together.   Yep. I'd lay it on the line, put my heart out there for the very possible sting of rejection.  In fact I even have a plan for how I'd get him to like me back.  There's a big concert at the end of term and he's going to be in it. I thought, if I was in the concert and played really, really well, there's a chance he might fall in love....oh wait no, that's the plot of Love Actually.  Damn.

But I get ahead of myself.  Maybe I should start with the rollercoasters.  If I can last on one of those rides without actually turning green and throwing up I may just be ready to tackle the rest.

What would you do?