It seems like every single time I try something new, it blows up in my face. Case in point. Tonight I decided to try a new cookie recipe from one of my newer cookbooks that looked and sounded good. I followed the recipe exactly, only substituting preserves for jam because I was unable to find jam. The dough seemed to be right, but when I baked them, the cookies looked and tasted awful.
A few years ago, I attended a happy hour during Pride Month. There were supposed to be drink specials, but when I finally got to the bar, there weren't any and the one drink I did purchase, was in a small plastic cup and cost $14. I also went to try to meet new people, but it seemed that everyone there already knew everyone else thus leaving me in the dust yet again.
A few years before that, I tried meeting new people by joining Meet-up groups for those with similar interests. I tried a photography group and we met in Central Park in the fall. it started out ok, but within a very short span of time, I lost the group and got bored as all of the photographers were taking pictures of the same things over and over and moving on very slowly. I and several others decided to branch out on our own to further explore the park. Mind you that by this time we had lost the rest of the group entirely. We walked around the park and ended back at the 59th Street station where we went our separate ways. When I reviewed the meetup later, I mentioned that we had branched out and did our own tour because we had lost the group and I got kicked out of the group. I was more annoyed than anything, but it still hurt.
Given my disastrous history of trying new things, is it any wonder when I tend to stick to my routine and rarely stray from it? I like routine and patterns and when my routine changes I get anxious and upset.
Have you ever tried something new and it backfired? Let me know in the comments.
