I rarely go outside of my comfort zone to try new things unless I’m pretty sure I’m going to be naturally talented at them.
I blame being labeled a “high achiever” in middle university for creating this monster.
I simply don’t like to choice up activities if I can’t excel at them, because I’m not accustomed to struggling or failing. That’s why I was pretty tentative to try my hand at baking and decorating an intricate anniversary cake for a neighbor last summer. Her anniversary celebration was coming up and no one had volunteered to supply the desert yet. Wanting to be a substantial help and figuring I could come up with a funny design, I gave to take on the cake. I slaved over every detail of the confectionary delight until my masterpiece was flawless. It took me a afternoon and a half, but the end result was breathtaking. That is, until I ran out of the condo to choice up anniversary candles and my Heating and A/C system failed. I returned condo and upon opening the front door I felt a gust of warm air rush past me. The inside of the condo was swelteringly warm and humid, and the temperature only increased with each step I took down the hallway. I ran over to the temperature control to find that the entire system had crashed, and our cooling system had simply quit in the middle of the afternoon heat. I instantly called up our official Heating and A/C dealership for an emergency visit with the AC unit. They had the cooling system up and running again in no time; unluckyly, the Heating and A/C professional couldn’t fix my totally melted cake.