Happy Sunday fun day. It is Sunday, what, May 28? It's May 27. The Sunday before Memorial Day. And I went solo brunch ing today. I had plans with a friend, but she had to cancel. So I took the opportunity to try out a place in a nearby town that I had my eye on and, had not yet tried. I went today, and it turned out to be a great experience. The food was great. I got shrimp and grits, and the atmosphere and the vibe was nice. It was quiet. It was a little bougie.
Yeah. It was really nice. And the bartender was super friendly. I got his name. He was telling me about different types of drinks. He got me a drink on the house. And then on top of it, gave me a little bourbon mixture because I talked about how much I like bourbon. Oh, wait. And then also let me try his bloody mary mix because I had never had a bloody mary before, and, honestly, I've been kind of afraid of them. I just think tomato soup in a glass. But,
he was raving about his bloody mary mix, and he's like, give this a try. And I said, okay. And I did it, and I explained to him that I am he's converted a nonbeliever, so I'll be back on a future Sunday to have a bloody Mary. Thanks to him. And, yeah, it was just great. It was great chatting. I purposely I purposely try to go out solo, so that I can practice meeting new people. Also from the dating perspective, it's much easier for guys to approach you when you're on your own.
Granted, this whole going out solo thing is a new thing, because I have my two kids. I don't get as many opportunities to do it as I would like. So I do try to take advantage of every opportunity, which is why when my friend had to cancel today, I decided to go ahead and go out solo. So now I'm sitting in a courtyard of a shopping area in the town that the restaurant is in, and I am just taking in the wonderful weather, the shops, the people, and really just kind of,
you know, vowing to make this a more regular thing when I can do it. Going out solo, you never know who you meet. And so I'm here to say to do it. Find places you want to try out, you know, coffee shops, bars, restaurants. Also, the bartender gave me, like, suggestion for places to go to happy hour and get cocktails, things like that. So these are places I'm going to try just for the vibe, but also to potentially meet people.
And I have to say, when I have gone out solo, the couple of times that has happened and when I've gone out very intentionally to just enjoy myself and meet new people, I have done that. It has it has worked out in my favor. So, you have to get out in order to do it at all. You'll have no success if you don't do it at all.
So I definitely recommend doing it. Bring a book. You always have your phone as backup, things like that. And you can stay as long as you want. You know? You can leave as soon as you'd like if you're not really feeling it. But I do recommend you start with places that you have interest in. Maybe you want to try a restaurant that you've seen or a coffee shop or some fun activity. The place that I'm currently in, it happens to be having an arts festival today. I didn't know about it, but,
I'm here enjoying it. So this is my message to you or this is your sign to go out and do a solo thing, and be intentional be intentional about saying hello and, you know, starting up conversation or simply engaging in conversation when someone offers it. And you have nothing to lose, honestly, especially if you go in a town where no one knows you or things like that. I say go for it. Hey. By the way, I can be found in other places besides this podcast.
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