#JusJoJan 9th Jan – Shy

Day 9, and here I am! On the right day!

Today, our prompt comes from the divine Di. Thank you, Di! Please be sure to visit Di’s blog to read her posts and say hello. And follow her while you’re there if you’re not already.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 9th, 2025 is “shy.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

I don’t think I am shy at all if I am honest.

From when I can remember, I have been quite confident to talk to people I didn’t know, stand on a stage and perform, and more recently, just be me, unashamedly.

There was a short period in my life when I lost confidence for a while. I think it was my early glasses era, as I hit puberty. I think that was a bit of shyness, then if we were at a party or function, I’d hear music, and I’d be one of the first on the dancefloor! Seeing videos back would make me cringe (it was the 80s, of course, we looked cringe!) but I was happy.

Sometimes, now, when I am asked to do a talk, or something, I may be a bit nervous, but I don’t think that is shy, because I don’t think I would even agree to put myself out there if it was shyness.

I’m that one who will approach you, chat to you and say Hi!, if I recognise you from somewhere.

I also like to try, and make people feel comfortable.

My Pops has never been shy. I’m like him.

My Mum is quietly confident. She’s not interested in putting herself out there. She doesn’t feel the need. It’s enough having a husband who everyone knows because of his good nature, dancing and yoga, a daughter who always enjoyed entertaining people with her singing and dancing, and is now an author, and a son who is well-known in the cricket world!

Hubby Dearest is not shy, just a bit quiet. (Not so) Lil Man is like his grandma, quietly confident, and Lil Princess is definitely not shy, she just talks to who she wants and blanks the rest – typical modern teen!

So, yeah, that’s shy, for you!