I feel like someone who has spent a lifetime in a cage and just now realized that the damn thing was never locked in the first place!
All the reasons I've had for not trying new things and experiencing life now seem silly and tough to justify. I'm smart, reasonably responsible and able to take care of myself. I'm an adult and anything that passes my own standards of decency and safety should be fine, and there's no reason to create or acknowledge smaller boundaries.
But like anyone who has spent a lifetime in a cage I feel like I missed that part where you learn how to function. How do you hang out with people and make it seem natural? How do you get downtown for a night of drinking and fun without getting towed or drunkenly stranded? I haven't bought an article of clothing for about 5 years. Is my wardrobe of combat pants and cotton cap-sleeves going to hold me?
I take comfort in knowing that if I was the only one with this problem makeover reality programs wouldn't be a multi-million dollar industry unto themselves.