In previous posts, I complained of being worried and anxious. One cause of this was medical issues in the family. Last week, I was nearly paralyzed with anxiety. My BFF's daughter's wedding was Saturday, in another state, but I cancelled my plans to attend it for fear of being needed here. Today, I am relieved to report that the medical issues have been resolved, and everyone is ok.
Another stress-relieving event was the arrival of my first social security retirement check. Past posts hinted at the problem. The upshot is that, through no fault of my own, it took nearly 9 months from the date of application for this first check to arrive. It seems my application somehow "fell through the cracks." I made multiple calls to the SSA, waited on hold for literally hours at a time, and even drove an hour to see an agent in person. Nobody I could reach, either by phone or in person, had any authority to do anything other than make a note of the problem. Nothing has ever frustrated me so much, and for so long. (What if I'd had no other source of income?) Even with the first check in hand, I am still not convinced that it will be "smooth sailing" going forward. We'll see if that second check comes.
Now that my anxiety level is down, I need to turn my attention to other things, get my mojo working again. Yesterday on social media I saw an advertisement for a local art class, a chalk pastels class, and I signed up for it. It's a 4-week class, two hours each, starting next Tuesday morning. I'm stoked. Yesterday, I ordered some of the supplies I'll need.
Last Friday, I checked on the community garden plots. A sizeable chunk of the purple hull pea plot is being overtaken by volunteer melons and cucumbers. I am letting them do their thing. The new squash plot is coming along nicely. Squash bugs had laid eggs on a few of the plants. I crushed them. I'll need to get back up there soon to re-check the squash and water everything.
Today, I need to buy groceries. <Groan.>
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