Reflections on a Busy Day

Today has been a good day for me. A little scary in the Jobcentre when I went in to sort out my benefits. It was quite busy and I had to use one of their phones. It's not so much the phone that can make me nervous, it's the thought of talking to a stranger. Having said that, on a really bad day I can be scared of anything that can communicate with the outside world. Phone, computer, telly, radio and anything else that links with the world outside. Even answering the door is very scary on these days. Not today, though. I made an appointment at the optician for my 2 yearly eye test and decided to nip home for a coffee. I had been to the doctor, the bank and the optician so I decided to take a break before finishing my jobs. Living in the centre of town has its perks, like just nipping home for a coffee. It's good that I did, because I went to write the appointment on my dry wipe board and noticed that on Friday (the day I booked with the optician) I was going to Taunton for an appointment about my left arm (which has some damage to one of the main nerves that could be fixed by surgery). So, after coffee, I went back to the optician to change the appointment. Familiar, friendly faces greeted me at the district council offices where I arranged for Nadine (welfare benefit advisor) to contact me, as she wasn't in. Then to the jobcentre and back home. I helped a trans friend out and spent some time catching up with messages and facebook notifications (a quiet day on facebook - only about 50 notifications). For the rest of the day, I will be recording Planet Maz for PMR and REN. Until tomorrow, TTFN xxx