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So, Friday, I decided to work from home so I could get my car worked on. It looked like it was going to be a quiet day at work, and it was... I didn't have a lot to do. That made it a bit nastier when I found out the price for car repairs... fifteen hundred dollars.

Part of me was stressed and upset; this put me behind in my attempt to get out of debt. Then, I put it in perspetive. How far back did it put me? Well... a month.

Now, I have a policy with myself. I'm not going to deny that I feel bad just because someone else has it worse. I have friends to whom a $1500 car repair spells doom... but that doesn't mean I have to feel ashamed for feeling bad or stressed. It does put it in perspective, though.

Still, I was stressed, which was bad news. There were two public events this weekend, an OLOTEAS gathering, and a gathering set up by an LJ-friend who I want to meet. Anxiety is really bad for me, socially speaking. I have a bit of anxiety when I'm in a social situation anyway; walking in with some already running around in my head makes it even worse.


It was this weekend that I finally was able to put words to why, though, so I suppose that helped.
( Introspective stuff follows )

(no subject)

So, Friday, I decided to work from home so I could get my car worked on. It looked like it was going to be a quiet day at work, and it was... I didn't have a lot to do. That made it a bit nastier when I found out the price for car repairs... fifteen hundred dollars.

Part of me was stressed and upset; this put me behind in my attempt to get out of debt. Then, I put it in perspetive. How far back did it put me? Well... a month.

Now, I have a policy with myself. I'm not going to deny that I feel bad just because someone else has it worse. I have friends to whom a $1500 car repair spells doom... but that doesn't mean I have to feel ashamed for feeling bad or stressed. It does put it in perspective, though.

Still, I was stressed, which was bad news. There were two public events this weekend, an OLOTEAS gathering, and a gathering set up by an LJ-friend who I want to meet. Anxiety is really bad for me, socially speaking. I have a bit of anxiety when I'm in a social situation anyway; walking in with some already running around in my head makes it even worse.


It was this weekend that I finally was able to put words to why, though, so I suppose that helped.
( Introspective stuff follows )