Sign Me Up

don’t have a lot of time to spend online today, but i just wanted to say that i drove to the SSvcA all by myself this morning after dropping Brian off at work. i had my intake interview, and the Recovery Specialist with whom i had the appointment told me that when she started going there, people also thought she was a new staff member. then she said it’s probably because i look like a student intern. now, she is a staff member! anyway, she told me not to worry about it, so i won’t.

basically i filled out a ton of paperwork and she asked all kinds of health background questions. she believes i should qualify for a Reduced Fare CTA card, which i always thought was just for people with physical disabilities, and suggested i apply. next week i meet with another staff member during which i’ll be assigned a…like a case manager, i guess, but i know they don’t call them that there. once all of that is in place they will help me apply for SSI or SSDI or whatever it is.

i missed lunch–they stopped serving by the time my appointment was over, but i walked to my regular comic book store, which is just a couple of blocks away and picked up the newest Clone Wars Adventures they were holding for me. anyway, i was too anxious to eat, but instead of simply going home, which is what i wanted to do, i stuck around ’til the Art Studio workshop started. i made a cat out of this plastic modeling clay stuff! haha! i’ll paint it next week. and i did go to the Goal Setting group. my goal for next week is to finish organizing my Star Wars books and comics!