Saturday

HI Everyone,

Well an early spring teased everyone, but I knew that Winter was just lying low and could strike at any time.   I told customers at Home Depot, who asked me if they should put plants into the ground, not to plant now.  They could buy the plants but keep them inside.   I wonder if any of them listened.  I have some bulbs that I am waiting to put into the ground after danger of snow or frost has ended.  Probably in April.  

I have tulips, I planted in fall, coming up, but I think they should survive the cold.    It is supposed to snow Mon evening into Tues. 

I went to counseling yesterday,  unfortunately I found out my counselor is moving to another office.  One that is too far away for me to get to.  SO I have to find a new counselor.  Luckily I only saw this counselor twice.  So we didn't really form any relationship. 

But I've had problems with counselors.   My first counselor, when I was in NY I had to end seeing him because of an insurance issue,  by the time I cleared that up my slot had been given to someone else and I had to find another counselor.  My 2nd counselor was not a good counselor. She had her office in her home,  and couldn't seen to separate her office from home.   She was unprofessional.  I left her.  And didn't go back into counseling until I moved to VA.  I went to an agency and I went through 3 counselors.   The first counselor left because her husband got a job outside the state.   I was only with her for 4 months.   My second counselor was very good.  She introduced me to Cognitive Therapy which has been a big help to me.     But after a year she, too, left because of family.  

My last counselor there wasn't very interactive with me.  It was like I was having a coffee clutch.  I tried to ask for another counselor but the head of the agency kept talking me out of it.   I was with her for 4 years and I felt we didn't get as far as I'd like to have.   At times it was a wasted session.  So I was actually glad when my insurance (which I obtained via ACA)  didn't cover the agency.  I had been going to counseling via a sliding scale.       

I think it was time to move on and I needed that 'push'   So I was given some names for new counselors.  I will be going online and checking their background to see which one I want to go to.  

Today I plan to make a chocolate mousse, made from a mix.    I also am growing some mushrooms from a kit I got from Home Depot.  They are oyster mushrooms and I will make some lunch using them.   I might rent out a movie from Amazon Video.  I'd like to see the movie "Arrival."   

I hope you all have a good day