Thank you

[cjsmith]

Thank you all for your thoughtful and supportive comments on my "gimp social life" post. Folks made many good points.

- Yes, a scooter would help an awful lot for outings involving movem um, "outings" do tend to involve movement, don't they? I plan to get one as soon as I decide which one is lightest/smallest/easiest-to-transport/reliable/cheap and as soon as I'm pretty sure I'm never going to get better (they're pricey, so I don't want to buy it just to have it for a year). Soon. I'll probably buckle down and get to it soon. I've test-driven several models now.

- Yes, which activities people are doing makes a *big* difference. Anything with the words "explore" or "see" should be planned much more carefully than events with words such as "crafts" or "pot luck". :)

As some of you probably guessed, my main frustration is with myself. If asked to label myself two years and change ago, I would have said: "runner, hiker, camper, backpacker, square dancer, square dance caller, pilot, computer programmer, owned by cats". Scanning down that list will give some idea of how big a shift this is for me. It will take time before I'm comfy in my new life. My thanks for all the words of support.

Comments

[aleeceh.livejournal.com]

It's a shame we're talking about this scooter purchase in January rather than November. Should you decide to wait until next year, and if your employer offers a medical flex spending account, you can save significant money by paying for major medical expenses like this with pretax dollars. I'm assuming a scooter would be eligible for FSA reimbursement, but that's something to check out for sure before pursuing such a plan. FSA funds are use-it-or-lose-it and no adjustments for one calendar year, so you don't want to commit to setting aside $1000 if you're not certain you'll end up with $1000 in eligible expenses that year.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ooo, now that would have been good planning. I didn't set up my FSA account at all this year because I was home sick the week of the deadline. There's irony there, I'm sure -- if only I were clever enough to find it. ;-)

It might be worth getting it now with post-tax dollars. Time for some serious shopping. Might as well get one I'll really like, while I'm at it.