Spring Thoughts and More

Spring finally came and even though it coolish outside and there is snow caked to the mountains I can feel the seasonal change and the change is good—maybe it’s the longer days of sunlight now or looking at my Chinese cherry plumb getting ready to bloom: I feel like spring. I have made it through to another Spring.

Change is good so they say and I am feeling this Spring will brings lots of change as we head into Summer. I am really going to try to keep my ramblings about the possible job end thing to a minimum but I have to admit the employment thing is my primary focus and what I do about being without work should that happen, I think I could handle being out of work. Of course the big question is how would we pay the mortgage eat and get round. I need to spend some time with the Social /security Administration and find out how long it will the SSI or regular social se3curity to keep in. I think if everything would start up immediately We would be OK, probably poor as church mice but think we could cover everything. If I have to wait a couple of years before the award would start then that would be something else and we would be faced with some real challenges. I should be OK because my sick live would cove me for insurance for at least one year and maybe longer. Should I look for other work? Should I continue to earn as much as I can through labor—try something new, something fun, maybe try to return to Independent Living or find something with some other private on profit. Maybe I could do some contract work, working only as much as SSI will allow and then enjoying the rest of my time till the next month when I would do it ll again. How bout volunteer? I rally cannot see me doing that for any length of time—even if I could and be sure we would be OK financially. How bout writing? I would love to do that have a column or an e-blog I could be paid for this would be sweet but I doubt I am that good but it might be exhilarating to try and along those same line what about doing more interview shows with the skills I have picked up with Access Utah Now I could really get in to Meadowlarks World. Sustainability is the by word I would need to live by. Perhaps I could do a little of each and really keep myself busy and have an enjoyable lifestyle.

Up until now these questions have been academic , ‘what if, I am afraid that it is soon becoming real and I am going to have to start translating what if’s into gold—and what better time then spring to begin this transition into a new stage of life? But even if I have to deal with the worse case scenario I have until June 30^th when the States fiscal new year ends. Fore the time being I think I’ll just enjoy my Spring.