For Those Playing At Home

The Trust came through (again!) and the check arrived yesterday. I got a haircut, first thing, as I was several months overdue, and am mailing out checks to various creditors today.

I'm very proud of me -- I phoned the Trust "relationship manager" on Friday, and arranged to reinvest half of the distribution of the trust Dad left me in long-term investment, 1/4 in something more liquid (ie, money market) and the last 1/4 will be mine to pay off a few critical bills and replace my expired or expiring electronics. This might seem simple and obvious to most folks, but for me it's a triumph. I am not only fiscally illiterate, I have a serious phobia regarding dealing with money matters. As in, throat closes up, heart rate rockets, full bore anxiety reaction. So... yay me!