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Anxiety

I am kind of anxious for a couple of reasons:

1. I have decided to start making my dogs food... Using a grocery store convenient, now trying to find meat that isn't super expensive😬😬😬 Veggies are also a bit of a concern until summer comes. I dehydrate, can, and freeze a lot of food but I wasn't anticipating having to do it for the dog too.

2. Allowing my Mom to give and/or cook me meals (unsolicited). My Mom is such a sweetie and cooked me a whole bunch of meals for me to take home with me the last time I was there. I am super grateful for them, plus I don't get homemade food often so it is a wonderful treat. Part of me is concerned people will judge this and perhaps cheapen my year of no grocery stores. The other part of me says the time we have together is precious and I don't want to taint the wonderful gift my mom is giving me.

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