Hubby and I have been procrastinating introducing ourselves to (welcoming) our new neighbors. It's been far too long. I am sort of nervous when meeting new people. We were discussing what to do/bring. We decided that I will make a batch of vanilla crescent cookies for them and also bring a bottle of wine. I kind of hope we won't be invited in, but we might. I know sometimes you just have to "jump in the water" so to speak.

I believe these new neighbors are Chinese. I speak some Mandarin Chinese, though I am sure they speak good English. You'd think this would really excite me, but I get a little performance anxiety, as I mentioned in a post a few days ago. I've discussed this with my therapists in the past. It's not so much that I fear judgement from others as it is judgement from myself. Self-oriented selective perfectionist. I don't expect perfection from others, though. Not at all! It all goes back to my ballet days, I believe. Or maybe even a little before. I say "selective" because there are many things that I am OK with myself not doing well. The above issue is one of a number of reasons I struggle to get off of disability.