I had orientation today to volunteer at a small dog rescue shelter. The main role of volunteers is to interact with the dogs. They may also need help with things like folding laundry, cleaning up the outdoor space, and bathing dogs. They never ask volunteers to do the main cleaning. I'm excited to get to hang out with dogs and to have this as a way to get out of the house, but I'm also nervous because I don't have experience with some of the dog temperaments they have there.

I didn't reach out to my counselor today like I said I would. I'm putting it off because I know it will be an emotionally tough session and because I'm embarrassed by the fact that I still need to go to counseling once a week even though I have been going for three years. But, I would never look down on someone for going to counseling as often as they need to so I need to work on not looking down on myself for this too.