I got my car back after a whopping repair bill. I'm a little anxious to drive it again, afraid all the warning lights will come on again, BUT the mechanic swears the brakes are fixed, there's a new battery in, and the alternator has been changed, AC is working again, along with an oil change and topping off all the fluids. So it should be good again, I just always get anxious driving the car when it's fresh out of the shop in the fear I'll have a breakdown. Really, we've got AAA and they tow but I worry about it going haywire in traffic without a place to pull into to stop the car.

My daughter says she is OK with me driving her to the library. Because I'm so anxious when she drives, she is fine if I drive. I'm telling her to bring her learner's permit anyway, just in case I DO need to let her drive. It is an easy drive to the library, 15 minutes most of it in 30 mph speed limit zones and plenty of places to pull over if I need, so it should be OK. I'm a little anxious about it though. I like having my keys and the option to drive if I need to, but I don't enjoy driving at all since my bipolar has gotten worse with age. Bipolar just distracts me so much from what is going on, and I have to work extra hard to stay in the here and now and pay attention to traffic. I can do it, but it's definitely not the fun, easy driving I had in my early 20s.