I have been doing a lot of meditating lately, and generally trying to be more mindful. I have noticed it has improved my attention span and ability to concentrate - or at least notice quickly when my thoughts drift and come back to my target. It's pretty cool, and I really hope I can maintain it.

But things are not without yuck. My husband's insurance changed, and we now have a $4,000 deductible on our prescriptions. And we both have expensive prescriptions. So there goes $4k, not counting co-insurance. I'm weirdly calm about it - you know, because of all the meditating - but it is a major fucking upset to our budgeting.