Our transition to COBRA continuation coverage is complete. Health insurance has been confirmed in place when the current coverage ends on 8/31. Retirement now officially begins!!

I think I have finally consolidated/closed out the last of the accounts from our worker bee days. Now it’s a matter of tracking the progress online to confirm everything was indeed closed out as expected.

I can’t help but wonder:

(1) Why can I open an account online, but have to spend 10 minutes talking to a human when I want to close it? Can’t I just fill out a form and click submit?

(2) Why do companies have to issue a physical check when rolling over retirement funds from a 401k/403b to an IRA in a trustee to trustee transfer? Wouldn’t electronic transfer be faster and more secure?

The health insurance coverage from active employee to COBRA status is still in process. Benefit elections have been confirmed. Payment has been deducted from our checking account, but has yet to be reflected on the insurance company’s portal. Craziness. Why can’t I pay my premiums via credit card? I can pay all my other medical expenses by credit card. Miles or points would be a very nice reward!

Too much thinking about this stuff for one day.

Back to quilting.

I actually thought my lunch bag days were behind me when I stopped teaching. Prior to COVID, we often did a potluck spread and shared snacks during classes and sew-ins. Nowadays, sew days and day-long classes necessitate bringing your own lunch, snacks and drinks. Glad I hung onto to this insulated lunch bag and accessories! It gets used every Friday for my sew day at the public library!