Shit happens...and sometimes it's all at once
Sometimes you need your friends and family to help you manage
Lately it’s been one thing after another.
In just one week, the following happened: I was betrayed by a beloved friend and was intentionally coughed on (twice) while food shopping. I also watched as rainwater poured into both our dining room and our basement. The basement got so wet that we suddenly had a terrible mold problem.
Good thing friends and family were there to help me cope with the betrayal—one dear friend even listened to me for hours as I cried and ranted. My husband and I dealt with the coughing incident by filing a police report and, after numerous phone calls from us, the market banned the offending shopper. A roofer, handyman, and a wonderful friend helped to resolve the water-in-the-house issues.
Life is beautiful a good portion of the time, but sometimes it feels just terrible. There’s no reason to be surprised that shit happens, but there are plenty of reasons to try to be prepared for it when it does.
Have a wonderful 2022, however you celebrate it. I’ll be welcoming the new year in with a brand-new box of fifty N95 masks. I’m hoping that the global need for them decreases as the year wears on.
