If it Can go Wrong it Will

I am not usually a pessimist.  In fact, I pride myself on seeing the good in almost every situation.  I like the saying, life is 10% circumstance and 90% attitude.  Any situation can be stressful, but how stressful it is depends on how you choose to look at it.  When someone asks me if I am looking forward to this move, I say yes.  How can I not?  How can I say, 'no it's horrible.  I can't believe my lot in life!'  You have to make the best of what has been given to you.  I choose to focus on the good.  Not that anyone should delude themselves that there is nothing wrong in their life!  I just don't dwell on it.  I choose to be happy.


So that is my philosophy in life.  But in the moment, especially a stressful one, it is hard to keep that attitude all the time.  And right now I am struggling with it.  It seems that this move is riddled with mishaps.  I have had to remind myself a lot lately that my life is good and wonderful and that it will all work itself out.


Last night, in the middle of the hottest month in Florida, our air conditioner gave out.  And yes, last week the garage door broke.  This house is falling apart and I feel so bad for our landlord!  So I am sitting in this muggy house, with the kids and dog and the house fans on high, praying the landlord will get it fixed soon.


In the scheme of things, that is really not that bad.  It just happens to break right before our move.  Which no matter how much you plan or how often you have done it, it is stressful.  And this move had been riddled with problems, including my daughter breaking her tooth while we were house hunting, the inspection on our new house being less than stellar, the sellers of our new home dragging their feet and not getting us a single document to get this sale through, the garage door trapping my car when it broke, medical records scattered from here to Timbuktu.  The air conditioner is just one more thing not going as planned!  


Okay, so the up side?  My family is healthy, and honestly my kids have a great attitude about it all.  So I choose to be grateful.  I am blessed with wonderful family and a life full of laughter.  One little air conditioner isn't going to change that!