Have you ever just had a string of bad luck?
It all started a few months ago when the washer and dryer broke. The dryer had been limping along for a while but when the washer gave up I decided it was time for a new set; little did I know that this was just the beginning…
The fountain in the garden stopped pumping and then the pump in the hot tub did too.
Before we could get to those problems the refrigerator died. We spent two nights trying to repair it before accepting that we needed to replace it.
Meanwhile, the handle broke off the screen door.
Lowe’s delivered a new refrigerator—they removed the front door just to get it in. I had purchased an unused-yet-rebuilt model, silly me. The fridge was in place and the front door reattached and…no worky-worky. Off came the front door and out went the new fridge.
I threw out some food and bought ice for the Igloo.
Two days later the new fridge came. Off we went to buy some food and the handle broke off the only working door on the truck—stuck in the parking lot at Trader Joe’s.
Things were just beginning to get back to normal when the computer got hacked; some creepy person took out the hard drive, we couldn’t even fully erase it.
By this time funds were getting pretty low so we decided to fix the hot tub and put it up for sale. It’s fixed, it’s clean, and it’s working! We list it. That night a horrendous wind storm comes through and completely rips apart one corner of the cover.
What’s a girl to do?
Doodle.
Talk to your favorite plant. 
Light a candle and have some tea.
A Ponderance of Things 
November 4, 2011 at 11:39 am
still puzled if this is a public website or a personal blog, Interseting story, sounds typical, things alwasy seem to happen at once, Its not the things that happen to us, its how we face them and what we do to overcome.
November 4, 2011 at 11:50 am
Hi S.A.
This is a personal blog.
You are so right, the magic lies in the choices:)
December 30, 2011 at 10:45 pm
I Needed to see this:-}……I have had to get front end work to my vehicle twice this year so I had a brand new front end done twice, What happens,the last FRIDAY of the YEAR,,I run over a tree stump car gets stuck on top of it and guess what,FRONT END DAMAGE N SAME PLACE AGAIN,,,,,,,,,,,SOME LUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK HUH? And I have NO clue of how ima get this fixed! I need my car for school and work.”smh” Still I have to thank GOD and say everyhting happens for a reason………Im STILL GOING TO LIFT MY HEAD AND THANK THE LORD Amen…………
December 31, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Hi necc,
What’s that old line…”If it weren’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all”…It’s been a doozy of a year–just about everyone I’ve talked to has shared a story of mishaps and woe of an unusual measure. I have to think that what goes down must eventually rise up again.
2011 ends today! Yippee! To the best of our ability let’s just put it all behind us. Sure, there will be a bit of clean up work in the first part of 2012, but that is the just the sweep-up in preparation for new experiences.
Here’s to a New Year, may it bring you unimaginable joy!
January 8, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Once you write down all these unfortunate incidents, it does read like an outline for a sketch comedy episode (or series!). Glad you’re keeping your sense of humor amidst all this chaos — a great reminder as we kick off a new year! J.C.