No more funk for me

Boy, have I been remiss in my posts lately. I guess it's because life hasn't been much of a dream lately. I've gotta get out of this rut (aka "the funk") I've been in the last few weeks. The following is a list of what's contributed to it:

1) I turned 35 last month. Truth is, I'm not quite sure how I feel about being 35, so I'll have to think on this one some more.

2) My truck blew a head gasket (among other things). Picked it up from the shop last night - had to pay a ransom to the tune of $2000. Ouch!

3) Money woes. What else is new...

4) I'm sick (bleck!).

Ok, now that I've got all that off my chest I must change my focus and look on the bright side of life:

1) I'm 35. Wow, what an accomplishment. For my birthday, I went out for a fabulous dinner with some of my favorite people!!

2) My truck is good as new (almost) and running like a champ, plus the shop threw in a full detail for free. Not only is it shiny and pretty now, but they also found the alarm remote control that I misplaced so many months ago :) Oh, and a special shout out to my sister who let me use her truck as a "loaner" while mine was out of commission. Thanks Bon!!

3) The financial situation is looking up. I've received lots of help from my family and friends in this tough time and starting with our next payday, our annual raise kicks in. I had a moment of misunderstanding when I received my evaluation information and it turns out that my increase was more than I'd originally thought. Wahoo!!

4) The good thing about being sick is that you get your rest. I've been getting an average of 8 hours the past few nights (my regular average is 6) and I'm actually not feeling too bad. I should be right as rain by the time the weekend rolls around.

I guess that just goes to show you (at least it does me) that if you look hard enough, you can always find good in every situation. If it weren't for the bad (or more truthfully, the tough) situations in life, would we ever appreciate all that's good? I wonder...

Well, here's wishing you find the good in all that's difficult in your life. Remember: "That which does not kill us, makes us stronger." (a quote from "Steel Magnolias", one of my favorite movies).