It has been a very stressful week. David and I were thrown into some complicated holiday planning. Add in some planning for our wedding in April, difficult gift knitting, office holiday parties, and bad weather, and you might note that things haven't been exactly easy recently.
Then, on an otherwise relaxing Sunday afternoon, all the fire alarms in the lower part of our building went off. 911 was called, the fire trucks arrived, and we were evacuated. It turns out that it was a false alarm, but there was a lot of time outside waiting to know this for sure. I even got a row of knitting in (which I ripped out later because I did it wrong). Oh well, we told the apologetic fireman, at least it wasn't raining.
On Monday, the above was repeated, only in the rain.
On Tuesday, the workers who came to fix the alarm locked the cats upstairs with no food or litter box. One of the cats, in desperation I am sure, pooped on a pair of my pants. When I headed out to knit with a friend, my car broke down. As I sat on the side of the road in my cold car in the dark (bad alternator, dead battery), unable to knit during the ninety minutes that I waited for AAA, I contemplated the last week. This was really unfair, and a tiny bit amusing.
On Wednesday, the garage called me late in the day to inform me that they had replaced my alternator, and that the replacement was defective. It would take another day to fix. And then something very nice happened.
With no car, there was no way for me to get to my classes a couple of towns away. My professors were understanding and forgiving, and things could be made up next week. So today, Thursday, I have a free day. The weather is bad outside, and the only thing I can do is stay home. There will be hot tea, quilts, and TiVo.
There will be selfish knitting, gift knitting, and warm kitties. I have to think that in a tiny way, the universe has balanced itself out.
Sometimes, kitties, hot tea, and a day on the couch make everything all better! Hope this is the start of the return of good karma (and good carma) :-)
Posted by: Sara | December 13, 2007 at 10:39 AM
I hope today is the start of wonderful and relaxing week! I often do think there is some sort of karma or cosmic balance in the universe. The past week and a half have been brutal for me, too. Too much to do!
Posted by: Jodi | December 13, 2007 at 11:16 AM
I call that fair play. Karma is giving you a break for what frustration it caused you!! Enjoy it - savor it!
Posted by: stacey | December 13, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Before reading to the end, this post made me think of something my dad used to say: "They told me to cheer up, things could be worse. So I cheered up. And they were right... things got worse!"
After the week you've had, you totally deserve a couch, tivo, kitties, tea and knitting day! May this be the turning of the bad luck tide.
Posted by: Jean | December 13, 2007 at 11:19 AM
Oh no! I'm sorry you had such a lousy week, but it looks like the karmic scale is tipping back in a good direction. Enjoy your free day today!
Posted by: Ariel | December 13, 2007 at 01:38 PM
Karmic!
Posted by: Susan Pandorf | December 13, 2007 at 01:58 PM
Oh, you lucky girl. I would love a free day involving that coziness! Hmm... perhaps you got the one the Harlot mentioned in her blog yesterday. :)
Posted by: Jess | December 13, 2007 at 02:01 PM
Awww geez...it sounds like a rough week. I hope you snuggle up warmly and just relax and enjoy the day.
Posted by: Oiyi | December 13, 2007 at 02:29 PM
Oh, man, enjoy the break! You deserve it.
Posted by: Stella | December 13, 2007 at 02:33 PM
If anyone deserves a day to hide inside with creature (no pun intended!) comforts it is you! Big hugs!
Posted by: Jessica | December 13, 2007 at 03:06 PM
Well, it isn't selfish after all that has happened to you! Someone owns you something! Hope you got all that you wanted done...or not. Whatever you wish!
Posted by: Tanya | December 13, 2007 at 06:22 PM
ummm...so its good?? Hopefully you had a wonderful day off!
Posted by: Bea | December 13, 2007 at 07:11 PM
Oy, what a week! I'm glad you're getting a bit of a break now!
Posted by: whitney | December 13, 2007 at 07:42 PM
gahhhh! you deserve warm blankets, knitting and kitties after all that!
*hugs*
Posted by: Kelly | December 13, 2007 at 08:16 PM
Glad it got sorted out in the end. April, eh?
Posted by: Nora | December 14, 2007 at 05:04 AM
ok, you're on the upswing. if there ever was a day to be forced to be inside, it was yesterday. what a mess.
*big hugs*
another week and you'll be starting the holidays.
Posted by: jody | December 14, 2007 at 05:33 AM
What a crappy week! Things do eventually balance out. Hope you had a nice relaxing time Thursday evening.
Posted by: Kim | December 14, 2007 at 01:19 PM
I hope your day was absolutely blissful!
Posted by: nova | December 14, 2007 at 02:12 PM
Sounds like a perfectly wonderful way to spend the days!
Posted by: tiennie | December 14, 2007 at 02:28 PM
Eep, what a lot of badness! *hugs* for that.
(And yay, season 5. Glory is my second-favorite big bad, after the mayor.)
Posted by: Amy | December 16, 2007 at 01:29 PM