It's always something....

It has to be said... sometimes life really just sucks. OK it's bad enough that the price of everything is skyrocketing ( everything that is except for my income) but it seems to me lately that you just can't get ahead ( or catch up for that matter). It has to make you stop and think, what the hell is happening to the middle class. I used to consider myself a proud member of the middle class, but it now seems that if I'm lucky I might be in the lower ( lowest) middle class. It appears that at this rate we'll be a country of rich and poor. And I'm sad to say I know where I'll fall. It's not that I feel as though I have to be rich, honestly I just want to be able to pay all my bills, have a car of my own, and have a little left over to indulge my wonderful kids a bit. Is that so much to ask? I don't need gobs of money, I'm just tired of playing the game, you know where you have to constantly juggle the bills seeing which has to be paid and which can be late and at the same time buy groceries for your family. I'm just tired, tired of the stress and tired of the worry. As my loyal fans know, I have been without a vehicle and my dear mom has generously lent me hers, well to make for an extremely crappy day, as I was driving to mom's this afternoon with the entire family, including Lola and all her stuff , my mom's car decides to break down about 10 blocks from her house. To make matters worse, it appears that the car will need major repairs ( read : lots of money) and that it will not be ready anytime soon. Can you say shit?!!! AAAHHHHHH. Picture me, in 90 degree heat on the side of the road with 3 kids and an unruly dog. Not my idea of an ideal Sunday. I guess when it rains, it pours. So now I have the pleasure of admitting that I am once again carless. It makes me feel a bit like a failure to say that, but I guess instead of focusing on what I don't have ( ie the car) I should focus on what I do have, my house, great kids, wonderful husband, who cares about the car, I could walk and in turn not only get in better shape, I could also help the environment. Maybe this won't be as bad as I had first imagined. Here's to trying to look on the bright side.....