flood

so, yes, it's officially the rainy season here in atlanta. we're on what, our third continuous week of rain? something like that. and while my car is professionally dried out, to the tune of $1000 give or take, i just noticed a leak in luke's bedroom ceiling.

when it rains, it pours? cliche, but umm...

yesterday i had one of those days.. i failed at every role in my life. truly. homeowner, carowner, mother, trainer, trainee, girlfriend, writer, budgeter, contractor and general coping skills, as well. haley pointed out that i was doing fine with pet-owner. (what a relief.)

but after that little joke, she said something that really rang true. (because i wasn't even buying the pet-owner success since my cats act so neglected when i see them) she said, 'so what?'

and i like that. i have plenty of days where i feel on top of the world. where everything is falling in line and basically i rock. so why can't i have a day where i suck? sometimes things just don't fit together and that should be ok too.

i can blame it on hormones, and that sort of makes it bearable, but then again when i'm having a full blown panic in my car because the gas gauge is on E, there are no stations to be seen, and i'm in gridlock for two hours straight - the 'reason' doesn't abate the hysteria.

but that was yesterday. and today i'm ok. i'm driving a tiny econo-box until my car is de-molded. and i'm putting the roof leak in the 'deal with it in the springtime' category, provided the monsoons roll on out of here as predicted. and i think that in most other categories i'm on the positive side of middle today.

or at least on the way up. after all, the sun is coming out tomorrow and sticking around through the weekend. at which point i'll have my car back. a new fall scarf.

and the top down.

d: sun, shine down on me.
b: i still love having a convertible and plan to keep it after it's paid for, provided the floorboard doesn't rust out.
g: on the other side of the flood, emotionally at least.