...and not just because of the temperature, which is FAR too warm for 7 am. I'm irritated at the government and the futility of trying to get out from under the pressure of debt.
See, we are still struggling with some bills that piled up (like medical bills from having to deal with thieving insurance comapanies that cheapskate "Temp agencies" use that don't actually PAY anything when you have to go to the Dr.) back 1-2 years ago before my husband got his current job. It's very difficult to recover from 2 years of insufficient income. We are almost there now, finally, after nearly a year of Hubby having a decent income at a decent job, but we still have a few to deal with. So my husband has been working overtime, and the past 2-3 weeks he's worked a lot of overtime, about 20 hours on this paycheck. The government took ALL of it!!! Apparently he made enough money that it bumped him into the next tax bracket for this pay period, and they took all our extra money. So it's just as if he didn't work any extra time at all. I'm so sick of everyone taking our money, in exhorbitant fees, interest, and taxes!! Yes, yes, I know that no one ever promised life would be fair. But this is infuriating! We can't even get ahead by putting in more hours. We just can't win for losing.
I wish we could buy a private island somewhere and take whatever close friends and family with us that want to come and just go start our own country somewhere, all by ourselves. I just want to live peacefully with my own family and loved ones, get fair compensation for a fair day's work, live off the land, and be able to enjoy our time together. I know, it's completely unreaslistic. I know it will never happen. I'm just so sick of all the mess of the political world. Why can't we all just be friends? Why does everyone have to be so mean and greedy and hateful all the time?
I had a poster once that said "If you swallow a live frog in the morning, nothing worse can happen the rest of the day". I do understand that worse things can happen, involving the health and lives of my family and friends. But with a start like this, chances are I suppose that there is great room for improvement, so perhaps the rest of the day will get better.
"All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose"... I'll be looking for it, Lord. I know YOU can make something good out of this, but I sure can't.
Peace be with you all.
-Sparkling