The "Happy New Year" brings "Happy New Stress"

I always question when people say "Happy X Holiday", especially "Happy New Year." I do so with good reason. My year's always start out like crap and end up ok only to start the crappy cycle all over again. This month my wife has to get a c-pap machine. For those of you who don't know, it is a machine to help her breathe properly when she sleeps. Turns out she tops breathing several times a night. On top of that she also has to have a root canal, then a filling a capping of the tooth. Needless to say I am going to be spending a few thousand dollars I don't have in the next week or so. Grant it insurance will cover most it, but only after I have paid for most of it up front. On top of that I signed up for a flexible spending account to cover these situations and my card hasn't come yet. Novel idea to have the money set aside and taken out of my paycheck. Worthless if I can't use it. Hopefully it will come in the next few days, then I won't have to stress out and can use it for the expenditures. Oh well, shouldn't complain. Should be use to this kind of stuff by now. Oh well, here's to another "Crappy New Year".

The New Year

I am having an issue with the new year only because everyone keeps saying "Happy New Year". How do I know its going to be a happy one, it's only the second day. Now don't get me wrong, I hope this is the greatest year ever. It may turn out to be the worst. All I know is that I will say it was a happy new year when I have proof. Until then it is just another year, where I am older, hopefully wiser, and am trying to make things better.

So far the year is looking good. Am hoping to have things more stable on the financial side, wife's health is the same as ever, the only thing up in the air at this point is my health. My health seems to be getting questionable. I won't get into details because I don't want to gross anyone out, but I just need to get my butt to a doctor and find out more. I might actually go soon too, who knows.

My plans for the year are nothing spectacular. Am looking to get some debt paid, maybe try to slim down alittle, also need to save money. I have a trip to Jamaica in Feb. '10 and a possible cruise in Sept. '09. Other than that I will just see how it goes a deal with the cards as they are dealt.

I will end by saying that I hope everyone has the year that they want to have, but I won't wish you all a Happy New Year because a wish from me is cursed.