The Mexican Curse

So, normally my life is uber boring.  Nothing exciting happens unless my teenager does something dramatic.  My marriage is sound, we don't fight.  My teenager and I have a great relationship.  Sure, my son has Aspergers, but he's high functioning, and has a great sense of humour, so normally its easy to live with it.  My job is easy and I don't bring it home.  My weight, I work on it constantly and keep a positive attitude. I have great friends always there to support me at a moments notice.

In a nutshell, life is good.

Except lately.

I had a FANTASTIC vacation. As previously blogged, I hit my head and have a concussion.  I have been home since February 16th.  At my work, as soon as you reach 8 absences, you go on Short Term Disability automatically.  Which means, I won't get paid from my job, but from my Sun Life Insurance.  There is a form the doctor needs to fill out to complete my documentation for Sun Life.  I found out the Doctor I need to sign it, is away until March 13th.  Plus, a Doctor filling out the form isn't covered under Alberta Healthcare, so I have to pay $195.00 to get him to fill it out. But again, I have to wait.

As some of you know, I went to the same walk in clinic yesterday and the good Doctor who helped me with my health issues, felt that either I had a viral infection and not a concussion, or I had both.  As previously mentioned, I have always thought I had both.  Anyways. Recovery time on both of those is undetermined.  This is not my first concussion, my last one had me in the hospital for a week.

So, im recovering very slowly.  Today is my best day yet, no "spells" at all. So far. *knock on wood*.   But I seem to be a run of bad luck.  None of it is really a big deal but here is a run down:

• concussion/fever
• short term disability
• doctor away till march 13th
• gotta pay 195.00 to get the forms filled out
• Quinn puked all over his bed and has a fever today
• My car wouldn't start

Seriously, I will get over all of these with time and patience.  I'm not upset about them or overly concerned when I sit and really think about them. I will get thru all of this, and lessons will be learned.

The thing is, I know why all this is happening. You can call it Karma, but I am referring to it as The Mexican Curse. It is imposed upon those who are selfish.  I have The Mexican Curse.  What did I do? Let me tell you....

In Cozumel, during The Amazing Race, when we were on the boat, and back to the pier, I stole something.  Everyone was almost off the boat, and under my bench where I was sitting, floating in the water under my bench was a $20 USD bill. Someone had dropped it, and instead of asking anyone, or placing in our captain's tip jar, I pocketed it.  I know it wasn't from the tip jar, as it was tucked away and it was not possible that it would fly out. So, I took it.  I then hit my head exiting the boat.  The first of things to go wrong.

Feeling guilty about taking that money, I bought us all drinks at one of the clues. I got tipsy and spilled sangria all over my white shirt.. That was a sign, but I ignored it.

I have The Mexican Curse because I was selfish in Mexico. If I could do a do over, I would put that money in the tip jar on the boat.