Taking a mulligan

Mulligan: a free shot sometimes given a golfer in informal play when the previous shot was poorly played

I am ordinarily a very positive person. I'm the one that, when my friends tell me their stories, I always can make them feel better by pointing out that it's not that bad, at least they have x, y, and z going for them. Generally, I can find something positive in a craptacular situation.


And then there was the month of May.


So far this month, I've had three major fights with people I love, my washing machine broke, we got a flat tire (on the way home from the Laundromat) and the tow truck didn't show, ants have become permanent residents in my house, and our dishwasher broke. I'm pretty sure that my rooting for the Cavs played a part in their untimely loss in the playoffs (sorry, Cavs fans). Work has been "interesting." And we still have 10 more days to go. I told a friend yesterday that my new "at least" statement was going to be, "At least it isn't like May 2010."


I don't know if there is a precedent for it, but I've decided to take a full-blown mulligan for the entire month of May. On June 1, I'm waking up and shaking it all off. Here's to hoping that June goes better than this tumultuous month. I'm pretty sure that it has to.