The start of this new year seems....off.

Nothing is working out just right... There is always something wrong with almost every situation, but then again its not totally wrong either.

It just feels that everything is half right and half wrong. Just in that middle limbo irking area. Just enough to freak you out for a bit, but then everything seems to be fine, or mostly fine.

Like there's almost, and I mean almost, a benefit to everything that didn't quite work out the way you wanted it... I dunno I'm babbling now.

The TV dying and my roommate not telling me is irking, but not an immediate issue, something I can save up money for.

The snow storm on Mon, my day off, and having to drive in it to give someone else a ride, is irking, but not the end of the world.

Having only two of my three gift cards show up in the mail on the same day cuz they were shipped at the same time and knowing I might not ever see the third is irking, and the fact that was the one gift card I was really looking forward too is irking, but I'm not specifically losing cash on it using my cc points to purchase.

The first day of work in the new year and having to deal with water damage turning off our furnace and electronics from an overflowing toilet is irking, but we were back up and running pretty quickly. The boss leaving the whole day for mediation and leaving me with damage control was irking, but happens from time to time.

The boss losing paperwork and/or files and the first thing he does is call my name like I'm supposed to magically fix/find it or simply have someone to blame it on is irking, but happens every once in awhile. The boss about to blow a gasket over a small misunderstanding (literally misunderstanding over the word "not" in a document) with a tenant and me rushing into stop the idiotic things from coming out of his mouth is irking, but happens. The boss's alternator going out on his truck is a bit irking, but what can you do. When all of this stuff happens in one week at work it seems a bit much, overboard, wrong, like a bad week, not a good start to the year.

Having my furnace decide not to turn on this morning is cold and irking, and not figuring out the original problem is irking, but I got a tech out who got it back on and we'll see if it stays on. The unexpected service charge is irking, but tends to happen to me a lot. My roommates lack of help on this issue is irking, but normal.

My phone going on the fritz is irking, not staying charged and the speakers are making weird sounds now, but it works for now and I can save money to invest in another one.

My appetite leaving me the last two weeks while sick during the holidays and coming back with venegance is irking.

The top of my Christmas tree lights burnt out is a little irking too. The fact I couldn't get into my storage container until middle of Dec was irking and now not having a lock on it at all is irking and worry-some if my stuff disappears.

A lot of my passwords seem not to be working either when I go to login to things and is irking, weird and kinda random at what works on which device.

The water heater is still leaking whenever I use hot water, that's irking, but not an immediate issue.

My very back crown fell off again producing another unexpected expense of $300+ and that's irking.

Knowing I have to pay for a car inspection, emissions, taxes and tags next month is an irking thought also.

I feel like I'm being punished for something I did...or didn't do...?

But I usually feel like this when I notice the things around me seem to be breaking, mainly when my house is breaking...