murphy's law

I know it's really late- practically the middle of the night, but I'm all alone in the house and I can do what I like, so there. I'm still exchanging texts with Mel (what a couple of teenagers we are) along the lines of, I think my friend fancies you... yes, well he did just ask me out... I'll leave you guessing who said what... I just called in at the Trades Club and Mel was there, which was great as I needed to ask her to look after the kids while I go down to the funeral. We were students together many years ago, and have passed in and out of each others lives over the years, living in the same town, but not always doing the same things. She is a friend of Brendan, too, so has spent a lot of time with my kids when they have been with him. Anyway, so that was a very pleasant evening...

O, and the house sale has fallen through at the eleventh hour. It has completely fallen through- not just delayed- their buyers have pulled out. The buyer phoned me at about half past six, when I was just about to go to tai chi. And I laughed hysterically. I had been in bed for an hour when I got back from work, and slept, exhausted and emotionally drained. I phoned Dave when I woke up and was moaning that I didn't want to move. So that's that then. Well, it isn't that, I don't know what it is- I might be able to carry on and sell the house to these people or somebody else and the house I was buying might wait.. but it's thown it all up into the air again, like I have to decide again what I really want to do. Well I'm not going to worry about it just yet- I've got a funeral to go to and boys to have their pot taken off, and benefit interviews to attend.

Somebody told me the Mercury went into retrograde today, and that's when things go pear shaped. Here are some tips for what not to do during Mercury retrograde, which I found here, Murphy's law, as defined in the cosmos...
If at all possible, avoid signing legal documents.
If at all possible, finish projects which involve communication before the retrograde.
If at all possible, avoid closing big deals during the retrograde
If at all possible, avoid launching new projects during the retrograde
If at all possible, avoid scheduling meetings to make a big decision
Allow extra time when travelling
Backup your hard drive before the retrograde
If at all possible, avoid installing new computer software during the retrograde
Do needed repairs on machinery before the retrograde
Do not hold an election during the retrograde