Funny thing...

Monday afternoon, my phone got snatched. As you can tell from yesterdays post, this year has gotten off to a bit of a rough start. I was glad for the new week, and a bit of a start over, but that was not to be. I got done with my session out in the Bronx and headed into the subway with a large group of teens. I had my wallet zipped up in my bag, but my work phone and personal phone were just hanging out in the little pockets on the inside of the bag for you to put your phone in. A man kept on me, he was super close and was covering his hands with a magazine while he was reaching around inside. It didn't click in my head as to why he was so up on me, until I finally went through the turnstile and it clicked. I checked my bag and no more personal phone!

I yelled, but unfortunately there were no police in the station at that moment and the box where the station attendant is supposed to sit has been closed for the past four months. I didn't know what to do and lamely went back up above ground looked around to see if I could see him still and called Dan to tell him to call my mom to turn off the service for the phone. Then I walked back downstairs and of course the police were there then, but could do nothing.

Of course when I went to Verizon I learned I had no insurance on the phone and I had just updated my contract this summer which is when I'd bought my phone, meaning I have to pay retail price for a new phone. And retail price is ridiculous. Even the most basic basic basic phone is $220 retail. Ugh.

So that was a lovely way to start my week off on the right foot. Sadly it appears to have colored the rest of my week and I've had crisis after crisis with almost every single family I work with.

Oh my life. What are you doing to me?