Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs?

I'm having a weird start to 2011.  For every positive sign that I've thought I've encountered there seems to be twice as many negative hurdles during the first 38 days of this new year.

I'm not getting it - the message is surely getting lost in translation.  I told Doug that it felt like the harder we work, the harder we get kicked in the shins.  Sorry for the Debbie Downer today, guys, but maybe my secret decoder ring will show up in the mail soon.  Hopefully it will reveal more than, "Drink more Ovaltine."