Bad Mood

Today started off as one of those days where as soon as my eyes opened, bad mood. Snarky, cussing at things (in my head!) and not going at all out of my way to be nice. So, to redirect my mood, some good things to focus on:

• I took pictures of my sister and her beyonce this weekend and they turned out great. Even better was when she kept telling me I looked so arty, like I fit the role of the photographer.
• On Monday my brother did some work at my house on the neverending bathroom project. When I called to see how he was handling the heat he also reported in on my cats and cracked me up. “Biggie is an a$$hole.” On a later call, “Biggie is a dick.” I’ve been calling him those things ever since because it’s funny and sort of true.
• In my photography class on Tuesday the greatest thing happened. At the beginning of class we always show our favorite pictures from the prior week to the teacher and he critiques them in front of everyone. It’s super helpful. When he pulled up my pictures I got multiple wows from the class.
• Yesterday I was doing some final sanding on never-ending bathroom project but also got to use that time to catch up on old podcasts of All Songs Considered. I listened to one about breaking up with bands you like or liked and when one of the hosts revealed his past love of the Lillith Fair contingent of singers, specifically Paula Cole, I laughed my ass off.
• This morning my sister called me for no reason and it was nice to talk.
• Over lunch today I went out for some retail therapy and left with a dress that look kapow on me. I also found a pair of flats that fit me and flats almost never fit my narrow feet.

These are all good things! Now bad mood – you must leave.