The Ugly:

I have been struggling with my weight again. Gosh, I hate the way that sounds. I really wish I could just be fat and happy. Eat what I want. Sure I’ll have another one of those soul soothing baked goods. Mmm. However I have just enough discontent to feel like I am out of control, or feel unhappy with how I look or how my clothes fit. Just not quite enough to feel motivated to change. There is so much to change! I should eat more of ABC and less of XYZ. I should drink more water. I should weight train, I should be more consistent with exercising. I should change the way I perceive myself. I should not use food as a reward or an emotional bandaid. Ummm… so…. I quit. I am so easily overwhelmed by all of the things I need to change.

The Bad:

Stupid, stupid car. Did you hear my tires are ruined? You know, the ones we just replaced a year ago? It turns out alignment is important and ours was off. Cha-ching! Almost $500 for two stupid tires plus 3 trips to the shop just to get them on. First they sold me the wrong tire size, oops! Then after they put the spare on and we had to take the original rim and tire out to move something I forgot it at home. Three trips of being stranded because we only have one car. So I had the alignment checked and the 60k servicing done. But apparently this part needed replacing and that fluid needed flushing. $1000. No biggie. I bought myself cheesecake to console myself.

The Good:

Save the best for last. Chad and I had a dance lesson date. We had forgotten so much and knew we were so bad but we had a great time together. We got to go see Sean Meckley play in an ice hockey game and saw him score! Time with the Meckleys is always fun. Earlier in the week I was asked to sing “A Child’s Prayer” for a Relief Society activity. Kaye Cook asked me because she had a powerful personal experience when my mom and I sang the duet back when I was 8 years old. I would have never known that I did something that would impact someone like that. It was like a little glimpse into my own “It’s a Wonderful Life” story. Oh, and we watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It was most excellent.