Good vs. Bad.

Good news: We attended the DTRF Gala last night. It was amazing, & I sat by a really inspiring woman. Photos & stories later.

Bad news: I should be in San Francisco running my first marathon this weekend. I'm not.

Good news: We're in New Canaan this weekend. It's beautiful. Steve & Jeanne are out of town all weekend, but we'll enjoy the space in the house, a car & time with friends.

Bad news: A forecast of rain. All weekend. I brought my wellies (which I guess is technically good news, because I really love my wellies).

Good news: I gave myself a salon-quality blowout yesterday.

Bad news: Such an effort on a rainy day is always, always a bad idea. Hair was in a bun by 4pm (I showered at 2pm - welcome to my life).

Good news: I finally cleaned out under my bed & took out all of my winter clothes, & accessories , giving up last hope that there would actually be one balmy shorts-appropriate day left. I found two pairs of (great) pants I forgot I owned, & my first pair of fancy designer jeans from 2003 that I can't seem to give a way. They still fit. Phew.

Bad news: Our tiny little apartment has only three tiny little closets (for which I should be grateful), & we just don't have enough room to store bulky winter coats, etc. And under-bed dust bunnies are sort of horrifying sometimes.

Good news: Made lots of extra room in our hallway closet.

Bad news: Still job searching, & made extra room by finally deciding that my 13+ pairs of slacks & half-dozen or so suits can be stored under the bed until their use is required again. Anyone in need of a really great business casual wardrobe in a size 4? Sigh.

Good news: Loved going to our Relief Society kickoff "meeting" Wednesday night & having really good conversations with new friends + old ones, too.

Bad news: Hated giving my introduction at the "meeting". After a few dozen Hi, I have X number of beautiful, perfect children  or This amazing job that I love, I got to stand up & share my impressive stats of 0-0. Awesome. (Yes, I know  I maybe have a little bit of a self-imposed complex on this one, but still. I feel different.)

Good news: The food at the event was really good. Kristi Lynn, we need the cake recipe!! Yum.

Bad news: The combination of said closet / under-bed organization activity + previously described introduction exercise kind of made me a little depressed, & maybe I almost cried. But didn't.

Good news: I texted my dad all through Ted Kennedy Jr's speech last night, & he actually  successfully texted me back (the last text message my dad sent me was his only - during my BYU graduation, where we were both horrifically bored).

Bad news: I went about 100 minutes and 250 texts over my plan last month resulting in a teensy (read: huge) bit of overage charges. That's what I get for being friendly with the YW in our ward. I now have an unlimited plan.