5 & 5

Short & sweet today

Laments:
1. I hate exercise
2. Daughter barely home & we're back to arguing over stupid things. 
3. Awkward reminder as I picked up the youngest from a bday party, that as nice as those mom ladies were, they were never my friends.
4. Frikken technology that doesn't work. 



Gratitudes:
1. I got to have coffee with Dina
2. Got in a good workout
3. I'm keeping up with the summer challenge
4. Watching Breaking Bad w/another son
5. Great weather today. It was pretty warm, but breezy. 
Bonus: I had multiple opportunities to be bitchy & annoyed today,  but instead I chose to be gracious. What a great feeling!

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