Temper Tantrums

How is it that I am 42 years old, but still have moments of door-slamming, pile-kicking, under-my-breath cursing and mumbling that on the outside looks so immature, but dammit, feels so good to do????

It's been a fantastic week, well, more than a week--still can't wrap my head around how fast the days go.  It really shouldn't be possible.  Here are some bullet point to highlight the good things.  I'll get back to the moodiness later.  Yeah, I know you are dying to know what set me off this time.

• First Class upgrade to San Francisco
• Afternoon in the sunshine with a good friend and bottle of wine
• Tapas dinner, with sangria and good friends
• Hard run in the sun, I saw two turkeys!
• LUNA Summit--not even possible to summarize in bullet points.  So much fun!
• Riding up and down a mountain a couple of times.
• Bike upgrade to a carbon Orbea instead of a heavy crappy bike.
• Running to the Golden Gate Bridge along the water.
• Winning free shoes!
• Reunion with friends, in the sun, by the ocean
• Walking around San Francisco, in the sunshine, looking at the beauty.
• Upgrade on the flight home.
• Hugging my kids, I sure missed them.
• LUNA Sport shipment arrives--box FULL of cycling gear.  This is the life!
• Quick bike ride on a sunny afternoon after a few gray days.
• Night out in fancy clothes, free wine, with my dear old dad.

Now...back in the midst of family, school, house, bills, gray, rain....working hard on a brochure that won't quite get finished, family that won't quite cooperate, kids that won't quite stay potty trained, dog that won't quite stop being annoying with other dogs, grants that won't quite review themselves.....just a buildup of things that need doing, and lack of time to do them.  Yes, don't tell me again, I work out too much--if I did less of it, I would have more time for bill paying and housekeeping.  Ugh. No thanks.  I would rather complain, thank you.  And throw the occasional tantrum, after which, amazingly, everyone walks on eggshells, but toes the line for a while.  I guess it's positive reinforcement?  Hmmm.  Let's focus on the good stuff again.  I am much nicer to be around, I know.