Moments

Joy is:

- Finding out that your little DMV problem is easily fixed by filling out one form that the DMV folks are happy to take right then and there. NOTE: in this case, the DMV folks are AAA employees... just in the interest of full disclosure.

- Finding out that your bank problem is actually a pefectly understandable (if still embarrassing) oversight on your part. At least the bank staff were very, very nice and helpful with respect to it.

- An ocean breeze on a sunny, warm day.

- Time spent cheering up a depressed friend.

- smiling, cheerful, friendly people. Especially random ones. I'd like to give a special shout-out to that random lady the next stand over at my bank.

Difficult is:

- resisting the siren lure of dark chocolate

- trying to go cold turkey on someone, then having facetime

- realizing your budget is hosed for the month and maybe next month too

- getting reading time in on a busy, busy day

- the realization that another year's passage is happening awfully quickly