Shitty First Drafts Are Better Than Shitty Days

I've had a couple shitty days. They are the kind of days that I know aren't a big deal in the grand scheme of things. I've had moments of clarity about how minor my problems are but more often I have been frustrated and stressed out.

In the last 48 hours: minor car accident, should be no problem, but it lead to nightmare insurance issues because the person behind me lied, minor whiplash, no phone or internet or water at my apartment near school (not related to a storm or other disaster), parking issues, etcetera. Really. Not that bad, but dang, it just keeps piling on. I feel completely overwhelmed at work, out of touch with friends and disconnected from my husband because we are both so busy.

This however, in stark contrast to my advisor who told me she had a car accident in her two week old car, had another accident three weeks later, took someone to court because he lied about the circumstances and lost, and her partner of 30 years left her, all around the same time.

Yeah, I'll take my shitty days over hers.