You leave food out for them and they will munch whenever the mood moves them. 

I’m in a good mood so let’s talk about some good news for once. eh?

Maybe it is Stockholm syndrome or whatever but even today I still wonder if Scott really is trying to do the best he can to make this right. 

They don't.You find BestBuy when you are suddenly in the mood to buy a TV right?

The mood was decidedly more pragmatic than the unbridled enthusiasm of some past events.

White comes in 10000 shades, trim, floor, exterior, mood, room, available light all are part of paint choices.

It seems like the money is out there, but the mood is uncertain.

Not that you're not a nice person, but I don't know which mood you'll be in as we go through the tedious realty of tenants and toilets. 

I'm merely trying to lighten the mood of this thread. :-)

The good news in my opinion is that picking any one of these things effects all the others, and when your life quality starts to inch up, its a rising tide that in turn effects everything else in a positive feedback loop i.e. making more aligned decisions, which effects your mood, which effects how you show up as a partner and so on.