Why won't my 2011 13" macbook pro shutdown/restart properly?

I have only used half of the HDD's capacity. I have had this computer for a year and over the last few months I noticed it "hangs" a lot more. Applications especially itunes and Word often require "force quit" and it hangs on a grey screen when I attempt to shut it down or restart it. I have also noticed the battery life is MUCH shorter even after recalibrating the battery. I have 4 GB's of RAM, as well. I have run virus scanners and my computer always has a clean bill of health. Last week, I had mail hanging in my "sent box" for several days before it finally sent.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Danny

Mysteriously, the problem went away after a few hours.

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