The Happiness Thread

Just received a job offer from the best place for me to work in my new/ old town! Veni, vidi, vici!

 

Just heard that I get to keep my job for a lot longer! Yes!

 

On Thursday, a two year saga finished with a decision in our favour. I am so overwhelmed but happy. Happy!

 

[MENTION=35110]jazzabel[/MENTION] - sounds ominous but happy you're happy!

 

[MENTION=52161]erebh[/MENTION]: I'm in that anti-climax stage, when I feel I should be jumping up and down but all I can do is sleep...

 

I think it's called relief

 

[MENTION=52161]erebh[/MENTION]: Yeah, I forgot what that feels like, for a while.

 

Congrats jazzabel, on your - is victory too strong a term, with all the pain and frustration leading to this day? whatever you can call it, it must feel like a crushing weight has been evaporated.

 

I'm happy today for a more mundane reason. I took advantage of the Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday this weekend and bought a kayak. I then spent the afternoon on a nearby lake. I'm sunburned, dog tired, and my shoulders ache. In other words, a perfect day!

 

Thank you Cogito, I really appreciate it! It was one of those things one doesn't believe can happen, until it happens to them. We got through in the end, but I think it'll be one of those experiences that I'll keep reflecting on for a long time. We feel wiser and better prepared for the future, having experienced this, though, so in the grand scheme of things, it was a positive experience (I keep telling myself that).And you are right, I feel light as a feather compared to before.

Kayak sounds like great fun! Yay for summer sales

 

Got discharged from physiotherapy today. Huzzah! I can start full training again! I've already gone for one run today, and I'm planning on going for another before hitting the bike. I'll start with some ball work next week, dribbling through cones and what have you. All being well, I'll be playing on the 12th of September, exactly 13 weeks after dislocating my knee.

 

^Nice! I bet that feels good.

 

I'm happy since I just had a nice meal. And my diet plan's going good too.

 

Autocorrect just tried to change the world People to Woolen, which made me laugh. My sister is having a baby soon. I finally get to take a Japanese class. My SAT scores were good. Getting into my top choice university is going well. Several people said nice things about my comments on the internet. I gave someone advice that helped them and they were really happy.

I am having a fanTABulous day! HUGS FOR EVERYONE!

 

I find that if I'm ever feeling unhappy, it helps to write a gratitude list - all the things that you're thankful for at the moment, and that make you happy, and by the end, you will be happy.

Ex. I'm thankful for friends, street parade, chocolate chip cookies, fresh laundry, hot showers, letters from people far away, sunshine, ice cold cider on a hot day, shooting stars, cherry beer, settlers of Catan, and making new friends in new cities.

 

After three runs and two rides in two days, I can safely say it feels painful But it's good to be training again. Arranged a run for Friday night with a mate, which will hopefully be my sixth run in five days, and the first one of more than two miles. Then next week, as I say, light ball work to get used to twists and turns, putting different sorts of pressure on the knee. Nothing can quite emulate a match situation, but I can still prepare to a great extent.

 

slept well yesterday. this is a happy day so far

 

I'm good at my job* and when I am called to take care of a tricky thing, dang, it just feels good. I did a good job on a tricky thing today.


I should mention sometimes I'm insecure which is why days like this are so nice.

 

At my old job (I'm retired) of Medical Receptionist, we used to call this "Pulling Rabbits Out of Hats." And yeah, it feels good!

 

One more victory! Two years of hell are slowly turning into a restored faith in institutions' ability to make just decisions. I feel grateful and humbled.

 

so cryptic jazz but glad it's all coming together for you

Tommy Cooper would have pulled a hat out of a rabbit, I miss TC hmmm trip to youtube me thinks... who says nostalgia is a thing of the past?

 

Thank you [MENTION=52161]erebh[/MENTION]. One day I might use this experience for a book. Not for a while though, I'm just happy to have normality restored and not to think about it anymore

 

Lots of big building blocks of my life have been crumbling for the past years, but I try to stick to this Happiness Thread instead of the Not Happy Thread (with varying results), but I take comfort in small things like yummy salmon soup and apple pie at work today. I often fail to have any proper lunch, but damn it feels good to have mah tummy full for a change!

 

I do the same thing [MENTION=53403]KaTrian[/MENTION]. Yummy soup, yeah

 

Well today I have managed to find an artist that is interested in illustrating my children's book! It's all slowly moving forwards, and I'll be collaborating with her soon.

A thousand huzzahs!