What Are You Happy About Today?

[LadyDestani]

Today I'm happy because:

- It was a yucky, rainy day and I was so tired this morning, but I'm happy that I was able to work from home.
- I had a pretty easy day at work. I was able to take my time and work on my own priorities.
- I saw Xavier, the rabbit, in the backyard while I was working.
- Last night, I ordered a new comforter for the bed and a second pair of the leggings I've been loving so much.
- I'm already halfway through the work week. Only two more days to go until the weekend!

➣ I found a few country covers I really like. I’ve been disassociating lately because country music isn’t what people like me typically listen to, but I have enjoyed it from a young age. I realized music taste isn’t worth all the fuss and you should just listen to what you enjoy. I’m really enjoying this one in particular:

Hopefully this Spotify link works in here.

I've always loved the original version of that song by Live.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

Nothing too special, but still a good day for me regardless.

• I got a good quality of sleep last night. Usually, I'd wake up a few times here and there, but I was uninterrupted through the night.
• After quite a while, I finally managed to get a couple of good finds to add to my Hotwheels collection! The funny part is that I found them at Toys 'R' Us out of all places lol. I was able to complete a couple of errands while I was there, so that's nice!

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Sure, the Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) is great and all, but seeing the 1968 Mazda Cosmo Sport that exists as a Hotwheels toy is awesome! Plus, it's been a long while since I got a car with an orange paint scheme haha.

• I had a good lunch.
• I managed to go for a small walk.
• Cooked some food for dinner and it tasted really good, especially with raw red onions. Can't go wrong with that.
• Got to play more Tears of the Kingdom and completed the third dungeon recently!

 

[Zerous]

Got a replacement computer, so I can start drawing again! I have a couple projects I want to work on, now I just need the motivation lol.

Also excited by the new Nintendo Direct announcements, which I watched when I woke up this morning!

 

[.: Meri :.]

☾ My new bed set got here today!! It looks really nice and I'm so happy with it—it did arrive a tad wrinkled, but I'll get that straightened out later.
☾ My family and I watched some Youtube this evening! We all watched GoodTimesWithScar's new Hermitcraft episode and a few other shorter videos, and later on my mom and I got to see Markiplier play Amnesia: The Bunker! It seemed to be really getting to him ahahaha, so I'm looking forward to the next part of the series! ^^ It's taking me back to my early teenage days of binge-watching Youtubers playing the original Amnesia: The Dark Descent lol
☾ I finished another rubber band bracelet!
☾ I also got to play some Stardew Valley! I've finally maxed out my friendship with everyone, got the last journal scrap I was missing, and my ostrich hatched!! ;v;

 

[Xara]

i don’t have much to talk about today, but i had another decent, productive day

*⁀➷ i bought my tickets to go see barbie next month!! i’ve been looking forward to this ever since it was announced, i’m so excited that it’s finally almost here! it’s gonna be so fun

*⁀➷ i continued deep cleaning my room! i’m still on dusting and reorganizing (but i should be done tomorrow!), and i got started on my donation pile! i also got rid of some garbage, and already my room is starting to look much neater!

*⁀➷ i slept well again last night!

 

[Kamex]

- I went shopping with my mom and aunt today. I found some clothes and acrylic paint at the thrift store we visited. In addition, my aunt made a return at Macy's. Also, in case you guys didn't know, they opened a small version of Toys R Us at Macy's where you can shop for toys. I was glad about this since Toys R Us shut down across the country. I normally don't buy anything there, though I like browsing the toy section for action figures and plushies when I get a chance to visit.
- Watched the Nintendo Direct livestream and look forward to many upcoming games.
- Worked out in the backyard and the exercises I did became somewhat easier for me to do than before.
- Spent time with the cats.
- Ate at a restaurant with my mom and aunt.

 

[S.J.]

After a busy week, I'm happy to have finally caught up on seeing what you've all been up to in this thread! So happy to see so many successes for you all, and happy to see more cute Keagan pictures @Croconaw!

I'm sorry if I'm replying to some of your news a bit late, but just happy to see that you're having successes or doing well.

I am happy today because my mom is cancer free. We have to go back for scans every couple of months but she is now cancer free .

I am so happy for both of you Azurill! That is amazing news, and wishing all the best for your mum's health moving forward! Hope you are both enjoying the good news.

➣ I haven’t posted anything about this, but for the past week and half I’ve been slowly recovering from a collapsed lung. My mom had one many years ago and she was hospitalized for five days. I’m glad mine was nowhere near that severe. I was told minor cases usually resolve on their own in time, and I’m feeling 95% better, I’d say. My favorite person comforted me through the whole thing. I’m not sure I would’ve handled it so well without her. I can’t wait to hug her tomorrow, lol.
➣ I battled last night with a friend on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I always enjoy playing with her.
➣ I worked at both of my jobs today so that’s nice for the paychecks. It was very slow and not much was going on the whole day at either job. What a nice paycheck for how little work I had to do today. I also received my paycheck today thanks to the holiday pay!

I can't believe I didn't know you had a collapsed lung until now. I'm so glad you're feeling better. I hope it wasn't too painful or uncomfortable.

Im an offical Graphic Designer as of today!!

Graduated and certified. Im still soaking it in! I never thought I'd actually make it this far

Its been such a long road and Im so happy I never gave up. Because I tend to doubt myself alot, but wow. I actually did it ​

This is amazing Cylie! Congratulations! I know you've been working towards it for a while, so I'm so happy you've finished!

- my mom is doing great at the physio rehab centre. She's already moving her right arm & leg a bit which is great cause the hospital people didn't know if my mom would ever move her right side again
- me and my partner have spent the last 3 days straight cleaning my parents house up so it can be made wheelchair accessible. Hopefully my mom will be happy when she comes home in a couple weeks
- I got so many new tshirts and athletic shorts from my moms closet and most of it still had tags of them. I also took this floor length yellow floral dress. I have no where to wear this dress but it is so damn beautiful. She has a lot of clothes so I didn't even make a dent in her closet. Maybe no more shopping for her lol
- I got another one of those mccain deep & delicious freezer cakes

So glad to see you managed to get your mum a spot at a physio rehabilitation centre, and that she's been making improvements. I can't imagine how hard it's been for you, but I think you're amazing to have been working so hard to support her coming home soon.

was too sleepy to post yesterday, but

*⁀➷ i completed and submitted my last culminating assignment???? my last assignment ever????? I’M FREE

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*⁀➷ my mom and i took some carrots and acorns out for the squirrels, rabbits, and other critters who roam around the area!

*⁀➷ i finally booked an appointment with my doctor to talk to her about going back on anti-anxiety medication! i’ve been wanting to do this for a while, but i was waiting until i got the results from my psychiatry assessment. my appt is next week; i’m nervous, but i’m also excited!

Xara, you have worked so hard, and I am so happy for you to have finished all of your assignments! Hope you enjoy your graduation, and your well deserved freedom!


Some things I'm happy about today

• I've been participating in a research/industry program with some post-docs that's been taking up more time than I expected, and today was the last official day of it, so as informative as it was, I'm super pleased that it's (mostly) finished.
• We won an award as part of the program and so had to travel for it for 3 days. I left home Monday and arrived back home yesterday (Wednesday). I'm a bit tired and dehydrated, but I'm really glad to be home!
• I didn't really have any free time while travelling, but we did have to eat at least. It was mostly croissants for breakfast, and for dinner on the first night I had a vegetable yellow curry and steamed rice. On the second night I had pad thai, papaya salad and fried rice. I also had a watermelon and lemon soda, which was delicious. The second restaurant also had a robot waiter, and I love it. I'm generally a bit introverted, so my social battery is definitely empty.
• I wasn't able to participate in the Celebrating Diversity event this year , but I got to look through all the entries and they are all really special. I love reading what everyone shares here. Also so flattered to see my little rep in @/Firesquids entry. I had two ideas that I wanted to draw, but ultimately didn't get to execute, so I may as well share them here. Idea one was a multi-panel drawing, featuring AC villagers holding signs about all of them being loved regardless of their differences, the same way you are all loved. The second was going to be two AC-style reps sharing food. This idea was prompted by my colleagues. I have, or have had, colleagues who grew up in so many different places. One thing that sometimes brings us together is eating out. Eating out with my colleagues has been something I have had to ease into, but I've been exposed to so many good foods! And also some foods I don't like too (I'm looking at you ramen).
  
  One occasion that really sticks with me was when I was having a really busy day, and I hadn't eaten all day. Another PhD student, originally from the Phillipines, had been to a Filipino bakery she likes, and she had brought me in a purple yam ensaymada, because she remembered I had tried part of one and liked it! If you haven't had an ensaymada, my best description of the purple yam ensaymada is a sweet bread, stuffed with a purple yam filling, and then it's topped with more purple yam filling like a frosting, sugar, and then cheese is sprinkled on top. I prefer it without the cheese, but it's still delicious either way! She didn't know I hadn't eaten, but this occasion stuck with me because it was a really sweet and thoughtful gesture. Discovering ensaymadas also helped me learn about Filipino history, as ensaymadas originate from Spain, as the Phillipines was previously Spanish-controlled. Before that, I didn't know that the Phillipines had a long history of being controlled/occupied by other countries.
• I saw my family last week for a birthday, and then saw my mum on Sunday again.
• Lastly, I went for a short run today.
• I'm still expecting to be busy for basically the rest of the year, but at the moment, happy to have completed some things so I can focus on other things.

I think this is my longest post in here yet, so I'm sorry for any spelling/grammatical errors!

Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week!

 

[Zinnia.]

it’s a small thing and i’ve gotta be the only person excited about this, but i just finished watching the direct from yesterday and aaaaa they brought wiggler back! you can play as wiggler in mariokart again this is amazing

 

[Kitsuragi]

forgot to post yesterday >< but the direct had me HYPED! i was not expecting much at all and they showed a LOT of exciting first party nintendo titles. ALSO DAISY IS PLAYABLE. DAISYNATION RISE UP WE'RE SO WINNING.

today i'm excited because my coworker bought me a coffee and its soooo delicious ;; cookies and cream cold brew from timmiesssss

 

[Midoriya]

Happy about a lot over the past couple days!

- Yesterday I met with my boss and our meeting went really well! Work has also flown by this week and I get paid tomorrow.

- Also yesterday the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 and won the series 2-1. They're off today, but looking forward to the Rangers @ Yankees series this weekend!

- There's no anime that I've been following that is currently airing, so I'm enjoying the nice break and am focused more on video games lately. I also cleared Memory of Chaos's 10th floor in Honkai: Star Rail last night!

- I've had a full week of consistent rest by now, and I'm feeling so much better for it. My sleep schedule is finally starting to have some sense of normalcy after several years!

- Lastly, my kitties and the people in my life always make me happier.

 

[Croconaw]

➣ I had some homemade pork chops the other day with my mom and friend. We also had Grimace milkshakes that night because my friend wanted to try it. I’ve had them before, but I’m not a huge milkshake person. It’s mixed berry flavor for those wondering!
➣ I loved on my favorite person today. I grab on to her at random times and no matter what, she always hugs back without hesitation and is super sweet about it. She’s the ****ing best.
➣ I picked up another lint roller tonight. I ran out of stickies on the old one.
➣ Despite not getting much sleep last night, today was still pretty decent. Thanks, Mario Kart! I usually have control to not play so late on work nights, but we were at my mom’s all day and I wanted some playing time, lol. No regrets, though! I reached a new BR milestone last night.
➣ That new Caribbean Splash Mountain Dew is very good. I’m honestly surprised.

 

[zissou]

my happies :

my partner visited me for the last few days and it was really cozy and wonderful. i showed them around my hometown and we watched movies, went to my favorite restaurants, and hung out with my family. i love them so much.

yesterday my partner and i watched the nintendo direct in a pancake place, and it was fun because they’re such a nintendo fanboy.

my sister is back from the farm and here to stay for the summer. i’m HYPE to go on adventures with her and support her hot girl summer

it’s funny to think about because i ironically have such a love/hate relationship with acnh, but i’ve been having a nice time rebuilding my town for the umpteenth time. it’s really coming together and feels like *mine*.

i’ve started driving again (#overcomingfears) and i picked up boba for my sister and i today!

i have chili’s leftovers. no, this is not a drill. yes, i really am that blessed.

i’m loving the liveliness of this thread recently, and happy to see faces i haven’t seen in a while. no matter how my day was, it cheers me up to hear what’s going on in your lives. :’)

 

[skarmoury]

I PASSED MY CLERKSHIP YEAR !!! RARGH I’m moving on to internship

It’s kind of surreal to think that in the next year or two I’m going to become a licensed doctor…….. I didn’t think I’d get this far and I’ve doubted myself so many times, but I keep on reminding myself of my growth the past few years Tiring 12 hr shifts and graveyards that drag on through the wee hours of the morning, running to and fro because so many patients needed monitoring and immediate needs, needing to process so many lab requests and blood extractions on an hourly basis, and lots of papers and case studies that came alongside our daily duty…. idk how I did it all, I was so so scared during this time last year but I’m somehow still standing. Hospital duties are so much more bearable when you’re with people you trust I swear.

Anyway imo it sucks that a good chunk of our grades were based on exams and not how we performed our duties, but I understand they also want to test us on what we learned after all the running around in the hospital lmao. Somehow I passed my subjects, esp my internal medicine exam that I was so unsure of for the majority of it Very humbling that I got good scores on my case studies though, since I put lots of love and effort into those!

SORRY FOR RAMBLING I just need to get through internship and then I’ll be free from this unpaid labor orz just so happy im moving forward

 

[Snap Crackle Pop]

I'm happy that it is almost Friday and I get paid tomorrow, it's always nice to get your paycheck. I am also happy cause I'm going to be buying some concert tickets in an hour or so once I get the plans solidified I'll be going to another concert. I also bought the Final Fantasy 16 game and I'm excited to play it because I enjoyed the demo.

 

[Darkesque_]

I'm relieved that I survived my midterms this week, and I made 100 on 2 of them My psychology professor has to grade our midterm paper, so hopefully, I passed that one too. Now, we're halfway through summer classes

 

[.: Meri :.]

☾ I made it to the hundredth floor of the Skull Caverns with only nine staircases in Stardew Valley!! It took a couple of tries and basically the entire in-game day but... I did it...
☾ I also got to play a little further in Jack Jeanne!
☾ I finished another rubber band bracelet!!
☾ My parents and I watched a little bit of Youtube over dinner!
☾ also YOO I saw that the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy for Switch is on sale for only a third of the normal price?? I've been pretty interested in trying these games and so it's been on my wishlist for a while, so I'm feeling really good about the deal I got on it!! Not sure when I'll actually get around to playing it, but I'm so glad I noticed this sale omg

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I'm happy because:

- I've been staying up way too late recently, but last night I got to bed a little closer to my preferred time and slept deeply.
- It was another fairly easy work day. Nothing too stressful happened and I made some progress on my tasks.
- I saw Xavier, the rabbit, hopping across my backyard through the window.
- I also watched some cardinals and robins throughout the day.
- It's been raining non-stop for a couple days now and I'm so happy that we already replaced the sump pump. The basement is dry and there's no awful grinding noise like when we had the old one.
- Tomorrow is Friday. I'm ready for the weekend and getting to sleep in.

 

[Xara]

i meant to post earlier, but i accidentally fell asleep lol

*⁀➷ i had a pretty nice counselling session today! my counsellor was super pleased to hear about everything i’ve accomplished lately, and i made her laugh a lot i only have a couple of sessions left to go, but she’s super chill, and it’s been really helpful getting to talk with her; i’m glad i gave counselling a chance c’:

*⁀➷ i continued with cleaning my room! i finished dusting and reorganizing today, and now i can move onto washing i felt like i didn’t have as much energy today, so i’m pretty proud of what i was able to get done!

Xara, you have worked so hard, and I am so happy for you to have finished all of your assignments! Hope you enjoy your graduation, and your well deserved freedom!

s.j. <33 thank you so much! congratulations on completing your research/industry program and winning an award for it as well omg !! that’s awesome

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congrats skar!!! that’s amazing

 

[skarmoury]

Discovering ensaymadas also helped me learn about Filipino history, as ensaymadas originate from Spain, as the Phillipines was previously Spanish-controlled. Before that, I didn't know that the Phillipines had a long history of being controlled/occupied by other countries.

Just saw this now, congrats on your achievements, you’re just amazing!! I’m really glad you tried food from our culture too and enjoyed it c: I personally love cheese ensaymada, idk if your Filipino bakery has it but it’s pretty good and I buy one on occasion when I’m rushing to my duty lol. Spain had lots of influence on our culture since they occupied us the longest, but if you’re looking for authentic Filipino-based dishes, I definitely recommend Adobo! It’s essentially a soy sauce and vinegar dish and it tastes so good

congrats skar!!! that’s amazing

THANK YOU XARA!!! It was hell but I’m still standing! Congrats too on graduating what a girlboss I’M SO PROUD OF YOU

 

[Kitsuragi]

IT'S FRIDAY :3 i'm hanging out with a couple friends tonight and were gonna get sillaaaaaaaaaaay (LEGALLY)