What Are You Happy About Today?

[Psydye]

Thunderstorm GET!

 

[themysterybidder]

I'm only going to get about 4 hours sleep tonight as I've got an extra early start tomorrow, but well worth it to stay up to watch my favourite musician Sir Elton John performing at Glastonbury (on television)!

 

[moonbyu]

my graduation is in 2 days :O super excited!
also i finally got my hair done!

 

[Midoriya]

Just got back from rewatching Guardians of the Galaxy volume three with my friend! I really loved the movie and series, so it was nice getting to see everything a second time.

Also glad that I get to work from home this week.

 

[LittleMissPanda]

Happy to report some panda happies that happened throughout the week that I always procrastinate to post about until I'm full to burst with happiness and also because I'm always too lazy

• Won second place in the TBT Celebrating Diversity 2023 event! I'm crazy about my new, cute Rainbow Feather!
• After about 6 years, I finally got a new phone! I get too comfortable with my old stuff so I take forever to get with the times lol
• Went on a nature walk last weekend since the weather was so nice. I spotted some lovely animal friends along the way: some bunnies basking in the warm sun, a blue jay, a chippy chipmunk, swallows, a cardinal, and a man taking his absolutely beautiful Shiba Inu on a walk
• Drew some wonderful, cute new art. Being commissioned is always nice and helps me practice and develop new techniques
• Family came over and we had a small barbecue in the backyard. That burnt charcoal smell heralds fun summer days ahead! I really love the smell of barbecues
• Listened to my favorite music, old school 90's dancehall mix because I'm stuck in the 90's
• Went for another walk the other day. My neighborhood is full of cozy houses with lovely front yards. Suburban life is definitely the life for me. I love nature
• Been having a lot of fun playing LoZ Tears of the Kingdom
• I watched the latest Nintendo Direct. All I can say is, they were on some serious drugs when they came up with Super Mario Wonder lol that got a good chuckle out of me very fun and wacky.
• The other day I was looking like Link tossing ingredients into my pot to make my favorite stew eating that stuff always makes me happy.
• Bought a new backpack! It's pink, black and white with a cute floral pattern
• Happy in general for some forum peeps

 

[Xara]

i don’t have much to talk about today, but i had a decent day! i hope you all have a lovely week ahead; stay safe, take care of yourselves, and make sure to do things that bring you joy

*⁀➷ now that i’ve gotten most of cleaning my room out of the way, i took today to myself to just relax and take it easy! i honestly even found myself admiring my work throughout the day, like damn… look at how clean my floor looks. my bookcase looks sooo neat and tidy lol. cleaning sucks, but the payoff is definitely great

*⁀➷ bonk cuddled with me for a while this afternoon (i call it cuddling, but she really just laid on the chair i was sitting in and slept haha)! i‘ve felt pretty anxious all day for some reason, but her hanging out with me for a bit was the highlight of my day and helped me feel much better i love my annoying girl

Spoiler: she was so eepy

I think that's amazing! I'm absolutely terrible at motivating myself to clean so you deserve to be proud!

thank you so much des, it means a lot i’m really glad your uncle’s surgery went well! i hope rehab goes well for him, and that he’s able to make a full recovery!

also need to say, after reading through these messages, it makes me feel so happy to see what good things have been happening in everyone's lives. especially @xara and @skarmoury and @CylieDanny (hopefully I didn't miss anyone), you guys have also been working very hard and your work has paid off and I'm incredibly happy for you

bug my beloved, thank you so so much again i know i already told you earlier, but your friendship and support means the absolute world to me — i appreciate you beyond words

i’m sorry that your anxiety’s been causing you so much trouble lately; i have an anxiety disorder as well, so i know how hellish it can be. but you are so, so incredibly strong, and i know you’re gonna kick your anxiety’s butt in the end, like you did your depression. you’ve overcome so much, worked so hard, and have come such a long way; i am so proud of you, and i know you’re gonna go even further and do such amazing things. recovery isn’t linear, but you have made so much progress this year alone, and you have so many people in your corner cheering you on — never forget how capable and incredible you are, even on your bad days

 

[zissou]

recent happies :

my sister was back for a few days (and will be back again soon) and my whole family has been in such a happy mood! it feels really nice to just be excited to spend time with each other.

went to a diner with one of my best friends yesterday and caught up on ALL of each other’s updates. got kinda deep in the greeting card section of target. i have missed this girlie and it was so nice to see her again.

got brunch with two other friends i haven’t seen or spoken to in AGES. i have a horrible habit of just ghosting people i love deeply, so i am really grateful for them for inviting me out and spilling their tea over pancakes :’)

my partner has been really supportive of my random worries lately. well, they aren’t random, but they’ve helped me nevertheless. also, we found a website where you can do jigsaw puzzles online together, so that’s pretty sick.

i’ve been absolutely OBSESSED with playing style savvy: trendsetters on my 3ds. the gameplay loop is exactly what my lizard brain craves and i can straight up zone out on it for hours. looking forward to bootlegging the other two style savvy games soon!

bought a new journal from aforementioned target trip and really enjoyed writing in it today.

i have a potential job training tomorrow, which could turn into a real job if they allow me to start in mid-july. i shall report back with more details if it works out. heck, even if it doesn’t, i’ll report back anyway!

my dad is cutting up an apple for me as we speak! that’s love, baby!!!

bell tree gang stays slaying as usual. stay sexy, hotties!!

 

[xSuperMario64x]

bug my beloved, thank you so so much again i know i already told you earlier, but your friendship and support means the absolute world to me — i appreciate you beyond words

i’m sorry that your anxiety’s been causing you so much trouble lately; i have an anxiety disorder as well, so i know how hellish it can be. but you are so, so incredibly strong, and i know you’re gonna kick your anxiety’s butt in the end, like you did your depression. you’ve overcome so much, worked so hard, and have come such a long way; i am so proud of you, and i know you’re gonna go even further and do such amazing things. recovery isn’t linear, but you have made so much progress this year alone, and you have so many people in your corner cheering you on — never forget how capable and incredible you are, even on your bad days

honestly really needed this, I've been feeling somewhat defeated today. most days my anxiety is manageable enough (or better yet, not bothersome at all), but today is a day where it's really hitting me so hard. I've been overwhelmingly annoyed and frustrated with myself all day. I won't go on about it because I don't want any pity, but it's been a miserable day today, frankly.

and of course I don't expect reassurance from you guys, I know that things will turn out okay eventually. but to consistently hear that you're here to support me and help me cope, idk those gentle reminders just really mean the world to me having an anxiety disorder sucks so much, it really does. I honestly need to be more gentle with myself. and the fact that you guys perpetuate that idea of gentleness and patience is so... idk I can't even put it into words. it's a beautiful thing to have in a friend.

I worry so much about sounding annoying or repetitive with the way my anxiety affects me and how I talk about it constantly. I sometimes want to shut myself off from others so they don't have to listen to me ramble about it all the time. I sometimes even worry that I'll never fully be able to get my anxiety disorder under control (but I will always, always try). it absolutely warms my heart, though, to think that you guys don't mind my ramblings and vents and continue to support me, no matter how much I start to sound like a broken record. you're all so amazing, I'm grateful to have met such a wonderful group of friends. I love you guys so much ️



also want to add, I always appreciate a good bonk pic

 

[FrostyAlmonds]

Checking in on TBT, happy to see lots of happy feelings throughout the week from you all. <3

I had a nice, productive week this week, finished work early, made a great dent in freelance and comms on top of that. And I had to force myself to do it (was feeling very lazy and not social haha), but I streamed some art on Friday and it was just some lovely chats all around, so I'm glad I did it even though I wasn't in the mood. x3 And then on top of things, there has been this lovely person who has been giving me daily tips on ko-fi this week and I just??? Also, asked and got a more hours at work. Not super excited about the additional work lol, but fatter paychecks will make it worth it.

Otherwise, getting back into serious work out mode after covid made me lazy, haha. It feels good to be consistently active and pushing myself. Keeping game time to workout hours again, (I do elliptical and used to sacrifice working the arms for being able to stay entertained for 1-2 hours straight, but the switch changes everything with joycons so now I can actually get a good arm workout at the same time!). I was holding back on getting TotK for when I would be less busy and could guiltlessly waste a month just playing, but now I can just use it as my workout motivator. BotW pretty much renewed my interest in modern games so I'm so excited to finally start the sequel.

 

[.: Meri :.]

☾ We got to see the latest episode of One Piece this morning! The animation looked incredible. We watched a little Youtube today as well!
☾ My tuxedo kitty was in the absolute cuddliest mood today omg... I spent most of the day on the couch because he just didn't want to do anything but sleep in my lap ;v;
☾ ...Which also gave me a good excuse to do little else than play Stardew Valley all day!! I got some great work in on Merryweather Farm and I'm getting veryyy close to cooking all recipes and catching all the fish.
☾ I got to change my Discord username! Merielle was already taken (name twin, if you're out there somewhere... let's be buddies) but I was able to get the name of one of the Code: Realize ending themes that I really love, so I'm glad! ^^

 

[Croconaw]

➣ My favorite person was being incredibly sweet today. She’s in complete denial of how amazing she is but for her to tolerate me and love me exactly as I am, it means everything to me.
➣ Speaking of Discord username changes, I was able to claim Croconaw. I’m surprised it was still available. It sucks we lost the discriminators, but I’m glad to be forever known as my favorite.
➣ June 23rd marks two years since I received my dental implants. I couldn’t be happier.
➣ I had a relaxing day off and spent lots of time battling on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I'm happy because:

- I saw Mortimer, the bat, last night when I took my dog on his last walk of the evening.
- I completed Magalor's Epilogue in Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe last night. I should have been in bed but I was so close to the end that I didn't feel like putting it down. I think I'm done with the game for now even though I haven't gotten 100% in everything. I can always come back to it later, but right now there's another game I'm interested in playing more.
- I did get to sleep in this morning and didn't have any major plans so it was okay that I stayed up so late.
- I saw Olive, the bunny, multiple times throughout the day. She's grown and changed quite a bit, but I still recognized her huge, wide eyes and her mannerisms.
- I saw a cute dog on our afternoon walk.
- The weather was warm and sunny.
- I got all of my laundry done this weekend.
- I feel prepared for work tomorrow and I hope it will be a productive day.

but I'm proud of myself for getting through it and coping and not giving up. after years of struggle I was finally able to get my depression under control, and even if it takes longer to do the same with my anxiety issues I'll keep trying, never giving up. I want to be the best me I can possibly be, I'm more than my anxiety disorder and I'm doing my absolute best to not let it hold me back. I know I'll have some bad days and that's okay, as long as I keep doing my best everything will be okay

This mindset is exactly why I believe in you and know that you can get your anxiety under control. I know it's not easy. You'll take steps forward only to fall back again sometimes. But as long as you keep striving to be the person you want to be, you will get there. I also have depression/anxiety so I can relate. If you ever need to talk, my PMs are open.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

I was going to post last night, but it was getting late lol.

June 24, 2023

• I got a call from an employer and I have an interview set up that'll be happening very soon!
• I went to a mall with my sister to buy something real quick. We saw a lot of flags relating to pride month, with some that pleasantly surprised me! Please bear with me as I mention them lol. So there was a bigender flag (had to look it up as it was totally new to me), a transgender flag, an agender flag, a genderfluid flag, a genderqueer flag, a non-binary flag, an intersex flag, a two-spirit flag, an asexual flag (they have that but no aromantic flag smh), a bi flag, a lesbian flag (wlw), a gay flag (mlm), a pan flag which made me really happy on the inside for obvious reasons, and a poly flag! It also warmed my heart a bit when my sister asked what the flags were and tried to explain them to her. It also felt reassuring that she's fine with people LGBTQ+ people as I was unsure for quite a long time, both sharing the same sentiment how we should be quiet about the topic when our dad is around. Little does she know that her awesome brother is pan.
• I played some more Tears of the Kingdom! Just some more exploring here and there lol.
• Feel free to skip this point. No new cars unfortunately, but I did see a classic MINI Cooper again!
• On my way home, I saw a bunch of cumulonimbus clouds! It feels nostalgic just looking at them as they only appear during summer.
• I created something on Inkscape!

June 25, 2023

• I made yet another piece on Inkscape lol.
• I did some grocery shopping.
• I got a lot of laundry done.
• I played Gran Turismo 7!
• My dad cooked food for dinner and it tasted pretty good.
• I had a great time chatting with @/xSuperMario64x on discord! He mentioned about seeing a couple of videos related to Gran Turismo and we basically had a lot of laughs with me sharing meme videos lol. Buuuuuuut at the same time, he's been having a tough day and I'm glad that I was able to help him out in whatever way I can. Anxiety can go eat an egg and it makes me happy how Bug always tries his best to stay strong for himself and move forward. We'll be here to support you when you need it my friend!

Edit: I forgot something lol.

 

[Bluelady]

Yesterday:
-I bought some pajama pants that I desperately needed.

-Overall, had a wonderful day and rested in the evening.

Today:
-It’s my nephew’s birthday!

-He loved the books that I got him, and seems to enjoy the ball maze that I made. Let’s see how long they hold up.

 

[StarlitGlitch]

I just got a job offer for a major gaming company I've liked since I was a kid here in Tokyo!!! Everything about it seems great and the timing is perfect.

Sometimes dreams do come true

It's not Nintendo haha

 

[oak]

I preorder Story of Seasons a Wonderful Life so I should be able to play it right when it released tomorrow. Farming games help me get through my life

 

[xSuperMario64x]

two things I'm very happy about right now:

1. I wrote a love letter to myself today, really needed it after everything I went through yesterday. there were multiple times I almost cried right there at the front desk at work I think that episode of severe anxiety I had was a good learning experience for me, and I'm a better person for it

2. I'm gonna spend some time this evening after work with one of my best friends on here, I'm so very excited to see her

 

[zissou]

I GOT A JOB!!!

I’ve been looking for a part time job to give me direction (and, let’s be real, $$$) while I study for medical school entrance exams.

My previous job was in clinical research, but research is intense and I wanted something more chill while I studied. So I figured I’d do the predictable premed thing and apply for scribe/medical assistant/receptionist jobs. I sent in a handful of applications but didn’t feel too enthusiastic about any of them.

But, through a lovely string of coincidences, I have landed a job at a bakery!!! I didn’t think it would work out because I have zero experience, but they took a chance on me and soon I’ll be living out my dreams of garnishing cute little pastries and making espresso drinks. I’m super excited!!!

I know it’ll be work, hard work dealing with angry customers and scrubbing bathrooms and getting yelled at by the manager and all of that (and not at all like playing Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop ). But I had my first day of training recently and I like my co-workers’ and managers’ vibes. Also, free pastries.

If anyone has any experience working a barista/café/food service in general job, I’d love to hear any advice you have! Thanks for reading through this if you did :’)

 

[Xara]

i am so very incredibly sleepy, but i had a really nice day today! mondays are normally kinda blah, and it was gloomy all day, but i had a pretty chill day and am feeling good!

*⁀➷ my copy of story of seasons: a wonderful life was shipped today!! i’ve been so excited for this ever since it was announced last october, i can’t believe i could be playing it this time tomorrow! the estimated delivery date is tomorrow, so hopefully there won’t be any delays and it’ll come on time! i can’t wait to live my best farmer life and own 20 cows idk if i’ll actually be allowed to own 20 cows, but you best believe i’ll try

*⁀➷ i have my doctor’s appointment to talk about me going back on anti-anxiety/antidepressant medication tomorrow! i’m kinda nervous about it, but i’m looking forward to taking another step towards getting my mental health in check, so that i can be a functional adult and live the life i want :’) fingers crossed it goes well!

*⁀➷ i did a lot of self-care today! i took a really nice “everything” shower, changed my bedding, and painted my nails! there’s something about getting into a clean bed with freshly-shaven legs that makes all the work i’ve done this past week so worth it haha

*⁀➷ a new chapter of one of the fanfics i’ve been reading was posted, and it was *chefs kiss*! i also read a few new fanfics today, and they were all so good!

• I got a call from an employer and I have an interview set up that'll be happening very soon!

that’s incredible, i’m so happy for you shell! i hope the interview goes well; any employer would be lucky to have you

Today:
-It’s my nephew’s birthday!

-He loved the books that I got him, and seems to enjoy the ball maze that I made. Let’s see how long they hold up.

belated happy birthday to your nephew!! i hope he had a wonderful day!

I just got a job offer for a major gaming company I've liked since I was a kid here in Tokyo!!! Everything about it seems great and the timing is perfect.

Sometimes dreams do come true

It's not Nintendo haha

omg that’s amazing, congratulations!!

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omg girl let’s gooooooo, i’m so so happy for you!! i’m afraid i don’t have any advice for you, but i know they’re so lucky to have you on board, and you’re gonna do amazing! working in a bakery honestly sounds so nice

 

[S.J.]

Hope everyone has had a great start to the week!

Not much from me yet this week.

• I've been sick (just a cold) since Thursday evening, but I'm feeling a lot better today!
• Usually I wouldn't workout while sick, but I went for a run on Saturday and again yesterday. Amazingly, 2/2 times I twisted my ankle in the same ditch. Thankfully, my ankle is mostly ok!
• Since I'm sick but feeling ok, I've been working from home today.
• I have Story of Seasons: It's a Wonderful Life downloading, and I can't wait to play it later (after I've got some more work done)! I only recently started playing SoS: Pioneers of Olive Town, but I really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to starting this one!

So happy to see all of the positive things happening for everyone. Hope you all have an amazing rest of the week!