What Are You Happy About Today?

  • So my federal tax refund came in today unexpectedly and it was a really decent amount. I wasn't expecting it till like next week but bam it deposited today. So I splurged some. I ordered takeout today. Five Guys: a double bacon cheeseburger, cajun fries, a chocolate peanut butter oreo caramel milkshake with whipped cream and a coke. Soooooooooo good. And I went ahead and got a 120 ct zippered pouch of castle art colored pencils which look pretty decent, and a 24 ct tin of Staedler sketching pencils. I already have the 36 ct pack of crayolas and the cheap 12 pack of sketching pencils but I couldn't resist splurging some on some better quality art stuff I've wanted for a long time. So those come this weekend! :D
  • I also got a good Oral B electric toothbrush which I've been wanting for a long time, I'm trying to improve my dental hygiene so this makes me happy. And some general stuff I needed, household essentials, cat food etc , new leggings, etc
  • My boyfriend has today, tomorrow and Sunday off so we get to spend time together :)
 
I'm tired and overwhelmed but I just have to say, this last week has been one of the most amazing weeks of my life honestly 🥺💓

I'll have to talk more about everything later, but I'd like to mention that today, @/Shellzilla_515 and I visited the super lovely @/Xara in person for the first time ever!! I got her a gift and a card and she absolutely loved it, that made me feel so happy 🥰 and ofc we chatted for a bit, it was really great! I'm so blessed to have some really amazing friends in my life!! 😍💞✨
 
Today was difficult mood wise but quite a bit of things that still made me happy 🙂.

First, this community; even though I’m still not posting regularly, coming on for a little bit has been a great help and boost to my mood. When I post in the bothering you thread, I post to help myself cope and never expect anyone to read it. Seeing all the reactions has really meant a lot to me and that maybe my feelings are more valid than how I’ve been starting to think as a result of what has been going on with my best friend and I. Thanks everyone and Bell Tree for making this place a safe and fun place to be 🙂. Also for everyone’s patience with me - for past things I’ve said or done and just generally.

Really happy that I won something from this event and what I won 🥳. I feel like my week is ending up on a better note now; such a wonderful and unexpected surprise 🙂.

Second,I had a nice chat on discord about Genshin. I still am feeling pretty shy chatting but I really have been enjoying it when I can and have things to contribute to chat 🙂.

Third, my kitties. No pictures this time unfortunately; Jewels moved each time I tried to take a picture of her. A bit ago, she was sleeping like the Princess and the pea on my mom’s pillows on her bed. She looked so comfy and adorable ☺️. Both my girls make me so happy; Spanky loves her cat tower too much though and being all over the house rather than just with me (I can’t help but feel jealous when she is elsewhere 😅).

Fourth, Genshin ofc! Feel free to skip since there is a lot 😅. I’m excited about the cat event and Neuvillette’s rerun; just hoping they give us some sort of event exclusive reward like a blueprint or furniture piece to commemorate this event. I’d be excited about Itto too since he is a hilarious character and he seems fun to use from the few trials runs I did with him, but I have to save for my top three favorites first! I got more than enough for hard pity too I think. I think I want his weapon too but probably shouldn’t since I already finished the archon quests and it will take awhile to earn the primogems back.

I’m happy that I made progress on Fontaine’s achievements; at the same time part of me wishes that I waited to do them as well as the world quests (only have about 2 more left) when I get Neuvillette to make the experience more fun (as weird as that may sound). I am 69% done with the first set of Fontaine achievements, 86% on the second, and 71% on the third set. I was originally aiming for the first set’s namecard, but the second one actually has been appealing to me more since I like Wriothesley a lot and the logo makes me think of him; the background to it looks really nice too 🙂. I also have the fountain level up to 27 and the statue of the seven about halfway to level 7; I got some hydroculus last night that I originally thought was impossible to get. Two gadgets helped me get them! It took plenty of tries since I kept missing the ledge or falling off 😅. I solved some puzzles too that I was stumped on and thought was “impossible” and without a guide 🙂.

Yesterday, I got Xiangling, Raiden and Kaeya’s friendship to 10! 🥳 Kaeya I was not trying to max his friendship, but I’m still happy I did since I got another profile card to add to my collection 🙂.

I’m still happy with the one finished part of my teapot 🙂; I like to waste some time there and just chill (been doing that in Fontaine too since I’m not over the story & I want to see more of some the characters that were involved there). I’m still annoyed though I have no room to put even one companion or animal there. I would’ve liked to have two companions and a bunch of animals but yikes they take up so much load. There is plenty of room to place them but the game limits how much you can put down :/. Honestly I’d like to add even more buildings, pavement and furniture down but the most I can put down now is one small item 😬

I got some of the companion gifts in the gift shop recently after finishing crafting the required furniture set 🙂. While I’m happy about this, I feel also a little underwhelmed. I thought maybe we’d get something to remind traveler of the companion (like a furniture piece that resembles their taste in furniture or something or the bond with the traveler). One of the sets I’m working in needs 14 fences, 8 benches, 6 lights, a fountain, 4 plants and a few other things, all requiring a lot of mats; this one seems to be worth much more than what they’ll give me for inviting the characters to it.

Been staying up way too late playing the game 😅 but it has been helping me cope for the most part with intrusive thoughts and my depression 🙂.
 
- Got up early today and felt well-rested. 💤

- Was productive at work and got some good things done. 📊

- Speaking of work, I got paid today. 💸

- Exercised at the gym after work and am definitely feeling a lot stronger than when I first started. 🏋️‍♂️

- Came home and fed my kitties their special food. 🐱

- Finishing the day with video games and talking to friends. :blush:
 
My mousepad finally arrived today and I was able to get my new mouse set up!! The mousepad looks great and while I’m still trying to figure out the best arrangement for optimal comfort, I’m really enjoying having a mouse again! Scroll wheels are very convenient lol
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I got to work on my latest drawing some more, and started on the lineart!

And I played Minecraft for a good while this evening! I started a mini-apiary to get some bee-related achievements (just need to gather some more honey blocks now and I'll be all set for those), then took a trip to the End for a solution to my storage space woes—shulker boxes!! This was my first time raiding an End City and while getting there was pretty tedious, I had fun taking on the city itself! There was thankfully a ship so I was able to get an Elytra, and I also found a Spire armor trim, which I’m going to need for an achievement later on!
I got a couple of other related achievements in the process too—including the one for popping a Totem of Undying lmao. Watch your step when you’re looking for sneaky Shulkers, my friends.
 
My mousepad finally arrived today and I was able to get my new mouse set up!! The mousepad looks great and while I’m still trying to figure out the best arrangement for optimal comfort, I’m really enjoying having a mouse again! Scroll wheels are very convenient lol
Awesome mousepad! I have the exact same mouse as you I got not too long ago and I love it! The color changing is awesome and I love that it can be wired or wireless and all the buttons on it and scroll wheels are helpful too :)
 
  • My new art supplies arrives today!
  • Mocha has seemed so much more comfortable here now, he lets me pet him, he comes out more, he plays, he sleeps in his little bed. He's the sweetest little baby and I love him so much ❤️ Mustachio has been so sweet too, she wakes me up everyday in the morning snuggling and purring and sometimes biting my nose or putting/tapping her paw softly on my face. They both love breakfast time!
  • I stocked up on cat food, so I got 48 cans. They go through a can a day I split for them in the mornings and they have dry food too of course. So they'll be all set for all of this month and half of next month before I need to buy more.
  • I feel good, slept well and am gonna enjoy the day, spend some time on art
  • I won against my boyfriend when we played magic the gathering last night, which was fun lol he also started showing me how to solve a rubik's cube so I'm in the process of learning that and am excited about it. We also watched a couple episodes of Naruto too. Tonight we're gonna watch a movie together
  • I got a nice new journal. Really happy because journaling is extremely helpful for my mental health
  • I'm excited that the weather is starting to warm up. It will be nice to get some sunlight since it's been a long gray winter
 

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After the absolute trainwreck fiasco that was last Wednesday, things have been a bit better. I received so many kind and comforting words from people here and irl, it truly made my day and honestly I cried a little when I saw the overwhelming support. Truly, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I was in such a dark place but it became brighter and brighter with everyone sending virtual hugs and messages of comfort. 🫂

The other day I was walking around the mall with my boyfriend when we passed by a toy shop, and he randomly said, "Do you want to look at the Squishmallows?" (He knows I've wanted a Squishmallow for so long but I haven't been able to find one I truly liked). I said sure, why not. I saw the rack with the Sanrio Squishmallows and I had no intention of buying anything since it was just Keroppi and Tuxedo Sam on display, but my brain jusy wanted to check the very back of the shelf jusi in case. Lo and behold, at the very very very back of the entire stock was a single My Melody Squishmallow, and without hesitation I quickly grabbed it 😭 I really wanted it but I was hesitant with the price, so my boyfriend offered to buy it for me as a random gift 🥹 Wahhh I was so happy, it was my first Squishmallow and it's one of my favorite Sanrio characters!! 💖 She's so soft and cute ahhh the stuffed toy just melts in your arms when you cuddle it 😭

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Happy weekend my friends!! I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend and getting plenty of rest for the week ahead!! 🫶

𓇢𓆸 I swear it’ll be time for me to shut up about my birthday soon xnsjncf, but today’s my birthday!! :’) I haven’t done anything exciting for my birthday in years, so today’s been a pretty quiet day and mostly spent chilling, but it’s still been a nice day! I’m so grateful for all of the thoughtful messages, cute gifs and stickers, and even presents that I’ve received!! Each one put a big smile on my face and warmed my heart, and I’m so grateful! I cherish you all so much! 🥹

As for my in-person celebrations, they’ve been pretty lowkey, but I got some money from my nonno, birthday cards from my mom and Bonk (they’re both from my mom xnsjcnch, but shh) and 2 new pairs of pants! I also enjoyed a lovely dinner! My mom and I might be going on my birthday drive on Monday as well, assuming we’re both feeling 100% better from our food poisoning/stomach bug! Overall, it’s been a nice day!!
it’s probably obvious haha, but the one on the left is from my mama, and the one on the right is “from” Bonk!!
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𓇢𓆸 I was too tired to post about this yesterday, but I got to meet the lovely @xSuperMario64x and @Shellzilla_515 in-person for the first time yesterday!! It was my very first time meeting anyone from TBT irl, and I was very very anxious about it, but I honestly can’t think of 2 greater friends to have conquered my anxiety with! Shell and Bug were nothing but sweet and accommodating about my anxiety, and then about literally everything going wrong this week and interfering with our plans xnsjnxhc, and I am so, so grateful to them for how kind they were!

Getting to meet them and chat with them in-person was definitely one of the loveliest moments of my life by far, and I am so appreciative of their patience and their willingness to come and see me!! I’ll forever cherish the lovely conversation we had, as well as the adorable presents and the beautiful card that they brought me! I’m still in grateful disbelief that they brought me gifts; their presence was more than enough!! 🥹 I’m so blessed to have such wonderful, thoughtful friends. Thank you again Shell and Bug for coming to visit me!! It was so wonderful finally getting to see you both!! 🫶
Bug got me the bunny axolotl (his name is Tinley!!!) and the card, and Shell got me the little baby axolotl!!! 🥹💜 there is not enough heart emojis to describe just how much I love them, they are my babies!!! crying over them and my amazing friends forever and ever
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bonus pic of Bonk playing with the tissue paper!!
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𓇢𓆸 For my birthday, Bonk has given me the precious gifts of many pets, much silliness, and demanding playtime 🖤
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she’s obsessed with trying to eat the tissue box, get inside of the tissue box, beat up the tissue box etc 😭 when she’s feeling less silly, she’ll settle for just trying to knock it off the table
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𓇢𓆸 It’s finally springtime in Cozy Grove!!! Winter in-game was very fun to experience, but I’ve definitely been looking forward to March and springtime for the past couple weeks! It was such a delight to boot up the game yesterday and find all of the snow replaced by pretty green grass! Everything just looks so much brighter and prettier now!!

A new season ofc means new materials to collect and new critters/fishes to catch, and I’ve been having fun discovering all of the spring seashells, fruits, etc!! I’ve also caught 28 new critters (including a mythical!!) and 15 new fishes so far!! I’ve earned 4 new badges as well! ☺️
all of these names are so silly… i love them. they are all goofy little dudes
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the leafy elephant-looking dudes are my favourite new critter, so i was so, so excited to catch this little guy earlier!! i haven’t even caught the legendary or rare ones yet, so was very surprised to find the mythical!! they’re so cute i love them
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also I forgot to show you guys my Spectral Deer in my last post!! this is Thelma 💜
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𓇢𓆸 I bought my last 3 Plum Blossoms, so I finally have my row of them!! I bought one yesterday to commemorate meeting Bug and Shell, and one today to commemorate my birthday !! :’)
 
Yesterday was my birthday and I spent it mostly treating myself because I had a bad year, and it was one of the best birthdays I had in recent times. I got a lot of stuff I wanted for myself, paid my bills and debts down to give myself some breathing room, got a nice breakfast with my sister. It was awesome and I'm so glad, I've been in a good mood all day since then.

And today I bought myself a beautiful Kalanchoe!

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My copy of Splatoon 3 came today, it definitely feels a little different than Splatoon 2, and I am not too sure what sort of weapons work for me right not. Still not good at getting rid of the other team when they get too far, but I guess it's a learning process. I just like doing the ink~

Did a bit of my DIY miniature study room, the light was difficult, but glad its done and over with. Just need to finish a lil bits and it be complete~

Went to the Saturday market nearby, got myself a nice German hot dog, some marmalade for my mum, and a crepe.

Also, it was yesterday, but brought some items for my mum for mother's day. And about to buy a nice gecko thing for my friend, his birthday is in May but it's still nice to get it early, I am thinking of getting a lil box for it, and making holes, pretending its a real animal XD
 
Happy weekend my friends!! I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend and getting plenty of rest for the week ahead!! 🫶

𓇢𓆸 I swear it’ll be time for me to shut up about my birthday soon xnsjncf, but today’s my birthday!! :’) I haven’t done anything exciting for my birthday in years, so today’s been a pretty quiet day and mostly spent chilling, but it’s still been a nice day! I’m so grateful for all of the thoughtful messages, cute gifs and stickers, and even presents that I’ve received!! Each one put a big smile on my face and warmed my heart, and I’m so grateful! I cherish you all so much! 🥹

As for my in-person celebrations, they’ve been pretty lowkey, but I got some money from my nonno, birthday cards from my mom and Bonk (they’re both from my mom xnsjcnch, but shh) and 2 new pairs of pants! I also enjoyed a lovely dinner! My mom and I might be going on my birthday drive on Monday as well, assuming we’re both feeling 100% better from our food poisoning/stomach bug! Overall, it’s been a nice day!!
it’s probably obvious haha, but the one on the left is from my mama, and the one on the right is “from” Bonk!!
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𓇢𓆸 I was too tired to post about this yesterday, but I got to meet the lovely @xSuperMario64x and @Shellzilla_515 in-person for the first time yesterday!! It was my very first time meeting anyone from TBT irl, and I was very very anxious about it, but I honestly can’t think of 2 greater friends to have conquered my anxiety with! Shell and Bug were nothing but sweet and accommodating about my anxiety, and then about literally everything going wrong this week and interfering with our plans xnsjnxhc, and I am so, so grateful to them for how kind they were!

Getting to meet them and chat with them in-person was definitely one of the loveliest moments of my life by far, and I am so appreciative of their patience and their willingness to come and see me!! I’ll forever cherish the lovely conversation we had, as well as the adorable presents and the beautiful card that they brought me! I’m still in grateful disbelief that they brought me gifts; their presence was more than enough!! 🥹 I’m so blessed to have such wonderful, thoughtful friends. Thank you again Shell and Bug for coming to visit me!! It was so wonderful finally getting to see you both!! 🫶
Bug got me the bunny axolotl (his name is Tinley!!!) and the card, and Shell got me the little baby axolotl!!! 🥹💜 there is not enough heart emojis to describe just how much I love them, they are my babies!!! crying over them and my amazing friends forever and ever
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bonus pic of Bonk playing with the tissue paper!!
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𓇢𓆸 For my birthday, Bonk has given me the precious gifts of many pets, much silliness, and demanding playtime 🖤
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she’s obsessed with trying to eat the tissue box, get inside of the tissue box, beat up the tissue box etc 😭 when she’s feeling less silly, she’ll settle for just trying to knock it off the table
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𓇢𓆸 It’s finally springtime in Cozy Grove!!! Winter in-game was very fun to experience, but I’ve definitely been looking forward to March and springtime for the past couple weeks! It was such a delight to boot up the game yesterday and find all of the snow replaced by pretty green grass! Everything just looks so much brighter and prettier now!!

A new season ofc means new materials to collect and new critters/fishes to catch, and I’ve been having fun discovering all of the spring seashells, fruits, etc!! I’ve also caught 28 new critters (including a mythical!!) and 15 new fishes so far!! I’ve earned 4 new badges as well! ☺️
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the leafy elephant-looking dudes are my favourite new critter, so i was so, so excited to catch this little guy earlier!! i haven’t even caught the legendary or rare ones yet, so was very surprised to find the mythical!! they’re so cute i love them
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also I forgot to show you guys my Spectral Deer in my last post!! this is Thelma 💜View attachment 539035

𓇢𓆸 I bought my last 3 Plum Blossoms, so I finally have my row of them!! I bought one yesterday to commemorate meeting Bug and Shell, and one today to commemorate my birthday !! :’)

Yesterday was my birthday and I spent it mostly treating myself because I had a bad year, and it was one of the best birthdays I had in recent times. I got a lot of stuff I wanted, paid my bills and debts down to give myself some breathing room, got a nice breakfast with my face. It was awesome and I'm so glad, I've been in a good mood all day since then.

And today I bought myself a beautiful Kalanchoe!

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WHERE IS THE DOUBLE-LOVE REACT?!? Haha, I'm so glad you both had good birthdays! You both definitely deserve it. :blush:

I'm happy that I got groceries and am looking forward to the Dallas Stars versus San Jose Sharks game tonight. No matter the outcome, it should be a fun game! 🏒 🔥 💚
 
Finished this book I've been reading the past month (not gonna say what) it was honestly such an excellent book. Haven't read a great book like it in ages, like 8th or 9th grade I believe. I always thought I hated reading or I wasn't good at reading, but I feel like I judged myself to harshly after that. I honestly love to read, I just need to find something that'll peak my interest and try it out. I guess I'm not as stupid as I thought it was. That sounds ridiculous by I love turning my low self-esteem around, day by day, by doing things I thought I was incapable of doing. I want happiness and success to come my way and I want to do it the right way.
 
I watched an episode of Hunter x Hunter with my parents this morning!! We also watched LDShadowLady’s new Minecraft SOS episode this evening!

I made a lot of good progress on my current drawing project today!

A ton of new official art released of one of my comfort characters!! 😭💜 (And another of them got a little bit of new official art too!!) I’m so happy aaaaaa
 
Today has been a pretty good day; I managed to keep my mood up and have been pretty happy 🙂. I still feel my depression and emotional pain there but so far I’ve been able to cope and not dwell too much on it. Not much in particular happened other than playing with my cats (and them being so cute) and playing Genshin, but still worth posting about since it is really hard for me to keep my mood up, especially lately.

I caught Spanky sleeping downstairs on a clean blanket again and she made a cute sound when I talked to her 🥰.

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I hope everyone else had a great day today and have a wonderful weekend ☺️.
 
Yesterday
- My dad got the first step of our Curative accounts set up. We should get the second part done during my brother‘s spring break, since my dad is also going to take off from work, as he usually does when my brother has spring break from college. (I believe my brother’s spring break is the week of March 11 through March 15)

- My dad also told me that my doctor finally got the paperwork (excluding the mental part since she’s not in that area of expertise) done for my guardianship. So my dad is also going to go to the lawyers that week. The lawyer will probably decide whether if I need to see a psychiatrist or not. 👨‍💼
My dad not sure if I need to go see a psychiatrist. I mean, it would be nice having one less thing to have to do, since this is a lengthy process, but deep down, I actually really really want to go to the psychiatrist. I want to get to know myself on a more mental and psychological note. But I digress. 🧠

According to what my dad said told my grandma at the restaurant today (which I will be briefly mentioning), I’m not specifically diagnosed to be autistic, but I am diagnosed to be “on the spectrum”, if that makes sense. I have NF1, in my case, I share a lot of the same symptoms that people with autism or Asperger has. There’s also a link between NF1 and Autism/Asperger’s.

- At McDonald’s for lunch 🍔🍟

Today
- Had a yummy lunch with my dad, brother, and grandparents. My grandma drives me up the wall sometimes, but it still went pretty well for the most part. 🍔🍟🥤 As I mentioned, he also talked to her more about me with my guardianship stuff, so that was interesting.

(for anyone who is confused, I live with my dad and my brother, my grandparents don’t live with us, but they live quite close to us)

- I was worried about my dentist appointment being on March 20 since that’s when the sports fair happens in AC:GC, but thankfully it’s actually on the 21st. 😌
 
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