What’s bringing you joy?
Partner and kitties. When they (kitties) aren’t screaming at me while I’m on the phone for work while wfh. So fucking rude. That’s sarcasm. No one seems able to infer it anymore.
Cats are brats but too cute so they can get away with whatever
Most days my husband. Some days my kids. Some moments my job. Every night i love how comfortable my bed is.
Love this, I am like 3/4 of the way there, I just need a bed like yours to crash out on 😂 mine is killing me!
We ordered it from Costco. They have a great return policy and will pick up things they delivered if you want to return them. Plan was to buy a mid price memory foam mattress and then, if needed, keep exchanging it for the next one up until we hit our budget limit. The first one was perfect! It’s been 9 years. I don’t know how long beds are supposed to last. We rotate it periodically and it’s still crazy comfortable.
I’m aware that it makes people cringe, but it’s so true that I’ve never been more happy; more bottoms than a top could ever ask for… Enough to over come the negativety from all the judgemental or bitter queens.
Stoked for you, and Iove that description ❤️
Not more stoked than I; I’ve never had a busier social life and my asocially autistic ass is still surprised by it each time I get another invite.
Super happy for you and wishing you lots more happy years ahead! ❤️
I’m not a top, but I know that feeling, and it’s amazing. That was my entire year last year. It was so freeing and empowering. Don’t do things that harm the sustainability of that like meth or smoking. Keep your health up and keep drinking water and hygiene. Take care of yourself and you’ll just continue to get more and more powerful :)
I never thought of it as powerful before and I like it! Lol
:D
I’m really struggling but actually doing extremely well, all things considered. We’ve had a hostile takeover so even if I keep my job, it really feels like it’s going to shit. My garage was broken into and my bikes nicked or damaged - that really sucks bug moreso because is my main hobby, exercise and coping mechanism :(
I’m hoping I can order a new mountain bike with a gearbox, so that’ll be really exciting - but it’s ages away at best.
The reality is my family love me and I’m successful, so in real terms, things are good - but I really need to work on my imposter syndrome and inner accuser!
That does sound stressful, and I’d be pissed if anyone fucked with my garage, that is a sacred space! Sounds like you’ve got your priorities in order though, keep on rockin!
A friend just had his first kid yesterday, he’s so happy it’s honestly contagious. Everyone in our group is already doting the kid and he’s only 12 hours old.
New life is the gift that keeps on giving ❤️
My crow bro, Kenny. Most days I go for a walk after work and meet up with him to feed him some peanuts or dog food.
This is so fucking cool, nobody I know has a crow bro. How did y’all grow to be friends?
Crows are smart. Look at them and toss some unsalted peanuts in their general direction and they’ll understand what you’re doing. After a couple of visits they’ll recognize you and slowly get more relaxed around you. They each have their own personalities, where some will be easier to befriend than others, so just give them space and time.
Wedding prep
I think a lot of people find that stressful, but really you get to tailor a big party that includes all of the closest people in your life to see you celebrate love
I’m more excited for the future after the wedding, to be honest, haha. It’s just most fun to be in the moment right now is all.
My kids. Not much else though.
Gotta love the kids, I made this post after getting my youngest to bed and having my heart feel so full of love
Thank you for this thread. I’m a little misty-eyed and feeling so wonderfully blessed. Pumpkin Tikka masala and coffee for breakfast (I know, right?!), mixed greens, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries, mozzarella with good balsamic vinegar for lunch, for the time in months, I made a half-gallon of iced tea, sweetened with local raw honey, fur baby sleeping next to me as I enjoy the sound of the storm, outside. So many have no meal, no roof, no companion. It’s nice reading the simple pleasures here. No one mentioned their private jet, Bugatti, haute coture. It’s nice when we recognize the real riches life grants us.
My pleasure, it’s been a treat hearing about all of the different ways people are soaking up life right now, including all th wonderful things you listed here 🙂
Ha. My kids is the best AND worst part of my life 😆
I’m very happy to be a land owner. Just a few months ago I bought some land and now live in an RV on the land. Tomorrow we drive about 7 hours round trip and get the last of our stuff from storage. So happy to not pay that rent anymore.
We have fresh air, beautiful views, and tons of space to work on projects, free electric from solar, and soon free water from rain. I can’t wait to start our garden soon, then it will be free groceries.
Damn. Amazing. Are you in the States? What’s your latitude/geography like? Do you have a water source, as well as electricity?
We are in Arizona, high elevation so it’s not as hot as the big cities. (Over 5,000 ft)
We want to order water delivery first, then collect rain water after we build a roof over the RV.
We have solar and it’s been enough for us so far, but I know when it rains during monsoon season that I may need a generator.
I’m assuming you mean petrol/diesel, but depending on how much wind you get and power you need, you might be about to use wind or some kind of gravity fed.
We do have a lot of wind most of the year, my neighbor gave me 2 wind power generators, but I need to get them and install them.
I was saying that when it’s really rainy the clouds will block the solar, so I might need a gas power generator to keep my batteries going. We have only been here a few months so not really sure what to expect.
Right now we are very light on power, the most power hungry is our portable iceco fridge that uses about 40w of power on and off. We have mostly rechargeable lights and phones, and my laptop that is USB-C to charge.
Chest freezers are supposedly extremely energy efficient because cold air is denser than warm air and goes down, and as long as you don’t open the lid, it just stays cold.
That is how our iceco fridge is, it opens at the top like a cooler.
Oh yeah I looked up the brand, that looks really solid!
Living the absolute dream, that sounds like an amazing new venture and I wish you well in all of your future projects
The home server im setting up. I can finally break free of the clutches of cloud storage.
Oh buddy, I’m right there with you. I just got a free cpu and mobo off marketplace and got my own thing running, I had so much fun figuring it all out
What? people just give away computers?
Getting together with my friends online a couple times a week to play R.E.P.O… I’ve been going through a rough patch with my fiance recently and being able to get out of my head and sneak around haunted houses has been really helpful
Gaming with the pals, one of the great pleasures in life, I’m glad you have that going for you!
You gotta play hard to work hard, and work hard to play hard. Life is about balance. If you take loans out from your future, you still have to repay them. Always invest in yourself. I’m in a similar place as you, though not relationship wise, and I find the more I’m able to let go and carelessly lean into my actual interests, the better I feel. Weird how that works huh lol
I’m teaching guitar to a couple of students in town. I’ve started doing an active listening at the end of our shared class. I’m introducing them to all kinds of music they haven’t heard and I love it. They’re responding and listening to some new albums outside of the genres they’ve liked.
Thank you for the opportunity to share some good. :)
That’s awesome, I used to teach guitar, and I wish I had thought of that as an idea for incorporating into a lesson.
Playing X4, despite the crashes.
But to be really honest, giving drawing lessons to 9-11yo kids. Something I never considered doing in my life, but damn does it make me feel good, though the kids’ progress (or lack thereof) often leaves me wondering if I’m actually being any good
That sounds like rewarding work. I feel like even if they’re not progressing that fast, just having a positive role model in their life is probably really meaningful
whaat x4 looks like modern tachyon: the fringe.
how did i never hear about this game before
X4 is a very complex game. You start as a relative nobody in space, but can earn money to create big mining and trading fleets to get more money while you’re busy with other stuff, finally using said money to buy military fleets.
It’s full of eurojank, it’s a huge time sink (I’m a bit over 100h now), but it may be the kind of thing that tickles your neurons just right.
Right this very second, my chicken preening herself next to me, occasionally pausing to make sure I see her preening herself so that I continue to sweetly praise her
Good chicken! What a pretty and fancy chicken…
That is adorable
I have a ticket out of the US
Cool, where you headed? (if you’re open to sharing)
Sounds great! Me too 😌
