Happiness is....

[Orema]

Coming into work after a nice and long break to find my manager is taking the day off. I have a good relationship with my manager but it's good not having her needing anything from me on my first day back in the groove.

[theoddz]

Happiness is really looking forward to coming home, after being out running around doing things, knowing I have a beautiful, comfy, safe and secure home, with a warm overstuffed recliner to get into and put my sore leg up. :winky:

Happiness.....true and overwhelming happiness, is also having such a beautiful, sweet, warm, funny and loving wife to share a cool evening and a good show on a huge big screen tv in our big beautiful, comfy home. :awww:

I'm a very, very lucky and blessed fella. I have absolutely no complaints and every reason to be super thankful for so many wonderful blessings. :thumbsup:

~Theo~ :bouquet:

[RebelDyke]

working in a school now ......

having a snow day!!! SNOW DAY ...snow day......snow day Pete! we're making snow angels today

[JustLovelyJenn]

gifting a teenage girl with depression with paints, brushes, and canvases to help with finding healthy outlets.

[Kätzchen]

Having a little extra money in my monthly grocery budget to afford to buy Orange Juice and a half box of Oranges. Orange Juice and Oranges are fairly expensive, so when I have extra money to buy them -- it makes me feel happy and it helps me to feel healthy (like I'm doing something good for my body).

[randomnotes]

Snuggles with my Boston Terrier.

[Kätzchen]

appreciating beautiful artwork :stillheart:

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[Stone-Butch]

someone new thinking of you

summer days to come

friends and family

rain on the roof at night

puppy breath

[easygoingfemme]

A mid week day off.

Snuggles.

Sunshine.

[clay]

Happiness is:

Seeing the incredible acts of kindness that this pandemic has spurred. Sadly, that it took that to spur them, BUT happy it is happening!

Fresh cantaloupe slices with a kiss of sea salt.

Surprise packages filled with love from my chosen family & friends

Waking up healthy yet another day.

Hopey & how much she loves me.

[C0LLETTE]

Happiness, for me, is the realization that I don't have to do it all. In fact, i don't really have to do most of it.
Here's a word to those who are dealing with the stress of homeschooling....RELAX

"... until isolation and distancing measures can be loosened, and schools safely accessed for all children, we need to ease the burden on parents. And the external drivers of much of this stress – workplaces and the education system – must do their part. Parents doing home-based work are struggling to produce at pre-pandemic levels, while parenting and teaching off the sides of their shared desks and often sharing a computer. The list of expectations, online curriculums, assignments and school-based meetings with multiple children of various ages can be a scheduling nightmare. This is especially challenging for parents of school-aged children under 10, preschoolers and children with special needs. For parents who are doing essential work outside the home, homeschooling takes on a whole other dimension.

School systems at all levels – starting from Ministries of Education – need to publicly reduce the assignment-driven pressure on both students and parents. Employers need to support parents in the short-term, re-examining expectations and ways of working, so these employees can return to work with their mental health intact. The longer we remain in a collective lockdown, the more of a toll it threatens to take on parents’ health.

Learning is lifelong, and a few months of incomplete schooling will have a negligible effect on most children. They will eventually learn their multiplication tables and the French word for “happiness.” When kids finally gather safely again in schools, each of them will be at a different place. And trained, compassionate, caring professionals will be there to help each one of them.

A parent’s job today is not to homeschool; it’s to stay connected. Kids who are emotionally secure will learn better. There are a lot of lessons in what we are going through together, and many of them are on the home front."

From a very sensible "Globe and Mail" opinion piece today.

[clementinefemme]

This thread is so beautiful! It makes me happy just reading it.

Today, happiness is typing these words under a tree beneath the setting sun. I've been in workaholic mode these past few weeks, so it means a lot to take a few minutes to myself.

I'm really trying hard to work in a little "me time" every day, but it's tough! I hope everyone reading this was able to set aside some time for self-care today.

[kittygrrl]

3 (kinds of)happiness's today... coffee date w PhD..in her car w Starbucks and the rain outside

[RebelDyke]

That first phone call that lasts 5 1/2 hours of (dare I say) a potential budding romance? That leaves you with a cheeky grin or smirk..and makes you start to question this whole ....relationship thing...there may be hope.. :rrose::blush:

:pirate-steer:

[Bèsame*]

Happiness...when someone appreciates your creative work and pays you really what it's worth. I sold the teacup quilt I made late last year. Last week I sold battenburg lace and this week a quilt! Yay me!!

[FireSignFemme]

Happiness...when someone appreciates your creative work and pays you really what it's worth. I sold the teacup quilt I made late last year. Last week I sold battenburg lace and this week a quilt! Yay me!!

congrats!!!

[Kätzchen]

Feeling good about myself!

I'm still a Fat & Fabulous Femme, and I can still rock a beautiful dress, and I can still smile, smile, smile.

:hk20:

[Kätzchen]

Having time to blow bubbles and watch them trail off in the air to see where they go (a lot of mine went way up into the sky).
It's a relaxing activity for both kids and adults, alike. :balloon:


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[Bèsame*]

Happiness...

Getting an early morning delivery of beautiful red roses! Looks like this but much more baby breath and a few daisies. I'm feeling happy and lucky!

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[homoe]

Happiness...

Getting an early morning delivery of beautiful red roses! Looks like this but much more baby breath and a few daisies. I'm feeling happy and lucky!

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What a delightful and HAPPY way to start off the day.....

[Kätzchen]

the way he tenderly loves me and supports me in all I do and in the way he holds me while we cuddle and bond during quiet moments of our lives together. I feel so safe and valued and adored and treasured by the way he cares for me. Which makes me care so deeply for him. He is my heart of hearts. My one and only true love. :blush:

[Stone-Butch]

Good Health
A combatable woman
A decent income
Good friends
A comfortable home
Happy memories
A free and wonderful country to live in.

[kittygrrl]

living in the moment your best life

[Kenna]

Happiness is...planning a trip

[Stone-Butch]

Having my brother back here after so long.

[Soft*Silver]

A pony! I get to go visit one of my former ponies!

[Kenna]

Reconnecting with a local friend that has always meant a lot to me. It amazes me our individual journeys we've been on that are so different, yet bring us together.

[Soft*Silver]

Celebrating 60 years of friendship with your best friend!

[Kenna]

Reconnecting with a local friend that has always meant a lot to me. It amazes me our individual journeys we've been on that are so different, yet bring us together.
It absolutely amazes me how the past several days since our chance encounter has transpired, and transformed my life. This is a good thing.

[Stone-Butch]

My brother came in to see me after 4 months apart and we went to lunch. The second time I have been out of the apt building in over 4 months. First time to restaurant. Wonderful lunch. Went to the Halibut House and had fish and chips and a side of deep fried clams. Coffee. I had a very happy day which I have not had in a very long time. *S

[Stone-Butch]

Having the little one come to visit on Saturday with her family. About the only thing that puts a smile on my face lately.

[Bèsame*]

Happiness..my store manager saying yes to donate 30 plants to the elementary school I mentor at.
They will pick them up tomorrow.

You never know unless you ask. I'll get a paid day off as well. It's a give back day.

[Bèsame*]

Happiness...gotta love when it just happens. Went to dinner with my bestie last night and unbeknownst to us, we happened to crash a Wine and Blues festival!.the streets were blocked off, wonderful amazing blues, different food and wines. Added plus, all the fur babies that were there. I saw the most unusual dog. Half St Bernard and half standard Poodle. He was beautiful.

Happiness again..my bestie brought me back a box of See's candy from her California trip. Happiness/ heaven oh my!

[cinnamongrrl]

Getting woken up by doggie kisses 😚 ♥️😘

[Kätzchen]

Feeling Easy like a Sunday Morning …. ☺️

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[Kätzchen]

Motion is Lotion :hk20:

(my new gym workout mantra: my leg and knee muscles are improving exponentially with each day I visit my gym).

[Stone-Butch]

Just got my van back from its "spring" checkup with NP to speak of. Makes me very happy.

[Soft*Silver]

I took my almost 10-year-old granddaughter to see the new production of the color purple. This movie is very significant in my family. My daughter and I used to watch it every year when she was little, starting around the age my granddaughter is. It is the movie that impacted my daughter, making her want to go to Africa (which she did, working in an orphanage with children, who were infected or affected by AIDS) and For naming her firstborn child Violet (as the color purple) but mostly though, it impacted her with awareness about familial and social violence and racism and how important it is for women to support one another.
After the movie, my granddaughter, and I went to a restaurant, and we discussed the movie. Some of it she was confused about, mostly because she’s 10 and doesn’t have the life experience. But I watched her little face as we talked, so focused on the topic, coming up with really interesting points herself. She processed the material, loved the story and Asked a lot a lot of questions.
The color purple is a tradition in our family, and I was so happy to introduce it to the next generation!

[Kenna]

Today ..
Happiness is ...
Driving home after a couple days out of state to help a friend, to soak in a hot bath and sleep in my own bed.

[Bèsame*]

Happiness...

Sitting in the pedicure chair. I need to learn to treat myself.

[easygoingfemme]

I took my almost 10-year-old granddaughter to see the new production of the color purple. This movie is very significant in my family. My daughter and I used to watch it every year when she was little, starting around the age my granddaughter is. It is the movie that impacted my daughter, making her want to go to Africa (which she did, working in an orphanage with children, who were infected or affected by AIDS) and For naming her firstborn child Violet (as the color purple) but mostly though, it impacted her with awareness about familial and social violence and racism and how important it is for women to support one another.
After the movie, my granddaughter, and I went to a restaurant, and we discussed the movie. Some of it she was confused about, mostly because she’s 10 and doesn’t have the life experience. But I watched her little face as we talked, so focused on the topic, coming up with really interesting points herself. She processed the material, loved the story and Asked a lot a lot of questions.
The color purple is a tradition in our family, and I was so happy to introduce it to the next generation!


That is a powerful tradition. Thank you for sharing!

[easygoingfemme]

Happiness is:


Knowing your healthy boundaries and keeping them.
Adventure seeking.
Good friends
Good books
Belly laughing at stupid things
Treating yourself with love
Feeling content at the end of the day

[Soft*Silver]

Happiness is… When your husband goes grocery shopping! I didn’t have to go!

[Kätzchen]

Knowing that we believe in each other and that no matter what each day sizes up to be, that we will work together to make our relationship everything we want it to be. I love it that my partner truly cares about me/us in ways that brings happiness to us both. We’re a team and we care deeply about each other’s happiness.

:sparklyheart:

[Stone-Butch]

Spending time with my brother.

[cinnamongrrl]

Coming home to my quiet, clean little house…

[Bèsame*]

Happiness....when your traveling buddy arranges you to fly home in first class. That was a first for me. My little cubicle seat reclined all the way flat. That was the best 9 hour flight ever!!

I won't even complain about the connecting flight of 2.5 hours. Nope!

I was a very happy girl!