What brought you joy today? - Page 207

Greco · 07-29-2011, 04:55 PM

Time spent with my sisters...funny, loving, I'm grateful for them

And just now the sound of thunder

Greco

StillettoDoll · 07-29-2011, 05:16 PM

Rain!!!!!

SomethingBeautiful · 07-29-2011, 08:21 PM

I figured out how I wanted my wedding to come together.

Novelafemme · 07-29-2011, 09:08 PM

having my girls home after a week of vacationing in san diego with their dad. i missed them soooooo much!!

watching two hummingbirds perform a virtual ballet in the sky.

rescuing a colorado river toad from the pool.

forgiveness and honesty.

Slade · 07-29-2011, 09:11 PM

Just the plain ole fact it is Friday !!! Such a long ass week !!

Slade

Leigh · 07-29-2011, 09:51 PM

Getting to talk on yahoo, knowing that soon things will work themselves out and how great that is :-)

Kenna · 07-29-2011, 10:28 PM

my Roomie making a special trip to the farmer's market to get SMOKIN hot peppers for me today...
and a whole bushel of homegrown hot and sweet peppers given to me by friends... so now I can finish my special order Salsa canning this weekend!!
I loved hearing how "awesome" my first batch turned out!! (considering I can't do my own taste tests because hot peppers don't love me)

I made positive plans today for the near future that brought me joy...

And I had a long, VERY productive and wonderful conversation with a friend this evening after work. Her respect, strong 'voice', support and positive energy really made my day!!

Honoring my son's memory by celebrating the positive rather than giving into the negative memories gives me much joy from realizing that I have processed my grief in a very healthy way and can Move Forward.

Hack · 07-29-2011, 11:02 PM

Getting my car thoroughly detailed. I decided I needed to spoil myself. Love a clean and tidy ride.

Soft*Silver · 07-30-2011, 12:59 AM

spending time with the horse today. Pure heaven!

getting texts from my daughter about her classroom, as she prepares it for next year. Her excitement as a teacher is wonderful!

making plans to go see a newfoundland dog .... maybe this dog will join my family. I have been dreaming and my dogs that have gone over the rainbow bridge have been coming to me and telling me its time for a new dog...and this dog feels "right"

the slightly cooler but much less humid weather

a really good cup of coffee this morning!

*Anya* · 07-30-2011, 07:13 AM

Joy oh joy! My joy? Having the IT Tech guy come fix my home computer yesterday. I had no Internet and my computer was freezing.

Turns out I had saved so many episodes of True Blood on my TiVo desktop- I had virtually no hard drive space left. He cleaned 'em out, deleted all kinds of stuff I didn't need (AOL?); found I Had dropped my camera one too many times & was actually broken; defragged it; got rid of some suspicious malware-looking things, etc. And got it humming again!

Great joy: he said I don't need a new computer- I am just seriously short of ram. I can't add Skype or anything else until I get ram but he showed me what to buy and he will install it for me! Ram is much cheaper than a new computer

Best of all, he spent over 2-hours on it and only charged me $75.00! The Geek
Squad would have charged me $129 just to show up.

Now I don't have to use my IPhone as my primary computer anymore! I put IT women and men up there with physicians! I am in awe of what they can do. They have a secret language that I know next to zero about and am so glad that they can do whatever it is that they do!

Happy Saturday all

Leigh · 07-30-2011, 07:59 AM

I know ow you feel about the whole computer thing Anya, I almost had to buy a whole new laptop Myself. The one I have now was not working that well anymore, so My friend's uncle (who is a computer technician) took a look at it and determined two things: I had the crappiest operating system ever (Windows Vista) and I absolutely had not enough RAM either to accomodate everything I had on here. He totally fixed My entire computer; he installed Windows 7 Ultimate for Me and since I only had 1GB of RAM on My laptop he gave Me 4GB. My laptop is back in My possession and it runs smoothly, he's only charging Me $60 for fixing the computer so it's definately worth that amount to have it back :-)

Medusa · 07-30-2011, 08:42 AM

Sometimes joy is really, really simple.

I was standing barefoot on the front deck this morning watering the hanging ferns while Gracie scampered around the yard sniffing at the wild rabbits who come to eat the sweet weeds.
I looked out at our huge front yard in such a peaceful country setting and was grateful for a home that I love.

I then went inside and had some coffee with Jack before sending her off to work with a packed lunch.

Today, I'll clean house and work on getting the guest room ready for new paint and carpet. I'll marinate some chicken for grilling tonight and listen to my iPod. Maybe I'll work on some web projects and actually get one of my other blogs into production.

I found joy today in the simple pleasures of a life I love. Truly. <3

Cowboi · 07-30-2011, 09:12 AM

I had a fantastic workout with my trainer. He used the word impressive,..... that brought me joy!!!! (even if I felt like puking!)
I am 4 pounds away from my 1st personal goal!!!

Abigail Crabby · 07-30-2011, 09:25 AM

Sleeping in till 11 am (this from someone who gets up at 6am every day)

Looking at my schedule again - two more weeks and no more early mornings

Sugar free

JustLovelyJenn · 07-30-2011, 10:04 AM

Today, so early, I find joy...

... Joy in my child snuggled against me as he watches a movie.

... Joy in new found paths that lead to places I have dreamed of many times before.

... Joy in giving reassurance.

... Joy in being needed.

msW8ing · 07-30-2011, 10:18 AM

Waking with Zues (my dog son) snuggling with me. Knowing that for today and tomorrow the world is on MY schedule, not I on it's schedule.

SomethingBeautiful · 07-30-2011, 11:00 AM

Waking up in somebody's arms, and knowing things were all going to be okay. *Smiles*

Massive · 08-06-2011, 07:47 AM

Talking to my baby girl, as always, is the highlight of my day and also, today, because I'm grumpy and in pain, my cat is being particularly cute, she's found a bit of plastic from a vitamin container lid, the security seal part and she's chasing it around, picking it up in her paw, bringing it to me to show me and all the while telling me all about what she's doing and where she is ...
It's hard to be grumpy when I'm loved by my beautiful baby girl and my little furry arse!

christie · 08-06-2011, 11:10 AM

Hearing from a dear friend (and employee) that she went to see my chiro this morning and that for the first time in a couple of years with disc fusion surgeries, knee surgery, another pending cervical spine surgery coupled with fibromyalgia that she feels 100% better than she did this morning and that she is hopeful to get back to living her life soon rather than just pushing through the pain!

YAY!!!! (I might happen to love it when I am right! LOL I have been trying to get her to see him for almost a year!)

blue-eyed blonde · 08-06-2011, 11:21 AM

Getting off work this morning after a non-stressful shift, having breakfast with a good buddy, then coming home for nap time with the Best Cats Ever.

07-29-2011, 04:55 PM	#4121
Greco Senior Member How Do You Identify?: GNC, not Trans, REAL. TIME. ONLY. Preferred Pronoun?: REAL. TIME. ONLY. Relationship Status: REAL. TIME. ONLY. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: In a good life. Posts: 3,200 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,160 Thanked 6,618 Times in 2,287 Posts Rep Power: 0	Sisters Time spent with my sisters...funny, loving, I'm grateful for them And just now the sound of thunder Greco

07-29-2011, 05:16 PM	#4122
StillettoDoll Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Lady Relationship Status: single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,824 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,779 Thanked 3,851 Times in 1,469 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Rain!!!!! __________________

07-29-2011, 09:51 PM	#4126
Leigh Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, etc Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 7,767 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,029 Thanked 13,024 Times in 4,784 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	Getting to talk on yahoo, knowing that soon things will work themselves out and how great that is :-) __________________ "When you fall off the wagon ... clutch the sides of it until you get a better grip!"

07-29-2011, 10:28 PM	#4127
Kenna Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Fiery, Sassy, Tough As Nails, Femme Tomboy Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: I am your favorite hello and hardest goodbye. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC & CO Posts: 4,806 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,624 Thanked 12,196 Times in 3,779 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	my Roomie making a special trip to the farmer's market to get SMOKIN hot peppers for me today... and a whole bushel of homegrown hot and sweet peppers given to me by friends... so now I can finish my special order Salsa canning this weekend!! I loved hearing how "awesome" my first batch turned out!! (considering I can't do my own taste tests because hot peppers don't love me) I made positive plans today for the near future that brought me joy... And I had a long, VERY productive and wonderful conversation with a friend this evening after work. Her respect, strong 'voice', support and positive energy really made my day!! Honoring my son's memory by celebrating the positive rather than giving into the negative memories gives me much joy from realizing that I have processed my grief in a very healthy way and can Move Forward. __________________ **************************** She has been through hell, so believe me when I say, fear her when she looks into a fire and smiles. ~E.Corona~

07-30-2011, 12:59 AM	#4129
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,592 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 15,908 Times in 4,062 Posts Rep Power*: 21474857	spending time with the horse today. Pure heaven! getting texts from my daughter about her classroom, as she prepares it for next year. Her excitement as a teacher is wonderful! making plans to go see a newfoundland dog .... maybe this dog will join my family. I have been dreaming and my dogs that have gone over the rainbow bridge have been coming to me and telling me its time for a new dog...and this dog feels "right" the slightly cooler but much less humid weather a really good cup of coffee this morning! __________________ Pole bachit, a lis chuye. The field sees, the forest hears

07-29-2011, 08:21 PM	#4123
SomethingBeautiful Member How Do You Identify?: Neither butch nor femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her, captain? :P Relationship Status: Existant & no so complex anymore Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Wonderland Posts: 119 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 112 Thanked 365 Times in 108 Posts Rep Power: 2659510	I figured out how I wanted my wedding to come together.

07-29-2011, 09:08 PM	#4124
Novelafemme Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ........ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ........ Posts: 2,402 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,981 Thanked 8,925 Times in 1,834 Posts Rep Power: 0	having my girls home after a week of vacationing in san diego with their dad. i missed them soooooo much!! watching two hummingbirds perform a virtual ballet in the sky. rescuing a colorado river toad from the pool. forgiveness and honesty.

07-29-2011, 09:11 PM	#4125
Slade Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Hym Relationship Status: Solo Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: FL Posts: 13 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 265953	Just the plain ole fact it is Friday !!! Such a long ass week !! Slade

07-29-2011, 11:02 PM	#4128
Hack Just a guy. How Do You Identify?: Just a guy Preferred Pronoun?: male Relationship Status: Sparkle's consort Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MA Posts: 1,458 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 807 Thanked 3,775 Times in 958 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Getting my car thoroughly detailed. I decided I needed to spoil myself. Love a clean and tidy ride.

07-30-2011, 07:13 AM	#4130
Anya Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Lesbian non-stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Committed to being good to myself Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Coast Posts: 8,258 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 39,306 Thanked 40,459 Times in 7,283 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Joy oh joy! My joy? Having the IT Tech guy come fix my home computer yesterday. I had no Internet and my computer was freezing. Turns out I had saved so many episodes of True Blood on my TiVo desktop- I had virtually no hard drive space left. He cleaned 'em out, deleted all kinds of stuff I didn't need (AOL?); found I Had dropped my camera one too many times & was actually broken; defragged it; got rid of some suspicious malware-looking things, etc. And got it humming again! Great joy: he said I don't need a new computer- I am just seriously short of ram. I can't add Skype or anything else until I get ram but he showed me what to buy and he will install it for me! Ram is much cheaper than a new computer Best of all, he spent over 2-hours on it and only charged me $75.00! The Geek Squad would have charged me $129 just to show up. Now I don't have to use my IPhone as my primary computer anymore! I put IT women and men up there with physicians! I am in awe of what they can do. They have a secret language that I know next to zero about and am so glad that they can do whatever it is that they do! Happy Saturday all __________________ ~Anya~ Democracy Dies in Darkness ~Washington Post "...I'm deeply concerned by recently adopted policies which punish children for their parents’ actions ... The thought that any State would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable." UN Human Rights commissioner

07-30-2011, 07:59 AM	#4131
Leigh Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, etc Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 7,767 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,029 Thanked 13,024 Times in 4,784 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	I know ow you feel about the whole computer thing Anya, I almost had to buy a whole new laptop Myself. The one I have now was not working that well anymore, so My friend's uncle (who is a computer technician) took a look at it and determined two things: I had the crappiest operating system ever (Windows Vista) and I absolutely had not enough RAM either to accomodate everything I had on here. He totally fixed My entire computer; he installed Windows 7 Ultimate for Me and since I only had 1GB of RAM on My laptop he gave Me 4GB. My laptop is back in My possession and it runs smoothly, he's only charging Me $60 for fixing the computer so it's definately worth that amount to have it back :-) __________________ "When you fall off the wagon ... clutch the sides of it until you get a better grip!"

07-30-2011, 08:42 AM	#4132
Medusa Mentally Delicious How Do You Identify?: Queer High Femme, thank you very much Preferred Pronoun?: Mme. Relationship Status: Married to JD. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,446 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,995 Thanked 42,692 Times in 7,831 Posts Rep Power: 10000026	Sometimes joy is really, really simple. I was standing barefoot on the front deck this morning watering the hanging ferns while Gracie scampered around the yard sniffing at the wild rabbits who come to eat the sweet weeds. I looked out at our huge front yard in such a peaceful country setting and was grateful for a home that I love. I then went inside and had some coffee with Jack before sending her off to work with a packed lunch. Today, I'll clean house and work on getting the guest room ready for new paint and carpet. I'll marinate some chicken for grilling tonight and listen to my iPod. Maybe I'll work on some web projects and actually get one of my other blogs into production. I found joy today in the simple pleasures of a life I love. Truly. <3 __________________ . . . Buy ButchFemmePlanet Merch Here: https://teespring.com/stores/butchfemmeplanetcom-merch

07-30-2011, 09:12 AM	#4133
Cowboi Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: Holding My Red Circle Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,811 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,051 Thanked 3,962 Times in 1,230 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I had a fantastic workout with my trainer. He used the word impressive,..... that brought me joy!!!! (even if I felt like puking!) I am 4 pounds away from my 1st personal goal!!! __________________ Let There Be Cowgirls

07-30-2011, 09:25 AM	#4134
Abigail Crabby Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Princess Relationship Status: Single, but sociable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mount Airy, NC Posts: 4,226 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,554 Thanked 9,668 Times in 2,484 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	It's the simple things Sleeping in till 11 am (this from someone who gets up at 6am every day) Looking at my schedule again - two more weeks and no more early mornings Sugar free __________________ Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust Turns whatever happens to you into a positive...

07-30-2011, 10:04 AM	#4135
JustLovelyJenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: That's Need to Know Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 4,478 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 12,464 Thanked 13,992 Times in 3,684 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Today, so early, I find joy... ... Joy in my child snuggled against me as he watches a movie. ... Joy in new found paths that lead to places I have dreamed of many times before. ... Joy in giving reassurance. ... Joy in being needed. __________________ --Jenn

07-30-2011, 10:18 AM	#4136
msW8ing Member How Do You Identify?: multi-faceted gem, femme, submissive babygirl if the chemistry is there. Preferred Pronoun?: lady Relationship Status: working on myself Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Posts: 920 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,700 Thanked 2,497 Times in 654 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Waking with Zues (my dog son) snuggling with me. Knowing that for today and tomorrow the world is on MY schedule, not I on it's schedule. __________________ *Don't judge me by my past..I don't live there anymore* A lady who knows the ropes..will never be bound. ~Mae West

07-30-2011, 11:00 AM	#4137
SomethingBeautiful Member How Do You Identify?: Neither butch nor femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her, captain? :P Relationship Status: Existant & no so complex anymore Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Wonderland Posts: 119 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 112 Thanked 365 Times in 108 Posts Rep Power: 2659510	Waking up in somebody's arms, and knowing things were all going to be okay. Smiles

08-06-2011, 07:47 AM	#4138
Massive Member How Do You Identify?: Trans man Preferred Pronoun?: He, Him Relationship Status: not looking Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern England Posts: 945 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,669 Thanked 2,383 Times in 765 Posts Rep Power: 17762095	Talking to my baby girl, as always, is the highlight of my day and also, today, because I'm grumpy and in pain, my cat is being particularly cute, she's found a bit of plastic from a vitamin container lid, the security seal part and she's chasing it around, picking it up in her paw, bringing it to me to show me and all the while telling me all about what she's doing and where she is ... It's hard to be grumpy when I'm loved by my beautiful baby girl and my little furry arse! __________________ You may not be able to choose your bio-family, but you can choose your Family

08-06-2011, 11:10 AM	#4139
christie Member How Do You Identify?: A Force with which to be reckoned Preferred Pronoun?: just be nice... Relationship Status: I call her Mine Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Transplanted to the PNW Posts: 1,246 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,552 Thanked 2,476 Times in 706 Posts Rep Power: 14753262	Hearing from a dear friend (and employee) that she went to see my chiro this morning and that for the first time in a couple of years with disc fusion surgeries, knee surgery, another pending cervical spine surgery coupled with fibromyalgia that she feels 100% better than she did this morning and that she is hopeful to get back to living her life soon rather than just pushing through the pain! YAY!!!! (I might happen to love it when I am right! LOL I have been trying to get her to see him for almost a year!)

08-06-2011, 11:21 AM	#4140
blue-eyed blonde Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 19 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 12 Thanked 17 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 214764	Getting off work this morning after a non-stressful shift, having breakfast with a good buddy, then coming home for nap time with the Best Cats Ever.