Everything going on has got me down, I need a break. What's something good that's happened in your life recently?

Me and my wife finally got an apartment after being homeless couch surfers for 6 months

I was on Lemmy and saw a post where a user named TooManyPancakes (which is a lie!) asked everyone for some uplifting news to brighten their day.

It was a wonderful exchange! This caring person, with the poorly chosen user name, took time out of their day to reply to as many comments as they could, with uplifting affirmations of their own.

Completely made my day to see someone ask for help and then return it in kind, many times over. ❤️❤️❤️

I crushed it in a job interview

I got hired!

Granted, my bike was stolen pretty much immediately, but still! I'm exited to potentially not be broke anymore, once that first paycheck comes in.

I’m taking my health a lot more seriously now, and haven been able to lose 10kg since may.

Found a woman that is exactly as weird and different as I am, which I thought was impossible, I was already fine with staying romantically alone my whole life :)

My life happened to end but I came back.

Additionally, since I'm from Europe I am not bankrupt due to that.

My post-surgery biopsy says no cancer, we removed the sad stuff just in time.

I finally unlocked the confidence to be the version of me that I want to be. Got the haircut I've always wanted, have it dyed the colour I want, I'm getting a new piercing soon, and I'm planning out the tattoo I'm going to get once I have some spare money. It's been a journey to get here, but I'm so fucking happy with who I am and I no longer feel the need to apologize for being comfortable as my self.

My partner and I replaced the broken kitchen faucet all by ourselves, which might sound lame, but neither of us is a plumber, and it's glorious to have running water in the kitchen again.

My sickness is finally clearing up after weeks!

I just grilled a nice steak.

I can’t afford them too often so when I do it’s a great day.

Yesterday my toddler comes up to me and says, "daddy, build block tower?" So I tell her to go get her blocks, which she does. We built a block tower, knocked it down (which makes her giggle), built it again, etc.

A decade ago I was in a horribly toxic marriage and honestly didn't think I would ever have kids. Today, I have an awesome wife and three kids. I love all of them and I enjoy getting to spend time with them. I never would have imagined myself being where I am today and I am reminded often that I am a very lucky man.

My partner of 12 years and mother of my children got citizenship in my home country a few days ago. It's been a long and difficult road to get here.

I earned a certification last week for work!

We got a new puppy, and he's smart, and sweet, and goofy, and cute, and we love him.

I was awarded a big scholarship on Sunday that happened to be the exact amount I needed to pay for my first year of college. The rest of my years are mostly paid for. I've always want to go to this college. I was excited about going, but now I'm even more excited now that I've earned enough scholarships to pay for it.

I might have made a new friend in the real world! It’s quite exciting as that doesn’t happen often and I feel very lucky, if the friendship sticks.

After 7 years of trying, I'm finally going back to university this year to get the degree i always wanted :D

Thank you for this thread. Nothing particular I can share right now, but I needed this.

My son had one question wrong on his mathematics final exam. He noticed that the grader took the point off on a question that he had originally wrong but had corrected. The grader fixed it when my son pointed it out, so he got a perfect score!

I tried making mango sticky rice for the first time, and it came out great!

It's a really nice treat/dessert. It's a sort of very sweet rice pudding made with coconut milk, and rather simple to make

https://thefoodietakesflight.com/mango-sticky-rice/#recipe

Am performer. My performance career is finally starting to take off doing what I love, and I'm now a frequent flier at a historic venue

My daughter just started school. She's pretty stoked about it, and so are we.

Reasons to be Cheerful – news site founded by David Byrne

built some Z-Frame patio chairs last week. Was (is) pretty baller

My sister changed her doctorate focus this year. Since then she has enjoyed her studies and lab work more. I am going to visit her since her professor sent her to a prestigious university for continued education becuase of her lab work.

I'm proud of her.

I just had my first serious art show. Not solo, but still.

Here are some sites to remind you that not everything in the world is bad, friend:

i fought a traffic ticket and won lol

Our second wedding anniversary is this weekend!

My son is helping me put a front and rear tow hook on and will be my engineer and copilot on our first track day next week.

We have helmets and everything, can't wait!

Just beat Elden Ring shadow of the erdtree... Feeling great

I have a surprise day off coming up.

Gosh I totally feel that. Maybe something is going around.

I got to spend some time with my big sister. We had tea and talked awhile, then played Smash Bros. She apparently loves to spam Falcon Punch, so I got to see a lot of very entertaining slo-mo finishing blows. Like p-p-p-PAWWunchhh...

Good question, I feel slightly better now.

Two specific things.

My wife & I bought a house! 🎉
My doctors got me on ozempic because i have hypothyroidism & i literally cannot lose weight. Ive dropped 20 lbs in a month & a half!

Nose surgery to remove polyps and correct a septum deviation. I'm getting out of the hospital today. It's going to take a few weeks for me to fully heal but being able to breathe through the nose again is luxurious.

My union renegotiated our contract and it means I have enough coverage to get a crown for this tooth I just broke, the coverage literally doubled.

My BF and I are getting married soon! :D

I'm super excited. We live across borders, so I will finally be able to live with him. So much more time for fun stuff like camping and climbing, and even just normal stuff like reading or cooking together.

My dad has had good health news recently and is now retired. All this wasn't a given just a few years ago... I feel happy and relieved through him. I hope you do too

After a long recovery I can finally start working out again

Also I have an amazing dog that I love and I'm thankful for him every day.

My haphazard kid driven fish tank has babies somehow

Two years ago I had to miss a biennial hacker conference I'd been going to (and helping out on) every other year for over two decades, something I love a lot and always deeply look forward to attending, because I'd finally got hit with my first case of COVID. The virus hit me hard, and not only did it make me miss the conference but it left me with heavy long COVID effects which knocked down my ability to do a lot of things for a long time.

Last week I had a checkup with my doctor who congratulated me on how much I've come back from the long COVID. That hacker conference is happening again next week, and I'm extremely excited to see everyone again! (I'll be masked, of course!)

Did my yearly testing for my job. Last year for some reason it went kinda rough, left feeling like I didn’t do as well as I should have even though I passed. Was kinda worried about this one. It went great. Pretty much nailed it all, learned some new things too. So headed back to work tomorrow feeling pretty good about some important skills.

I can only sympathise, and thank you for posting this because I need to hear good things right now too.

On Sunday, my family and I watched 3 dolphins play in the boat wake, 5m away, for 4 minutes, as we came back into dock.

Wonderful.

Can we get this thread like once a week or every other week or something? This is awesome

I'm getting a lot better at not being so serious all the time, it's difficult but possible to change oneself.

I'm going to visit my sister soon and I haven't seen her in years, she doesn't know I'm coming so will be a fun surprise.

This is a nice thread. I don't have any big achievements recently but I'm doing alright. Hope you are too.

I just started working after years of covid reclusiveness. Almost 3 months into wotking and im physically feeling better.

We bought a house with some farmland and moved in a few months ago. My farming ventures have been hit or miss ("learning how not to do it" as some might put it), but we had some fruit trees/bushes. We now have ume (plum) jam and are still into fresh blueberries and biwa (loquat). It's really nice to be able to eat things from our own land when they are most fresh and delicious.

my birthday :)

went out for a lovely dinner and got nice presents afterwards

You can 3D print containers that fit all kind of juice/pop/milk lids. They can be any height, but my favorite are the ones that nest almost perfectly inside giving you one bottlecap worth of storage (perfect for pills or sim/sd cards).

I've had my printer for 6 months and still get a kick out of this.

I am trying to quit all screens aside from workrelated things.

Picked up going outside and doing woodworking on my driveway. I have had such nice conversations with the people in the neighbourhood. Let's connect is a great thing.

I met this really cool vegan online and I talk to them on the intenet

Right now it is a beautiful day in Denver.

My favorite charging spot had a car there when I arrived, but the driver walked up and unhooked it the moment I arrived.

Cooked my first beer can chicken today and it turned out great! Two whole chickens and a cast iron pan of cornbread on the smoker, cucumber salad, watermelon, and lemon bars for dessert. Had the ex over for dinner and she brought ex—MiL, but it was fun

I bought a 75" TV last week and, as soon as I finish my CD, I am going to download a mod-ultimate version of Fallout New Vegas, and spend several months melting into my couch and playing it.

I had ear surgery yesterday that will hopefully help with my hearing loss and sinus drainage. I’ve been waiting for almost two years for this hoping that my country would start to cover the procedure but finally said fuck it, it’s worth it for my quality of life. Feeling like I have a head cold today, but without the sick feeling. So far I think I can hear better already but not sure if it’s just wishful thinking lol. I’m cautiously optimistic!

This is a great thread, definitely cheered me and a lot of other people up. Thanks!

I was a single, almost 40 years old and happy but somewhat lonely dude 2 years ago.

Now I have a wonderful wife and my twin boy and girl are the sweetest little bunches of joy I can imagine. Additional, my mum sold her house and now we have enoth money to take a year of work and care for the kids together.

I'm tiered and, i am exhausted, but feel so endlessy blessed and happy every time I look at my wife or my children.

My cat. Sure its not recent. But my cat 😃

My garden in the back of my house started producing spinach, kale, arugula, and lettuce. Still waiting on the green beans, zucchini, and cucumbers. But the garden is absolutely blowing up. So I've been entirely invested in it.

I completely understand the feeling; sometimes life can get overwhelming. Recently, I had a positive experience that really lifted my spirits. I started using ChatGPT Korea to brush up on my Korean language skills, and it's been an incredibly rewarding journey. The interactive lessons and real-time conversation practice have made learning fun and engaging. It's given me a sense of accomplishment and a great way to take my mind off things. Plus, meeting and chatting with other learners in the community has been a fantastic way to connect with new people. I hope you find something that brings you joy and peace as well!

This summer is my first ever in 42 years I have a "beach body". I'm totally getting a sick Spider-Man costume for Holloween/comic con.

I picked up a 3D printer.

Well, I'm about to go to sleep, so that's good, I guess.

I don't think as much when I'm asleep, or at least I don't remember, and if I'm lucky I might dream that the world is not like it is, which would be nice...

Comma splice.

Nothing. The world sucks as much as you think for both of us. Life is truly a fucking bitch.

I realized that giving a fuck is overrated. It’s all going to burn anyway. Quit caring so much. It’s beyond your control.

Enjoy living in the end of days.