I think this probably shows up annually, so forgive the repetition. But the view from my treadmill is pretty awesome sometimes and it makes me really happy.
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I miss the snow. Moved from Wisconsin to Florida and I can’t get used to the heat + humidity.
Happily, this morning was a nice cool 67°F. The first truly nice morning since May.
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- My advisor had been ghosting me. Turns out it’s because he was doing some very tedious work that’s technically my job as his RA
- My Econ professor decided to give us a 4 day extension on the problem set because of the election
- I finally finished a diff eq problem set all by myself
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Black Stone Cherry coming back with a new album that’s both southern and heavy. Been jammin’ it just about once a day since it came out.
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Aerosmith - 78 Texxas Jam.
This. This makes me happy
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That IS amazing.
I can’t stand being around kids but seeing the next generation producing shit at that age like this makes me happy.
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Went to the 12 hours of Sebring IMSA race with my brother on Saturday. Awesome time and a great race. My favorite driver (Helio Castroneves) won the championship.
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I just had the BEST job interview, for a half-time job with full benefits on a team that sounds like it’s going to be perfect for me. Meanwhile, I’ll do the private practice half-time and over the next few months evaluate what I like best (one or the other or both) and then make a decision when a full time position comes open in October. I still have to interview with the team, but the program head seems just as excited about me as I am about them.
And now I’m going shopping for dog things.
I’m feeling all bubbly with joy.
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This is a good discussion. I thought for a few minutes, My happiness is simple enough, like coffee in the morning before the kids wake up. A workout after a hard day’s work. I like to be calm.
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I agree! What’s better than a regular good day, if you’re lucky enough to have a life you like?
I have a sheet about poor boundaries in relationships that offers as one of many:
“When you give up your boundaries in a relationship, you are living a life that is not of your choosing, but which seems unalterable” vs “When your boundaries are intact in a relationship you are living a life that mostly approximates what you’ve always wanted for yourself.”
I like that second one as just a basic life goal, and once you have that life you’ve pretty much always wanted (no life is perfect, of course) it seems easy to relish the coffee and a good workout, a PR, a dinner that turns out well or comes after a long walk.
I got both the job and the dog mentioned above, for the record!
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I always wonder about relationships where people go to the toilet Infront of each other. Surely in a majority of these relationships someone has crossed a boundary and the other has accepted it.
Congratulations
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I think it’s a matter of how you were raised. My first boyfriend and I peed in front of each other, but nothing further. My inclination is to privacy, although if my husband didn’t care about peeing I probably wouldn’t either. No pooping, though. That absolutely crosses the line for me.
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I wholeheartedly agree.
Pooping in front of me, or even with the door open is a relationship killer, imo
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I’m not going to poop in front of a man but I don’t care if anyone poops in front of me, guess that’s the nurse in me.
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Aren’t you the poop queen ?
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Man, this happiness thing has taken a dark turn.
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I am but that means I rule over my poop subjects. I myself poop in privacy and don’t talk about it
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Valentine’s Day this year made me happy.
First, no restaurant which is a blessing on its own.
Then I got a voucher to a clothing store my wife likes in place of flowers. She described it as “very generous”, she was shocked when I said it was way cheaper than flowers so now no more flowers on future Valentine’s Days (who isn’t aware how badly you get screwed on this day? Lol)
Then out of the blue I get two ex’s messaging me. One trying some nostalgic bullshit the other a big long apology for being awful. I replied with a “Glad to hear things are going so well, here’s me lifting a big stone” and I inserted me loading a 160kg atlas stone (well, failing to load but they don’t know need to know that)
COVID-ized Valentine’s seems to have sent many batty.
So many things went favourably (even the kids), I’m expecting a big smashing coming my way soon haha
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