I want some good news.

  • The summer blues...@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    64·
    12 days ago

    Changed my name from what some family’s abusive mother gave me, got a job at Amazon, on my way to move out and never see that family again. ✂️👔

  • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
    42·
    12 days ago

    I was just about to leave, put my shoes on, and that’s when I remembered that I needed to take out the trash. The good thing is, I remembered that before tying the laces.

    Seems like I usually remember everything once the laces have been tied, but this time was different.

    Also, setting a pretty low bar for good things, so that anyone can join the conversation. 😀

    • goldenbug@fedia.io
      9·
      12 days ago

      I remembered to take the reclying to the station when I left the house this morning and I was pretty pleased with myself

    • Truffle@lemmy.ml
      21·
      10 days ago

      Dude, that would have been a great start for my day, like, first accomplishment done! Plus it is great coming back home to a “no chore house” as we call it: No garbage to take out, no meal to cook, no toys to be picked up, no laundry to be fold, etc. I absolutely love the feeling of it.

  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
    36·
    12 days ago

    My parents, in their 70s, started receiving a guaranteed income supplement (they’re Canadian). They’re still poor, but finally they can afford the basics of survival without having to work full time.

    It’s such a huge change.

  • jrubal1462@mander.xyz
    29·
    12 days ago

    We switched my son’s Pre-K for a number of reasons. Mostly because they didn’t have room for him in the older class (where he belongs), but also because it was kinda trashy, kinda franchisee, and every day we dropped him off he was crying and clinging harder and harder. The new school is just some lady running something out of her house.

    A friend asked him what he’s thankful for last night and he said, “My new school” 😭😭

  • dedst@lemmy.world
    291·
    11 days ago

    my kid slept the whole night last night. first time. I didn’t even know what to do when I woke up and no one was crying.

    • Huckledebuck@sh.itjust.worksOP
      6·
      11 days ago

      I was lucky with both of my kids. They both started sleeping through the night relatively quick.

      Good for you! Now, on to the next parenting challenge, but at least you’ll be getting better sleep.

  • FridgeReborn@lemmy.world
    27·
    11 days ago

    I’m sort of dating someone.

    2ish weeks ago my parents met another couple at a cocktail party and found out they had a single daughter about my age. In an extremely unsubtle attempt to set us up our families did an escape room together. Honestly, sex and dating have never been important to me. My longest relationship was a couple months long in high school, I went on maybe 3 or 4 dates in college. I went to this escape room thinking I’d make pleasantries for an hour, solve some puzzles and go home. But when I met her she was cute, and smart, and funny, and after we escaped she asked if I wanted to go with her to something else she was doing that day. We ended up spending the whole day together. And again the next weekend. I haven’t “officially” asked her out, or kissed her, or really acknowledged anything about what this is. But I have had so much fun with this badass trapeze-flying, skydiving, engineering, competitive dancing, just-so-cool woman that I can’t stop thinking about when I’ll see her next.

    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      6·
      10 days ago

      Don’t wait, ask her out. Nothing is worse than an opportunity missed from procrastination, and some girls have short fuses when establishing a romantic foundation with someone.

      Asking her out isn’t a binding commitment for a long relationship, but it does bookmark you as an interested party.

  • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    24·
    11 days ago

    I’ve been focusing hard on my job, and received feedback from a C Suite Exec this week that he is impressed with my professionalism and interpersonal abilities, especially when meeting with other execs or company lawyers. He even has started coming directly to me because, quote, “Shit gets done when you’re involved.” This is huge to me because I’m impossibly awkward in social circles and mostly a shut-in neckbeard, but somehow it works for me at my job.

    I also received recognition in the form of a beautiful glass plaque from the CEO this year, and it feels amazing.

    I crawled my way up from homelessness to stability and now I’m rocking it at my job. Feels good man.

    I know it’s a bit taboo and perhaps unwise to put so much emphasis on your job, but it’s what brings me happiness because I’ve struggled and fought to get to where I am now. My success has afforded me a comfortable upper-middle-class life and I’m still kind of shocked that it all came to fruition. Went from sleeping under the underpass to a penthouse condo in less than two decades.

    • Huckledebuck@sh.itjust.worksOP
      4·
      11 days ago

      There is no need to consider any of this taboo. We spend a very large chunk of our lives simply working to earn money to live. If what you’re doing for work is something that makes you happy and proud to be spending time on, then that is worth some monetary value. At least, that’s how I feel.

      • No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world
        16·
        12 days ago

        He got offered a promotion where leaving, because he decided to leave.

        That promotion was always available but only offered when was necessary. They likely were having that labor for free without the promotion and just riding on his goodwill.

        That said now the decision is simpler, why would you like to stay where you were not valued for your quality of work?

        Yeah the new job can be all kinds of different but is additional experience and OP indicates he loves the move. To me, this is an easy one.

  • Ioughttamow@fedia.io
    23·
    11 days ago

    Hard to be mad in the moment when my 9 month old smiles, makes me forget about the mess for a while

  • Wrongdoer4094@lemmy.world
    22·
    11 days ago

    I am traveling through Greece with my girlfriend. After a nice (and exhausting) hiking route we are back in the hotel – one of the best rooms I have ever been to. She is having a shower and I am chilling over the bed. At this very moment everything feels great.

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
    21·
    12 days ago

    I slept all day yesterday and slept in this morning as well and my skin looks beautiful