Hi all,

Just wondering if there's anyone online who feels like sharing a story about anything good that's happened to them recently. Anything at all - funny, cute or just plain nice. What good things are happening in the world at the moment?

Kal

How old are you kal?

19.
I realise that was a totally random post. Just needed some optimism. Didn't exactly work.

Is there anything good that has happened recently to you, Kal?

I quit smoking.

My daughter made governors honer roll so far all this year.
My son, who takes speech class, is improving greatly.

It is spring time where I live and all the trees and flowers have bloomed,
Birds chirping, grass turning nice and green, and the weather is pretty.

All of which are a few good things happening in my life right now.:D

My little boy is starting to copy every little thing mama and papa does. It is so funny and cute because you do not realise that he is picking up on so many things until he tries to mimic you.

My wife and my boy is what is happening. It is amazing.

I've been accepted into the college I wanted to go to. I FINALLY have an A in calculus. I've finally proved to myself and everyone around me that I CAN do what I set my mind to and stick to it. I've found out that I actually might get paid this summer for volunteering. Life couldn't be better.

Well I signed up for plenty or fish the datin site ayear ago when I was pregnant and bored and thort it would be agood laugh and towards the end of mypregnancy I stopped going on because I was getting really tired etc and awhile ago 1nite I was just checking mymail on the site and abox popped up asking if I wanted to instant message sum1 called bek I was serposed to be getting in the bath but I thort id say hello so I did and we got talking and went to msn and I gave up on the bath lol and we talked all night this continued for afew days he rang me everyday and texed then he asked if we could meet I was abit unsure at first but we clicked sounds stupid but we did and we had talked for hours on the phone and msn so I thort why not,on the Friday myfriend said she would watch the kids while I went to meet him ,she was late and he was stood their waiting for me lol I ran in 4inch thin heels about half amile to meet him in about 15mins lol well I got their and I gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and we walked home we stayed up all night talking we laughed so much I've not laughed that much in years we clicked in person aswel as on the net,we did kis and it felt great,it was great usually I find amillion faults and loads of things that do myheadin but not with this one,5am Saturday mornin we went to bed Didn't DO Anything just slept he never tried it on he was the perfect gentalman.wen we got up we had alazy day and stayed in I played with myson in the garden while he slepd he was tired because we stayed up all night,feelings were starting to appear for him but I wsnt going to spill myfeelins it was way to early and I didn't want to scare him off and I was trying to talk myself out of them,Saturday night we did the same talked all night never got borin,Sunday mornin we woke up early and had acuddle and ended up having sex it was great then the kids woke up n he wanted to take myson to the park his idea so we all went to the park it was really nice he held myhand all the way their strange to say but it felt like we had been together years like he was part of are family like he belonged with us,anyway we walked home ans when we got in the door he pulled me towards him and kissed me and told me he loved me I was shocked and said nothing just kissed him back passionatley that evening we got closer and talked sum more [we connected in so many ways I've never connected with anyone this way] didn't stay up to late because he had to get up for work lol he rang in sick so he could spend the day with us,I did tell him I loved him because I did and yes it was fast and no it wasn't lust, he didn't want to go I didn't want him to go either but he had to.he texed me on the train telling me he was gutted he had to go but he can't wait till weekend to see all 3 of us again we've been going out ever since we haven't argued yet he gets on great with mykids and he makes me feel amazing,you for mothers day he got me agold locket from myboys and asilver initial with diamonds in and he took me for dinner.mysons birthday was the 3rd of march amonday and he texed me asking if we could have an early family party just me and him and the kids so the on the 1st march we rushed round like mad getting cakes and party stuff he wanted to pay for the cake and he got myson ajcb digger tractor trailer thingy he didn't have to get him anything but he did he didn't have to get me anything but he did he's so thortfull and he tells me to kiss the boys for him everymornin and everynite like their his own he always asks how they are and how I am,he's filled the hole in myheart that I've never been able to fill before and makes me feel complete he means so much to me and I'm glad I didn't go for that bath if I had I mite of missed him

I read on line where someone was asking to hear a good story from happy people.

That was pretty nice by itself as it got me to thinking about the good things that come my way, and are often overlooked.

Here are the first 10 things that popped into my mind... all happened within the last week.

1. Time spent with my son. Always makes me very happy!
2. I had an interview that seems to have gone well.
3. I have been accepted into some graduate courses after waiting a year to find out.
4. I didn't have to worry about my checking account bouncing this week.
5. My electric didn't go out although thousands of homes in the area did.
6. My tax return cost me 75 less than the prepairer's estimate.
7. I got a couple of compliments on a recent hair cut.
8. I didn't get a parking ticket when I thought I would for sure.
9. I made pancakes for an elderly lady, and she liked them more than her own cooking.
10. I took some time out to think about the good things. Will do more often!

Good things that happened to me recently

1,jaiden my 4 n ahalf month old baby boy started holding his own bottle and feeding himself
2,I've lost sum more weight [baby fat is so hard to lose]
3,myson shay had awonderful 2nd birthday
4,I had agreat mothersday
5,I seen atop ages ago and I wasn't paying 25euro for it and I got it for 5euro lol
6,myeldest son shay seems to be exceptin his little brother jaiden
7,I got myboyfriend arat pack poster and framed it and he loves it [thank god]
8,mycousin had ababy boy and called him christopher
9,my life has NEVER been so great
10,mymum likes myboyfriend and she's seems to be making an effort with the both of us [its a 1st believe me]


Sorry guyin Ohio but I pinched your idea and posted sum of myown

I quit smoking.

My daughter made governors honer roll so far all this year.
My son, who takes speech class, is improving greatly.

It is spring time where I live and all the trees and flowers have bloomed,
birds chirping, grass turning nice and green, and the weather is pretty.

All of which are a few good things happening in my life right now.:D

Wow! That's fantastic!
Quitting smoking is... huge!
How old are your son and daughter? You should be very proud of them. :)

*hugs*

Thanks for sharing.




My little boy is starting to copy every little thing mama and papa does. It is so funny and cute because you do not realise that he is picking up on so many things until he trys to mimic you.

My wife and my boy is what is happening. It is amazing.

It's beautiful watching kids grow, and being with family.
I remember my sister (she's 10 years my junior) would pick up on all the subtleties of speech and action from everyone around her when she was little. She would mimic things we hadn't even realised we were doing.
Thank you.



I've been accepted into the college I wanted to go to. I FINALLY have an A in calculus. I've finally proved to myself and everyone around me that I CAN do what I set my mind to and stick to it. I've found out that I actually might get paid this summer for volunteering. Life couldn't be better.

Congratulations! What are you going to study in college?
That's fantastic. Good for you. :)

And Cookie Monster... wow. That's beautiful.



1. Time spent with my son. Always makes me very happy!
2. I had an interview that seems to have gone well.
3. I have been accepted into some graduate courses after waiting a year to find out.
4. I didn't have to worry about my checking account bouncing this week.
5. My electric didn't go out although thousands of homes in the area did.
6. My tax return cost me 75 less than the prepairer's estimate.
7. I got a couple of compliments on a recent hair cut.
8. I didn't get a parking ticket when I thought I would for sure.
9. I made pancakes for an elderly lady, and she liked them more than her own cooking.
10. I took some time out to think about the good things. Will do more often!

That's just great. I especially like the sentiment of number 10. Though 9 is also quite sweet in that your happiness was brought on by giving pleasure to someone else.
It's a good list, with variety and optimism. Your life sounds like a good one.

My turn.
My bonsai seedlings have just sprouted.
My cousin is about to have a baby.
I've just been offered a good job with hours that fit conveniently around my uni timetable.
I'm able to ride my bike again for the first time in over a month!
Two good friends of mine have told each other that they're in love.
My friend's parents have decided to get married after being together for 30 years - they have 3 grownup children.

Sometimes it's easy to be distracted by troubles in life. It's good to be reminded of the beauty and potential in the world.
Any more stories are welcome.

:)

1.)Last month I got engaged!
2.)I Moved out on my own.
3.)I'm finally on top of all my bills.
4.)I feel like I have tons of self worth.
5.) Joing a gym next month and plan to lose 75 lbs
6.) working on emproving overall health
7.) Planning on college in the fall
8.) Working my butt off this summer ( 2 jobs )
9.) Planning a dream wedding

Things are great and this is coming from a girl who had the worst high school experience and now I'm just loving my life. Never thought things could be this great!

You're right, it feels good to think about all the good things in your life. Thank you ^_^

You're right, it feels good to think about all the good things in your life. Thank you ^_^

I agree, when things get me down I look at the 2good things in mylife mykids if it wasn't for them id still be on drugs with aheap of bills or maybe even dead,their the little loves of mylife and I give them all I can because they have given me so much if only they new

Wow! That's fantastic!
Quitting smoking is ... huge!
How old are your son and daughter? You should be very proud of them. :)

*hugs*

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks and you're welcome!
My daughter will be 8 years old and my son will be 5 years old next month:)
I am so proud of them both.

This is a great thread:D

Happy birthday to your son!

I wanted to say that this is a great thread. When I read this and all the answers I realized that lately I've been focusing on all the things that are going wrong in my life and I've been ignoring the things that are wonderful. Here's my list.

1. My 9 year old son is finally starting to read (he's been in speech therapy since he was 3 years old) this is a major accomplishment and I'm so very proud of him.
2. My 5 year old daughter told me that she either wants to be an artist when she grows up or rescue animals. When I asked her why, she said it was because she wants to be like me.
3. I talked my husband into rescuing a 4th rabbit from the pound. We're going to get her on Easter as a surprise for the kids, she's 7 years old.
4. My 13 year old black lab has gotten back some of his spunk, I'm enjoying every day I have with him and no longer worrying over the fact that he's getting older and might not be with us much longer.
5. I love my husband more today than the day that I married him, we'll be married 13 years this May and I think it's our lucky number.
6. I'm finally starting to get over this flu that I've had for over 2 weeks.
7. I had a long talk with a good friend and I've decided to stop worrying about the MRI I had a few weeks ago. If it's bad news I'll deal with it when it comes, for now I'm going to be optimistic that everything will be okay.
8. The snow is starting to melt and it was 10 degrees celsius today.
9. I lost 3 pounds this week.(that might have something to do with the flu though:p )
10. I'm happy with my life and with the people that are in it. It doesn't get much better than this and it was right in front of me the whole time.

In general, I've been on this earth 37 years and I feel great about everything I've done so far. I love my family and they love me. I have wonderful friends, both in person and on this site and I know that they will always be there for me. I take each day one day at a time and know that there is always tomorrow if something doesn't get done today. Life is great and I'm living it.

BigCityDreams,
Congratulations! I hope everything about the wedding is as beautiful as your love for one another.

Altenweg,
I love the way you can be optimistic and see promise in so many things around you. I'm envious of the smile you must have on your face so often. I'm sure it lights up the people around you every day.

I'm also overwhelmed by how much people focus on family. It's good to see everyone having their priorities in order.

Another for my list is my family. My parents are decent people, my brothers are good fun, my baby sister is beautiful in every way (not that I'm remotely biased :P), and I have a close extended family. We all look out for each other. :)

Happy birthday to your son!
And daughter;)

LOL, I guess the way I worded it made it confusing.

Their B-days are a day apart and this year I have started planning for them early.
Hopefully they will both be a success.
Last year I was like this:eek:... LOL

Kal- Thank you for your kind words. I'm known as the silly one, the person that makes others laugh, usually while describing things that happen on a daily basis to me and the kids. Apparently my home life is quite amusing to others. I'm not afraid to tell funny or even embarrassing stories about myself, I love laughter, I was raised with it and by the most wonderful parents in the world (I might also be a bit biased). My friends call me the Erma Bombeck of 2008 (you're probably too young to know who that is, don't tell me that though, otherwise I'll feel old)

Akatrue- My kids birthday's are 10 days apart, apparently I enjoy being very pregnant in the summer and having an infant in the fall. I don't recommend being 9 months pregnant and 80 pounds overweight in 30 degree celsius heat, one tends to get a bit cranky, and husbands make arrangements to run away. Happy birthday to both of your kids, and good luck with the party plans.

And follow my signatures advice, Smile it makes people wonder what you're thinking.

:)
Whoops! HAppy birthday to your daughter as well.

A day apart eh? July must be a good month for you... *winks*

:)
Whoops! HAppy birthday to your daughter as well.

A day apart eh? July must be a good month for you... *winks*

LMAO, yep:D

Altenweg,
I'm a little more worried about the second part of your signature. :P Sounds painful! Remind me to thank my mother the next time I see her!

I love it when people can make light of their lives and laugh at themselves. If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

... Everyone else.
:P

Believe me I do laugh at everyone else, as well as myself. Although I do have to say that sometimes I feel the irresistible urge to tell people exactly how silly they are and why I'm laughing. I do get allot of laughs on this site, some people are just to funny.

As for the birth part, make sure you buy your mom a huge bouquet the next time you see her. I had both my kids naturally, no drugs, nothing, let's just say that it didn't tickle, and I make sure that they know it. Guilt works, although I will admit that I tend to exaggerate to them about how bad it really was. If you tell them I'll deny everything.:p

Hahaha.
Yeah... I watched my sister being born when I was 10 years old. Watching my mum was... really stressful. But apart from that, it's my most important memory.

I'll buy her chocolates, she'll prefer those.

Still, giving birth obviously wasn't bad enough to stop you from doing it a second time!

Giving birth is strange. Once you've done it you know how much it hurts, and boy does it hurt, you swear that once that baby is out you'll never let your husband near you again. You would like to rip the doctors throat out if he says one more time "We're almost their Mrs. Altenweg" and ten more minutes go by with nothing. But somehow, as soon as your holding that baby in your arms you forget all that and decide right then and there that you will have another. The mind is an amazing thing, it lets us forget.

Having said that, get an epidural when you have your first child, I hear they're really great.:p And never let a day pass that they don't realize the gigantic sacrifice it was to give birth, then one day you'll get your own box of chocolates. :p Great, now I'm craving chocolate.:(

Lol I agree kal

I no I've got 2 as well but with mysecond we used acondom and I was on the pill but obviously it was meant to happen but I love him all the same even though he wasn't planned

And it is very painful its something you'll never forget as long as you liv even with drugs its still hurts really really badly

I like this! I've been in such a 'mood' lately, and I guess sometimes you really do have to think of all the small things! After all, if you bunch them all up into one big ball, and roll them down a hill, they might hit someone who ticked you off that day, lol

Okay, I'm going to try the list... here goes!

1. The skunks left my dog alone lastnite, phhhewww!
2. It was a beautiful sunny day yesterday and it melted all the ice on my sidewalk,so I
Don't slip and fall again.
3. The Chinese restaurant returned my money for the bad food, hehe
4. When I was sick, my best friend of 25yrs called to ask if she could do errands for me
5. I got a very nice compliment on my new hairstyle from a total stranger at the store
6. I finally got to meet my new niece who's already a yr and a half
7. My neighbor fixed my gate
8. I heard from an old friend who now has a wife and new baby
9. My mom called from Florida to ask what she can bring me back home, yeay presents!
10. My dog finally learned what "wink at me" means and does it now. So cute!

All good stuff :)

I like this! I've been in such a 'mood' lately, and I guess sometimes you really do have to think of all the small things! After all, if you bunch them all up into one big ball, and roll them down a hill, they might hit somone who ticked you off that day, lol

Love it. No one has ticked me off so far today, but it's only 8am here so give it time.

In other exciting news; I have a baby bunny!! Cutest thing in the world! :D

Congrats KalFour, I'm a bunny pro, have 3 myself and getting another in a week or so.

What kind of bunny do you have? Male or female? How old?

If you want any advice let me know. Bunnies are very different pets to have, they can become a problem if not handled right, and if they are not altered (spayed or neutered)especially once they hit 6 months of age. That is why so many of them are relinquished to the pound. I am so glad that a nice person like you has opened your home and your heart to a bunny, if you know what you are doing, they are fantastic pets.

P.S. My avatar is my youngest bunny, his name is Cotton.

I've lost 45 pounds and 20 overall inches in the past several months! :D That's a happy story in my book! Went from a size 18 to a 10 :D

I've lost 45 pounds and 20 overall inches in the past several months! :D That's a happy story in my book! Went from a size 18 to a 10 :D

Congrats to you! That's a hard thing to do! Treat yourself to a shopping spree and buy that new sexy bathing suit. You've got it, strut it! :)

LOL! A sexy bathing suit, huh? Good idea! Hopefully a smidgen more will come off before bathing suit season officially starts, but I'm loving that idea! :)

LOL! A sexy bathing suit, huh? Good idea! Hopefully a smidgen more will come off before bathing suit season officially starts, but I'm loving that idea! :)

Of course you realise that you will have to post a pic for all of us to see right?! Lol ;)

Hi all,

Just wondering if there's anyone online who feels like sharing a story about anything good that's happened to them recently. Anything at all - funny, cute or just plain nice. What good things are happening in the world at the moment?

Kal
Hi there. I live in Australia and I am just happy to be in a wonderful loving relationship, great home, wonderful pets. This is truly positive for me and the loving caring friends I have at the moment to support me through job change. Oh it's finally raining again in Melbourne.. muchly needed ! Hope this helps.. :)

Alt,
He's a gorgeous mini-lop, he's smoky black. Soo cute! I probably won't get him neutered, but I'll bear that in mind if he starts getting moody later on. My parrots are terrified of him. :D
Cotton is extremely cute by the way. Have you known many people to take bunnies for walks? Is it worthwhile buying a bunny leash or will I just look extremely eccentric trying to walk him?

HistorianChick,
Holy c--p! That's an incredible loss! Kudos to you. You should definitely get a sexy bathing suit and grow strutting your stuff. :)

I've also lost a lot of weight recently... unfortunately it's because I've been ill, but it'll probably be a plus in the long run... as long as all those Easter eggs haven't made me put it all back on. :D

Chris,
Good for you! I love Melbourne, it'd be a great place to live. And your friends and family sound great. The people we love really are the most amazing thing in our lives.

I just had a fantastic evening with friends, and met a whole lot of new people. We sat at a café and even though the entire group was communicating in Sign Language, we managed to be louder than every other group there! It was a good night. Hope everyone out there has something new to smile about.

Well this is just something that made me laugh lastnite, and is still keeping a smile on my face this morning. I let my dog outside lastnite for a little while to play. She is a blondish color. Well when I let her in, she had this long black stripe all the way down the middle of her head. I have no idea what it is, or how it got there, but it looks sooo funny. Maybe she got tagged by a neighborhood doggie gang? lol Or maybe it's her way of trying to fake out the skunks that keep on trying to get her. LOL

Hay people

Just thought id post and say I've lost loads more weight and look f**king great,got atan aswel

1,my son jaidens got 4 teeth now at 7months old [he got all 4 in 2weeks no crying or anything]
2,my son shay is talking sooo much better
3,had to get some new pants because the old 1's was falling off [nearly broke myneck on the stairs]wasn't the best place to have my pants fall down believe me,just glad their was only me and the kids in the house lol.
4,got some really nice pictures of me [its afirst] and some really great 1's of the kids
5,went out for the first time in ages for the whole night [got baby sitter]and had really good night with my boyfriend.
6,I can fit in most of my clothes from before I got pregnant with my first son shay
7,lol got some stuff on the doctor few weeks ago for blackheads [bin trying to get rid of them for several years] and their nearly gone
8,bin to the dentist and sorted out getting my tooth out [BIG THING FOR ME Don't LIKE DENTISTS]
9,jaidens been trying to talk for about amonth and ahalf,he can say bot meaning-bottle,and yeah yeah yeah,and he says mam because shays started calling me mam
10,just thought id share with you all that my waist has come back lol look8578 I'm really pleased with myself can you tell lol and with my tan to,I've been trying to lose this weight since after my first was born and I'm nearly their

Alt,
He's a gorgeous mini-lop, he's smoky black. Soo cute! I probably won't get him neutered, but I'll bear that in mind if he starts getting moody later on. My parrots are terrified of him. :D
Cotton is extremely cute by the way. Have you known many people to take bunnies for walks? Is it worthwhile buying a bunny leash or will I just look extremely eccentric trying to walk him?

HistorianChick,
Holy c--p! That's an incredible loss! Kudos to you. You should definitely get a sexy bathing suit and grow strutting your stuff. :)

I've also lost a lot of weight recently... unfortunately it's because I've been ill, but it'll probably be a plus in the long run...as long as all those Easter eggs haven't made me put it all back on. :D

Chris,
Good for you! I love Melbourne, it'd be a great place to live. And your friends and family sound great. The people we love really are the most amazing thing in our lives.

I just had a fantastic evening with friends, and met a whole lot of new people. We sat at a cafe and even though the entire group was communicating in Sign Language, we managed to be louder than every other group there! It was a good night. Hope everyone out there has something new to smile about.

Hey Kal, sorry I didn't respond to your post earlier, for some reason it didn't show up under my profile, hmmm, wonder why?

It's a good idea to get all rabbit altered, especially females because the majority will die of ovarian cancer my the age of 3 if they aren't spayed. Male rabbits become aggressive, will spray and be generally unpleasant, they also have a shorter life span if they aren't neutered. It isn't cheap, but it's worth it to have a happier and healthier bunny. I did get a fourth, finally, her name is Kilala and she is a little over a year old, looks allot like Cotton but she has blue eyes. She was rescued from the SPCA and was one of 203 rabbits rescued from the same home. She's settling in nicely and bonus, she has already been spayed.

Have fun with your lop, they are a great breed, very gentle and very easy to tame. As for walking a bunny, hee, hee, more like the bunny walking you, they don't really follow you even if you have them on a leash. It's great if you want to take him outside and don't have a bunny run.

Good luck with your new bunny, PM me if you have any questions, I'm a bit of a bunny expert. :)

I can tell you that at one time in my life I opened death's door, yet I did not go through. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32... that was 12 years ago.

To make a long story short, I was a -A cup (LOL), so wanted bigger breasts (got 'em), went through chemo, but I needed a new haircut (perms and haircolor do such bad things to your hair)... did not have to shave my legs for 6 months, AND don't get "high beams" when I go through the freezer section of the supermarket!! :D :D

Well its been nearly a year since I posted on this question
And I just wanted to say I have lost just over 7 stone in a year and I'm really pleased with myself,I've gone from 18 stone to just under 11 stone and I'm feeling great,going to lose 1 more and ill be at the perfect weight for my height

Positive things list:
1. I'm in a loving relationship, got engaged and am planning the wedding
2. Have been on a good job for over a year now
3. I can re-sit the professional qualification exam that I failed last week.
4. Was invited for an interview for a another, even better job. I wouldn't have gotten this interview last year.
5. A friend that I had not heard from for about a year got in touch and added me on Facebook
6. I have a loving family, and also really like my future husband's family as well
7. I can run half marathons, and am planning on running another one soon
8. I live close to one of the most exciting cities in the world and have travelled (and lived) in so many places - so different to my starting point
9. I am planning on enrollig on a part time masters course from this autumn
10. Although I dropped out of uni for a couple of years, I got back and graduated (although it took me ages)
11. It is a nice, sunny day today and it is beginning to smell of spring.

That is my list for now. Looks good to me, so should not feel blue any more but enjoy life and be prowd of self.