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

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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. ❤️❤️❤️

Aw, you're sweet! I just figured I probably wasn't the only one that could use some positivity today

And for the record, it takes a lot of pancakes 😉

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.

Gotta get that big motorcycle U lock, anything else gets wrecked by bike thieves. Kudos for the job!

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 :)

It's when you become comfortable being alone that you find the right person. I think it's because the right person would never be interested in someone who is desperate.

My life happened to end but I came back.

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

Congratulations on your next chapter! A friend of mine had a freak cardiac event where his heart stopped for 7 minutes and they brought him back. Says he doesn’t remember anything except being home and then waking up in the hospital. Wild stuff.

Thanks!

For me it was almost 30 minutes but under low flow. The root cause is still unknown and I am neither the age nor in any risk group.

When the defibrillator is used you get medication that causes memory loss for around a day before so theres no memory for me.

Also got some wild medication and there's a lot more to it but sufficient for now.

Best wishes to your (too) undead friend.

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

That is good news, indeed! May it always be so.

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.

Not lame at all, that is improving quality of life. A leaky faucet is just agony, especially if you only have one sink.

Well done!

It always gives such a sense of satisfaction to do that kind of DIY

That’s fantastic. Theres nothing like the satisfaction of a job well done, especially if you’re still learning. Keep it up!

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.

Shit yes! Be unapologetically you, you deserve it. I'm super curious though, if there's any more detail on the piercing and tattoo you wanna share (totally no obligation)

I just grilled a nice steak.

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

It feels good when you get to treat yourself, doesn't happen often enough for sure!

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.

I would just love to see your baby giggle at knocking the blocks down. Congratulations. That's super cute.

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.

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

I'm on the same boat. I needed this and was about to write similar post yesterday (but got too tired).

This year has been pretty rough at work for me with today being the worst (so far). My best office buddy/colleague left for another company last week - good for him as he is now in very friendly space, it's hard work, but whole different league in terms of company level. So we're one person down, more work to do and no replacement in sight. I still have two other colleagues which I like as my siblings, but... Our boss is such a trash person! He's selfish prick with unsatiable god complex, never admits he's wrong and boy oh boy, he's wrong a lot. And it's getting worse and worse as he gets older.

So thank the OP for good read of some positivity, which is pretty much lacking in my day to day basis.

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

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

Best of luck on a huge step. It’s incredible to watch their brain development during this stage. Volunteer at the school if they’ll allow it, and you won’t regret it.

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

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

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!

Nice Vette!

Thank you! My son has made me swear that no matter what I'll sell him the car if I ever want to get rid of it.

From the pic I thought it was a lawnmower lol

Look under the hood

Ok a fast lawnmower that can't handle corners 😂

The new Corvette handles like a supercar. They're bad ass! They won Car and Driver's car of the year award, I think last year. But they can't cut grass....

I have an old friend whose father drove a T-Top Camaro RS when my friend was a freshman in high school. By his sophomore year his dad had upgraded to a newer Camaro SS and gave my friend his RS. Then a few years later his dad upgraded to a Corvette and gave him the SS. A few years after that his dad got a newer Vette and gave him the older Vette. That cycle has continued his entire life. Eventually my friend got a Dodge Viper the same way. Lucky SOB!

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.

Two specific things.

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

Congratulations. Please be very vigilant about monitoring GI side effects though, my SO was hospitalized because of Ozempic and is now in a class action lawsuit because the manufacturer did not reveal it can cause gastroparesis.

Im specifically on zepbound which apparently has less side affects. But damn that first week was a literal shit show.

I did not know hypo caused that, I’ve been trying off and on for years to drop weight. I was diagnosed years ago. I did see my weight go up but I assumed it was because I left the service and wasn’t doing PT regularly anymore. I’ve been stuck at -16lbs for months now. Awesome to hear that, might peruse a similar angle myself now.

My doc was telling me that people with hypothyroidism dont have a “set weight” or a weight that your body is comfortable at because everything is broken and terrible. So yeah. Definitely ask.

Wait, how. Why can't you loose weight? How does it come, that you can't loose weight with a calories deficit? I'm really curious.

Hypothyroidism is a hormone imbalance and one of the side effects of that is weight gain. Additionally, to supplement your hormone deficiency, the medication you take causes you to gain weight. A lot of people cannot control their weight with hypothyroidism. This medication is kind-of a god send.

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

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.

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.

Friend I'm at the end of a two year long recovery to be able to use one of my arms again. It's amazing to be able to do things with my upper body

It is joyous

I'm happy for you! Keep going strong!

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.

I had similar done a few years ago, and it was just awful. So much more painful and uncomfortable than I had expected. I hope you heal up quickly!

Thanks. The pain is very moderate for me but yeah, there's layers to how uncomfortable it is. Still totally worth it.

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 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.

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!)

DEFCON?

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

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

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

You achieved positivity for others this week. Win in my book

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.

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.

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.

my birthday :)

went out for a lovely dinner and got nice presents afterwards

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

Meeting people that share common interests, especially as an adult, is great! I always enjoy getting to know people and hearing about their life.

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.

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

Kill it! That sounds fun as hell. Added challenge; there is a dope sandwich to be made from those ingredients. Make it for your future ex.

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 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!

My doc wants to give me draining tubes because I keep ketting liquid behind my ear drums, is that what you got? I kinda ran off because they won't put me under / give me some xanax or anything. Scary.

I got a tube in my right ear (as it’s the worst) and bilateral eustachian tube dilation in both. With the dilation basically they insert a balloon through my sinuses into my eustachian tubes and inflate it to expand them, hopefully permanently! I was knocked out for it as they had to go through my sinuses but when I’ve gotten tubes in the past they haven’t as they go through the front side of your ear. Don’t be too worried about getting tubes in your ears, I’ve had it done a bunch of times and it’s not that difficult. I didn’t feel any pain just some pressure. Try talking to your doc again about your apprehension, maybe they will reconsider something to calm you. Good luck with it, it can make a world of difference sometimes!

I hope they will find a solution for me since everything's so blocked I keep having these dizzy / nauseous attacks. This helped me make an appointment for next month at the specialist office. Scared to death though, but I really want this to be over with :(

Oh no, that’s the worst feeling. I truly get it though, the inner ear is so important to our basic functioning and when it’s not working right there’s no way to have a regular life. Even basic things like walking are a struggle.

I’m glad I could help you make that next step! I understand how it can be incredibly frightening. I’m lucky (maybe?) that I had my first sets of tubes when I was very very young so it’s something I’ve experienced already and was normalized. If you want to talk about it or have a pep talk before your appt shoot me a message! And they definitely should be able to do something for your anxiety about it, that’s just good patient care. But we’re not always so lucky to have understanding doctors.

Truly! I have daily nerve pain but it's nothing compared to those attacks.

You are truly an amazing person! I might follow you up on that, although I think my first appointment will just be assessing what's the problem since it's only ten minutes. Woohoo, medical care. I'll make sure to tell them I've been struggling for ten years but didn't feel taken seriously about my symptoms and anxiety so hopefully they'll help me out. Although I don't think so since acetaminophen and ibuprofen has become a meme in this country with doctors prescribing nothing else, lol.

Thank you, truly!

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 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.

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 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!

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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.