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What Are You Happy About Today?

- It's Friday and the weather is nice outside. ☀️

- I got paid today and my bank account is looking good. 😎

- Made it to trailblazer level 50 in Honkai: Star Rail and beat the next equilibrium mission. 🎮

- Going to take some time to chill this weekend after this crazy week! 💚
 
Today I'm happy because:

- I went to bed a little bit earlier last night. I think I'm going to make another adjustment to my schedule so I can get to bed by 1:00am more consistently.
- I went into the office and it was peaceful and quiet. Only a few other people were there.
- I was able to take walks on both my morning and afternoon breaks.
- I started reading again and was able to finish a whole chapter during lunch.
- I received some recognition from my boss for all the hard work I did this week.
- I got a bit stressed this morning with unexpected work being dumped on me, but by the end of the day I had completed most of it. Yay!
- I took a long shower and did some self-care this evening.
- It's Friday and I'm finally able to put this hectic week behind me. I'm looking forward to the weekend, relaxing some, checking in with my mom on Mother's Day, and preparing my husband's birthday gift for Monday!
 
Happy today because I finished drawing my mom’s Mother’s Day gift. I redid it so many times until I said screw drawing free hand. If I have the tools to make perfect clean lines and shapes, I mind as well use them. It looks nicer now and can’t wait to send it to her in an email on Mother’s Day morning. 🐱
 
oak said:
The past couple days have been pretty heavy but I still have a few things to be happy about:

- my mom didn't die. She had a stroke and is gonna take awhile to recover, but she is alive and aware when you talk to her.
- my mom managed to stand up today and feed herself breakfast despite having a paralyzed arm & one side of her face
- all our family members are coming together to support my mom and dad. If y'all can pray to your preferred god of choice, or ask the universe to give my mother strength i'd appreciate it
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I know I'm a little late, but I'm glad to hear that your mother is on her way to recovery. I'll be sure to send prayers for her speedy recovery to full health. Hang in there, oak. 🙏💙

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Not a lot of points to mention, but if you looked at the TBT banner (at the time of this post at least), you may know why lol.

  • I bought a couple of Hotwheels again to add to my collection!
Here, we got a 1970 Ford Escort 1600 and a 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback.
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  • I got a bit of my drawing done, even though I only made a few lines because...
  • The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom has finally been released and I'm having fun playing it! I'll spare you the details, but I'm already enjoying it as much as Breath of the Wild back in 2017 when that game was still new. I already ended up playing a few hours because I'm just that eager to see what the game has to offer. There were a few funny moments here and there plus a game over due to me diving into the ground and not the water rip while enjoying the scenery. Something tells me a huge chunk of my weekend will be spent playing this game lol.
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I'm super hyped about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom releasing today!! I won't get the game until sometime next week (pre-order on Amazon) and my dad + brother will play first, but I don't mind. I still have 9 other Zelda games to finish anyways. 😭
I played some BotW today in the meantime. I restarted my save file a while ago before I stopped playing in 2022, so don't have a ton of progress, but at least I'll have a lot to do. I got the Royal Guard set, upgraded my armor, and did some exploring!
Also changed my TBT aesthetic for the game's release! This is the first time since being a TLoZ fan (2019, to be exact) that a mainline Zelda game is released, so I gotta celebrate somehow!

Some other things that made me happy this week:

♡ I'm almost finished with my fanfic, I just have to do some fine-tuning and the proof-reading! I'm glad I got the bulk of the story done, especially since I've written over 2k words. 📝

♡ I've also done some sketches! Now whenever I feel like drawing but don't have any ideas, I can just finish up the drawings. XD 🎨

♡ The past 3 cooking classes went well; We made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, zucchini muffins, and subs! 😋

♡ I've been having fun playing Tomodachi Life. So far I've had 4 babies born, a marriage proposal + wedding, a few confessions, etc. Things are getting really interesting! 🏨

♡ I've been listening to a lot of System of a Down songs, particularly in the Self-Titled and Hypnotize albums. I've really taken a liking to Peephole and Suite-Pee (might've mentioned them in a previous post...), as well as Dreaming and Vicinity of Obscenity! 🎶

♡ I'm happy that it's the weekend! I'm looking forward to sleeping in, especially considering that I haven't been sleeping well the past few days. 💤
 
➣ I saw my favorite person today. I tell her I love her and although she doesn’t always say it back I know she doesn’t value me any less. Her actions say it all. She’s not an affectionate person at all but I appreciate how sweet she’s been with me even if it is out of character for her. Her reassurance helps a lot, too.
➣ I was surprised when my dish partner came in this morning to work with me. I wasn’t aware he was working today since he wasn’t on the schedule but I’m glad to see him again. He’s still doing amazing.
➣ I’m getting a Real ID on Monday and a renewal, which means my picture will be retaken. My current picture is terrible, so I’m happy to get an updated picture. I just wish it wasn’t so expensive.

Shellzilla_515 said:
The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom has finally been released and I'm having fun playing it! I'll spare you the details, but I'm already enjoying it as much as Breath of the Wild back in 2017 when that game was still new.
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I’m glad you’re having fun with it. I’m personally not a huge Zelda fan, but I was genuinely curious if the game would live up to the hype it was receiving. I recall a few people saying they hoped it wouldn’t be like Breath of the Wild 2, but I may be misremembering because as I’ve said, I’m not a huge fan of the series. Still, I’m happy to see people enjoying it.
 
☾ I was able to sleep without needing to prop up my pillow last night! ;u; Feels like I'm starting to regain a little of my energy now too. If only the cough and the sniffles would go away...
☾ Had a chill mining session in Minecraft today! I'm working on getting enough iron to fully power my beacon.
☾ Did a little reading! I keep falling out of the habit but I'm gonna try to finally finish the series I've been on at least. 😅
☾ I hung out with my mom and we watched some stuff together!
☾ Aaaand the reason I am posting at an obscene hour of the night—I started playing Stardew Valley for the first time instead of getting ready for bed LOL. Needless to say, I am having fun with it!!
 
As usual compiling things that have happened recently since that adds up to my happiness today. :lemon:


❁Went on a little vacation to see Mt. Fuji during Golden Week! I had a good time going to cafes, taking in the view, and went to the amusement park Fuji Q Highland to see where they used to have Hamtaro attractions lol. Sadly, the one ride I wanted to go on was closed due to high winds that day.
❁New all stars season of RPDR just started! I really like the cast.
❁This morning I got up early to go to a local fish market. I woke up a bit late for it though (it's very early okay? lol) but it was still interesting to walk around and I went to a very small coffee shop there.
❁After that I walked to a decently sized second hand store I haven't been to in a while and tried on some clothes. They didn't work out but I understand that buying second hand means trying things over a long period of time. I also decided I'd take my clothes I want to get rid of here when it's not raining to finally free up room in my apartment! Also, I bought Just Dance 1 and 2 for Wii for under $2! Since they're the Japanese versions they have some J-pop and K-pop on them.
❁I applied to a job through a recruiter and had the meeting today. The company name was hidden so I didn't expect much but it ended up being for a famous company that I like and the job seems to be a perfect fit for me, with lots of great aspects about it! I'm going to try to rewrite parts of my resume then pay to have it be checked by Monday to increase my chances since it is such a competitive company
❁I'm still enjoying going to my Japanese class meetups on Saturdays. The main teacher who started it is leaving Japan so we had a going away party for him, but other members will continue it. Especially since I work from home I like that I can go there on Saturdays and see a lot of the same faces to talk with.


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- Eurovision final tonight, and we're having a buffet of European foods lol. I made a list of stuff, and we managed to get all of it, plus some Portuguese custard tarts I always wanted to try :love: My main hopes for tonight are that Finland wins and UK won't come last, but I think these hopes are kind of impossible haha, so will just try to enjoy anyway i guess 😅

- I met the word count on my seen exam essay today! This means I will have to go over it though since I have one last little section to write. But I'll be happy to get it done and start on the next question,, 🙃

- Lovely sunny day today 👌
 
- Went to the local market for the first time in a while. Got some fresh bread and cranberry juice, and some great hand lotion too

- Spent the day with my mom and aunt (happy I was also able to treat them both to a 'Mother's Day' lunch)

- Finally ordered some prescriptions that I had been putting off
 
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Uneventful day at work, but thankfully it wasn't stupidly busy and hectic like it normally is for a weekend at the warehouse. So it was nice to clock out earlier than I normally do. Still got my full shift it but not overtime.

I finished exercising and have added more/new types/sets to my schedule.

I tried sushi at this one place today after work since I was hungry (ate my lunch really early and I didn't want to make something when I got home) It wasn't bad. Pretty good, but not something I'd go for a lot. But worth a try every now and then.

It's been raining all day so I couldn't really do a lot of stuff I need or want to do outside, so now I'm just going to chill and watch a show, play some games, or whatever.
 
Today I'm happy because:

- Last night I saw 2 little birds snuggled up together in the corner of my awning.
- I slept really well last night and I got to sleep in this morning.
- I saw some of my favorite neighborhood dogs on our afternoon walk.
- I wrapped my husband's birthday/anniversary presents.
- I got to watch an episode of Made in Abyss. I'm really enjoying this show.
- I got to play some games and did really well in them.
- I spent some quality time with my husband and my dog.
- I did some more self-care.
- I get to sleep in again tomorrow.
 
☾ My family and I got to watch an episode of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Fairy Tail this morning! We're getting kinda close to finishing FMAB for the second time now and oh my gosh it's been so worth it.
☾ Stardew Valley has kept me totally absorbed today ahaha, but I've made a lot of progress and I'm still having a blast!
☾ Also saw some Youtube videos with my family later, including GeminiTay's Empires SMP finale.
☾ Got a little more reading done today too!
 
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