What cheered me up recently...

The ICDW thread seems to have a lot of sad people (myself included haha) in it, maybe it'd be nice to share what has made you happy or cheered you up recently  

So I'll kick things off and say today it has been my (5 year old) son. He lives 100 miles away from me so usually I have him for the whole weekend every other weekend but yesterday he had a birthday party to go to, so today I've travelled up on the train to see him. We took a bus to the next town along, had a happy meal (well..he did I had a big mac haha), then went 10-pin bowling and it was his first time ever and he got 87! (with the barriers ofc..I got 144 and didn't touch the barriers once :D), played air hockey and a football game, then we had a walk around town and I got him a Mario hat and a little hotwheels car and myself a DVD, we sat by a little fish pond for a while then took the bus back home!
Had such a lovely day and whats great is he's recently had a few issues with his behaviour etc. but he was so fantastically good today and I've told him if he continues to be good I'll make the bowling a regular thing.

With all the rubbish and lonliness I've been feeling recently its just been so nice to forget everything and enjoy a day with him 

Share your happy thoughts!

I was at the wedding of my friend whom I've known for close to 20 years.

I got to see my oldest friend too.

And... I've started seeing a beautiful woman who, for some reason, seems to like me!

Sounds like you had a great time with your son. For me it was just when I came back from uni for the weekend, and was able to catch up with some good friends I haven't seen in a while.

Hi Turtle sounds like you spent a wonderful day with your son and I am happy for you

As for me after years of clinical depression, erectile dysfunction and becoming a diabetic I have learnt to enjoy life whatever happens...I do get sad, at times lonely and frustrated but these days I don't dwell on them!!

These days I can honestly say I am happy and if I am having a bad day.....a smile from a stranger or just hearing some good news from someone lifts me up

I won a Tantus dildo in a competition recently. Having never won anything before I was over the moon about it, especially since I got the news that I'd won after returning home from my final university exam! Also I got a new bookcase a few days ago and put it up all by myself, lol. It's the little victories that matter!

i work  in a nursery and on thursday a little girl brought me a buttercup and a daisy on friday the same girl brought me a buttercup , a daisy, a dandiloin and a piece of grass and another little girl brought me a daisy on friday aswell this made me smile as both girls had stopped on the way to  nursery and picked me a flower. sometimes its the little things that make us smile am=nd cheer us up!

Having a nice day out with my boyfriend today for the first time in ages!  We live together so it's not like we don't see each other all the time, but our work/uni/college schedules clash so often and we're both so busy that we hardly ever manage to find the time and energy to go out and spend some quality time doing things we both enjoy.  We had an afternoon of art, then a nice early dinner out and then a slow wander home in the sunshine.

 BIg smiles from my baby girl in the morning always cheer me up even when I've been up ALL night with her.

naughtyrider wrote:

Hi Turtle sounds like you spent a wonderful day with your son and I am happy for you

As for me after years of clinical depression, erectile dysfunction and becoming a diabetic I have learnt to enjoy life whatever happens...I do get sad, at times lonely and frustrated but these days I don't dwell on them!!

These days I can honestly say I am happy and if I am having a bad day.....a smile from a stranger or just hearing some good news from someone lifts me up

Yea was great! Ah wow OK that's really great you've learnt to not dwell on things, that's most important thing otherwise it's just a downwards spiral

AliMc wrote:

I won a Tantus dildo in a competition recently. Having never won anything before I was over the moon about it, especially since I got the news that I'd won after returning home from my final university exam! Also I got a new bookcase a few days ago and put it up all by myself, lol. It's the little victories that matter!

Haha amazing stuff, last year I won an A3 printer from a tech show and was buzzing! (sold it for like £100 though lol)

A phone call from my son, who is in the armed services & has been away since January, telling me he's safe & sound & flying home on leave for some R & R 

Tisme wrote:

A phone call from my son, who is in the armed services & has been away since January, telling me he's safe & sound & flying home on leave for some R & R 

Must be such a relief! I was trying to disuade my son from wanting to be an 'Army man' today as I'd just be too worried about him haha, I think we settled on coast guard helicopter pilot! I have massive respect for anyone in the armed forces though, and you must be really proud!

ToyingAround wrote:

 When hearing my partner rushed to the aid of a man who lost his finger. My hero! 

Oh wow how did he lose it? 

ToyingAround wrote:

 When hearing my partner rushed to the aid of a man who lost his finger. My hero! 

Oh wow how did he lose it? 

he jumped off the back of a lorry and his wedding ring got caught, degloved his finger and took it off from the second knuckle

TTurtle wrote:

Tisme wrote:

A phone call from my son, who is in the armed services & has been away since January, telling me he's safe & sound & flying home on leave for some R & R 

 

Must be such a relief! I was trying to disuade my son from wanting to be an 'Army man' today as I'd just be too worried about him haha, I think we settled on coast guard helicopter pilot! I have massive respect for anyone in the armed forces though, and you must be really proud!

ToyingAround wrote:

 When hearing my partner rushed to the aid of a man who lost his finger. My hero! 

Oh wow how did he lose it? 

I'd have dissauded son from going into Army too, fortunately he chose the Navy & is on Submarines. And yes very very proud.

ToyingAround, your OH is indeed a hero for stepping in to help, many would've shyed away from helping.

Tisme wrote:

A phone call from my son, who is in the armed services & has been away since January, telling me he's safe & sound & flying home on leave for some R & R 

glad to hear your son is safe, im in the RAF myself so i know the strain of going away on tour and the pressure it puts on families.

where has he been deployed to?

hutchables wrote:

ToyingAround wrote:

 When hearing my partner rushed to the aid of a man who lost his finger. My hero! 

Oh wow how did he lose it? 

he jumped off the back of a lorry and his wedding ring got caught, degloved his finger and took it off from the second knuckle

 Oh god I wish I'd not asked bleurgh! haha I take it you are hero in question! Well done!

Tisme wrote:

TTurtle wrote:

Tisme wrote:

A phone call from my son, who is in the armed services & has been away since January, telling me he's safe & sound & flying home on leave for some R & R 

 

Must be such a relief! I was trying to disuade my son from wanting to be an 'Army man' today as I'd just be too worried about him haha, I think we settled on coast guard helicopter pilot! I have massive respect for anyone in the armed forces though, and you must be really proud!

ToyingAround wrote:

 When hearing my partner rushed to the aid of a man who lost his finger. My hero! 

Oh wow how did he lose it? 

I'd have dissauded son from going into Army too, fortunately he chose the Navy & is on Submarines. And yes very very proud.

Ah great not as bad then..I think being on a sub would be one of the most exciting yet hellishly scary things all at once!

aww I have just been cheered up by having a long talk on chat!

thank hun! at least I can stop googling cyanide now!!

I would say having my uniform has cheered me up too! I will start trying to make things and tinker with metal to get by! I would say making a plant pot from checker alloy may like nice with flowers in! I fancy doing metalwork over the summer!

I would say turtle I am glad you had a fun time with your son!

 Glad you're feeling a bit cheerier as, aww don't talk like that about cyanide :(

you know what else cheered me up? This forum :) lots of lovely people to talk to

yeap theres lots of friendly people here! yeah more and better stuff happends here then forums I used

I would say everyone here is relaxed and this forum is troll free! from the very first post I was respected and had a friendly welcome!

nice bed time talk with my partner over skyp. wasnt expecting to get to talk tonight and we logged on at almost the exact same time. its the small things

and remembering all the silly things we do when we're together and how in only 10 rag doll days we will be able to enjoy them all.

also, my partner googling stuff about kitens to help me look after the tiny 4 week old one i rescued on friday. its nice being able to work together on something even when so far appart. and its lovely seein how he cares so much.

We just had a weekend together in the lake district ...fantastic

Drove across the pennines bathed in glorious sunshine    stunning

went for a test drive and ordered a new car    brilliant

visited a motor museum and saw a motor bike I bought from new as a museum exhibit.....bloody wierd