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What is the best thing about your life?

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Weddingexitement · 22/09/2024 21:33

Let’s have some Sunday night joy….

what makes you so happy in that moment?

little things massive things….

what are you most grateful for

xoxo

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BIossomtoes · 22/09/2024 22:28

Being alive. I’ve had 48 bonus years to date after almost dying and I’m so grateful for every day of them. I’m incredibly lucky.

Overtheatlantic · 22/09/2024 22:25

IjustbelieveinMe · 22/09/2024 22:10

💯 my dog

That’s the most beautiful dog I’ve ever seen 🥰

GiddyRobin · 22/09/2024 22:25

bungletru · 22/09/2024 22:21

That is so kind, thank you. I’m sorry you went through that, too ♥️

Thank you! Life throws some horrible things our way sometimes, but these beautiful treasures are to be cherished. I hope everything goes swimmingly - you deserve it!

familyissues12345 · 22/09/2024 22:24

My children - drive me nuts a lot of time, but in a jokey way. We're so lucky that we've got such good children.

My dog - love of my life

Lovely house - hated our last one of 15 years. Pinch myself over this one!

Part time worker - great work/home balance

Devilsmommy · 22/09/2024 22:24

Hearing my 2 year old son cracking up with laughter because DH is being a plonker🤣

Autumnweddingguest · 22/09/2024 22:23

I feel incredibly lucky and happy that our immediate family get on so well and all enjoy life. Adult DC stay in touch with us, they both have jobs they love and partners who are loving and kind. I love my job. DH is gentle and calm and clever and kind and has taken over all the cooking. We have plans now the DC are gone - not all of them shared, but lots of things we both want to do together.

Overtheatlantic · 22/09/2024 22:22

My husband

my cat

my strange family

bungletru · 22/09/2024 22:21

GiddyRobin · 22/09/2024 22:20

Wishing you a beautiful pregnancy. I had a loss before my first and before my second. Treasure each moment and every little kick. I'm so happy for you. ❤️

That is so kind, thank you. I’m sorry you went through that, too ♥️

Micsam89 · 22/09/2024 22:20

My wonderful relationship with my husband. I feel so loved and in love every day, even after 15 years of marriage.

Living in a time and place that I can choose how I want to live my life - childfree. In the past, and even now in certain countries, that would be frowned upon (or not even an option to choose)

My dog

Currently on track with our financial goals

Doing the things I love to do - reading a book in my home library, building a jigsaw puzzle, looking forward to our enjoyable tv shows each week

GiddyRobin · 22/09/2024 22:20

bungletru · 22/09/2024 22:18

My DS and my little baby growing in my womb.
after multiple losses these two have been complete blessings.

also incredibly grateful for both my mom and dad

my dog.
my siblings

and my faith, without it I would just never get through anything.

Wishing you a beautiful pregnancy. I had a loss before my first and before my second. Treasure each moment and every little kick. I'm so happy for you. ❤️

crumbleandpie · 22/09/2024 22:18

Im grateful for my amazing daugher. She is a teenager but still my favourite person to have a debate with
Amazing friends
My mad but very loved cat. The cat is mostly indifferent to me 😆

bungletru · 22/09/2024 22:18

My DS and my little baby growing in my womb.
after multiple losses these two have been complete blessings.

also incredibly grateful for both my mom and dad

my dog.
my siblings

and my faith, without it I would just never get through anything.

Eyesopenwideawake · 22/09/2024 22:16

My (sometime) long suffering DP, my dogs, horses and other assorted animals, the beautiful area I call home and the amazing feedback I get from the work I do. Being able to change lives is just...magic.

LunaNorth · 22/09/2024 22:16

Swimming in a local wild swimming spot.
Learning to draw and paint.
Being fitter than ever at fifty.
Learning who has my back - it’s not always necessarily whom I thought it would be.
Silent discos! I really missed dancing.
Having a really satisfying job.
As always, my DH.

SunQueen24 · 22/09/2024 22:13

My health and my families health.
My husband and children. The feeling of peace being together.
The country views from my bedroom window.
The fact I can work flexibly and earn good money doing so.

onthemovepasturesnew · 22/09/2024 22:10

Seeing my children thrive. If they're happy I'm happy.

IjustbelieveinMe · 22/09/2024 22:10

💯 my dog

What is the best thing about your life?
OverthinkingOlive · 22/09/2024 22:07

My lovely parents ❤️

onwardandupwards · 22/09/2024 22:05

My kids ( all asd/ 2 adhd as well)
Our crazy little dog
Our pet mouse who is so tame and friendly
My home
A brilliant infant school who go above and beyond to help my 2 youngest
Living in a peaceful area with a huge playpark 8ft behind my back garden

Isittoolatea · 22/09/2024 22:04

Gettingbysomehow · 22/09/2024 21:51

Living on my own at 62.
I've spent my life trying to please husbands and other relatives and getting nothing in return.
Now I do what I want when I want, I have my own lovely home somewhere where I've always wanted to live and a job I love.
I've stopped trying to please other people and I've never been happier.

Sounds like absolute bliss

Foxybyname · 22/09/2024 22:02

My health. My kids health.

Having the strength to walk away from a 30 year marriage that was no longer making me happy.

The subsequent home I have made for me (and my late teen kids).

WeneedSamVimesonthecase · 22/09/2024 22:01

Obviously my fabulous DC. My DH - he’s a kind, devoted, funny man and I’m grateful to share my life with him.

My little dog. Just looking at his sweet face makes me happy.

My job. It’s very part time, minimum wage, and of no significance to anyone - but it’s fun, I really like my colleagues, and I look forward to going to work.

My house plants and my tiny bit of garden. I used to be instant death to any kind of plant, but over the last couple of years I’ve much improved and keep more alive than I kill. My house and garden are now full of greenery and that brings me great pleasure.

Phen0menon · 22/09/2024 21:59

My family. Kids, dh, siblings, parents, cats.

My home. Its my sanctuary

The fortune of living in a safe, prosperous country like the UK.

JazzieC · 22/09/2024 21:59

I have a wonderful relationship with DH - companionable and easy.

My relationship with DD, who is diagnosed with ASD and ADHD has gone from fraught to incredibly warm and loving since she started uni.

I live in a beautiful place and have a job that I love within 30 mins walk from where I live.

Life is incredibly difficult at the moment but I really treasure these things.

GiddyRobin · 22/09/2024 21:59

My family. My DH is kind, clever, funny, and makes every day romantic and beautiful. My kids are hilarious and so clever and affectionate. They're exhausting, too, but I get excited to see them as soon as I open my eyes of a morning.

My job. I love it and I can't believe I've managed to get the position I have.

My hobbies. Knowing I get to jump into them in my spare time gives me drive.

My home. Big but not too big. A bit chaotic, a bit fancy, a bit shabby, and completely and utterly perfect and ours. We're mortgage free and it'll be bittersweet to sell up when we leave for Norway in a couple of years.

The change in season! I love all the seasons, despite getting quite bad SAD in the darker months. I'm loving long walks with the dogs and family at the minute, getting ready for winter.

Dogs and horses. Cats, too. Though I'm not sure they deserve that after stealing the salmon I left out while I popped for a wee tonight.