To think I am the only happy person on Mn

[PatFig]

I am a sahd,happily married,2 kids and I am looking forward to cooking for eleven people on Christmas day

I am shocked to see so many unhappy people out there who hate there inlaws/OH.

Are happy people in the minority?

I'm happy. I always find my way round any obstacles to be happy. I don't let anyone take happiness away from me. My life is pretty stress-free and I'm very lucky to have such a wonderful daughter. And, I love Christmas and I don't have in-laws - yippee!

I am happier then i have been in years. but life is still tough and still needs a lot of work. Would i say i was content nope, would i say i was 100% happy nope. Probably only about 50% happy atm. But happier is good considering the progress that has been made. happiness is something that needs to be worked at imo. thus if i am working towards being happier then that is good enough for me.

Mostly happy, in good heath, fit and energetic. A very comfortable joint income with the mortgage paid off, one Son at Uni and one graduated and in a good job.

A group of close friends.

No life is perfect but pretty good nontheless

I'm finding it difficult to be happy - there is so much grey stuff that is unpredictable on the horizon

My job/business has been failing for the last few months and I'm not sure what to do about it - not sure if it's about the market generally or about me/my business partner and our offer specifically.

My DH works for a bank that's owned by the taxpayer, and in a division that is to be sold off. When it's sold off, we don't know what will happen to his job.

My dad has been very ill over the last few weeks. Although he is much better, his condition is still not being controlled by his medication.

And, come January, with the VAT rise, I can't see how anything is going to get better for any of us.

Sorry. I would love to be optimistic, it is normally my nature, but I'm finding it very hard.

I am very happy, but I have to say that living on the other side of the world to my MIL at Christmas makes me even happier. If I was in the UK and contemplating her ruining yet another Christmas I'd be moaning with the best of them!

I agree with you Santa, although our cicumstances are different happiness and contentment don't come in packaging. Mind you I do have a source of contentment wrapped up in my dd4!
I too am happily married and happy with my lot. The way I look at it life can always be worse. We've got each other, our health(mostly ok), and enough money for what we need. What more is there?

BIWI it would be weird if youw ere not scared with all that on your plate tbh

I hope you don;t mind me saying though that we've been to the bottom and up again (lost house, dh became ill, almost got divorced and as soon as back on our feet the boy's ASD picked up) but there was good stuff the other side, just took some time to get back to it.

Wishing you good fortune for the next year

happy (most of the time) over here!!!

I am generally content.

v happy

no, I am very happy. Have been bloody miserable in the past, but very, very happy right now !

I'm happy. Have been very happy for last five years.

But I seem to spend a lot of time talking about negative bits of the past when people are asking advice.

Does general contentment always equal happiness? For most people (including me), contentment is enough. It doesn't mean I'm leaping out of bed each morning filled with enthusiasm for the day ahead, though. It's interesting.

I'm ridiculously happy. Spent the whole weekend in a loved-up haze.

But then came to work this morning and it all went to pot and now I'm grumpy, stressed and upset.

Am happy - however I am not looking forward to having my parents over for Christmas.

I am very happy and very lucky, but everyone needs a place to vent or to canvass opinion on random stuff sometimes, and MN is brilliant for that.

I LOVE Christmas, love my DP, DS, dogs and family, and am very excited about DC2 coming in June, even though we are not yet exactly sure how we will fit a whole new person into our tiny house .

And I have never met my in-laws. See, told you I was lucky .

I am generally pretty happy but dh has been out of work since January which makes life really hard financially and lack of money seems to be a constant source of stress - am trying to stay upbeat though.

General contentment is what I generally aspire to maintain, I think it's a bit more realistic. I've been prone to swing from high to low and it's exhausting so I'm trying to keep myself stable and appreciate all the things I have on a daily basis.

I don't want to expect happiness as I think you can spend a lot of time chasing it and wondering why you're not, IYSWIM.

I'm happy - boring, but happy

I'm happy, too.

Not always full of joy, but definitely happy.

could do with a bit more money though (as in, take some home! all the money I take pays for my debts and invoices and bills!)

Very happy.

YABU!