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Me and my wife finally got an apartment after being homeless couch surfers for 6 months

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. ❤️❤️❤️

I crushed it in a job interview

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.

I’m taking my health a lot more seriously now, and haven been able to lose 10kg since may.

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 :)

My life happened to end but I came back.

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

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

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.

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.

My sickness is finally clearing up after weeks!

I just grilled a nice steak.

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

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.

My partner of 12 years and mother of my children got citizenship in my home country a few days ago. It's been a long and difficult road to get here.

We got a new puppy, and he's smart, and sweet, and goofy, and cute, and we love him.

I earned a certification last week for work!

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.

After 7 years of trying, I'm finally going back to university this year to get the degree i always wanted :D

My son had one question wrong on his mathematics final exam. He noticed that the grader took the point off on a question that he had originally wrong but had corrected. The grader fixed it when my son pointed it out, so he got a perfect score!

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

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 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.

built some Z-Frame patio chairs last week. Was (is) pretty baller

Reasons to be Cheerful – news site founded by David Byrne

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!

Here are some sites to remind you that not everything in the world is bad, friend:

• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• https://fixthenews.com/planet/
• https://www.positive.news/
• https://www.goodgoodgood.co/impact/environment

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

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.

i fought a traffic ticket and won lol

Our second wedding anniversary is this weekend!

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

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!

I have a surprise day off coming up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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

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!)