What made your day a good one

Finally, finally, finally getting the house completed and a clutter free living space. I gave enough to one charity shop (Cancer research) to fill it several times over. They were over the moon and me equally delighted

We had to admit that we'd simply fluttered money away down the years on absolute crap and excess. Never again ..................................................mmmm? And, I hate to say this, but 'no more shaving gear until I have used what I have'. Which should be about next week if I can convince Mrs Satan I really did use 15 tubs of shaving cream and went through 9 razors in seven days.
 
Rufus said:
Our neighbour's 13 year old son was released from hospital today. He was diagnosed with viral meningitis last week and spent 5 days in ICU. His prognosis is very good. He is a very good lad. We have 5 children and 7 grandchildren so our hearts really went out to him, his parents and his sisters.
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Nearly lost my niece to meningitis when she was but a toddler .......... She's nineteen now and off to university in a couple of weeks. Never a day passes that I'm not thankful she not only pulled through, but came out of it with minimal side effects.
 
This is really nothing when compaired to the posts above .........
but today Merv from Cadman brushes emailed me to say at last my brush is ready to be posted out to me, it's been some time and he has had a few problems with the brush and had to remake it twice, that's the type of artist he is, if it's not good enough it's not good enough!
So with luck I should have it in my hands by the weekend, Monday latest. Happy days!
 
Likewise nowt compared with the above - @Rufus I'm so pleased that your neighbours son has come through - a traumatic experience for the whole family and those (inc you) who care about him. Likewise your niece, @Wishbone

Me? Three days clear of a crippling depressive episode (something I'm very accustomed to, and respect that I may not have reached stability yet, although day four is oft a good indicator for this rapid cycling bunny).

Me also - My beloved (as much as any tech object) Note 4 (smartphone) has just had it's motherboard replaced under warranty (phew, first phone I didn't void the warranty within a couple of days since my old XDA Orbit, which lasted two months prior to hacking) and is ready to collect from the Sammy support centre in Reading.
 
tomj777 said:
Likewise nowt compared with the above - @Rufus I'm so pleased that your neighbours son has come through - a traumatic experience for the whole family and those (inc you) who care about him. Likewise your niece, @Wishbone

Me? Three days clear of a crippling depressive episode (something I'm very accustomed to, and respect that I may not have reached stability yet, although day four is oft a good indicator for this rapid cycling bunny).

Me also - My beloved (as much as any tech object) Note 4 (smartphone) has just had it's motherboard replaced under warranty (phew, first phone I didn't void the warranty within a couple of days since my old XDA Orbit, which lasted two months prior to hacking) and is ready to collect from the Sammy support centre in Reading.
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Good for you Tom, one day at a time, I know.
 
I do believe that anyone with personal experience of serious clinical depression either in person or through a loved one can appreciate why any period of remission counts as a most excellent good day Tom. Try and hang in there m8, many on this forum can empathise and, like BM says, as with so many challenges it's one day at a time.

JohnnyO. o/
 
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JohnnyO said:
I do believe that anyone with personal experience of serious clinical depression either in person or through a loved one can appreciate why any period of remission counts as a most excellent good day Tom. Try and hang in there m8, many on this forum can empathise and, like BM says, as so many challenges it's one day at a time.

JohnnyO. o/
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Well said that man.
 
Thank you, @JohnnyO
'tis beastie that I'm used to, along with many others here and elsewhere. Sometimes my lows are fleeting (but a few days or a week) and sometimes, just occasionally, prolonged. The key thing is always to remember that they pass and to hold close that there's a vast accumulation of personal evidence to support (i.e. one has broken free of the mire many times before). Arguably the large black dog is preferable to the irrepressible Lakeland Terrier (at least in my view, again evidence based). And I likes Labradors.
Now to continue breaking out of isolation and partake.
 
tomj777 said:
Thank you, @JohnnyO
'tis beastie that I'm used to, along with many others here and elsewhere. Sometimes my lows are fleeting (but a few days or a week) and sometimes, just occasionally, prolonged. The key thing is always to remember that they pass and to hold close that there's a vast accumulation of personal evidence to support (i.e. one has broken free of the mire many times before). Arguably the large black dog is preferable to the irrepressible Lakeland Terrier (at least in my view, again evidence based). And I likes Labradors.
Now to continue breaking out of isolation and partake.
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Thank you Tom for sharing that with all of us, it takes bravery to lay your card's on the table and I for one find it extremely helpful knowing that there are other's struggling but overcoming their difficulties time and time again when sometimes it may seem easier just to give up, you are like a shining light at the end of a dark tunnel, a real inspiration for all of us.
 
Thank you, @Blademonkey
Openness:
When I first became ill (or at least in the catastrophic sense), with a lot of thought, on my return to work (where I had literally `dispersed`from all but HR and my line manager for, I guess, three months) I made the decision to be openly and candid and wrote a, I guess, selectively open letter describing what had happened, how I was cared for, how I'd like to be treated, how I would manage my return to work (ha! it took a few relapses before I came close to mastering that one) and how I'd build contingency plans for my projects and other duties (that last bit was relatively easy as was renown for fuzzing roles and always used the two in a box / fail to look when crossing road contingencies, so when I crashed, I had someone who could, with pain, pick up the reigns). I knew that taking that path would compromise my reputation with some (the stigma is real, just the way it is) but was surprised by how little (although I eventually learnt to shy away from critical path roles).

I know from largely second hand experience that this can be career destroying (worryingly, if you work within the NHS in a moderately junior role, candour with colleagues is unwise) and I'd only recommend with a lot of forethought and that means forethought when `well` (the adage "no big decisions when depressed" is worthy of use as a mantra).

Inspiration: We inspire each other. All of us. I'm mindful of Dick Lucas's lyrics from his (SKA Punk) Culture Shock days:
(I've just taken the liberty of posting the lyrics in the comments section - yup, another old bearded profile pic).

We've digressed a bit from the purpose of this thread and find myself wondering if it's worth while opening a new one in this lounge or, perhaps more wisely, a `Members Only` section where search engine bots and the general public don't have visibility (search "tomj777" within the engine of your choice and you'll find a fair bit of me, although the Chicago Sugardaddy isn't).

Back on track: Not in a position these days to work, I spend a lot of time volunteering. One place being a local hospice charity shop... A few weeks ago, I recommended and thus sold a collection of Roald Dahl (who would, if still alive, become a centenarian today) paperbacks to another volunteer for her seven year old son to read whilst back in the Ukraine over the summer holidays. I saw her again this morning. She and her son read them all over the holidays (bar The Fantastic Mr Fox, which was finished last night) and they loved every single one. That made my day a good one.
 
Yes, I can imagine that making your day, what a world of wonder for a seven year old to discover through the words of Roald Dahl, probably made his summer, it's the little things that sometime's makes a big difference.
Thankyou Tom.
 
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