What was your happiest moment so far today ?

[steve2470]

That you can mention in public ?

Mine had to be seeing our beautiful sunny early fall day here in Florida.

[Goalie49009]

1. Don't know still looking for it lol nt

[steve2470]

2. good point, amended my subject line nt

[trof]

3. After over a week without, we have A/C again.

Coastal Alabama.

[steve2470]

4. I feel your pleasure, yay for you ! :) nt

[OriginalGeek]

5. We just got a brand new phone system here

and I am the phone guy. But this new system is new to me. I got a VERY brief introduction as far as how to log in to the switch and some rudimentary instruction on MAC (moves, adds, changes) but nothing so elegant as a class yet. (We have me scheduled for some classes on this type of switch but they aren't for another couple weeks).

The system we got is the same as our division to the south already has so there is another phone guy in the company BUT he is on vacation this week.

So the happiest moment for me today was figuring out how to change the auto-attendant to ring to the right vectors this morning when it was reported that some of the menu options were going to the wrong places.

Fortunately the concepts of telephony are pretty similar across platforms and I was good at our old switch so I was able to figure out what was needed without calling in the outside company that installed the equipment.

I gave myself an attaboy knowing that nobody else here cares. To them, dial tone and the ability to get to their voicemail is a right that shall not be infringed so me not wrecking the system is simply what ought to be. Not anything heroic.

[Callmecrazy]

6. My boss invited me to the Dolphins game this Sunday...

I've never been to a live NFL game before so I'm looking forward to it. Plus, they're playing the Bills. My ex BIL's home team. I hope the fish cream them.

[blueamy66]

33. Nope, sorry....Bills gonna dominate

[Callmecrazy]

38. We'll see who's sorry...

I'll admit that the Bills have got some game, but the Dolphins are shaping up as well. We have a new coach and a pretty good QB.

[Callmecrazy]

52. My mistake. Not the Bills, the Ravens. nt

[Turbineguy]

7. Well, I woke up from surgery...

And my Wife is in good spirits.

I recognize that there are others whose day is not going so well.

[jrandom421]

8. For me

the happiest moment came during a second job interview, where the hiring manager said "Welcome aboard, I'm glad to have you here."

And this is from a world renown research center, with independent funding apart from their government grants.

[femmocrat]

17. Congratulations, jrandom!

Best wishes on your new job.

[steve2470]

20. yes, best wishes on your new job ! nt

[handmade34]

26. hey...

I bet you got the job that I was turned down for...

[UrbScotty]

32. Congratulations!

[Raffi Ella]

44. That's terrific.

Congrats~

[Arugula Latte]

9. Completing a hard one-hour workout.

Treadmill run, elliptical, rowing machine. Sweat up a storm and burned about 550+ calories. It was good to check that off the list.

[Aristus]

10. Finding out that one of my most in-need-of-care patients registered today for the ACA!

She's an IV drug user, and really wants to quit, but the treatment programs around here that will admit her without insurance are not terribly effective. She's in every month or so for assessment of her abscesses and some antibiotics.

Saw her today for some new abscesses, and a concurrent URI, and treated her. Since today is the first day of registration for the ACA, I asked her if she had even heard of it. She smiled and said she was already registered! Yay!



This is such a good thing!

People who need care will finally be able to access it!

Hear that, right-wingers? A GOOD thing!

[Denninmi]

16. Great.

Been trying, can't get through, but I will.

And, while I was at the pharmacy at Costco, I got my flu shot for $15. Done!

[patricia92243]

11. Sister that I had not heard from in awhile called. n/t

[Aerows]

12. I found a great pair of tennis shoes

that accomodated my extremely narrow feet. My instep is held up, and my toes aren't strangled. It's kind of fantastic.

EDIT: I like to run, so this was excellent.

[handmade34]

13. Oh, I am happy...

today I finally opened up a trail around my property lines... don't have a lot of land but it is pretty wild in the back, with lots of fallen trees and wet areas... I had a trail through almost all but had about 80 feet to go... took my chainsaw out, sawed trees, opened the trail and now I can walk the entire boundary... Yeah!!

[a la izquierda]

14. Talking to a dear friend on Skype.

Yay!

[Denninmi]

15. I had a good appointment with my psychiatrist.

And I told her how very grateful I am to have found a competent caring dr who treats me like a partner in my healthcare.

Oh, and we upped the Prozac a bit - gray skies are gonna clear up.

[femmocrat]

18. One day closer to retirement!

[steve2470]

21. woot ! :) nt

[Avalux]

19. A sweet text message that touched my heart.

From a very special person. I got it when I was feeling a little irritated with my work, so it lifted me up and made me smile. Changed my mood completely.

[Brother Buzz]

22. Finding my trusty old garden trowel

I misplaced my fine old forged garden trowel with a socketed wood handle years ago. It magically turned up today. I gave the wood handle another of linseed oil, so it's good to go for another ninety years.

[vanlassie]

23. An unexpected package in the mail that

Ended up being a beautiful bracelet from my dear daughter in London. She sent it for no reason. Note said "I love you mommy!"

[4_TN_TITANS]

24. Day 32 sober after 25 yrs of alcoholism.

Also had a good IOP (intensive outpatient program) session this morning, followed with an enjoyable AA meeting.

Just for today...

[handmade34]

28. ...

[Raffi Ella]

45. now THAT is something to be happy about.

Good luck to you in this new chapter.

[sharp_stick]

46. Fantastic

good for you, and keep it going.

[fizzgig]

50. good for you!

one day at a time.

[steve2470]

60. very awesome, best wishes ! nt

[becca da bakkah]

25. Saving Nearly $250 a Year on My Car Insurance.....

....AND the nice guy I spoke with on the phone is a close relative of actor/comedian Dick Van Dyke.

[bigwillq]

27. Going to dinner with my dad.

It's his birthday today.

[tavernier]

29. I love this thread ...really made me think ...

I had three or four moments today that pleasantly made my life run a bit more smoothly than I had envisioned, so I was totally prepared to go with any one of these. Then suddenly I remembered when a dear friend of mine said to me, "Please be careful... Every time you leave I worry about you on that road." (I have a thirty mile drive on a road-kill country highway, twice daily).
She made me smile because she is not the type of person to say something just to be pleasant; she really was concerned about me.
I guess I'm a sucker for basic human caring and kindness.

[2theleft]

30. What a great thread...

Today, out of the blue, my boyfriend's teenage daughter apologized for her some minor bad behavior over the weekend...the "incident" wasn't a huge deal, but she kind of put me on the spot and put me in the middle between her and her dad. I mentioned in passing that it was a really tough spot for me later that day. She huffed off. Anyway, that was Sunday. Today she came up and said she had thought about it and that she was sorry. She didn't want me to feel like she was using me and she didn't like thinking she put me in a tough spot. Ahhh...it was a tiny little thing, but with the hormones, teen girl drama, mood swings, etc.. it was just SO refreshing to see a glimpse of the sweet girl that I know she is shine through.

And, I also was filmed in a video at work on a project I'm involved in. It was a hoot - lots of out-takes and bloopers and just a funny afternoon, which work often is more of a stressful, go/go/go pace. Was fun to have a good time with the team.

[blueamy66]

31. scheduled a job interview for tomorrow, talked to the new boy in my life, at length, and

talked to my niece about visiting PHX soon

talked to my cousin Ann as well....she lives in Buffalo....just did a marathon....go Annie!

not too bad for one day.....

[hrmjustin]

34. Going to the polls and voting here in NYC. I love election day.

[steve2470]

35. you're a good citizen Justin ! nt

[Wounded Bear]

36. It was work related...

They had me doing this one job I haven't done well on before, and I posted a personal best for amount I got done.

No bonus for that or anything, but hey, I get to put my shoulder out of joint patting myself on the back over it.

[Chan790]

37. Considering it's 4am and I'm working through the night?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

[LWolf]

39. It's only 5:30.

Maybe that hot shower and cup of coffee.

[B Calm]

40. Seeing this cartoon on GD

[Agschmid]

48. Funny toon...

[hobbit709]

41. Any day I don't wake up dead is a good day.

[steve2470]

42. I got my post-skin cancer surgery sutures out this AM

The doc also froze two pre-cancerous spots on my left arm. I was not charged for all this ! So, combined with a lovely fall day and all this, life is pretty good.

[Raffi Ella]

43. I fixed my MP3 player!

I realized a few days ago that it wasn't holding a charge for more than one use, for just an hour or two at the most. So I got online last night and did some research. After reading about my problem I thought I'd have to just buy a new one, but I continued reading and came across a solution that worked! It involved downloading and updating- anyway, it's like new now.

Yay!

[Agschmid]

47. Driving through the mountains in western Mass.

And seeing this...



Nature is beautiful!

[joeybee12]

49. My kitteh Blue waking me up too early, and then as I was falling back to sleep

My kitteh Beau woke me up.

[fizzgig]

51. got to see my husband for few minutes

he's out the door before i get up and usually asleep by the time i get home, so we don't see each other much through the week.

also got to chat with my bestie, it'd been a couple of weeks since we'd talked.

thanks for the thread

[steve2470]

53. my pleasure :) nt

[TuxedoKat]

54. I bought a huge blueberry bush

on sale! It makes me so happy to plant things. Also, did an errand for my daughter that made her happy.

[steve2470]

55. so far today, I feel good after sleeping for several hours...

Have to appreciate the small things in life

[DFW]

56. Wellll......................

I am now in the transit lounge at CDG2 (Paris) waiting for my flight to Washington, and in Düsseldorf this morning, before getting up for the flight to France, my wife gave me a nice "travel safely" message that did not leave much room for misinterpretation.

[steve2470]

57. very nice ! :) nt

[DFW]

58. Better than breakfast

And she STILL made me breakfast before taking me to the airport.

I have it good!

[steve2470]

59. you do indeed ! nt

[steve2470]

61. I feel good today and it's another lovely day here nt

[steve2470]

62. I saw my son and his gf today, did some necessary home shopping and had a nice meal

can't sleep but oh well