How did you find JOY today? - Page 4

cinnamongrrl · 01-03-2025, 06:09 PM

Today I did my orientation for a new, very promising job.

It’s a team that I’m excited to join and I’m looking forward to working this weekend.

I feel like finally everything is falling into place with work, school and returning to a place that feels like home …

Bèsame* · 01-04-2025, 12:22 PM

It's a little chilly so I grabbed a pink hoodie of my Mom's. It brought a smile and maybe a tear, when I found a Kleenex in the pocket. Isn't what Mom's do??

Such Joy!

easygoingfemme · 01-04-2025, 04:49 PM

My bestie and I went to go see the Bob Dylan movie today. It was really good. It absolutely highlighted his talent as a lyricist and musician was real about how he was an ass in his younger years.

About 3/4 of the way through I told my friend I was struggling with the fact that no one goes to the bathroom. There were a lot of scenes of people waking up in the morning and going to light a cigarette, make coffee, write a song, have a conversation. But no one gets up and goes to the bathroom. My friend turned to me and said that she was struggling with the fact that none of the men were waking up with morning wood and then going to the bathroom. I died.

Anyway, it wasn't just about Dylan. It was about Pete Seeger, Woodie Guthrie, Joan Baez and the Newport Folk Fest and ... just smatterings of attention to the civil rights movement of the time. A LOT more could have been done with that. But all around, it was a good watch. In my opinion.

GeorgiaMa'am · 01-04-2025, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

My bestie and I went to go see the Bob Dylan movie . . . was real about how he was an ass in his younger years . . .

I believe he's still known to be an ass. What kind of person doesn't show up to receive their Nobel Prize? Also, last concert a friend attended, Bob reportedly stood as far back from the edge of the stage as he could, a horrified, snobby look on his face, and didn't interact with the audience at all except to sing as short a set as possible.

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How I found JOY today:

After Christmas clearance sales. I got a pair of nude shoes for 80% off! and a blue bra that I really need to match a sweater for 60% off.

easygoingfemme · 01-05-2025, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

I believe he's still known to be an ass. What kind of person doesn't show up to receive their Nobel Prize? Also, last concert a friend attended, Bob reportedly stood as far back from the edge of the stage as he could, a horrified, snobby look on his face, and didn't interact with the audience at all except to sing as short a set as possible.

* * *

How I found JOY today:

After Christmas clearance sales. I got a pair of nude shoes for 80% off! and a blue bra that I really need to match a sweater for 60% off.

I forgot about the Nobel Prize. He really is quite full of himself.

Stone-Butch · 01-09-2025, 06:21 PM

Super pleased to hear our news that one of our provinces has gone to CA to help with helecopters and water bombers as well as ground crew to help fight this terrible fire raging through the homes of so many helpless people. I am very glad to hear that two more provinces are preparing to send more help in the next day or two. One of the people organizing this help line says "people and their homes as individuals are much more important than the government of either country in their disputes". Canada will reach a hand to whoever needs it reguardless of where they happen to live. This has made the majority of Canadians very happy to help neighbours. We pray for the safety of the CA people and hope our help will put a stop to this disaster.

easygoingfemme · 01-10-2025, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stone-Butch

Super pleased to hear our news that one of our provinces has gone to CA to help with helecopters and water bombers as well as ground crew to help fight this terrible fire raging through the homes of so many helpless people. I am very glad to hear that two more provinces are preparing to send more help in the next day or two. One of the people organizing this help line says "people and their homes as individuals are much more important than the government of either country in their disputes". Canada will reach a hand to whoever needs it reguardless of where they happen to live. This has made the majority of Canadians very happy to help neighbours. We pray for the safety of the CA people and hope our help will put a stop to this disaster.

And then one of those are taken out by someone flying a drone in a no-fly zone. I appreciate the help of Canada and can't believe how that one was taken out of commission.

Bèsame* · 01-12-2025, 05:50 PM

Joy...going thru old pictures that my Mom had. I saw her wedding picture, her pregnant with me and my Dad doing the hula on stage while in Hawaii. Many more memories to find I'm sure.

I found lots of old,old money from WW2. ( From France and Germany ) My grandfather stormed Normandy and survived. I found some with dates as far back as 1922

Bèsame* · 02-04-2025, 08:33 PM

cinnamongrrl · 02-05-2025, 08:56 AM

Watching the sunrise through the rhododendron this morning….
the still naked trees against the sky as it wakes up…
my rescue dog, Henry, trotting ahead of me in a hurry to get breakfast… he wasn’t able to run when I first got him <3

Bèsame* · 02-08-2025, 06:49 AM

My Joy..

There are moments that when you hear a song that brings you to a memory. My Mom was a cheerleader coordinator for a cheer group that I belonged to, the local Pop Warner football league. Both my brothers played and I was a cheerleader for one of the teams. It was something I got to share with my Mom and I met a friend who became a life long bestie!

There was a homecoming game that brought all the cheer groups together to perform at half time. My Mom selected this song for us. I do remember " when the moon is in the seventh house" our arms waved a circle going across the sky. It's something I remember to do when ever I hear this some. What a great joyful memory.

iamkeri1 · 02-16-2025, 04:00 AM

My daughter and her family were here for dinner tonight. My baby girl, who is six, declared me the best gramma in the world. Made my heart sing.
Smooches,
Keri

Bèsame* · 02-21-2025, 09:22 PM

Such a surprisingly Joy was found today.

I was going thru my Mom's cedar chest. Beach towels (we had a pool) hand knitted stockings and various older crafts she had made. On the bottom I find folded tissue paper with tulle inside. I unfold it, it looks like a veil. I compared it to her wedding picture. I had no idea she had that still. It's older than me! It makes sense to me now, when she made mine!

I sure need a Mom conversation about now! What joy to my heart today!!

Bèsame* · 03-15-2025, 07:55 AM

Kinda of bittersweet and sad but I'm still thinking about it today.

There is a clothes swap at church today, so I sent over what was left of Mom's clothes. As I was packing, I was tearing up remembering what she loved to wear. I also went thru her two big boxes of costume jewelry. I picked out what I wanted to keep and hope I see some ladies at church wearing some one day. But....I also found a pair of these big gaudy pink sunglasses. Someone gave them to me and I threw them out. She took them! Lol lol

Making me smile and have joy in my heart💝

easygoingfemme · 03-15-2025, 04:24 PM

There was a ridgerunner training on the trails my friend and I were hiking today. He was wearing these little blue short shorts covered in yellow rubber ducks. They were a riot. He was so sweet. He would stop and chat every time he ran by us.

GeorgiaMa'am · 03-15-2025, 07:43 PM

I received a note from one of my cousins containing some memories from when we were young. It made me smile. So I sent him back a note with my memory of him playing in his rock band in college. The only song I could remember was "Barbara Ann". I hope it made him smile too.

easygoingfemme · 03-16-2025, 12:58 PM

I was able to help our rowing club put in the docks today. That was exciting. I can't wait to get back on the river this spring. My job today was connecting pieces of the docks to the thingies hanging down from the crane so the crane could lower the pieces down into the water where other volunteers were there to connect them all. It was quite the process!

Bèsame* · 06-26-2025, 08:22 PM

Joy...having a chocolate frosty on the one year eve mark of losing my Mom. ....(we shared frosty's not knowing it was our last night) Brings joy in my heart, reminiscing.

Nothing replays more in your head than the last day you physically saw them.

Bèsame* · 07-09-2025, 01:12 PM

This memory

easygoingfemme · 07-09-2025, 06:14 PM

I have been really deep diving into the joys of living alone. I've raised my child. I've been married and divorced. I've purchased a sweet small home that I love every inch of. I'm learning new ways to make it mine.

It's a small house with a pretty small bathroom. Which is normally just fine. However, I find I'm often wired at night and have trouble settling down. Especially after I have crew practice or a work event. I'll be hyperactive tired.

I was thinking, it would be great if I could have a hot bath at night to help me settle in. But there's no tub in my bathroom.

I found a collapsible tub that fits in my shower. My shower is 45 inches wide and the tub is 40. I wasn't sure how it would work but I had to give it a try. I had recently put a shower speaker in my shower so I can listen to music in the morning while I get ready for work. I've been using shower steamers too. Just upping the bathing routine one step at a time. Tonight, after working all day and then going to my parents to help them with a bunch of stuff, I was hot and had a lot of energy. It was tubby time.

I tested out the tub. It set up like a dream. I put a new audio book on my shower speaker. I put essential oils in the bath water. I soaked and relaxed and listened to a story. Total energy shift to relaxed and calm. I was worried about it draining but I had hooked up the equipment correctly to go down the shower drain and it all worked fine.

I don't think there's anything else in the world that I need.

01-03-2025, 06:09 PM	#61
cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Home in NC..gonna dig in like a tick this time… Posts: 7,661 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,231 Thanked 27,599 Times in 6,956 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	Today I did my orientation for a new, very promising job. It’s a team that I’m excited to join and I’m looking forward to working this weekend. I feel like finally everything is falling into place with work, school and returning to a place that feels like home … __________________

01-04-2025, 12:22 PM	#62
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,376 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,111 Thanked 40,943 Times in 10,729 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	It's a little chilly so I grabbed a pink hoodie of my Mom's. It brought a smile and maybe a tear, when I found a Kleenex in the pocket. Isn't what Mom's do?? Such Joy! __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

01-09-2025, 06:21 PM	#66
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,620 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,228 Thanked 9,293 Times in 3,001 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Find joy today. Super pleased to hear our news that one of our provinces has gone to CA to help with helecopters and water bombers as well as ground crew to help fight this terrible fire raging through the homes of so many helpless people. I am very glad to hear that two more provinces are preparing to send more help in the next day or two. One of the people organizing this help line says "people and their homes as individuals are much more important than the government of either country in their disputes". Canada will reach a hand to whoever needs it reguardless of where they happen to live. This has made the majority of Canadians very happy to help neighbours. We pray for the safety of the CA people and hope our help will put a stop to this disaster.

01-12-2025, 05:50 PM	#68
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,376 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,111 Thanked 40,943 Times in 10,729 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Joy...going thru old pictures that my Mom had. I saw her wedding picture, her pregnant with me and my Dad doing the hula on stage while in Hawaii. Many more memories to find I'm sure. I found lots of old,old money from WW2. ( From France and Germany ) My grandfather stormed Normandy and survived. I found some with dates as far back as 1922 __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

02-04-2025, 08:33 PM	#69
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,376 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,111 Thanked 40,943 Times in 10,729 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	__________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

01-04-2025, 04:49 PM	#63
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,686 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,016 Thanked 14,964 Times in 3,313 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	My bestie and I went to go see the Bob Dylan movie today. It was really good. It absolutely highlighted his talent as a lyricist and musician was real about how he was an ass in his younger years. About 3/4 of the way through I told my friend I was struggling with the fact that no one goes to the bathroom. There were a lot of scenes of people waking up in the morning and going to light a cigarette, make coffee, write a song, have a conversation. But no one gets up and goes to the bathroom. My friend turned to me and said that she was struggling with the fact that none of the men were waking up with morning wood and then going to the bathroom. I died. Anyway, it wasn't just about Dylan. It was about Pete Seeger, Woodie Guthrie, Joan Baez and the Newport Folk Fest and ... just smatterings of attention to the civil rights movement of the time. A LOT more could have been done with that. But all around, it was a good watch. In my opinion.

02-05-2025, 08:56 AM	#70
cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Home in NC..gonna dig in like a tick this time… Posts: 7,661 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,231 Thanked 27,599 Times in 6,956 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	Watching the sunrise through the rhododendron this morning…. the still naked trees against the sky as it wakes up… my rescue dog, Henry, trotting ahead of me in a hurry to get breakfast… he wasn’t able to run when I first got him <3 __________________

02-08-2025, 06:49 AM	#71
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,376 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,111 Thanked 40,943 Times in 10,729 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	My Joy.. There are moments that when you hear a song that brings you to a memory. My Mom was a cheerleader coordinator for a cheer group that I belonged to, the local Pop Warner football league. Both my brothers played and I was a cheerleader for one of the teams. It was something I got to share with my Mom and I met a friend who became a life long bestie! There was a homecoming game that brought all the cheer groups together to perform at half time. My Mom selected this song for us. I do remember " when the moon is in the seventh house" our arms waved a circle going across the sky. It's something I remember to do when ever I hear this some. What a great joyful memory. __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

02-16-2025, 04:00 AM	#72
iamkeri1 Member How Do You Identify?: femme woman Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 302 Thanked 2,153 Times in 659 Posts Rep Power: 16642920	My daughter and her family were here for dinner tonight. My baby girl, who is six, declared me the best gramma in the world. Made my heart sing. Smooches, Keri

02-21-2025, 09:22 PM	#73
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,376 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,111 Thanked 40,943 Times in 10,729 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Such a surprisingly Joy was found today. I was going thru my Mom's cedar chest. Beach towels (we had a pool) hand knitted stockings and various older crafts she had made. On the bottom I find folded tissue paper with tulle inside. I unfold it, it looks like a veil. I compared it to her wedding picture. I had no idea she had that still. It's older than me! It makes sense to me now, when she made mine! I sure need a Mom conversation about now! What joy to my heart today!! __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

03-15-2025, 07:55 AM	#74
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,376 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,111 Thanked 40,943 Times in 10,729 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Kinda of bittersweet and sad but I'm still thinking about it today. There is a clothes swap at church today, so I sent over what was left of Mom's clothes. As I was packing, I was tearing up remembering what she loved to wear. I also went thru her two big boxes of costume jewelry. I picked out what I wanted to keep and hope I see some ladies at church wearing some one day. But....I also found a pair of these big gaudy pink sunglasses. Someone gave them to me and I threw them out. She took them! Lol lol Making me smile and have joy in my heart💝 __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

03-15-2025, 04:24 PM	#75
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,686 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,016 Thanked 14,964 Times in 3,313 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	There was a ridgerunner training on the trails my friend and I were hiking today. He was wearing these little blue short shorts covered in yellow rubber ducks. They were a riot. He was so sweet. He would stop and chat every time he ran by us.

03-15-2025, 07:43 PM	#76
GeorgiaMa'am Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: High Femme Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am Relationship Status: widowed - involved, poly Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,419 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 39,477 Thanked 28,475 Times in 5,790 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I received a note from one of my cousins containing some memories from when we were young. It made me smile. So I sent him back a note with my memory of him playing in his rock band in college. The only song I could remember was "Barbara Ann". I hope it made him smile too. __________________ -GeorgiaMa'am It's true that you are blessed and lucky It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you. -10,000 Maniacs

03-16-2025, 12:58 PM	#77
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,686 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,016 Thanked 14,964 Times in 3,313 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I was able to help our rowing club put in the docks today. That was exciting. I can't wait to get back on the river this spring. My job today was connecting pieces of the docks to the thingies hanging down from the crane so the crane could lower the pieces down into the water where other volunteers were there to connect them all. It was quite the process!

06-26-2025, 08:22 PM	#78
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,376 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,111 Thanked 40,943 Times in 10,729 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Joy...having a chocolate frosty on the one year eve mark of losing my Mom. ....(we shared frosty's not knowing it was our last night) Brings joy in my heart, reminiscing. Nothing replays more in your head than the last day you physically saw them. __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

07-09-2025, 01:12 PM	#79
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,376 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,111 Thanked 40,943 Times in 10,729 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	This memory __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

07-09-2025, 06:14 PM	#80
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,686 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,016 Thanked 14,964 Times in 3,313 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I have been really deep diving into the joys of living alone. I've raised my child. I've been married and divorced. I've purchased a sweet small home that I love every inch of. I'm learning new ways to make it mine. It's a small house with a pretty small bathroom. Which is normally just fine. However, I find I'm often wired at night and have trouble settling down. Especially after I have crew practice or a work event. I'll be hyperactive tired. I was thinking, it would be great if I could have a hot bath at night to help me settle in. But there's no tub in my bathroom. I found a collapsible tub that fits in my shower. My shower is 45 inches wide and the tub is 40. I wasn't sure how it would work but I had to give it a try. I had recently put a shower speaker in my shower so I can listen to music in the morning while I get ready for work. I've been using shower steamers too. Just upping the bathing routine one step at a time. Tonight, after working all day and then going to my parents to help them with a bunch of stuff, I was hot and had a lot of energy. It was tubby time. I tested out the tub. It set up like a dream. I put a new audio book on my shower speaker. I put essential oils in the bath water. I soaked and relaxed and listened to a story. Total energy shift to relaxed and calm. I was worried about it draining but I had hooked up the equipment correctly to go down the shower drain and it all worked fine. I don't think there's anything else in the world that I need.