The Happy Thread!

[Cerulean]

Im glad things are going a little better blue, lifes been really tense for you lately.

Yesterday I finally had everything together for a miniature caterpillar habitat... I saw some cats on a dill plant that were absolutely gorgeous a couple days ago. Id never encountered them before and thought they were monarchs but theyre swallowtails. When theyre 'agitated' little antennae looking things pop out of its forehead, I felt like I encountered a real life caterpie *o* Theyre currently chilling on a small herb bouquet of parsley and dill. Im hoping I can keep them hidden from my mom orrrr she magically isnt too bothered if she happens to see them (she really hates 'bugs')

[Coradion]

I'm happy my body is finally getting to the point I want it

[Sherielle]

This weekend I'll be the Featured Artist at the Texas Renaissance Festival! I'll get to set up in a booth and sell my jewelry. Of course, I'm FREAKING out because I don't know if I'll have enough pendants made, but I'm also SO EXCITED about this!

[Miyu]

Coradion - Awesome!!!
Tieri - OMG I can't wait to see it on you! My mertender and I have been drooling over it every time we go over to Morticia's house




I'M SO HAPPY because my mom is brilliant and helped me solve my ID renewal problems! I was having issues b/c here in OR they require a birth certificate just to renew (crazy, I tellz ya), and my mom mentioned I could just come back to CO to visit and renew in-person while I'm there... So I went to the CO DMV website to check out the prices/process... and THEY LET YOU RENEW ONLINE NOW OMFG YUSSS I can finally get a job! I can finally get a copy of my birth certificate!

Plus, the fees for CO renewals are about 1/4 of what it costs here in OR... I really wonder where all that money goes, because our public services here are a load of manure

[Princess Pearl]

I just sent out my first quote for a birthday party! I don't even have the job yet and I'm so excited I'm nearly hyperventilating! I'm probably going to pass out if I actually get it.


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[deepblue]

I started shaping a scale from clay yesterday. Funny how satisfying that is.
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Coradion, you look amazing. Good on you.

Happiness is that we keep coming into little stashes of money here and there, and it's allowing us to outfit our new home much faster than we thought we would. A lot of companies - phone, etc.- offer rebates and we're taking full advantage.

[PearlieMae]

Okay, it's not much, but oftentimes, it doesn't take much to make me happy...After over a year of haunting the used items ads on Craigslist, making the rounds of thrift stores, last night I snagged a perfectly wonderful wheelchair! I am no longer confined to the spot I am sitting in while in my tail on dry land!

Most awesome part? It cost me $5.99 - YES, FIVE DOLLARS AND NINETY NINE CENTS! Woohoo!

[Yulia]

I had my first swim just now!
Everyone at the pool was excited when I told them about my tail, so now I have a great place to swim in the colder months. And it's only a ten minute walk there!

[Echidna]

^^Nice!
Wish I had a pool that close.

Was there room enough to swim?
I always have to slalom around sooo many other people who are all miffed I'm not swimming in the "approved" way

[Yulia]

I went there right after they had a training session, so there wasn't much people. Had two lanes for myself the whole time almost.

[Miyu]

Yulia, that's such a neat photo! You look so long and like a real mermaid in this shot! :3

How neat that you got two whole lanes! When Morticia and I went, we shared one lane (but we were also taking turns sharing one monofin, since the last time we went swimming was before I had my monofin). It must have been so nice to have the room to turn around and not worry about hitting bystanders!

[Yulia]

It was great! I got much support from the people working there too, they told me when it was best for me to swim so I could get more room.
One of the lifeguards was so excited and said that it was her best day as a lifeguard so far, and she took a lot of pictures too!
I met an american in the lane next to me, she had an underwater camera and wanted to film me sometime.

Thanks Miyu, I'm only 5"2, so it's nice to feel a bit longer

[Miyu]

Haha, I know that feeling, I'm about the same height! I feel so long in my tail, it's nice!

[Miyu]

Another happy thing happened! I found the skein of yarn that's been hiding in my craft stash that I needed to finish my Secret Santa gift! WOOHOO!!!

[Yulia]

OH. MY. GOD.
I can't believe this, so I told you I met an american at the pool yesterday?
She told me about a friend she had that is a photographer and working for a newspaper.
I got this mail from her earlier today:



I just sent her my answer (it only took four hours to write it, ugh)
THIS IS TO EXCITING

[Yulia]

Now I have to get a better top than a boring yellow bikini..

[Vrindavana Starfish]

That's so awesome!

[Mermaid Freyja]

How awesome, Yulia!
I can only hope to have that kind of positive reaction from staff at the new pool I plan to swim at. Even with just the monofin.

[PearlieMae]

[Mermaid Galene]

Congrats, Yulia! That's awesome!