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Are you happy?

Yes

50% (35)

No

17% (12)

Sometimes

21% (15)

Only when I'm reading one of Level's posts

11% (8)

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Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:32:19 AM

Level

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Are you happy? Why, or why not?

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:33:39 AM

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For the most part, yes I am happy. I'm having a lot of trouble adjusting to an empty nest, that's my biggest challenge right now.

::potato wave::

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:35:05 AM

JerseyKrissi72

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I am happy sometimes..when I'm spending time with friends or family....I have my good days as well as my bad ones, just like everyone else I suppose.

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:37:44 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: KatyLied

For the most part, yes I am happy. I'm having a lot of trouble adjusting to an empty nest, that's my biggest challenge right now.

::potato wave::

***potato wave back***

How long have your kids been gone, Katy?

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Fake the heat and scratch the itch
Skinned up knees and salty lips
Let go it's harder holding on
One more trip and I'll be gone

~~ Stone Temple Pilots

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:40:19 AM

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One year. But this is the first summer that both of my boys have been away, so it's traumatic and lonely and shows me that I don't have enough going on in my personal life (as in...I need to get out more)

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:41:52 AM

JerseyKrissi72

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No, it just shows that you are a wonderful, loving Mommy who misses her lil ones....hang in there...hugs to u.
I cannot imagine my boys out on their own......

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:42:47 AM

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30% happy.
70% unhappy.

The whys on the 70%:
I can't get my house pulled together to put it on the market.
I have to sell my house (1800 sq ft, over 5 acres of perfection) because I can't physically maintain it & IT'S NOT FAIR CUZ I LOVE MY HOME. Dang it.
I am lonely.
My health status.
My dom is too far away!

The whys on the 30%:
I'm an eternal optimist who believes that if one does good, eventually one will receive good.

I have a fully functioning brain, and despite the body I can still do some things I love.
My dom loves me & I will be moving to him when I do manage to get my house fixed up and sold.
I'm at the best age, I dreaded the early 40's but the reality is that I see the world in an entirely different way as well as myself. There is a freedom with being this age that I never anticipated and ohgosh it is awesome!

If it weren't for my health I am pretty sure the balance would be changed to 70% happy.

BTW I choose the 'happy when Level posts'!

Have a nanner and enjoy the day.

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:43:07 AM

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I am reminded of Snoopy

Happinesss is.... reading Level's posts..

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:44:01 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: KatyLied

One year. But this is the first summer that both of my boys have been away, so it's traumatic and lonely and shows me that I don't have enough going on in my personal life (as in...I need to get out more)

And are you? Or at least trying to? I need to do the same, btw....

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Fake the heat and scratch the itch
Skinned up knees and salty lips
Let go it's harder holding on
One more trip and I'll be gone

~~ Stone Temple Pilots

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:45:11 AM

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Camille....won't a room mate solve your problems? You could look for someone who can help take care of things that you aren't able to and you could negotiate that into their rent. It would kill me to part with my home, mainly because I would never be able to find a place with a lower mortgage payment...I am glued to my spot.

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:47:10 AM

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I think it would be more accurate to say that I am relatively satisfied. No one can be happy all the time. Of course, you could say the same thing about being satisfied but that is why I qualified my statement with the word "relatively".

The answer to "why, or why not" would depend upon whether I want to be positive or negative. I prefer a balance as I think it's realistic... besides, those folks who are incessantly "chipper" annoy me.

So, my realistic take is that I like who I am, I like who I'm with, I like what I do and I like where I'm going. Of course, there are things here and there that could be better and I certainly do get irritated at times, but those things just give me room to grow.

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:52:50 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: camille65

30% happy.
70% unhappy.

The whys on the 70%:
I can't get my house pulled together to put it on the market.
I have to sell my house (1800 sq ft, over 5 acres of perfection) because I can't physically maintain it & IT'S NOT FAIR CUZ I LOVE MY HOME. Dang it.
I am lonely.
My health status.
My dom is too far away!

The whys on the 30%:
I'm an eternal optimist who believes that if one does good, eventually one will receive good.

I have a fully functioning brain, and despite the body I can still do some things I love.
My dom loves me & I will be moving to him when I do manage to get my house fixed up and sold.
I'm at the best age, I dreaded the early 40's but the reality is that I see the world in an entirely different way as well as myself. There is a freedom with being this age that I never anticipated and ohgosh it is awesome!

If it weren't for my health I am pretty sure the balance would be changed to 70% happy.

BTW I choose the 'happy when Level posts'! Have a nanner and enjoy the day.

*hugs the sweet lady*

I wish there was a way to help with the house, jenny (or do you now prefer camille?).

Health is sooooooo important. I was sitting at the local high school earlier, watching the kids as they put together a garage sale to raise funds, and thinking about how I'd give anything to go back in time, to develop better health habits. Well, wish in one hand, poop in the other, see which one fills up the quickest

Good is returned with good. Don't doubt that.

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Fake the heat and scratch the itch
Skinned up knees and salty lips
Let go it's harder holding on
One more trip and I'll be gone

~~ Stone Temple Pilots

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:54:16 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: juliaoceania

I am reminded of Snoopy

Happinesss is.... reading Level's posts..

Thanks, julia *sneaks in a hug while Sinergy's not looking*

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Fake the heat and scratch the itch
Skinned up knees and salty lips
Let go it's harder holding on
One more trip and I'll be gone

~~ Stone Temple Pilots

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 7:56:50 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: losttreasure

I think it would be more accurate to say that I am relatively satisfied. No one can be happy all the time. Of course, you could say the same thing about being satisfied but that is why I qualified my statement with the word "relatively".

The answer to "why, or why not" would depend upon whether I want to be positive or negative. I prefer a balance as I think it's realistic... besides, those folks who are incessantly "chipper" annoy me.

So, my realistic take is that I like who I am, I like who I'm with, I like what I do and I like where I'm going. Of course, there are things here and there that could be better and I certainly do get irritated at times, but those things just give me room to grow.

Good answer, lt.

And what's wrong with those chipper-ites, anyway?

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Fake the heat and scratch the itch
Skinned up knees and salty lips
Let go it's harder holding on
One more trip and I'll be gone

~~ Stone Temple Pilots

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 8:05:23 AM

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I am very happy. That being said I don't view happy as the whole annoying, bubbly or chipper, thing either. For me it goes much deeper. A core sense of peace and happiness that all of life's BS cannot touch.

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 8:06:35 AM

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i've lived thru a near death experience, with a 10% chance of survival.
i am happy

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 8:06:38 AM

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Heyas Katy

and good morning to ya!
I tried the roomie thing last year. A woman I had known online for some years, she lived in New Orleans and had to move due to Katrina. So... I offered her my home. I had just just gotten divorced and was recovering from some nasty surgery so I needed someone here. I didn't ask for rent for the first 6 months, just that she take care of house and run errands. She ended up sleeping all night/day and was a very very heavy drinker. End result.. the house was never clean and after 12 months I kicked her out because she refused to get a job/ unable to pay the $350.00 rent I asked for once the 6 months were up.
I regret it, but I don't regret giving her a place so that she could get back on her feet. It ended with pretty bad feelings all around and cost us our friendship. Even though it ended badly I am glad she was here, honestly I don't think I would have made it through the winter without her meager help.

I live in the boondocks and most people prefer to live close to their work for some odd reason

hehehe.

I'm more than willing to try again but can't find anyone that wants to live out here. I keep seeing male subs wanting to be houseboys.. maybe one of them will offer eh? Hmmm actually that'd be pretty nice LOL.

Level.. I will answer to either nick. Camille is my middle name, Jennifer my first. Soooo cj, jenny, camille all work

.

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 8:57:46 AM

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In general, very happy....at the moment, no.

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Sing like no one is listening.
Love like you've never been hurt
and live like it's heaven on Earth.

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 8:59:28 AM

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Yes, Level I need to get out more. Believe it or not, I am extremely shy in real life. And by the time I finish the two job work week, I sometimes just want to be a lazy ass on the weekend, or at least one day of the weekend. I view it as recharging for the next week's onslaught. I'm good at making excuses too.

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“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
- Albert Einstein

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RE: Are you happy? - 7/14/2007 9:01:47 AM

reticence

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Hi Level

I have a baseline contentedness. Perhaps i am not in a place that i would have chosen, say, ten years ago, but i find it is the best place for me now.

I have my children and grandchildren nearby.. My health is not the best, but i am able to work part time.

I save the word "happy" for those fleeting moments of bliss and think contentedness is just wonderful.

I smile more than i don't .. what more could i want ?

reticence

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