There's lots of negative shit online. Felt like this community was needed. Post quotes (Yes the lame positive ones), uplifting thoughts, pictures, poems, or words of Inspiration and positive memes.
Dale Cooper:
Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair or two cups of good hot black coffee. Like this.
Sheriff Truman:
A present? Like Christmas?
Dale Cooper:
[Taking a sip] Ah, man that hits the spot. Nothing like a great cup of black coffee.
--Twin Peaks
I have a very clear definition of what an adult is.
To be an adult, you need to understand when it is appropriate to be childish.
I am a 36 year old man, I work in IT, I own my apartment, I pay my bills, I save money every month, I am on top of my morgage, I do my taxes (to be fair, this is extremely quick and easy in Sweden), I cook my food, I clean my apartment, I take out the trash, I do the dishes (by hand, I don't have a dishwasher), I wash my clothes and more.
I do all of that, but when it is appropriate I'll also bring out my LEGO, and my stuffed animals from when I grew up will always stay on the chest of drawers next to my bed.
I play computer games every day, but the rest of my tasks still get done.
I know when it is appropriate to be childish, and will not deny myself some fun just because other's think it is stupid.
Just curious, how often do you have to do your taxes in Sweden? I got the impression from your comment that you have to do them regularly, like daily or weekly, but maybe I’m wrong in that assumption?
In the US, we just do them once a year. Unless you count someone who is actively paying the government back in a loan form, where they send a check on a monthly basis, like I did when I helped a family member, because they underpaid in a previous year.
Sorry, it is yearly, I get a notice to login to the tax web portal, there is a prefilled out form, I check it, add corrections if needed and submit it.
Takes 15 min normally.
No worries at all! Thank you for sharing for my curiosity!
I like the direction we’re going and hope we continue to normalize this.
I often like going down the LEGO aisle because I’ve long enjoyed LEGO sets. But I feel weird and like everyone is judging me, like I’m there for someone’s children and using the toys as a ruse.
I swear, I’m just here for the LEGO sets. It’s no different than when I was a younger kid running up and down the aisle. The only difference is that I was able to drive myself here, come alone, and I have my own money to buy any set I want now without needing permission. I do try to contain myself and not run up and down the aisle now too, but I can’t make any promises on that :)
My wife and I have a tradition for our anniversary - get a giant LEGO set, put on a movie and build it together. We've got the largest Harry Potter sets - Hogwarts castle, Diagon Alley and the Bank, Rivendell, the Grand Piano, some of the classical paintings, and a lot if smaller sets. This year it's the Barad Dur (Sauron's tower).
We usually buy when a sale or a flash discount comes up on one of the sets we like, and keep it sitting in the attic for a year until our anniversary comes. I mostly purchase online but I have zero issues just browsing a toy store. Online is just cheaper and easier to monitor for discounts.
LEGO finally leaned into the market for adults so the selection we appreciate is growing considerably. Also we've been getting into Star Wars thanks to Andor (my wife actually just saw 4, 5 and 6 for the first time) and there are many nice sets for those as well.
It's a nice hobby perfectly suited for adults (I wouldn't be able to afford those as a kid), and they make for nice decorations. Especially the paintings, flowers and other neutral sets.
