All things being equal, how is your life right now?

[AngryAmish]

I feel guilty but my life is really doing well right now.

Economically things are going really well and family wise things have never been better. I have about the cutest little girl and a little boy on the way.

I feel good and everyone I know is doing well.

Is anyone out there also feeling optomisty?

[Deja Q]

1. Pluses and minuses but all in all hopeful.

One day at a time and not to believe in anything too seriously. Except one's work.

[BlueJazz]

16. A solid "B" I'm pretty happy and love life

[Bucky]

2. meh

Joy and profound inner contentment are transient things. You should look for more short term endorphin triggers. That's what makes life special.

[hippywife]

3. Going pretty well here, too.

Not terribly financial sound and really haven't been for years and not likely to get better with time, but everything else is pretty durn good. I try not to dwell on or talk about it too much. Hate to tempt the fates, you know? :hi:

[Minimus]

4. Unemployed, house foreclosure, bankruptcy and recent divorce, expensive COBRA, and

several medical issues.

Other than that life is grand!


I am happy that you are doing so well. Congats on the cuties coming your way!

[prolesunited]

39. and I thought my situation was bad.

Just like my mother said, "There's always somebody who's worse off."

I am so sorry for your problems. I hope you find the courage and strength to make it through it all. Find the lessons in all of your tribulations and grow from them (that's what I keep telling myself, anyway.)

[Minimus]

50. Thank you - and good luck to you too.

[mnhtnbb]

45. Sheeit! Minimus, you are due for some good luck.

Sending a cyberhug and hope things improve for you.

:hug:

[Minimus]

49. Thanks for that! It has been tough for a while but I have a supportive

family (financially and emotionally)so I am hanging in.

[KamaAina]

5. Weeellll, let me see...

job continuing to circle the drain (for a year and a half now!),

same old no-pets gulag,

met finest human being ever, only to discover she had just started a relationship :cry: ,

so no.

I did get a cat fix from a feral who lives near work, and do have an interview soon. The female situation, however, remains an EPIC FAIL. :(

[TK421]

6. I'm currently collecting unemployment and making some money on the side

working for my ex-boss cleaning, organizing her mansion ( under the table...ten bucks an hour and maximum of 15 hours a week ) This project will take at least two-two and a half months with what needs to be done here. This extra money I will not see, since every cent of it will go to credit card bills and daily living expenses.....

[prolesunited]

40. You sure you want to post that

It is illegal, you know.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

7. With the "all things being equal" qualifier, pretty damned good.

There are things that I "need" and things that I "want" that I don't have, and I am living at the edge of my resources, but I have a fighting spirit.

So I get up every day and suit myself up for battle and give thanks for the things I do have, and refuse to lapse into self-pity over the things I don't.

:toast:

[MrSlayer]

8. Rather well.

But I don't feel guilty about it. Fortunate, yes. But not guilty.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

9. Whoa - your post would have had my old Italian grandmother

grabbing for her rosary.

I'm glad things are good for you, but you NEVER advertise it, especially in a place where you know others are having a hard time.

NEVER.

According to my nonna, that kind of talk gets the attention of the gods, and that's something you don't want. It's how "hubris" has come to play such a large role in our dramatic and political history.

Now, understand, I'm not saying you're arrogant or overweening, but, honestly, you see here every day - at least I do - how terrible life is for so many DUers. It might be wise just to count your blessings in the privacy of your own head, and not hold things up for comparison.

I can hear my grandmother moaning now, and she's been dead a long, long time............................

[mix]

11. +1

[Zomby Woof]

17. Sage advice

"NEVER advertise it, especially in a place where you know others are having a hard time."

I'll go further and say that when some people do advertise their wealth and material well-being on here, it's just downright tacky and rude, and in poor taste.

[Skittles]

23. not sure that was AngryAmish's intent though

I don't detect an arrogant tone - just a question

[Zomby Woof]

26. Not directed at AngryAmish at all

I have no issue with his OP.

[Skittles]

27. OK Zomby

I do hear you :)

[SammyWinstonJack]

33. Thank you.

:thumbsup:

[_dynamicdems]

10. It sucks, but you can't have everything.

No job, no money. Going to lose my apartment and car and my mind, but what the Hell. Could always be worse. I've still got my computer for the time being.

I'm too damn old to learn a trade or be a streetwalker, so I guess bag-lady is the only option.

At least I still have my sense of humor.

And I still have tickets to the best concert of the summer, so I'll go out with a :headbang:

[Mojambo]

12. Well, I'm living one so that's an improvement over the previous ten years.

I'm living shoestring day to day. No health care, no savings, no career.

But I AM living. SO I'd say things are improving.

[Courtesy Flush]

13. Thanks for posting that

People always feel compelled to post their hard times, and reluctant to post that things are great. Don't know why.

Nothing against those who share your hard-luck stories. We're here for you. But it's nice to hear that other people are thriving.

We're doing great. I'm planning to retire next year, and live on less, but have a fuller life. Someone who is struggling just may get to replace me at the office, so everybody wins!

[femmocrat]

14. We are doing much better now than we were 2 months ago.

Things are looking up! :) Thanks for asking!

I'm happy for you, AA, that your life is happy. Don't feel guilty! Congratulations on the baby-on-the-way! :hug:

[snailly]

15. I'm feeling misty about my past optimism

[Stuart G]

18. Up, and Down, and all around...like a rollar coaster..

Too many emotions to describe...

19. pretty good actually

Hi I'm Hannah and i needed some help around here cause i just signed up do you know anyone who can?

[NMDemDist2]

59. what kind of help do you need? n/t

[Blue Diadem]

20. I'm happy for you AngryAmish. It's good to hear someone is doing well.

Congrats on the new little one on the way too.

We are surviving. Hubby is still laid off, mortgage company is working with us. I'll be finishing up with some medical tests tomorrow and finding out results the end of the month. Mostly I'm still optimistic but I have my times. Your post gave me a lift.

I hope all continues to be well for you and your family and please let us know when your little boy arrives.

[Kali]

21. jumpy

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8942811

[quakerboy]

22. Best 3 years of my life

I know what you mean. I feel guilty about it too. But the last year years have been the best of my life.

I am doing better than I ever had before. I have, for once, enough money to pay all the bills, and even a smidgeon extra to start paying down at least a little of my student loans. I found my match, and married her, and it has brought me a contentment that I did not ever expect to feel. There are other things as well, but that is enough.

Although, my family is not all so well. I do what I can, but there is only so much one can do about health and long term life issues.

[Forkboy]

24. On a scale of 1 to 10, a 3.

So all in all, not bad. ;)

[enigmatic]

25. awesome

I'm very, very happy w/ my life right now, and I know how fortunate I am.

[mike_c]

28. it was cool until I got into this insane argument in GD....

Is there any way to hide the My DU icon...?

[WCGreen]

29. Settling in to a sameness that is tedious...

[TheKentuckian]

30. Passing grade but only a D at best.

[Corey_Baker08]

31. At 19 Struggling To Keep My Head Above Water While Losing Everything my Family has Worked Hard For!!

On the verge of homelessness praying for a miracle!

[tigereye]

37. I am sorry -I hope things improve for you -

It's a rough time economically for a lot of people. :hug:

[TZ]

32. financially and job wise I'm doing fine

Its the rest of my life which is royally fucked up...:(

[Chan790]

38. I'm in the exact opposite boat...

If I could make enough money to be able to pay my bills, my rent and buy groceries in the same month...I'd be pretty damned peachy.

*I got measured by a tailor friend (I'm doing them a favor by being a living "dress" mannequin) to discover that even though I haven't lost a pound, I've gone from a 46" waist to a 38" which goes a long way to explaining why my clothes all look like crap on me.

*I got hit on repeatedly at a July 4th party in Greenpoint of my roommate's film industry friends...some of these women are famous (not Jennifer-Aniston-famous but cast-of-Gossip-Girl-fame-level...and they were hitting on me because I'm a writer and writers are by definition sexy. (I was shocked to learn that...I always found other writers mopey and introverted and awkward.)

*I was goofing around at work the other day, trying to get acquainted with a weight-lifting machine called a Smith machine we sell...mind you I haven't lifted in years but I throw around paint cans and boxes all day...absent-mindedly doing tricep curls when I realize that idiot department manager G is staring at me. I'm totally like "WTF...you told me to get familiar with the equipment." He says "Look at you go." I look down and realize the machine is still set-up for leg-presses and there is a 100lb. plate and 2 25lb. plates on it...so apparently I'm secretly jacked.

*My screenplay is almost finished. I'm gonna get paid. (in 4-6 months)

[PRETZEL]

34. One word,

SUCKS..................

[bigwillq]

35. Glad you are doing well!

That's good to hear! :bounce: :hi:

My life is pretty awesome right now too. Can't complain. I have all I need. :hi:

[tigereye]

36. We have food, shelter, work and fairly good health. Our child is happy and

healthy. I enjoy my garden and our local pool in the summer, and have good friends. We paid off the house last year, so that's a plus.


So, I think, in general, things are pretty good. (knock wood)

[The2ndWheel]

41. Just a cog in the machine

[Shell Beau]

42. Glad things are going great for you. And there is nothing at all

wrong with wanting to share it either. :hug: Congrats on the new baby boy to come!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

43. Well economically not so bad

And I have a roof over my head and food and drink in plentiful supply so I should be grateful for that. And I have faith and am immensely grateful for what I do have

But otherwise life is more unfulfilling, depressing and without hope than I could ever have imagined in my worst nightmares. In terms of love, employment and almost everything else, it has never been this bad. I would say that it couldn't get worse but I've said that before and have been unpleasantly surprised so I'm not going to say that again.

I'm not sure if I'll ever find happiness or the joy in my life and at the moment I seem to be just existing and not living.

[mnhtnbb]

46. What would bring you happiness and joy? Can you find little pieces of it,

just one piece at a time?

[Heidi]

44. Alright. (nt)

[azmouse]

47. I don't have much reason to complain.

I need to lose a few pounds and my baseball team sucks but that's about it.

[BuelahWitch]

48. Everything is kind of up in the air for me

I've decided I can no longer ignore a health problem, so I'm off the clinic Friday. Hopefully it won't be a big deal but I've got strokes, heart disease and diabetes in my family tree (yeah, I hit the trifecta!) and am TRYING not to stress out about it too much until I know for sure what's wrong.

I'm in a job that causes me a lot of stress and that's not helping. Most of the people I work with like me, and I like them too, but i'm looking for something that isn't as stressful. Right now I'm home sick with a dizzy head, headache and sick stomach and the young man who plays boss there isn't too happy with me. Oh well.

Hopefully things will be looking up next month when schools starts. I'm taking some good classes this semester. Hopefully at least one of them will help me generate a career sooner rather than later...

[Moondog]

51. Fair to middling.

I've got family members dying off, and others that are sick. And I'm pretty much by myself. Economically I'm more than OK and that, thankfully, won't change. My health is good. So, some minuses, some pluses. All things considered, fair to middling.

[dysfunctional press]

52. stuck in the mud.

it's been a dreary summer weather and mood-wise...

we're doing 'okay', money-wise- but we're still just one pink-slip away from seems like impending doom.

[northernlights]

53. in this very moment my fur'n'featherfamily and I are housed and fed

and not wanting. So in this moment there is serenity. But there is also just barely at bay a deep fear about the near future.

I've had the rug pulled out from under me over and over again in the last year, and especially the past few months.

I'm halfway through a healthcare training program, a couple weeks from being flat broke and just learned last week that my school only certifies a small amount of education loan money (because they don't have dorms they don't consider the cost of housing and living to be part of the cost of attendance).

So I can't get enough certified edu loans to continue. So that leaves uncertified loans, except nobody is doing them any more except Wells Fargo and that is with enough income that if I had it I wouldn't need the loan.

That leaves a mortgage, except I'm unemployed so can't do that. That leaves a home equity loan, except my house is on the market so I can't do that. Except the realtor didn't just drop the ball on trying to sell my house...they've done flipping squat...it took 3 weeks to list in on realtor.com and it's still not listed anywhere else. And the listing is all wrong, and in bad ways. So I called the owner-broker today and complained and may pull my house off the market.

I also ran around like crazy last week begging for work and selling some personal belongings help get through the next couple weeks while I try to recover from the latest blow. I had 2 minimum wage offers. I accepted and then turned down the one at Dunkin Donuts 15 miles away, in order to accept the one at Subway 4 miles away.

While I'm relieved we won't all starve next month, it's really hard to get excited about a minimum wage job that I'll have to work full time at and still maybe not make ends meet while trying to go through a very, very difficult program part time while caring for an antique farmhouse in an area with brutally tough winters.

So I'm still looking for a frog-leaping miracle out of this morass of quick sand...

[Roon]

54. Pretty damn good

I moved next door and upstairs to my new digs and I am much happier up here.Smaller but more cozy. My manfriend Jason and I are getting along good. I got my meds today so now I don't have to go downtown to the clinic for another 4 weeks. My Uncle is getting all his tools back that my cousin stole from him so we can do other things around the house.

I only get 795.00 a month income and my rent is 400.00,but I get by ok. As long as I have a good running computer and broadband,I can get my on anything!

So, other than my rotten molar and my kitties still being downstairs, I am doing pretty good.

[crim son]

55. Not bad at all, especially if I put aside my worries about the future & etc.

This time last year I was a mess most of the time. This year I'm a mess only about 1/4 of the time AND my house has sold, I'm living in my own home, my relationship situation has stabilized and I don't feel absolutely helpless. I give life one-and-a-half thumbs up. :D

[JTG of the PRB]

56. I hate my job.

I love my friends and family, and I have a good social life.

Still single, but I've always been that way, so that's the norm.

Living in my own apartment for the first time, which is nice.

I hate my job.

Not getting to save much money right now, so I'm living very much hand-to-mouth, but I'm paying all my bills on-time, and my cupboards have food in them.

I love my new car, especially since it gets very nice gas mileage (when I don't use the A/C, of course).

Did I mention I hate my job? Well, I do. That's why I'm not very happy right now. Without the job, all the other stuff collapses/goes away, and the economy still sucks so nobody is really hiring. My bosses are complete tools/assholes/morons, and I dread every day that one of them works... Which is ever day I work. I want to ask for a transfer, but I know it wouldn't be granted right now, seeing as back to college is next week and we're going to be ridiculously busy in the next 5 weeks.

Other than my job making me miserable, I suppose I'm okay.

[BarenakedLady]

57. Yes.

I am optimistic.

I don't think I've been able to say that in a long time.

[NMDemDist2]

58. we're doing well financially, marriage is solid but we're not in our 'Dream Jobs' by any means

don't get me wrong, we have no problem going to work every day and hubby's job pays stupid money for not much work, but I have never worked so hard for so little, but it's all part of the plan.

I'm hanging in but i'm not a happy camper most days, but remind myself to be grateful we are well set to ride out the economic storm (mainly thanks to DU and the Economic forum)

:hi:

[Odin2005]

60. Still trying to recover emotionally from the sudden death of my stepdad 2 months ago.

:cry:

And any news story involving rape still sends me sobbing even though it's been over 3 months since my friend was raped. :(