Life's small pleasures

[Jim Lahey]

A big blob of earwax falling out after having an ear infection from attempting some acrobatics into a swimming pool and landing ear first, and barely being able to hear for a few weeks

[Raggs]

A big blob of earwax falling out after having an ear infection from attempting some acrobatics into a swimming pool and landing ear first, and barely being able to hear for a few weeks

I get really thick earwax, often get lumps of the stuff out. Had an ear infection a few months back, took a while to pass but eventually did. Was trying to clean my ears out a while after, and it felt like there was something in there, almost worried there was a growth, but hearing wasn't really effected. Finally felt something fall out. Biggest lump of dried out solid wax I've ever seen, full of hairs etc holding it together. Highly satisfying indeed!

[ASMO]

A really good shit, takes some beating, one of those ones you actually feel thinner after having done it.

[TB63]

^^ This.. Especially if you have a "lower by hand" movement, and avoiding Neptunes Kiss..

[Niegs]

[sockwithaticket]

A piece of fruit at optimum ripeness and taste.

[Tichtheid]

A slice of home-made chocolate cake, with fresh raspberries.

[Sandstorm]

Setting your Out Of Office on Outlook and walking out the office on holiday.

[Ymx]

Setting your Out Of Office on Outlook and walking out the office on holiday.

And deleting the outlook app from your phone!

[Chilli]

Seeing the happiness on my son's face when I fetch him from school.

[Chilli]

Seeing the happiness with which my dog greets me when I come home.

[Blackmac]

My 2 year old granddaughter and myself have developed a routine where she runs down the hallway when she arrives and throws herself into my arms. Nothing beats that.

[Slick]

Seeing the happiness on my son's face when I fetch him from school.

Oh yes agree!

Slightly tempered by my daughter screwing up her face and asking why mummy isn’t picking her up

[Punter15]

Farting away a stomach ache.

[Oxbow]

Having a bath then getting into a bed with clean sheets.

[Jim Lahey]

Farting away a stomach ache.

Big time.

I always get bad bloating on long haul flights. I'm not one of those disgraceful humans that farts their way across the Atlantic, annoying the other 200+ poor souls that have to inhale the 2 or 3 pints of Guinness and Burger King that you threw into your gut at the airport.

So when my stomach is in bits I go for a nice few relieving farts in the shitter.

Although I near shat myself recently when I was in the seat in the middle aisle with two of my kids sleeping ontop of me at either side. The dilemma was to either wake them and have a terrible next 6 or 7 hours with them awake bothering me before we landed, or hold in the farts. I decided to go for the later option, just about made it through immigration before destroying the airport shitters.

[Sandstorm]

Farting away a stomach ache.

Big time.

I always get bad bloating on long haul flights. I'm not one of those disgraceful humans that farts their way across the Atlantic, annoying the other 200+ poor souls that have to inhale the 2 or 3 pints of Guinness and Burger King that you threw into your gut at the airport.

So when my stomach is in bits I go for a nice few relieving farts in the shitter.

Although I near shat myself recently when I was in the seat in the middle aisle with two of my kids sleeping ontop of me at either side. The dilemma was to either wake them and have a terrible next 6 or 7 hours with them awake bothering me before we landed, or hold in the farts. I decided to go for the later option, just about made it through immigration before destroying the airport shitters.

You risk a perforated bowel because you’re worried about strangers on a plane smelling your farts? Weirdo.

[Kiwias]

My 2 year old granddaughter and myself have developed a routine where she runs down the hallway when she arrives and throws herself into my arms. Nothing beats that.

I desperately miss this and would love to be living in NZ so I could enjoy that.

[The Party Line]

Poached Eggs on Buttered Home made bread Toast and nice coffee on a weekend morning after a bracing, walk or cycle and before the rest of the family wake up.

[Thor Sedan]

A really good shit, takes some beating, one of those ones you actually feel thinner after having done it.

Or that incredible feeling of release when you have been busting for a pee and you finally drain.

[Thor Sedan]

When you are in the office and something triggers your ASMR brain and everything becomes super relaxing for a few minutes.

[inactionman]

Seeing the happiness on my son's face when I fetch him from school.

Oh yes agree!

Slightly tempered by my daughter screwing up her face and asking why mummy isn’t picking her up

I'm glad it's not just me

It's increasingly rare these days, but waking up early without a small child bouncing on your bed and realising you've still an hour before the alarm goes.

[Paddington Bear]

A hot bath after a decent time on a muddy run on a cold day

[SaintK]

The first sip of a cold beer after a 15 mile hike on a summer's day!

[Sandstorm]

The first sip of a cold beer after a 15 mile hike on a summer's day!

Are there no pubs much closer to your house?

[Line6 HXFX]

Just had a lady compliment me on my on speaking voice and telephone manner..Thought that was pretty sweet.
Something I am always seriously insecure about, with my valleys accent.

[GogLais]

Getting 60+ petrol mpg on a motorway run. That’s a bit sad really.

[OomStruisbaai]

There are a lot of small pleasures as you grow older. The biggest one for me is to take the kids braai lamb chops aney meat left on the bones.

I am a bit of a disburn.

In English they say the closer the bone the sweeter the meat, translate in afrikaans is "tissen die bene sit die lekkerste vleis'

[GogLais]

There are a lot of small pleasures as you grow older. The biggest one for me is to take the kids braai lamb chops aney meat left on the bones.

I am a bit of a disburn.

In English they say the closer the bone the sweeter the meat, translate in afrikaans is "tissen die bene sit die lekkerste vleis'

Indeed. I like nibbling on Ms GL’s lamb chop bones. No, it’s not a euphemism.

[OomStruisbaai]

Chopping wood or drilling holes for curtain rails. Just give it over to your son and manage him.

It's great to have kids.

[PCPhil]

A coffee in my garden at 6am on a warm summer morning.

[Niegs]

A really good shit, takes some beating, one of those ones you actually feel thinner after having done it.

Or that incredible feeling of release when you have been busting for a pee and you finally drain.

[troglodiet]

Scratching your balls after you wake up in the morning.

Or finally getting the opportunity to scratch your balls after being unable to do so due to being in a social situation for what felt like decades.

[Insane_Homer]

Sitting on the couch in front of the TV, plucking thatch hairs from your ears with your favourites tweezers all while Scot beat Eng and Twickenham again....

The phantom stealth shit, quick single coil that goes right down the u-bend and a wipe that's completely clean.

[Hal Jordan]

A really good shit, takes some beating, one of those ones you actually feel thinner after having done it.

Or that incredible feeling of release when you have been busting for a pee and you finally drain.

This was me about a minute ago.

[Enzedder]

A coffee in my garden at 6am on a warm summer morning.

That's a good'un - as is the grandchild cuddle (the bad news is that they grow up and the cuddles change to a quick hug and a peck on the cheek)

[mat the expat]

Scratching your balls after you wake up in the morning.

Or finally getting the opportunity to scratch your balls after being unable to do so due to being in a social situation for what felt like decades.

Explaining to the Lady of the House that she would scratch them if she had some...

Whilst scratching your balls!

[Yeeb]

Anything leaving the body deliberately, feels good.
Unleashing jizz, a big shit , a juicy zit, your first piss on a night out, hocking out a big loogy - these all feel great.