What’s making you happy? New beginnings, and a cheese and tomato sandwich

Tell us what’s making you happy by emailing happy@irishtimes.com or tweet us using #IrishTimesHappy. Here are this week’s responses:

My husband started a new career today less than a year after receiving very serious injuries in a road traffic accident. Happy, proud - there isn’t a word to fully describe it - Tracey @museandchat

Today I submitted my thesis for a Masters I started four years ago. I had to abandon it for two years due to illness, but I got there in the end. #neverthelessshepersisted - Edel @ edelkirley

Remembering that us humans aren’t supposed to be happy all the time. I just got bad news and feel like s**t and that is a perfectly reasonable response. I can still take the dogs for a run and suck diesel hard enough to momentarily forget and be happy - Deirdre

Sound Off: Why are we still glorifying princesses?

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Finding my parents’ honeymoon memories in battered old suitcase

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Conor Pope: Out of my comfort zone, wandering around Harrods in the wrong trousers

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Cheese, tomato and onion sandwich on white bread with real butter and mayo. And a mug of tae - Ursula