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cerama-mama · #1 03:06 PM

Okay, I'll start:
Happiness is..........a clean bucket of glaze!

MTerrana21 · #2 03:07 PM

......Opening the kiln and finding no problems.

pinktini44 · #3 03:07 PM

...smiling faces all day long, and a full till at the end of the day!

scoutsmom · #4 03:54 PM

.........no calls from the studio when you're not there.

Teresa Johnson
Painted Clay Studio
Murfreesboro, TN

paintinglady · #5 04:27 PM

Happiness is...completing my To Do List!
Carol

Playful Potter · #6 04:34 PM

Happy birthday parents and kids!
A nice man who doesn't even live here who walked in to thank me for helping kids to be creative.
CCSA Chatterers (is that even a word?) who can always cheer me up on a hard day!

Tanya · #7 06:26 PM

........Getting my taxes done on time! (And making a profit!)

bonniejk · #8 08:13 PM

Dozing in the afternoon.

Kim.mcmillan · #9 08:29 PM

...a microwave, fridge and bathroom with a flush toilet in the store (I did craft fairs for 6 years out of a tent.....). Oh yeah and walking into the store, turning on the open sign and lights and I'm reaaaaaady to go. I don't have to set up a booth for 3! hours each business day

ceramiczone · #10 08:17 AM

My daughters (one 13, one 17) finally offering to help each other voluntarily and getting along. Never thought I'd see it happen.

CharCGM · #11 08:57 AM

.....having an employee who actually seeks out things to do instead of being constantly told to do things.
.....still having my mom with me!

Char,
apoyi

Psquared · #12 10:19 AM

A day off!

pinktini44 · #13 03:23 PM

all of the above!

Pam · #14 03:32 PM

A healthy family

sillyjenn · #15 11:55 PM

a new box of markers

suz · #16 08:33 AM

Painting alone in the studio at night with the "Closed" sign on the door, a glass of wine and favorite CD playing. Painting of course for myself, and not for a workshop, customer or sample!! (this doesn't happen too often but it's a nice thought!)

cerama-mama · #17 05:12 PM

...buying all new stilts!

Playful Potter · #18 07:09 PM

Oh, how nice!! I know that happiness will be when I'm moved into the new place and I feel truly settled there.
Right now though, happiness is my bed with clean fresh sheets. Anyone else ready for Father's Day already?

laina · #19 09:16 PM

I like Kim's!

... somebody leaving 5 packs of clay carbon at my door

... waking up before the kids, and knowing nobody has to go anywhere.

dish · #20 02:58 AM

Spending the morning in the garden, sun shining, watering my vegetable patch, nibbling on fresh peas straight from the plants, my dogs lazing in the sun, next doors chickens clucking, all the studio hassles just slipping away from my mind.

Ah bliss!

Dani

just4you · #21 04:06 AM

Happiness is... gosh I can relate to all of these. I get a true sunburst of happiness when a child who walks in holding mums hand for dear life, avoiding eye contact, painfully shy, chatters away with me while painting and asks if next time she can paint the horse.
Helen

bonniejk · #22 05:13 AM

kid snuggles.

laina · #23 11:40 AM

Aaagh, Bonnie, that reminds me. A little girl motioned for me to come to her, I thought she was going to tell me something or ask me a question, so I knelt down, and she kissed me on the cheek! It was adorable.

Glazes K · #24 06:50 PM

Asking me to do a camp especially for eight, seven year olds who just thought summer wouldn't be the same without a Glazes camp. And getting huge hugs from the girls as they come in to pay their deposits and thank me for making their summer.

I am selling my shop and cancelled camps as have so much to do. This changed my mind, and I'm doing it anyway!

ClayCasa · #25 07:12 PM

Seeing the 15 year old girl (with cancer) smiling as she is putting primer on her chair that she's painting in the teen/tween camp. They don't know how much happiness I am getting from seeing her there. So many people did nice things for my nephew, Scott, and his family when he had cancer. Isn't it great that we can do something nice?

ClayCasa · #26 08:49 PM

And my happiness at 10:45 tonight is...THE SPURS!!! Whew whoo!

Colors In Clay · #27 08:59 PM

I want what Dani said and I'm going to kick and scream until I get it!

bonniejk · #28 04:13 AM

Lynne, don't scream! Just hop on a plane. I'm sure Dani would love some yank company! One of these days we,re gonna get a group together and decend like locusts on the UK studios! Maybe in 2008! That would be a blast.

dish · #29 04:23 AM

Oh that would be fantastic!! - You could all come and help me get rid of the millions of black fly that have just decided to invade my lovely vegetables! Not so happy!!
I think I may have also accidentally eaten a transparent caterpillar that was hiding on my lettuce - Yuck!! Oh well it's all protein I suppose

Dani

LisaD · #30 09:20 AM

Eewww! No caterpillars please! But visitors would be fab!

TCGgal · #31 10:45 AM

My Staff setting the kiln to 06.
Just had a meltdown last week.

LisaD · #32 01:40 AM

Staff who remember their keys! Good thing I'm only a few minutes away from the studio!

cerama-mama · #33 07:36 AM

...a sparkly, clean kiln room after a crazy summer!

Playful Potter · #34 10:47 AM

Simply, just a studio with customers!! Trying to make my new place feel like home so I'd have to add no boxes either.

http:/ · #35 04:44 PM

Visting my daughter, son in law and 3 beautiful granddaughters. I am leaving the 16th for Silverdale, Wa. I can't wait!

The Mad Platter · #36 06:39 PM

One heck of a summer! Best in 10 years.

Kim.mcmillan · #37 03:40 AM

Margaret- thats great!

bonniejk · #38 05:43 AM

Margaret, I hope you are coming to the convention. I want to meet you. 10 years..wow! I always tell people that PYOP years work like dog years. Dog years are 7 to 1 and pyop years are 10 to 1. I want to meet long timers at the convention!
For me, happiness is taking two days off in Orlando with my kids because my very best employee ever is home from school for a week and I can leave without worrying. I ate a big slice of Cheesecake factory cheescake last night only minutes before falling asleep in the hotel room. Bliss! I'm sure the big butt fairies visited me in my sleep, but I won't know for sure for a couple of days.