Tell me something you’re proud of yourself for

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I’ve just bought a house 😊 Pretty regular for a large number of people but I wasn’t raised having a lot and I’m the first person in my wider family to own a property 😁

Tell me something you’re proud of yourself for at the moment 😊

Omg, and now my eyes are leaking. Bloody fantastic.

🏆👏🙌

Came out, left toxic family members behind. Self-employed, earn my own money and run my own life. I’m good at saying no, and also good at saying yes.

Can get overalls on and service a car.

<shallow ones> I have visible abs at 43 and I can keep houseplants alive.

@VoldemortsKitten

That’s amazing. How fantastic.

Started a business at the beginning of the year, and so far so good…. Now I’m putting up a log cabin in the garden to be my workspace. It involved learning a totally new skill, passing exams, plus the new skill sets that come with self-employment. And we’re also doing most of the work of building the room ourselves, so I’ve learned how to mix concrete and mortar, cut plasterboard, and use the drill. I’m kind of proud of myself for that 😊

I've just been through IVF and it was a truly awful experience. But I did it, I'm 8+5 weeks pregnant, and I'm really proud of myself 🥰

Rescued a dog, absolutely feral and trained her myself even though I've never had a dog.

Did my nursing at 43 and passed even though I had to do functional skills as having no gcse or a levels.

All whilst dealing with an lazy twat who didn't support me whilst training and also working, and a daughter with mh issues.

Having my baptism of fire , 1st day qualified working on a covid hdu. Had 24 hours notice the ward was changing.

Congratulations

@VoldemortsKitten I feel like that with smoking- 3.5 years clean from cigarettes and my kids don't remember me smoking 💪🏼 my eldest does, but she hates it so that's a win too I suppose!

Love this thread 🥰

@Vampirethriller wow. That's incredible! You should rightly be so proud of yourself. I wish I could give you a hug ❤️🎉❤️🎉🎉❤️

Being sober for 14 years

I've lost 35 pounds.

I’m proud that in my 40’s after working in a job that fitted around dh’s work (so we didn’t need to pay for childcare) that I went back to college to gain a qualification that allows me to begin my career in something I’ve always wanted to do.

now I go to work each day loving my job!

Thank you so much for posting that what a lovely thing to read. I'm sorry that you went through that, there's so much pain people carry that even our RL friends have no idea of. Tbh my post is a bit out of place as it's not pride I feel but almost disbelief and overwhelming relief, I am so lucky there was still enough of the real me left inside that broken creature that wanted to fight, to claw a way back out. I was in the Upside Down for real. I'm never going back.

I am loving this thread so much, it's the little wins sometimes that are actually the biggest X

I was pregnant at 14 and had just turned 15 when I had my DS. He’s 26 now, an NHS manager and a wonderful person. I worked from 16, passed driving test first time and qualified as a project manager a few years later. I’m now a high earner, I’ve just paid off my mortgage and I’m planning my early retirement. I’ve had a lot of luck but I also never thought my life would look like this and I do feel very proud.

congratulations on all of your achievements

In the process of settling DS1 into nursery. He's never been away from my side and it's hurting my heart terribly but I know it's for the best for him! Never thought I'd be able to say that he goes to nursery.

@TokyoSushi - oh man my neighbour was telling me to do this and I'm so scared.

I'm not good at running either so the thought of doing C25K is very scary to me.
Well done!!

I can fold and repack a large pop up beach shelter in one go. A very large one at that! I am very short.

Left the UK aged 18 for a new life as a young bride in a foreign land that was just coming out of the dark ages and made a great success of it. I have been approached to write a book about my life experiences but it’s not for me. My children are fabulous as are my grandchildren and it’s only now that I’m in my 60’s I actually see what did for what it all for what it was and I think - bloody hell, I really did that.

6 years sober this new years day.

Bloody hell. That should be

it’s only now and I’m in my 60’s that I see what I did, for what it was, and I think bloody hell, I really did that.

1st class Honours degree graduated in 2017 aged 44.
GCSEs were crap, 2 Cs and load of Ds.
Access course passed in 1998 and I was still accepted on the course!

damn hard work and a shed load of reading quite dull articles but I did it and super proud

What a lovely positive thread this had been to come back to 😊 I’m glad I posted now 😊 Congratulations everyone!! I think it’s so important to take a minute and recognise your own achievements! Sometimes it’s the little things that have the biggest impact!

@VoldemortsKitten You really should feel proud of yourself. One day your children are going to grow up and know what the word “alcoholic” means - they’re also going to know how hard you fought to give them the upbringing that they deserve with you. They’ll be proud of you too.
To all of you that have mentioned overcoming addiction or abuse - I’m proud of you all. That really is huge 👏🏼

@ChristmasJumpers Congratulations ❤️ Sending you so many positive vibes for a healthy and happy pregnancy ❤️

For simply coping with normal, everyday life when my husband passed away, getting out of bed each morning whether I felt like it or not and continuing to 'keep on keeping on' for I feel that the alternative isn't an option.

I can fold and repack a large pop up beach shelter in one go. A very large one at that! I am very short

How? Just HOW? I had to ask a passing stranger to stand on a bit to bend it so I could cram it into the bag. I was close to tears of rage and very hot by this point