AIBU to ask what is the thing you've done in 2016 that's made you proudest?

[Saggingninja]

For me - despite being diagnosed with Cronh's disease, I carried on doing yoga classes all year. Now I'm looser, more relaxed, and a nagging shoulder pain from a 20 year car accident has gone.

What are you proudest of? It can be big, small or miniscule.

Survived unbroken.
It's been an absolutely shit year for this family.

I walked away from a well paid job with a toxic narcissist boss and started working for myself. Not earning enough yet but getting there and enjoying my days.
Supported my 85 year old mother in her move from her home of 57 years.
Supported very stressed DS through his final year of school.
Maintained a habit of 3 times a week exercising. Haven't lost weight but feel stronger and fitter.

Survived. This year has been beyond shit for our family, and we're still feeling the effects.

I found a 'will do for now' home a few week after having a baby.

Got the lead part in a play with a professional world-renowned theatre company, despite not being a professional actor.
Back to the day job now though ☺

Having an amazing, positive birth experience after a horrible pregnancy plagued with anxiety and prenatal depression for the first seven months.

Admitting I'm flawed and have mental health issues and need help.

Still standing - just! - after the most punishing year of my life.

Having an amazing, positive birth experience after a horrible pregnancy plagued with anxiety and prenatal depression for the first seven months.

I know how this feels

Nah, nothing
Well done to all of you though!

Graduated with First Class Honours at the grand old age of 37, despite being a mum of 2 and driving a 120 mile round trip to university every day. I am now doing an MRes at the same university.

I have dropped nearly 3 dress sizes by losing 2.5st since August Bank holiday - I'd like to lose another 2.5st, but I'm proud of how much I've lost so far.

I ran a marathon! Still can't quite believe it tbh as I was a life long non runner, am 43 and really not the picture of a runner. It was an amazing experience.

What a beautiful thread! It's made me feel quite emotional - so many inspirational and touching stories

I've lost over 2.5 stones, set up a new business and found a hobby class that my DC love.
Hopefully my biggest achievement of this year is still to come (I am wobbling slightly about the final steps but should take them this week).

Survived the life I am not meant to be living. 2 years since DH's death this week. The last six months have been the worst yet but I am still functioning and DC seems to still be the balanced, kind and fun-loving child he knew and adored. Tween years though so may all go down hill!

2016 has been a terrible year for my family. The one thing that's made me proud was caring for my nan through her illness and being there holding her hand while she passed. Also supporting my mum through it.

for everyone else who's had a tough year!

This time last year my friend rang to say she had cancer and I promised to be there for her.

It has been so hard watching her and her gorgeous family suffer but last week she got the all clear.

I held her hand all the way.

As this thread has been so inspiring and lovely we will be moving it to Classics soon.

Passed my driving test first time after years of learning but being too scared to take the test.

Having a milestone birthday and generally feeling a bit more settled and comfortable in my own skin - feeling that I'd reached a point where I could look back and feel happy at some of the things I've achieved

Building a set of bunk beds in my new house the week before I left my husband. Truly shit year, still not great but I remember how good that felt. That i wasn't utterly useless. Especially getting to the little diagram in the instructions showing two men lifting one of the beds to slot it on top of the other! Sometimes you just find the strength!

"I try to be a kind person. I try to help when I can." Dowser I can remember you being kind to me on a crappy day.

Having been diagnosed with an eating disorder at the age of 18 I have finally got to my ideal weight of 10st 4 at age 29! Very proud of myself for doing so and the "skinny" comments no longer work me up the way they do. And also facing my issues head on and being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder the start of 2016! Feel so much happier with myself now that I am finally aware of what's been going on

I got engaged too. I forgot that. Two years ago I was pouring my heart out on here over my failed relationship (he cheated)

I didn't jump off a cliff, so there's that.

For the second year running, my greatest achievement along with not walking out of my job has been bringing home an abandoned dog - not from a rescue, proper homeless and with no hope - and nursing him from being 23kg and skin and bones, full of ticks and suffering erlichia, to being a big bouncy 38kg old yellow man dog. And got his allergies treated properly.

willstarttomorrow (((hug))) sending you lots of love & strength to keep on keeping on. It's not the life you were meant to be living, life can be a bastard like that. I hope in 2017 you can find a way of living alongside the grief in a slightly less raw way xx

Completed the first year of my OU History degree. Passed with a distinction. Got the result in July and I still have a massive grin!

Got DS through school and out the other side with the required grades to go and do what he wants to do at Uni.
Supported my DM through the last year of DFs cancer and dementia.
He died last week

Am hoping to move on next year - I've stagnated over the last 12 months.

Willstart

Passed my exams, got into university and started my Nursing degree.

Coped with the assessment and diagnosis of my 3 year old DS with autism and hypermobility syndrome - and we are plodding on beautifully together, he's thriving in his special needs nursery school and I am so proud of him.