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.

Helping my darling dil through pmt and supporting her to take care of dgd. Simultaneously suppporting my parents with altzimers and chronic heart disease and helping dd4 through A levels.

Bring on 2017.

Been a big old shitbag of a year but pride is something I'm feeling more and more as the year goes on.

I started a healthy eating/exercise regime at the start of the year and to date have lost 6 stone with help from a fab crowd of ladies on mn. (You know who you are losers 😘)

My 'd'h announced at the start of June he'd been having an affair with my friend and he didn't love me anymore.
I'm proud of almost everything I've done since then including asking him to leave, selling our house, buying a new house for me and DC, packing and moving and now raising my DC with nothing but interference and demands from him.

I am proud that I asked for help, not least seeking counselling which is helping me recognise the abusive nature of our relationship.

I'm proud that my DC are largely unaffected by this period of instability and massive change and I'm proud that every day they tell me they love me.

But mostly I'm proud that I have kept my integrity, dignity and self respect when my instinct has been to shout from the rooftops to anyone who'd listen that my stbxh is a lying, cheating scumbag who is NOT superdad and certainly was not super husband.
I await karma with baited breath.

What a great thread OP.

For me, what makes me proudest is my acceptance of what's important in my life after a health scare and realising that my career does not define me (it had taken almost everything for far too long). Good advice on here contributed to the latter.

Gave birth to my beautiful DD. She's the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Made my first documentary for Radio 4

Got a job after 10 years SAHM, nothing very challenging but a huge confidence boost and hopefully the start of something meaningful.

We paid off our mortgage but can't tell anyone IRL!

I love reading these positive stories. I think we all need some positivity at the moment!

I'm proud of finishing my novel which I'd been working on for a while and being brave enough to show it to some friends and family for feedback. Hopefully 2017 will be the year I get it published!

Sold a few paintings (I'm an artist), started a small online arty business and cleared the assessments for the post of Special Constable and currently training for it.

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Rorycrankle let's just hope you're feeling proud of that in the years to come, I think you will not be unfortunately. I think 2016 is one of the saddest and damaging years that I have witnessed in my adult life with Brexit being a focal point. So good idea for a positive thread OP.

I have absolutely no doubt that I will.

Oh dear, I see you're part of the doom and gloom brigade - do cheer up

Graduated Medical School whilst being mummy to three children and pregnant with my fourth. It's been a busy ol' year

Also thanks to all those who gave, and are still giving, advice on my thread.
I'm proud to be a member of this community to all.

La la la la not listening ...

Please let's keep Brexit and President Shitface off this thread. It's nice to hear stories of everyone's years.

After many years of wanting to do it, I have finally bitten the bullet and had enough courage to apply for an MA for 2017 which will hopefully lead to my lifetime desired career..

I am pursuing a new and very interesting part time job to add the others and am very excited about it- purely through my own research and enthusiasm.

I have started baking bread by hand and am looking into bee keeping!

Passed my MA and have found enough belief in myself to apply for a PhD.

I left my unhappy marriage.

Work has been great this year and I am proud of all I have achieved.

But honestly, I'm most proud of how I have carried on after DP moved to London. In April he announced he'd been headhunted for an internal promotion and might have to move, in May he decided to go for it and he moved out not long after. I've had to give up our flat we had lived in and loved together (couldn't afford the rent), move in with a stranger, cope with a long distance relationship and generally just face grown up life 'alone'. I have been very very sad at times (I know that it is a bit of a pathetic problem) but I have coped and carried on with life and kept moving forward.

Had my braces fitted. After 20 years of wanting it done. Worked really hard and got a well earned promotion. And proud of my kids for continually being ace and happily going to school. Next year aim is to get fit. Oh and I've also lost 18 pounds in weight but that's due to having braces fitted teeth removed etc!!!

Finally admitting that I did need counselling after my beautiful DM passed away, as I struggle to cope and don't leave the house except for the afternoon school run. Allowing my amazing DH into my headspace and letting him help me.

Started couch to 5k. I ran for 20mins solid yesterday! I was puffed after 1 min 6 weeks ago!

Just about beat my 10 year struggle with anxiety disorder and depression :)

Replaced my DD's floor edging and mitred the corners beautifully.

Chucked the hair dye and embraced the grey.

I changed careers. I'm only just at the very beginning of my new path but I'm so happy!

Got out of the baby stage forever. Done it without getting divorced, fired or murdering a DC

Ok admittedly not exactly a positive achievement but given the lack of sleep and medical issues it feels like an achievement!

Taking a Leader in Running Fitness course and helping with my running club's beginners course. Seeing 'my' group graduate at parkrun after 12 weeks was rather emotional.
I am currently half way through coaching another group of beginners and this time it is a paid position :)