I was the first person in my family (including my brother) and in H's family to graduate from college. Granted I'm too busy sewing like a kickass sewing ninja to get a Master's but I do have a bachelors.
Fixed it for you.
<3 Scotty. How is your heating pad holding up? I've been using mine all weekend and into this week.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Jan 29, 2013 20:38:24 GMT -5
I'm really proud of, apparently, being a pretty good teacher. Also last years class is coming out of the woodwork for recommendations to study abroad. A few have said that i inspired them to do it
I put myself through school while working three jobs I won five state press awards I made a really sweet kid I've made some strides in my attempt to display my photography somewhere beyond my own house
I married a great man. (heart) As a person with disabilities I figured no man could ever look past them and love me disregarding my physical imperfections.
I finally found a great job that I love with great coworkers. It only took me 4 years of crappy part-time dead end jobs to get there.
i worked my ass off to get a full scholarship to the college i wanted to go to. i moved 800 miles away from home fresh out of college to take a job in a new city where i didn't know anyone. i bought a house, on my own, at 22. i lost 60+ pounds (twice). i kept it off the first time until i got preg. i plan to keep it off again for a long time. i've excelled in my career to a point that i thought would take much, much longer to achieve. i made a pretty cute kid.
Post by lissaholly on Jan 29, 2013 21:08:37 GMT -5
Got a full ride scholarship to college
Ran a marathon
Being told that " I believe some bodies were made to have babies. Your body is definitely one of them", by my OB after my ridiculously fast labor and delivery
Got my blackbelt. Graduated college with a degree I was told I wasn't good enough to get. Improved my anxiety to be able to meet up with internet friends.
I was primarily responsible for getting a medical school and University accredited. That's not the sort of thing you do single-handed, of course, but I was the primary person responsible for planning, directing, managing and accountable for the accreditation efforts.
That is really big deal, yo! DH gave me a Louis Vuitton as a congratulatory gift!
Post by 2boys2danes on Jan 29, 2013 21:17:06 GMT -5
I moved to Memphis when I was 24 and to Minneapolis when I was 31 and didnt know a soul in either town. I made a great life for myself in both cities and learned that i could do anything I wanted to and nothing could stop me
I left a marriage that I was miserable in despite being financially comfortable to go on my own and support myself and my 4-year-old daughter alone. I was quite literally a single mom for an entire year and although we sometimes lived on ramen and Mac & cheese with $2.75 in the bank for the week, we were happy.
I proved to myself that I could stand on my own damn two feet and live to tell about it.
Post by Doc_Lobster on Jan 29, 2013 21:44:21 GMT -5
I completely overhauled my life over the course of 5 years. Well, maybe more like 9 years.
Almost 10 years ago I was a factory worker with no degree, working the night weekend shift (even worse than it sounds, actually). I did a "soft" overhaul at that point and went to college, got a degree and a "better" job.
5 years ago I was still working in a factory on a crap shift, but I was in an engineering position. I realized that I was still completely unhappy with my life. Not only did I not enjoy my career, but I was chubby, never got to see my H, and was generally stagnant.
In the past 5 years I went to grad school, started working out a lot (lost a total of 20lbs), got a great job that I love and moved to an area of the country that I have always wanted to live in. I also pushed myself outside of my comfort zone socially and made a ton of really wonderful new friends. In short, I changed everything except for my marriage.
I am endlessly proud of myself for doing that, although I am sure you all are sick of hearing it. It is my biggest achievement.
I lost 130 pounds in 2010/2011 by dieting and exercising.
But I'm so mad with myself because I've gained 30 pounds back in the last year. About 18 of those pounds have been gained since October. I feel like crap.
Post by verycontrary247 on Jan 29, 2013 22:01:19 GMT -5
This is going to sound dumb, but I'm proud of myself for NOT getting KU right after I got married at 19 (which was my initial life plan- get married, have babies, the end). I'm also extremely happy to be in school pursuing a career that I could actually enjoy.
I started college last year. It may take me until I am 60 to graduate, but it's something I have always regretted. my life has been full of regrets and tragedy over the past two years and I'm over it. It's time to be awesome...and that's what I am doing.
I'm most proud of what I've accomplished at work. When I started 3.5 years ago, the zoo didn't have a volunteer program, education programs or classes, or special events. What I've been able to do there has made such an improvement and I feel so lucky to have found my dream job right out of college.
Congratulations to everyone for their accomplishments!
I would have to say that mine include having a wonderful marriage and having my son are my big accomplishments. I have a pending application for my dream job. The hiring process takes months. If I get the job, I will add that to the list.
1. Completing a tri and 12 half marathons in the 12 months immediately after Kirklette was born. 2. Teach for America acceptance. The acceptance rate was <10% when I applied.
#2 is big. Congrats! My sister really wanted to get into Teach for America, but she didn't make the cut.
I heard of an elite acting conservatory in NYC that auditions about 5000 people a year and only accepts 180. About 3 weeks after hearing about it, I flew to NYC and auditioned. A month later I got my acceptance letter and 4 months after that I moved from Seattle to NYC. It was a 2 year program. Each semester there is a small chance that you can get cut from the program. At the end of the first year you have to do Final Scenes, which are an audition scene with another person in your class. Final Scenes are for acceptance into the next year, and they cut about 1/3-1/2 of the first years. You perform them for the founder of the school, the head of students, the school director and about 50 to 75 of your peers. I made it to second year (but a lot of my friends didn't ). I also made it through the semester after and graduated in 2011.
I'm pretty proud of that.
That's freakin' awesome! I do wonder if you have happened upon my BFF who is also an actor in NYC, because despite it being the largest place for actors to gather, the theatre world tends to be a small one.
DH and I moved to another country where he spoke a little of the language, but I spoke none. Although I am no where near fluent (and DH is conversationally fluent now), I am able to get by, people understand me, I can solve issues at the bank or with the plumber, or whatever and order food. And I have a decent job, making decent money doing what I want to do.
Post by janiejones on Jan 29, 2013 22:39:58 GMT -5
I did a really awesome job at my last place of work.... but knew when it was time to get out and grow. I left the comfort of a sure thing, went back to school, and found work in my new field.
That sounds good, but I am embarrassed to tell people I work in HR now. I loved working in the arts, and well wish I was doing something daily that was related to the 8 years of art school I completed.
That cut system is brutal! DePaul, where I was doing an MFA in acting has the cut system where they take like 100 freshman year, and cut to 50 sophomore year and then 25 for the final two years (obviously not for graduate school only undergrads). I could not imagine that kind of pressure, but I suppose it really does prep you for the real acting world.