I'm proud that my kids feel safe with me and know that I am there to care for them first and foremost. They don't need to worry that I am not going to do whatever it is I can to help them achieve their goals. I'm also proud that I completed my masters but that was 10 years ago so I think I need to work on something else. LOL
I'm proud of my son. He's awesome. He's so smart and handsome and funny and loving.
I'm proud of my job, even if no one else is. I have helped more than a few people with disabilities become artists, and earn some money that way. It feels good to help.
I am proud that I beat out the BIGGEST self promoter in my alumni association for my second job. Seriously. I thought I had no chance in hell. I later found out I got the gig because I didn't self promote, I simply was myself, and listened to the questions and answered thoughtfully.
I am proud of my ability to plan a Disney Vacation like a mofo. Seriously. No one does Disney like me. NO ONE! LOL!
Post by underwaterrhymes on Jul 9, 2013 14:31:05 GMT -5
I'm proud of my relationship with my H and the way we love, support, and respect each other and the kind of parents we are to K.
I'm proud of running 5 marathons after an accident, subsequent knee reconstruction and being told I'd never walk normally again.
I'm proud of all of the traveling and volunteering I've done throughout my life.
And today I'm proud that I put on clothes, straightened my hair and made it out to lunch with a friend and back home in one piece without either K or I having a meltdown. Score.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Probably moving to Denver. We decided we wanted to move, basically threw together a list of places we were interested in and moved to the first one where a great job opportunity arose. It wasn't particularly hard but it was risky and a pretty big life change but has ended up being such a great decision.
The fact that I have my life pretty well put together despite losing my job of 11 years and moving. The fact that I turn my misfortunes into good things and use them as catalysts.
Post by sparkythelawyer on Jul 9, 2013 16:36:04 GMT -5
This will sound really damn cheezy, but passing the bar exam. Holy cripes that thing is an unholy bitch. I have never worked so hard for anything in my entire life.
Second place goes to landing a full time job as a real live lawyer within a year of passing said bar exam. In this economy, that is fucking fabulous for a 2010 grad from a definitely not fancy-pants law school.
I'm proudest of my marriage and my kids. Out of all the things I've ever set out to do, those have been the most challenging and also the most rewarding.
Second place has to go to the Master's degree I'll be finishing in May. Holy crap, it's been difficult to juggle it with teaching and parenting, but I've maintained a 4.0 GPA for the last two years and plan to graduate at the top of my class.
I'm also exceptionally proud of the work I've done as a teacher. I never thought I'd enjoy it as much as I do, and I'm far from perfect, but I'm damn good at what I do and work very hard to become better every year.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Jul 9, 2013 18:06:06 GMT -5
I haven't had a drink since November of 2004. I am tremendously proud of that (especially getting through my husband's cancer sober). I also quit smoking in 1984. Until I quit drinking, that was the thing I was proudest of.
I was the first member of my extended family to graduate from college. I'm really proud of that, even though in retrospect I really didn't push myself hard enough through college.
In my last job, I built an advocacy program from scratch that ultimately resulted in my organization receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars for patient care.
I feel like I need to say that I'm proud of my kids, too, although that's a given.