Post by thinklikeajellyfish on Jul 9, 2013 18:13:15 GMT -5
At this moment in time I am most proud of my SCUBA diving weekend. I recieved my Advanced Open Water certification which included a deep dive. My instructor took me to 100 ft. During our pre-dive briefing he was explaining to me what we were going to do down there and what to do if there was an emergency or if I needed to go back to the surface for any reason. I got really anxious. It was terrifying to think about a 10 story building worth of water being between me and a breath of fresh air. We swam out to our descent point and I had to take a couple of minutes to catch my breath before I went down. I used that time to calm down and remind myself that it was going to be okay, I trust my equipment, I trust my instructor, and I trust my abilities. We started our descent. At 100 ft we did the skills that we needed to do and I did great! I was breathing slowly and calmly, maintaining my buoyancy, and having fun. I had enough air left that we were able to explore a wreck for a while before we had to head up. It was only a 20 minute dive but I was so proud of myself for that 20 minutes. I conquered a fear and loved it.
To copy a pp i am proud when there are no dishes in the sink.
In general I am proud I left my deadbeat xh years ago and even though I had no formal education I still found a way to support myself and my dd independently. And I can even afford nice things without a cent of child support.
I'm proud of myself for saying no to two things that I was being asked to do in the past month. This might sound odd as something to be proud of but I'm typically a pushover and people pleaser and get easily guilted into things and I didn't let that happen.
I'm also proud of myself for being a better DIL to my husbands parents lately. We don't have much in common and our relationship has been, not bad, but a little awkward in the past. MIL and I have been writing emails back and forth for the past month or so. I'm trying to better relate to her and understand her and appreciate her and FIL for who they are and not compare them to my parents so much.