[beansalad]

Today I called 5 people who I didn't know, and succeeded in making a good enough impression on them that they're going to nominate me (at potential personal cost) for a big important position! I am so proud of that.

I finally moved into my new place and it's starting to feel like a home. It took forever to unpack all the boxes and now that I have I feel so much better.

I had a conversation with my ex which did not descend into petty one-upmanship like it usually does.

[treehugger]

I rode my moped to work today for the first time!

I also wired up a walk-in-cold room and nothing shorted out and it worked! (I had to have a co-worker walk me through it, but, hey, I DID IT!)

I had a doctor appointment for 10:00 AM and I got there in time only to sit and wait until 10:20. I got up and told the receptionist that my appointment was scheduled for ten-o-clock and I had expected to be done by ten-thirty. So I rescheduled rather than sit and wait any longer. Why should I spend two hours of my day waiting for a late doctor?

[whammy_bar]

I got a job where I have more management and design duties and I am holding my own and passed the trial period!

I got my bachelor's degree -- I earned it myself, worked my way through school, and that is almost impossible to do in Massachusetts because both the school and living is so expensive here!!

(I have to mention that last one, even though I graduated in 2002, because i went back to a gathering we go to every year. These two catty people who broke off with me when I said I was going back to school, and said a bunch of nasty things to me, that I was an incapable mess basically, were there. So I told them I graduated and have been working in my field for a year now and have been going to the gym and am moving to a new apartment as well. And they said, "Oh, you actually did that?" Boo!!)

Yes, I actually did that.

And I am happy for all youse guys accomplishments, large and small.

Writing everything in the checkbook, writing papers, finishing school, doing art, talking to people, negotitating prices, working on where you live -- they are all kind of scary, no? They make you face yourself, and we all have a million people on our asses feeling free to tell us we suck. Right? Yes.

Women, we're so wimpy, we're so sweet, we doubt ourselves so much -- feel free to wipe your feet on us. Feh!!

I love busties!! yes!!

[lucizoe]

lunasol! rock!!

altargrrrl!!! Best feeling ever!!

doodlebug remains my feminist icon

I am going to go for a walk down to UPS to get this cable box sent back to the company so they will stop sending us bills

And then I am going to go to the hardware store and look at the sandpaper and paint I need to redo a piece of furniture I have recently acquired

And then I'm going to give myself permission to stop being so hard on myself

I have an interview tomorrow for a dog-walking job!

[altargrrrl]

i just turned in my last paper of the semester! yea!

[lunasol]

i'm about to take my second-to-last exam of the year. when i'm done, i will be hafway through my master's program!

This year I have learned the basics of microeconomics and regression analysis, two things I would have never thought I would want to study or be good at.

[doodlebug]

NO accomplishment or achievment is to small or "lame" for this thread!

~ Stood my ground against two angry, swearing, beligerant 20-year old guys this evening.

~ Watered and fertilized all my plants today. (That's a huge accomplishment - I have over 30!)

[lucizoe]

Went running this morning...which devolved into a walk after five blocks, but hey!

[tyger]

no, luci, it's not lame. when i get depressed i call it a big accomplishment to turn my msn message from 'away' to 'online'

i'm getting better at my job every day i work

[lucizoe]

Yay doodle and CH!

I went to the grocery store

Recorded all the recent receipts in my budget files

Cleaned up the kitchen

(Okay, I know it's lame. But I'm really quite deep in a bad depressive episode and they feel like accomplishments to me).

ETA-made a phone call to a complete stranger regarding a craigslist purchase

[culturehandy]

Congratulations on your decisions and work doodlebug!

I finished my Bachelor's degree after six long years of undergrad work. It will be more impressive if I can now get a permanent job where I am currently working.

I bit the bullet, put up with the pain and got my nipple pierced.

For the second day in a row I went for a 30 min brisk walk, part of plan to be healthy.

[doodlebug]

Ok, busties and busters! Since we've been focused on revealing our secrets and sins in the past little while, I thought it would be nice if we could ALSO remember to CELEBRATE those accomplishments and achievements, of any size - big or little!

I'll start.

~ Finally got the bed put back together, after dismantling it 4.5 months ago to prevent the "new" cat from hiding under it.

~ Got almost all of my laundry done this past weekend.

~ Finished and submitted my yearly stats for the website and e-mail.

~ Made a decision to move on from this job by 40 - and have started telling people about my decision (a huge step).

~ Despite waking up 25 minutes before having to be at work today, I made it on time...and still managed to put on a bit of makeup, a nice blouse, and some jewelry.

Ok, now it's YOUR turn!!