#personal wins

[birusoda]

Doing work is such a sisyphean task but at least I made a lot of progress today!!!!

[satellites-halo]

Over a month clean from both amphetamines and self harm!!!

[imaginebetterfutures]

2023 Wins

I am very bad at celebrating personal successes (big and small). I tend to simply think “oh well, it’s not that big of a deal, on to the next” instead of letting myself be proud. To combat that, this year I started a tab in my master work/life AirTable to document wins. Here are some of them:

Was nominated for a Daytime Emmy.

Did not check my email on vacation! (This is a big deal for me.)

Quit my WIRED gig to make space for other work (art, fiction, etc).

Joined an art studio to have more space and tools to make things.

Dropped art history class that I wasn’t loving instead of struggling through it.

Got a new book agent who I love.

Squatted 200 lbs. Deadlifted 265 lbs.

Was a Finalist for a Third Coast Award for Welcome to Vanguard Estates.

Had a really successful writing retreat.

Sent my book agent the first 50 pages of my in progress novel.

Sold a huge project I have been pitching for five years!!! (Fuck now I have to do it.)

Learned how to blow glass.

Made some art I’m genuinely proud of.

Hit my “one year of powerlifting regularly” mark.

Got rid of a bunch of old clothes that no longer fit me because now I am swole, and only felt medium bad about it.

Wrote first draft of a short story that I'm genuinely excited about.

Got a another short story optioned for TV development. (If you're a Time Traveler Club member you can read the story!)

Learned how to forage seaweed and identify lichens.

Started volunteering at Creative Growth and learning ASL.

Got really involved in my union, and helped to write our AI Platform.

[thejessleigh]

My first published short story came out today! I’m so proud of this and seeing it live is exciting and gratifying. I’m over the moon and hope it finds someone who could use it. <3

[birublues]

its so nice to wake up in the morning and have breakfast before noon

[yoursuicidalcupcake]

Personal wins of the month r: my TSH I'd finally back in range!! Meaning my new dose of meds is working. Also my type II tetania (the one that is psychosomatic, unlike type I which is a result of calcium deficiency) hadn't flair up this month which is good, cuz it's so hard to manage it with added stress of finals

[theuniversesaidyoureloved]

i found out that with my snap card we can get into the children's museum for only 3 bucks! (regular price is $12)

4 and I are about to go on so many adventures!

THATS SO COOL HAPPY FOR YOU.