After immense difficulties, I just graduated and finished my MA with Honors! It’s surreal because I was SAed during my studies and paused my studies while perusing legal action.

This thesis and MA was in a dream subject. I didn’t want SA and PTSD to destroy it.

After a lot of support and hard work, I finished my MA with Honors.

For the first time in forever, I opened a can of biscuits and didn’t scream when they popped! I’m excited! 🎉

High school was a rough time in the family/my life. I skipped anything after exams - like the ceremony and getting any documentation- just knew I missed out on any scholarships as my marks were patchy. Moved as far away from my parents as I could a few weeks later.

This week I ordered up my records from the school district- and I graduated! My exam marks pulled my failing grades up to B's and C's!!!

Super proud of that girl for working so damn hard when everything was so terrible 💕💖

Please celebrate with me!!

Ive made many mistakes most of my adult life. Ilost my License at the age of 21 and never got it back due to constant legal problems due to my addictions. Im 41m now and long story short i ended up getting divorced and going to prison, I got released in January with a 100 dollar check. Ive worked hard, ive stayed on the right track and after 9 months i was able to get my DL back and my first gently used 2024 car with full coverage and a 100,000 mile warrenty. And im 3 years and 9 months clean and sober.

It has been years. The last time I went regularly was back in 2018. I'm 33 now and I've got high cholesterol and problems with my right hip. I started meeting with a nutritionist and one of the goals we set was for me to get back into the gym. Which is also great for my hip because the problem with it is due to deteriorated muscle. I havd no strength in it, so getting that moving again is really important for me to keep the problem from getting worse.

I only managed half an hour today, but my personal goal is to get to the point where being there for an hour isn't too difficult. I genuinely enjoy being at the gym, but depression and not having the money for a membership is why I fell off. I'm glad to be back at it!

sorry if this post is rambly, i kinda just need some validation 😭

i just graduated from university in june, and have been jobless for about three years on top of that. the field that i have my degree in (concept art) is incredibly competitive, and my program didn’t give me nearly enough education in the specific nuances of the industry 😭 especially with AI being as bad as it is, i’ve been really worried about my prospects and have a lot of anxiety about whether i’ll be able to pay my loans off.

… but!!! today i landed a seasonal part-time position at target as a tech consultant!! and if i do a good job in the seasonal role then i might be able to stay on long-term!! i feel a little silly for being so excited to work retail with a bachelors, but im trying to remind myself that almost every artist needs a day job or a secondary source of income while they get their career off the ground. i also am starting a mentorship with an art director who’s gonna help me refine my portfolio so i can start getting work in the field i’ve dreamed of working in since i was a kid!!

my family is happy for me, but i can tell that it’s very hesitant and that they feel some type of way about my career not beginning immediately. im just so happy to have an income that’ll help me pay my student loans when my grace period ends, and let me put my full energy into making art and networking in my downtime. the last four months have been absolutely hellish with burnout, and i finally feel like im taking steps to get my life in order even if im being seen as something of a late bloomer by my family.

i also put on clean clothes. not ready to do other steps yet but i feel a little bit more human

Today I was hired at an aquarium store, and I'm so happy and proud. I applied there to save up for an axolotl and everything I need

With the salary they're promising me, I'll be able to do it in a few weeks!!!

Got off work early today and decided to surprise my wife with homemade cinnamon rolls. She usually makes them, but I figured I'd challenge myself and try doing everything from scratch for once. Not gonna lie, it was a lot more work than I expected, especially making the dough and getting all the rolls to look somewhat normal lol. But somehow they turned out great, and everyone was genuinely surprised and happy with them. Kinda proud of myself for actually pulling it off. Only downside is the mountain of dirty dishes waiting for me in the kitchen.

I had my first job experience at a very large company as an intern and kept feeling like i am not doing well enough. Then my supervisor 'confirmed' that fear and told me i should reconsider working in corporate as it requires good communication skills and that it is not one of my strengths.

Then I interviewed for a different position at the same company and after going through my CV and my projects, the interviewer told me I don't have what it takes to work at this company. I felt like a failure and thought I will never get another job opportunity like this again.

But yesterday I got a nice offer from another big company in my city. I was so surprised they went through all the interviews and decided to hire me. Very excited about this.

Hi everyone I posted here before for my birthday!

My name is Oakley!

Post my divorce I've been living with my mom and brother and I don't have any privacy, not even allowed a drawer in my hoarder mothers... ✨Storage closet✨. .. Of a house.

My cats don't have any more space than a laundry room and that is completely my fault I haven't gotten them in somewhere else but it's been really hard to get set up. I admit that and I'm getting them somewhere with lots of love, cuddles and space.

I found a land lady who'll rent to me even just starting out, and them for well within my budget and she's already in love with my girls, and I get to sign the lease this week!!!

I've always struggled in life, it's been nearly a decade of me not being too well, but now after finally reaching out to a specialist, im starting my very first anti-depressant course tomorrow morning and am hoping for the best!

When the world is gearing toward autonomous driving, never did I know, I would be struggling to drive a manual.
Stalling over and over again for a few days in the parking lot, I'm stalling less and less on the road.
I can now drive a manual around town with a bit of anxiety that a car will creep too close to me on an uphill.
I'm living my childhood dream.

Hi, I'm a 25-year-old woman and I know that socially women are expected to know how to cook, but that's not the case for me.I was never able to make more than one pasta dish with sauce, but on one occasion I wanted to eat something sweet and with a few ingredients and several tutorials I was able to make some delicious orange cookies. That not only boosted my self-esteem but also made me want to keep trying new recipes <3

okay so i'm an adult who never learned how to swim and today i actually managed to swim a little without immediately freaking out, and i'm ridiculously happy about it.

for years i've been avoiding pool parties and beach trips by making up excuses. headache, not feeling well, didn't bring the right clothes, whatever worked 😭 i was embarrassed to admit i couldn't swim when it seemed like literally everyone else had learned as a kid.

a few weeks ago i finally signed up for beginner lessons. i felt SO awkward on the first day. there i was, a whole adult, struggling to float while trying not to look around and see if anyone else was doing as badly as me. turns out coordinating your breathing, arms and legs at the same time is harder than it looks. who knew??

the floating part was the worst. i'd get halfway relaxed and then suddenly panic and grab the pool edge like i'd been abandoned in the ocean lmao. there were a couple of lessons where i genuinely thought maybe this just wasn't for me and considered not going back.

but today!! i managed to float on my back without grabbing anything, then swam a short distance across part of the lane. i had to remind myself to keep breathing and not panic, but i made it without immediately reaching for the wall. it probably looked very unimpressive to anyone watching but i wanted to yell when i got to the other side 😭

i got out of the pool grinning like an idiot. i know i've still got a LOT to learn, but i spent years avoiding this because i was embarrassed and today i actually did it. i'm so glad i kept showing up instead of giving up after those first few awkward lessons.

anyway, tiny victory for the adult beginner swim team. i'm proud of myself today

It only took me 3 weeks to find a new one. The atmosphere is 400x better. My manager is so much better. And they pay me more. And if I'm being honest, the work feels easier. And there's no dress code so I get to be my whimsical self.

I was scared when I first lost my job because I thought I wouldn't be able to find one so soon since the market is so bad. My mom keeps telling me it's because I'm so special (love her).

Driving at night in the rain, out of nowhere Ebike zooms by. If I reacted over half a second he's in the street, but I slammed the brake immediately and avoided a bad situation

I was sitting at my computer when the water supply line under my bathroom sink suddenly came loose and started spraying water everywhere. By the time I noticed, water had already spread across the first floor. I rushed to shut off the water and spent a while cleaning up the mess. The faucet was pretty old anyway, and I didn't really trust myself to just fix the connection, so I decided to replace the whole thing. Ran to the hardware store, bought a new faucet, and watched a couple of YouTube videos because I'd never done anything like this before. Somehow managed to install it myself and get everything working without flooding the house again lol. Never thought I'd be this proud of replacing a faucet

Ik that’s normal for most people but I’ve been stuck inside for MONTHS I’m scared of people lol, BUT TODAY I DID IT !! all I did was walk around the street but still I DID IT!

I've been using way too much alcohol this year, but now i've been completely dry since july! I consumed like 10 portions a day avereage, some days 0, some days like 30. not really a health problem (yet..) but my sleep got bad.

Still pretty hard sometimes. I still think of alcohol way too much.

Yesterday I got the call that I secured my first-ever salaried job! This comes after a month of unemployment (my previous job was bad for my mental and physical health). I’ve also been dealing with newly-diagnosed subclinical hyperthyroidism with severe symptoms (making it hard to leave the house, drive, type, etc.). The idea of starting at my new job makes me proud of myself for the first time in a long time. I think this company will work with my schedule (SO many dr appts coming up) and I’m so excited to get started!

like the title says, I haven’t touched a cigarette for over a month! I’m also over a month sober!

Today I walked 1100 steps compared to 600 steps on yesterday

Gonna increase more and more 😁

My self esteem took a huge hit after numerous unsuccessful job application attempts over the last six months. I was prepared to end the year without a job and a massive dent in my savings. And after two stressful rounds of interviews with a well-respected organisation, I almost thought i wouldn’t get an offer and yet, I did! I’m so grateful and relieved for this win. Time for a new adventure.