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I'm sorry I haven't made one in awhile thanks kokopup and cassiesmom for covering for me. :cool: I have just been extremely busy and losing another dog has been hectic.
Question of the day January 31st -
What would you say is your greatest accomplishment thus far in your life?
For me graduating highschool since I was teased a lot and almost didn't make it.
I pushed myself to make it though and finding the job of my dreams working with homeless animals. :love:
Starting this site? ;) That's a hard one ... visiting China, London, the travels we've done, marrying Paul - I don't know how to rank any of them, as one led to the next, led to the next, etc!
well I of course have to say my greatest accomplishment is creating, birthing and raising my beautiful, sweet and caring little girl :)
So far it's probably getting into UT, which is the college I've always wanted to go to.
Wow, this is hard, I feel like I haven't done anything to big or worth mentioning. I suppose getting to Junior year of high school, almost half-way as of tomorrow beginning the 3rd marking period. Maybe also being in the work force for 3 years when alot of teens my age haven't even applied for jobs yet. Also making it into the Animal and Botanical program at school, although it's not exactly what I expected - but it's okay. Having a 3.5 GPA isn't to bad either. I'm only 17, and I have pretty big dreams for the future which will most certainly be accomplished if I can help it! :D
I don't feel as if I have accomplished anything in my life, unless being a failure counts. That I have accomplished quite well. Haha.
Robin, please don't EVER think you're a failure. What you've gone through over the last few years has been hard, but you SURVIVED through it - that makes you anything but a failure. We love you here. :love::DQuote:
Originally Posted by RobiLee
Inventing the wheel.
Let's see - gave birth to and raised a son.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobiLee
Survived cancer.
Surviving a battle with Depression - all those count as MAJOR accomplishments!
And, of course, raising lovely doggies, and teaching them things like manners! ;) And meeting us all at a Findlay gathering ...
I think those are ALL accomplishments of yours worth mentioning!
Getting the master's. I was lazy and had terrible study habits in college. In grad school I was able to correct some of those mistakes, do good work, plus I made some great friends.
Still being around.
Getting my diploma of "Teacher for primary schools"
I had difficulties to memorise lots of things in a short time, so exams were a real torture for me! Everybody said I would never get any diploma..., but I DID IT !!!! I am not teaching anymore, but I am still proud I made it then !!:)
Getting my PhD. What a buttload of work, but well worth it.
Karen I was just going to say the same things. Your definitely not a failure Robin. (((HUGS)))Quote:
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I don't think I've done anything amazing in my life, but marrying the man of my dreams is my greatest accomplishment:D
My accomplishment is coming to live at Concordia, where I can get help for my various health problems and also to meet a wealth of new friends and start a new, great phase in my life!
Raising two Beautiful childen
Survived Cancer
Survived 50 years in work force.
Being a volunteer building Mtn Bike trails (recently helped raise over 200K in contributions and grants. This was a hard fought 3 year battle with the powers of resistance.
Built my own home. (It's never finished when you have a wife dreaming up new projects)
Great question!
I guess my answer would be becoming the private child care giver for the family I worked for over a nearly 20 year period.
I was just with the family yesterday, and let me tell you they are more like family than some of my blood relatives. The Mom and the Aunt to the children were both singing my praises and I felt really good.
Especially with the first child, a boy, the Mom really needed me as she was a single Mom. My husband and I took both kids under our wings as if they were our own. I didn't just baby sit them...we treated them as family, including taking them on day trips and such.
The boy is now 28 and the girl 14.
My greatest accomplishment was changing my life about 6 or 7 years ago, regardless of what anyone else thought so that I could pull myself out of a going-nowhere life, sad and unworkable marriage and the depths of despair even though many friends and family were not supportive. I stopped smoking pot after smoking daily for almost 25 years, divorced my husband, moved out on my own and re-created myself!
Since then I have met and married the love of my life, began the music career I should have started when I was a teenager, been the safe forever home for many birds that never had one (even doing bird hospice once in a while for those that would not live long but needed love at the very end of their lives) and walking the path that will make me the joyful, spiritual being that I truly am!
Don't ever say that you have not accomplished anything, no matter who you are!! Living your life and being a light to your pets and families and friends means more than you can imagine. . .Cheers!
Cathy
Raising my son
Marrying my beloved husband:love:
Giving birth to my precious little baby boy:love:
Next accomplishment I'm working on: trying to raise my little one hand in hand with my husband to be a wonderful person and a benefit to society when he grows up.:D
For me it was becoming certified and registered in the state I live in as a cook. Once I got the job as the cafeteria manager at school, that was required. It really was no big deal except that I hated school when I was a kid and made bad grades because I just wasn't interested in what they were teaching so I more or less thought I was a dummy. Those certification classes were some pretty intense classes, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for 3 weeks. I breezed thorough all of then scoring some of the highest grades of anyone there. I found those classes interesting and at times, fun. But what they did for how I felt about myself was amazing. I knew then, I was NOT a dummy. (it wasn't until years later that I found out any restaurant that opens HAS to have someone who is registered and certified in the kitchen or they can't operate!)
Also my other accomplishment that makes me feel good about myself is the fact that I have taken care of myself (financially) since my last divorce in the early 80's and done a better job of it than anyone else ever has.
Raising my kids is one of the best accomplishment, seeing them become self sufficient, dependable adults.