I’ll start. Not to toot my own horn but I feel I’m at least partially responsible for getting a friend to see the value of romantic love, which she managed to find!
Stopped being a selfish piece of shit and turned my life around.
I’m now happily married four years, I have a job (that I hate, but hey it’s a job), and I finally feel like I’m a good person (overall).
Nothing. Everyone one has made sure that I am proud of nothing or else.
I planted some trees in my city (I’ll plant even more)
Landing a nice career that I truly enjoy and getting paid well for it. Despite not finishing any education or having any connections. I got here on merit and skilll alone.
It took me until I was 24 to go back, but I just graduated college at 27. Despite being a 50s-60s student in high school, I got multiple honor roll placements.
Now just to find a job 😅
Good job and congrats! I’m 49 and just restarted school too, finally decided to work on getting a degree.
That’s amazing 🧡
It’s tough, but it’s worth the struggle! You got this :)
The main product line of our company is basically all architectured and programmed by me.
I don’t know why you got downvoted, especially when the thread is specifically asking you what you did that you’re proud of. For what it’s worth worth, I’m also proud of you.
I released 2 albums and 2 EPs so far in the past 2 years.
can into 5 points for 2 ap exams
My nurtured inner world
Went back to college and I’ve had a 4.0 GPA through two semesters. It feels weird because I was never this kind of student before. I always did the minimum and that was usually enough for B’s. Now I’m actually showing up.
I immigrated to Vietnam. It was… difficult, but I eventually made it work. I am happily married and run a small company.
So far, helped raise two solid kids, who look like their heads are screwed on right. Most of the credit goes to my wife, though.
I insulated my own house despite not being particularly skilled (to say the least) and absolutely loathing DIY.
A bit more context. I live in a house that was built in the early 70s. When I bought it back in 2009, there was hardly any insulation and due to the way it was built it was draughty and cold. A few years ago, I had the walls insulated, which made the major rooms a bit warmer. However, the house was still cold, part of the problem being the crawlspace and concrete floor. Last year, I got all the debris out of my crawlspace and put a thick plastic film on the sandy floor. That had instant effects: not only did the humidity drop (and some occasional musty smells), but we also needed to use less natural gas to heat the house. This year, I finished that project by insulating the bottom of the concrete floor with thick rock wool. That job took me several weeks. First, i had to glue wooden slats to the bottom of the floor and then I had to apply the rock wool.
My DIY skills are poor. I did this alone. It was a hell of a job which I do not intend to do a second time. However, the rewards, both in terms of comfort and savings are great.
That is a ton of work! Good job!
Along the same lines, here are my small DIY things that I’m proud of. I replaced the chandelier in our dining room (first time doing anything electrical) and I cleaned the heat sensor in our furnace which fixed the heater randomly shutting off.
As a random dude from the Internet, I am proud of you! :-)
Rock wool, ignoring it’s insulating properties, I’m forced to believe was created by the devil himself.
Donated $4000 to Ukraine
I am proud of the life I’ve built. Before my teens were over, I had completely bypassed all thought of college, knocked up a girl, gotten married, and quit my band (the band was Plan A for my life). I had no skills and no plan and I’m sure even the people that loved us most thought that our marriage was doomed.
But it wasn’t, and those people were wrong - even if the statistics were definitely on their side.
I am proud that I have 4 awesome kids…
I am proud that my wife and I are still actively falling in love every day, 20-something years later.
Honesty, I’m proud to be loved by an amazing woman…
Though conscious of my privilege, I am proud that I found a way to build a career and provide for my family despite having no education. I make over 200k now and that’s simply way, way more than I ever thought I would be able to pull down.
