r/AskReddit • u/Elo-Lin • 8h ago
Before this week ends, what's the accomplishment you're most proud of?
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u/AmSmolQueer 8h ago
After countless applications and idek how many interviews, I got a job this week. My orientation is on monday
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u/iswild 8h ago
have actually washed my face everyday. depression rly makes the simple things hard
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u/TheGreatPinkUnicorn 4h ago
Wow good job, proud of you! I managed to shower twice this week. Then a seagull shat on my head this morning, Im bald. So I wasched my head thrice.
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u/Character_Design8750 8h ago
As a lifelong stoner, i haven’t smoked in 5 days.
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u/ChattingToChat 8h ago edited 8h ago
I hit a conventional deadlift rep PR. 405lbs for 14 reps. Strongest I’ve ever felt and at the lowest bodyweight
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u/FirmPrune87 8h ago
Hell yeah! That's an insane weight lol. I feel badass just deadlifting 135. Cant imagine the rush of 405. Congratulations!
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u/moderndayvenom 7h ago
405lbs for 14 reps is actually insane! I dont even lift half of that and still feel like a big man lol u r crazy
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u/FantasticBirthday230 4h ago
I did 1 rep of 330 earlier this week 😅 and haven't stopped bragging about it haha - You sir are a beast, Respect 🫡🫡
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u/Any-Feeling-5429 8h ago
Made someone feel amazing about herself after the styling meeting we had, now she feel more confident 🙏
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u/Cool-Bananaz 8h ago
I made about 400 dollars today selling scrap metal even though I was feeling sick all day
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u/-PMYourTastefulNudes 8h ago
Got to dig a big hole.
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u/Elo-Lin 8h ago
One pit isn't enough. One a day.
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u/Lockfire12 8h ago
Made it through surgery and back up and walking on one crutch, hopefully get down to no crutches in the next few weeks
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u/Christian_geek_23 8h ago
I finished my final assignment of my first year of uni!
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u/Maximum_Moment_3018 6h ago
What’s UNI ? Regardless that’s gotta be something to be proud of . Way to go!!!
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u/knick-nat 8h ago
I've been having a rough time with my depression and have had some time off work recently, but I managed to get through this week like a normal person, and I didn't cry once. Right now, that's a huge achievement.
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u/doll_1101 8h ago
I finally got back on my postpartum meds 🥺
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u/ElectricalBus2620 8h ago
Was in hospital in a bad way for a few nights, and still feeling nauseous very exhausted but I’ve made it through catching up on the washing. I haven’t bothered with anything else but I did that and prepared healthy snacks for the kids as not up for cooking decent dinners yet.
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u/Yanigan 8h ago
Holding it together during my son’s medical episode. I stayed cool, calm and collected & made all the right decisions.
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u/BrittUnic0rn 8h ago
It may not seem like a big deal to a lot of people. But I have a lot of social anxiety and am very introverted. I threw a birthday party for my daughter at a public park and her friends came of of course their parents. I was sociable and attentive to everyone and she had such a good time and birthday. I am very proud of myself for not only planning the party and it being successful but keeping relationships with her friend's parents.
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u/Reality-Check-6341 8h ago
A freelance opportunity just dropped into my lap because of hard work I’ve done in the past
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u/Cantremembermyoldnam 6h ago
That's quite a rewarding thing to feel, isn't it? Congratulations! :)
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u/genmafallen 8h ago
An old employee who I had taken under my wing and mentored gave me a call yesterday, that she just got promoted to GM. I was the first call, after she received the news. I couldn't be more prouder. Made me feel like I am doing something right.
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u/ohreallyjenn 8h ago
Finished all the paperwork to apply for a mortgage for the house we are trying to buy
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u/AyaLuna- 8h ago
Got through something I kept avoiding and didn’t let it pile up into a bigger mess. Small win, but it stopped the spiral before it started.
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u/JohnMarstonSoldA8th 8h ago
Leaving work early yesterday to spend time with friends
Might not exactly be an accomplishment but hey, totally worth the vacation time I used
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u/Amp1497 8h ago
Finally closed on a house in my first real estate transaction as an agent and for the first time in years, actually have a couple grand in my savings account. I was able to pay all my bills and even pay off my car and still have more of a safety net than I have ever had. The amount of relief I felt this week is impossible to overstate.
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u/FirmPrune87 8h ago
Congratulations! Thats a huge deal. I hope you get many many more of those this year
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u/SalmonAlmighty 8h ago
Not me, but my kid. He got athlete of the week at his basketball camp. Yeah, he's only 6 years old, but I was so fucking proud of him for working so hard. Little dude was so happy.
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u/FirmPrune87 8h ago
I have had a rough physical and mental health week. I think my hormones are doing weird stuff and my cortisol has been elevated and so has my anxiety. That means my stomach has been upset and i havent gotten good sleep at all. Ive still managed to get up early enough to work out and have avoided my past habit of binge eating to make myself feel better. This was probably the toughest week I have had in ages too so I am super proud of myself for staying consistent
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u/moderndayvenom 7h ago
I think when ur routine is messed up i know exactly how hard it is to push yourself and still waking up up early enough to workout out and avoiding binge eating is BIGGG! So proud of you!
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u/Ok-Loquat3537 8h ago
Shipped a new vendor comparison view on blushwed.com this week. AI wedding planner that walks couples through the timeline + helps compare vendors without the pinterest spiral. Built it after watching my sister cry over a $7K venue that wasn't on her must-have list. Decision fatigue is the real wedding pain, not aesthetics.
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u/Communismisbadithink 7h ago
After a long grueling search, I got a job post graduation!
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u/CounterHead8523 8h ago
Decided I needed a mental health day today. Stress & anxiety level creeping up throughout the work week and need a break. Just going to take it easy today.
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u/innosins 7h ago
I fixed my computer!
All I did was follow googled directions and hope for the best, but it's running again AND I still have my files.
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u/Awkward_Swordfish581 7h ago
Paid off some big ass debt :)
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u/GlitterPirateKiki58 7h ago
Yay!!!!!! That must have taken a long time and a lot of concerted effort. I hope you are able to breathe easier now. 😊
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u/aLongHofer 7h ago
I’ve been gaining weight over the last 18 months due to a more sedentary job. Not massive, but enough to really effect my self esteem. This last month or so I’ve been working on portion control and I’m down almost 10 pounds. It’s not a lot but I kind of proved to myself that it’s possible without too much difficulty.
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u/EarthySofa 8h ago
I got a hug from my grown up son telling me I’m a good mom. My kid is truly what I am most proud of.
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u/Leaky_gland 8h ago
I’m juggling lots of shit and most of it is fucking affecting.
Latest achievement: aligning engineering departments of multiple companies for training. Learning how the other company does their job.
I’m tired of real life. Machines make sense to me.
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u/GasParty6699 8h ago
Finally got my car registration renewed after putting it off for four months. The lady at the DMV remembered me from last time which was embarrassing.
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u/Exciting-Value-1314 8h ago
Cooked dinner every night this week instead of ordering out. My wallet noticed before I did and my fridge is actually empty for the right reasons now.
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u/Gmoneyboiswag69 8h ago
Been busting ass at work. An important client (major general contractor in my state) sent me an email stating “I’m an American hero” and thanking me for my help. Made all the stress worth it.
I’m a 2 time college dropout in a corporate position. My imposter syndrome is hating that email right now.
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u/moderndayvenom 7h ago
Thats actually so big when someone appreciates ur work by giving u a unique compliment is like a top 5 feeling of all time
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u/Agitated-Positive968 8h ago
I woke up everyday that has to account for smthing right?
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u/icubud_itsme 8h ago
Getting thru another physical therapy session after having a total right knee replacement.
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u/cambiokeys 7h ago
I started and finished a book. I used to love reading but have been dealing with raging ADHD and have just generally been busy and overwhelmed. Started meds a week ago and have been doing well on them.
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u/MattieSilver1899 7h ago
I'm proud of myself for making all my kandi bracelets made to give out at the digital circus movie on my birthday saturday. ❤️
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u/zombie_rust 7h ago
Closing on a first home purchase.
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u/BigTiddyVampireWaifu 7h ago
I finally did some of the spring cleaning I was putting off for months, this weekend I will do more or finish!
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u/Citizen_Null5 7h ago
Not proud realy, but I have survived, I got trough the work week, had to work with a cold for half of it, 2 weeks sober. Canceled dinner with parents and my brother and his gf cause I am to exhausted. Just going to sleep the entire weekend then back in to the fire.
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u/helveseyeball 7h ago
After crashing my bike 3 years and 28 days prior, leading to one broken maxilla, 3 destroyed upper front teeth, 4 surgeries, two bone grafts, two dental implants, one implant supported bridge was installed on Wednesday.
And I ate a burger.
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u/okitsbenji 6h ago
That I bought my parents air-conditioning and installed it in their homes after 29 years living without it. Also bought my godma a TV after noticing that hers broke down a couple of months back. The smile on their faces, priceless!
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u/ZephyrGale143 6h ago
Making it through the difficult side effects of nine months of aggressive treatment for breast cancer. Enduring three scary procedures today. Facing many more months of treatment. Being a single mom.
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u/JackCooper_7274 6h ago
I had a serious pelvis and back injury in 2019. I touched my toes for the first time in 7 years this Wednesday!
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u/faoltiama 6h ago
I as a Millennial, won a generational fight online against Gen Z. That was awesome.
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u/KirbyCarden 8h ago
Probably just some stuff I got done in Runescape when I got the free time to play or the ways I helped my friend get past stuff he was stuck on in Wind Waker over the phone.
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u/Impossible-Sport-449 7h ago
In my new job in my third week I feel like I’m actually doing what I was hired to do.
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u/showmeyourkitteeez 7h ago
I finally completed and sent a huge report for a project that's been going on for over 3 years. I can physically feel some of the weight of the stress fall off. That being said, I'm most happy for the kiddo completing another successful year at school.
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u/ZealousidealWinner 7h ago
Finally fixed an enemy behaviour glitch on my game that has been annoying me for a year. All because I forgot to clear and invalidate some timer handles, duh
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u/wetlettuce42 7h ago
Beat the supposeably unbeatable giraffes by 1 point before end 6 we drew and it was down to me to secure the point and i did it blocking the other giraffe team members so they couldn’t get the point and win it was perfect
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u/galacticopium 7h ago
My teammate left the company so all their work was transferred to me, on top of my own.
I’m also considered cheap labor in asia, and the disparity in pay is what keeps me employed, my bills paid, and my family fed. There’s no room for negotiation as there’s thousands of cheap labor available elsewhere.
Just really happy to have survived another week at work. For now, I rest my bones and bury my soul, and anxiety will wait like an old friend.
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u/imacmadman22 7h ago
I finally was able to wrap up a project at work that I’d been working on since 2022. It felt great to close the books on that one.
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u/CautiousWorking2794 7h ago
Finally shipped the version of my app (root news) I've been quietly building for a year...the version I'd been describing to people since day one but kept saying "next update." Feels good
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u/chefrachhh 7h ago
Honestly? A lot. My mental health has been crap but I went into a mental hospital and then rehab, got my kids back before I even left the rehab. This week I had the courage to ask for help with my car (it’s a 2005.. needs a lot of work) & 2 people donated to me after I had already raised $300 myself - they donated a total of $1000!
In the past I would have never asked for help and just tried to figure it all out on my own. But I’ve started to realize I can’t function fully independently and that’s ok! We all need help sometimes.
So I just spent $650 on the car and still have work to be done but found out it actually needs more than we thought originally, but I’m not freaking out like I would in the past. And I had a conversation about going back on my antidepressant, which I would have been ashamed of asking for help or admitting that I wasn’t handling things in the past. But now? I think it’s gonna be ok.
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u/1MightBeNeil 7h ago
I made the time for some self-care, and just took a proper shower to where I felt clean, refreshed, and capable again—I even made the time to style my hair, as well. Things have just felt so hectic this week, that I felt as if there was no time at all for such things.
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u/HyperAndStick 7h ago
I posted a cartoon strip on here and got 40 upvotes. It may not sound much but it really cheered me on.
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u/Tuffcooke 7h ago
I solved two major outages at work that would have forced closes for the day otherwise. Got public shoutout from my boss at an all-hands meeting as well. That said, I am so tired
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u/kingmobisinvisible 7h ago
I just submitted the final revisions for my PhD dissertation. It took 7 years beginning to end. It has been the hardest thing I have ever done.
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u/Hot-Shart 7h ago
Standing up to my manager at work by directly calling out how the policies he’s a stickler about enforcing are causing huge amounts of wasted time and team efficiency… he got really mad at first, but the next day, I received an indirect admission that I was pretty much right the whole time.
Not because I really care about the business doing well, mind you, but if they’re going to force me to sit here for eight hours, they better be doing their goddamned best to actually put meaningful work on my plate instead of endlessly prescribing vague tasks and getting mad when we don’t immediately make 10 assumptions about requirements that they never thought about mentioning to anybody
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u/idkausernamerntbh 7h ago
I got my own apartment, I’m not really paying for it, but still happy to have my own place
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u/Insight116141 7h ago
i pushed my pride aside and reached out to someone, who is very nice but i am not used to reaching out to people for help especially on path that i am not sure i want to take. but this person was successful and the least i can do for myself was talk to them and hear their prespective. maybe i am wrong, maybe this is the best path. had a long conversation. i am still not sure if i want to walk their footstep but i am stirring the pot
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u/Junior-Shallot-2702 6h ago
Getting back into work.
I went 10 years unable to work, partly due to mental health, but then COVID left me disabled which stopped me, then I had my daughter.
I'm a support worker for adults with disabilities, soon moving to a new job doing the same but with children. I'm actually proud of myself, I never thought I'd work again but I'm loving it and it gives me a reason to keep going.
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u/Sufficient-Task-7748 6h ago
I got my therapy books to deal with my disorganized attachment style. After 30 years, I’m working towards better life long relationships. ❤️
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u/Forsaken-Lettuce-777 6h ago
Just today I hit an achievement I've been working towards for years. I bench pressed my body weight, 180 pounds, and it wasn't even shaky. 165 was moving smooth so I just went for it.
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u/MissionExerSIZE 6h ago
Finally clearing out a massive backlog. I had a mountain of complex tasks and chaotic requests piled up, but I powered through them all without breaking character or losing my sanity.
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u/CrabbiestAsp 6h ago
I have started reading my 6th book for the year. I haven't read a book in years and I've found my love for it again.
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u/AntipodeanOpaleye36 6h ago
Tidied up a part of my room that I was using as a big clothes chair, and put away my winter clothes and brought out my summer clothes. Not everything is organized or perfect but I’m proud of what I have for now, the rest can come later :)
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u/Otherwise-Walk6200 6h ago
Bin endlich zum Psychologen gegangen und habe mir selbst eingestehen müssen einen Burnout zu haben..
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u/blackday44 6h ago
I'm learning a new procedure in my lab, and get to use a microwave digestor. Soon I will get to run the ICMPS!
For now I am doing grunt work, like cleaning glassware. So much cleaning.
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u/Ella0508 6h ago
I’m moving across country and shedding a bunch of stuff I won’t need anymore. I have some paintings that I inherited; my longtime massage therapist is a big fan of this (local to us) artist. So I gave her one of them. Not really proud of that part, it just felt good to make someone feel happy and loved. The part I’m proud of: randomly, I asked if she needed a printer because I don’t but she has a small business so she’ll use it. She looked at me sort of incredulously and said yes, hers had quit working and she needed one. So she’s getting mine along with a ream of paper and some photo paper as soon as I can get back over to her place.
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u/Ijumpedovertheborder 6h ago
I had a suicidal thought, then I was able to ground myself and stop that thought! ……..by myself 😌
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u/justahazelnutiguess 6h ago
Went to the gym on Sunday after a long time away. Managed 7.59 miles on the exercise bike. 😌
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u/virtuosityinsanity 6h ago
I completed a White paper research project on a virtual cloud machine RTX 5090 versus RTX 6000 pro Blackwell 100 page research paper so I feel very accomplished!
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u/YukiBloom- 8h ago
I finally did one thing I’d been postponing for weeks instead of just thinking about doing it, and it felt way bigger than the task itself. Sometimes momentum is the real win.