Ohai. It's almost Christmas. In the spirit of that, let's take the time to pat the back of someone most of us forget to appreciate. Ourselves! So, this year I embarked on my culinary school experience which I've been saying a lot. (Sorry.) My interest for cooking sparked when the movie Ratatouille came out. No joke. After that movie, I decided to cook for the first time. Garlic pasta! Should be easy, right? NOPE!!! I burnt it. Pretty badly. Like, it was all black. There was smoke everywhere. Yikes. Did I mention I also have an irrational fear of fire, blades and hot oil? Yep. So, imagine what I thought when I pushed myself to go into culinary school. When we began knife skills class. When we had to fry shìt. (Not literally, that's a health violation.) I was terrified. Of course, I couldn't exactly show that. Now why did I make this thread? See, I've been trying to master pasta since that very first fiasco. Garlic pasta is decievingly difficult. It's a trap. But it's the base for a LOT of things. So I spent the holidays making... A whoooole lot of garlic pasta until I nailed it. And tonight, ladies and gents, I present to you my current progress. Not bad, eh? Ehh?? It tastes so goddamn good too. Anyway, I'm proud of myself for this. And that's a big deal because I'm usually so pessimistic about myself. So tell me, what's something you've been working on this year? Anything you've done that you're proud of? Go on. Give yourself that pat on the back.
I deleted my message because I realized I quoted the WHOLE thing ? Anyway, I was saying that I’m proud of you for stepping out of your comfort zone and doing thing you may not have ever done without pushing yourself. My big scary thing I’m pretty proud of was moving from Wisconsin USA to California with 200 dollars to my name. I just woke up one morning and decided I wanted to live on the coast, and now I do.
For quiting drugs and cigarette? i can fell fresh air now. I am so proud my self. If anyone has strong will to do no one can stop us.
Honestly I made 2018 my bítch and I’m so proud of myself. I’ve grown so much as a person it’s ridiculous. My physical and mental health is at an all time high. I let go of toxic people, started working on my diet/going to the gym not too long ago and I’ve lost 20lbs so far. I’ve made amends with people from my past and even reconnected with some them. Bad habits? Gone. Except being petty ? ya girl’s still working on that, but I’ve def gotten better at holding back. I finished my prerequisite classes, applied to my DMS program, got accepted and finished the semester with A’s in every class.
Oof, this is such a positive thread. ? Things I'm so damn proud of in 2018: Broke out of a very toxic relationship. Performed so much better in my grades after moving on from my stupid teen obsession of "being in love". Getting an internship spot in a well-known start-up. Made an app in a week with zero knowledge of the language, holy hell. Got a job as a part-time teacher! Passed the interview to my iBL program. ? Worked on my issue of staying angry. Learnt how to take things slow and be happier. Became slightly more feminime, yikes. Me, a socially inept turtle, made new friends. Got to know who I really am, better. I'm still nowhere close to completely figuring out myself though. Things I am not looking forward to in 2019: Being 19. Ew. Okay but dramatic jokes aside, I am legit so scared of growing "old". I want to stay a child and omg, 19 is the age that makes me realize that growing old is real and I can actually be charged for crimes holy sheitballs guys idk how ya'll are doing this.
Being 19 isn’t terrible. It’s once you turn 22 and realize you’ve only got a few years left on your dads health insurance and you see no real career in the future. ?
I can't even get over the fact that I'll be 19. Please donut scare me into 22. HOLY HECK 22 TAYLOR SWIFT IF LYING.
I've been morking on drawing this year. Also my driver's license, but I don't like talking about it because I just turned 21 and I don't have it( I feel like a loser). Anyways, I recently got a cintiq 13 HD tablet and it's really motivated me to take drawing seriously and look into animation. I also learned how to knit this year.
I declined a request to pick up someone's shift at work. I know it may seem like no big deal but I am very much a people pleaser, to a fault, and always end up overworking myself so I felt pretty proud.
Finally,I found someone with the same problem as me only this year I've learned how to fry. I can't even make fries without being scared for my life. Congrats for that and the food looks amazing. What I am proud of this year? I guess I am proud of walking out of a very toxic job. I was so depressdd and hated my life because of a job and in February I said it's enough and gave my resignation letter. It was the best choice I ever made. I felt free and happy. Now I have a new job that I actually enjoy. And I end up the year in a happy atmosphere