Day 9 - Reviewing my Accomplishments
Today I’m supposed to come up with a past year’s accomplishments version of a to-do list. Eek! I don’t know about you, but I don’t really like to talk about my successes or accomplishments. It feels weird to be braggy. In fact, I’ve pushed doing this out for about two hours by finding other ways to fill my prescheduled “fears challenge” time.
My “I Did It!” List:
I’ve read 32 books in the past six months. I made a goal at the beginning of January of reading more this year because I’ve become a doom scroller on Facebook in my free time instead of reading.
I turned a spare bedroom into a home office. It took a couple of months…and to be honest, there’s still a pile of stuff I don’t know what to do with in the middle of the room, but it looks pretty great.
I wrote a book! In April of this year, I committed to writing the first draft of a book I hope to publish in the coming year. First draft is done; now I must do rewrites and get someone to agree to edit it before I can get it published and on the shelf of a bookstore.
I started attending a Tai Chi class. When I turned 40 this past October, I decided to start an exercise program that would push me outside of my comfort zone while improving my health. I love Tai Chi; it’s a strength-building moving meditation.
I pursued continuing education and earned three professional certificates in the past year: Diversity & Inclusion and Equitable Community Change from Cornell University, and Human Rights Education Training (Human Rights Consultation) from the US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights.
I made an acceptable cosplay of Casey Jones from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Planet Comicon in KC in March. I really enjoyed attending Planet Comicon with my kiddo and his cosplay as BoJack Horseman was even cooler than mine.
I quit doing something that drained me. In 2022, I joined the leadership of a political action committee out of a feeling of obligation and after three months, I realized I had the courage to step down so I could use my limited time and energy in a way that gave me greater fulfillment. It was a good decision.
Last winter, I joined the board of GLSEN Kansas. GLSEN is organization that works to ensure LGBTQIA+ students can learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
I was honored to be selected as the State Policy Fellow for GLSEN Kansas and will get the opportunity to help positively influence local policy and state legislation for the next twelve months.
I created a website! I downloaded a template from Squarespace and immediately disliked it. I found out that the new version of Squarespace doesn’t allow for template swaps, so I erased everything and built a simple website from the blank canvas. Now I’m doing this blog.
Although that list was tricky for me to write, I’m glad I did it. Looking at this list, I am proud. I dare you to make a list for yourself of the things you’ve done that make you proud.
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