To improve participation I'd like to encourage people to share past stories of things they're proud of. This also includes Fridge-worthy accomplishments of others.

Currently this community doesn't have a problem with spam and I think those sorts of posts are still in the spirit of the community.

I'm 25 and I've never really exercised much. I've tried jogging, cycling, etc but always bounced off after two or three weeks. While not fat or anything I was definitely way out of shape

Half a year ago I moved into an apartment building right next to a gym and in December I decided to start going to it. It was a struggle, but I tried to be consistent over the last 3 months

Anyway, yesterday I was about to begin a new training program and realised that I was actually looking forward to going to the gym. After hating most forms of exercise for 20-something years I finally wanted to work out.

I'm lowkey proud of myself

Cross posted from https://swg-empire.de/post/21844

I mean, I didn’t load the chronic illness in there, that would be awesome! But I loaded dishes into the washer despite having said illness.

I have chronic fatigue syndrome, which basically means that I’m exhausted all the time. Or if I am not yet exhausted, even light work (like loading the dishwasher) can knock me down pretty hard. If I overdo it I experience flu-like symptoms the next day (for a few days).

So, doing some household chores is actually a pretty big deal for me.

Also, pro tip: Wash your water bottles before discovering mold in the cap.

The SO and I like to travel and getting tattoos. In Sept of last year we decided to combine those two interests and start getting "bumper sticker" tattoos for each of the 50 US states. The idea is we find a place that can take walk-ins, give them minimal criteria for the tattoo and let the artist have free reign for the rest.

This is our 3rd state tattoo. The criteria for this was "color; a slot machine with an alien, a martini glass, and a heart showing on the wheels". I am so pleased with the results that I want the same artist to do my disco ghost tattoo in August.

The SO got an alien Frank Sinatra (which can be seen on the artists Instagram).

Artist: Jake Seeland

I AM OVER THE MOON! There were several tests and I poured my heart and soul into them, and I got a spot! It's a very popular field; probably hundreds of applicants, and only 30 spots in total. They liked my results enough, It feels really validating!

I can’t believe I only just agreed to moving two weeks ago and tomorrow we are actually doing it - the end of packing is in sight! Just all these random scattered things and the cats left to pack

I am currently in the process of moving (actual date of move is Sunday) and I have almost everything packed up in boxes. It was a bunch of work and I can't really think of anything else to be proud of right now.

I encourage you to share a story of something you did or made! If it made you happy then we're here to celebrate it. Nothing is too small to be worth posting.

Do you feel like you would be bragging or showing off? GOOD! It's okay to be proud of yourself.

I'm not very good yet and it's not a crazy achievement, but it's a milestone I'm proud of. I started climbing about a year ago and I've been progressing slowly, but steadily.

I want to help get the ball rolling in this community. I sketched this yesterday and thought it was neat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEcwj1yNuiM

Lemmy has encouraged me to do more than just lurk.