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What are you proud of during this year of lockdowns?

Ed_Ed_ Moderator Posts: 989 Part of The Mix Family
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To put it simply, it's been a pretty strange past 12 months. 3 national lockdowns, more tiers than a wedding cake, schools opening and then closing constantly. Despite all this, young people have been incredible in making change in their communities and so we've pulled together a video outlining these achievements. Interested to know what you think of it:



I also think it is important to celebrate your own personal achievements. These can be things that are seemingly small, but are big for us personally. Let us know the things you are proud of over the past 12 months 🎊
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  • GreenTeaGreenTea ☕🌻☕ MidlandsCommunity Champion Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    I'm proud of staying in work.. I could of been furloughed but I wasn't. Ive been going in every day to help keep vunerable children happy and safe. I've been through changes within my job, such as the new covid policy. I really struggle with change but I've managed well
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  • DandelionDandelion Posts: 1,911 Extreme Poster
    I’m proud of working for the NHS, I’ve been doing my placement year and it’s not been easy working unpaid whilst COVID is going on, but I absolutely love my job and I’m so proud of myself for doing my placement year.
    The steps you take don’t need to be big, they just need to take you in the right direction. 
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  • Ed_Ed_ Moderator Posts: 989 Part of The Mix Family
    GreenTea wrote: »
    I'm proud of staying in work.. I could of been furloughed but I wasn't. Ive been going in every day to help keep vunerable children happy and safe. I've been through changes within my job, such as the new covid policy. I really struggle with change but I've managed well

    This is awesome GT, change is challenging in it's own right without throwing in a pandemic to the equation. Really cool that you are able to see this as a proud moment <3
    Dandelion wrote: »
    I’m proud of working for the NHS, I’ve been doing my placement year and it’s not been easy working unpaid whilst COVID is going on, but I absolutely love my job and I’m so proud of myself for doing my placement year.

    What a year to be doing a placement! Thank you for everything you have done to help the NHS through this all 🌈🌈🌈
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  • StephanieStephanie Moderator Posts: 953 Part of The Mix Family
    I'm proud to be a support worker for the elderly in my job, the residents haven't been able to see their families for a very long time, and with dementia it's been very challenging, with staff having to wear PPE and they don't see our smiles. Us being their family when their families couldn't visit. Proud to be doing something so rewarding. :heart:
                                   "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light" 

    - Albus Dumbledore 

    "Like when I was down you just had that smile that made me feel like everything's worthwhile. Thinking of the day when you went away, what a life to take, what a bond to break, I'll be missing you"

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  • Ed_Ed_ Moderator Posts: 989 Part of The Mix Family
    Love this @Stephanie - such an important job in normal times but even more so during a pandemic. Thank you for all you have done <3
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  • Millie2787Millie2787 🐶 💜 Community Champion Posts: 4,479 The Mix Elder
    I’m proud of the fact that I’ve got a place at university for September! Helped staff and residents at work get through a pretty big outbreak of covid and I sat with a resident in there final moments to ensure they wasn’t alone .
    Sometimes all you need is one person to believe in you , for you to begin to believe in yourself.
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  • DancerDancer Bog Off Justine! Community Champion Posts: 6,451 Master Poster
    Stephanie wrote: »
    I'm proud to be a support worker for the elderly in my job, the residents haven't been able to see their families for a very long time, and with dementia it's been very challenging, with staff having to wear PPE and they don't see our smiles. Us being their family when their families couldn't visit. Proud to be doing something so rewarding. :heart:

    That is really kind and I am glad that you feel proud of doing what you are doing. <3
    I'm a fruit loop. 🍊➰

    There's a part of me I can't get back.  A little girl grew up too fast. All it took was once. I'll never be the same.
  • DancerDancer Bog Off Justine! Community Champion Posts: 6,451 Master Poster
    Millie2787 wrote: »
    I’m proud of the fact that I’ve got a place at university for September! Helped staff and residents at work get through a pretty big outbreak of covid and I sat with a resident in there final moments to ensure they wasn’t alone .

    Well done for getting a university place and for also sitting with a resident during their final moments so they didn't have to be alone. You are very thoughtful
    I'm a fruit loop. 🍊➰

    There's a part of me I can't get back.  A little girl grew up too fast. All it took was once. I'll never be the same.
  • Ed_Ed_ Moderator Posts: 989 Part of The Mix Family
    Dancer wrote: »
    Millie2787 wrote: »
    I’m proud of the fact that I’ve got a place at university for September! Helped staff and residents at work get through a pretty big outbreak of covid and I sat with a resident in there final moments to ensure they wasn’t alone .

    Well done for getting a university place and for also sitting with a resident during their final moments so they didn't have to be alone. You are very thoughtful

    Agree with Dancer here, amazing news to have got a uni place, such a culmination of a lot of hard work :3

    That's also a really powerful moment to have been there for someone at that stage of life <3
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  • ZenZen Living the Zen life 🧘🏼‍♀️ Posts: 1,991 Extreme Poster
    I'm proud of starting university despite the fact the first year has quite frankly sucked (thank you covid x) and I started volunteering here at The Mix and on a crisis text line which has been awesome. I think mostly I'm proud of just making it through, and I think everyone else should be too - lockdowns are so hard but everyone's done so well. There was a wee appreciation thing on the news the other day which was so wholesome, I'll link it here
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  • Emma_Emma_ 🥦🌻🌿 Vibing with plants and vegan food Community Manager Posts: 407 Listening Ear
    aww that's soo lovely @Eleanor, we're all super proud of you too. In fact we made out our own appreciation of all the cool things you guys have done in the last year despite covid. You can watch it here
  • DancerDancer Bog Off Justine! Community Champion Posts: 6,451 Master Poster
    edited April 2021
    Smh @Eleanor and @Emma_
    rickrolling eachother.
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    I'm a fruit loop. 🍊➰

    There's a part of me I can't get back.  A little girl grew up too fast. All it took was once. I'll never be the same.
  • ZenZen Living the Zen life 🧘🏼‍♀️ Posts: 1,991 Extreme Poster
    edited April 2021
    @Emma_ oh emma oh emma oh emma, what do you take me for! I'm not stupid but you might regret your futile attempt x
    Post edited by Zen on
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  • Emma_Emma_ 🥦🌻🌿 Vibing with plants and vegan food Community Manager Posts: 407 Listening Ear
    @Eleanor I'm really not sure what you're on about here 😱

    hope you're liking the name changes about x x
  • Ed_Ed_ Moderator Posts: 989 Part of The Mix Family
    Eleanor wrote: »
    I'm proud of starting university despite the fact the first year has quite frankly sucked (thank you covid x) and I started volunteering here at The Mix and on a crisis text line which has been awesome. I think mostly I'm proud of just making it through, and I think everyone else should be too - lockdowns are so hard but everyone's done so well. There was a wee appreciation thing on the news the other day which was so wholesome, I'll link it here

    Echoing what @Emma_ said, a lot to be proud of here and agree, it takes a lot of resilience at times just to be keeping on and we should be celebrating this fact a lot more, both through things like COVID and more generally
    I had my coffee this morning Ellie so didn't click, but don't forget that this also only takes a click ;)
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    Zen
  • ZenZen Living the Zen life 🧘🏼‍♀️ Posts: 1,991 Extreme Poster
    You wouldn't dare, you forget I know your boss 😡
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  • DancerDancer Bog Off Justine! Community Champion Posts: 6,451 Master Poster
    edited April 2021
    Lol. Is rickrolling actually an option as to why someone is being banned
    I'm a fruit loop. 🍊➰

    There's a part of me I can't get back.  A little girl grew up too fast. All it took was once. I'll never be the same.
  • DancerDancer Bog Off Justine! Community Champion Posts: 6,451 Master Poster
    Emma_ wrote: »
    @Eleanor I'm really not sure what you're on about here 😱

    hope you're liking the name changes about x x

    I like the name changes.
    I'm a fruit loop. 🍊➰

    There's a part of me I can't get back.  A little girl grew up too fast. All it took was once. I'll never be the same.
  • Ed_Ed_ Moderator Posts: 989 Part of The Mix Family
    Dancer wrote: »
    Lol. Is rickrolling actually an option as to why someone is being banned

    Ha, no, don't worry, otherwise I would have been banned a long time ago!
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  • ZenZen Living the Zen life 🧘🏼‍♀️ Posts: 1,991 Extreme Poster
    Beg to differ :triumph:
    Alis propriis volat 
    Ed_
  • DancerDancer Bog Off Justine! Community Champion Posts: 6,451 Master Poster
    edited April 2021
    Ed_ wrote: »
    Dancer wrote: »
    Lol. Is rickrolling actually an option as to why someone is being banned

    Ha, no, don't worry, otherwise I would have been banned a long time ago!

    :p
    I'm a fruit loop. 🍊➰

    There's a part of me I can't get back.  A little girl grew up too fast. All it took was once. I'll never be the same.
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