January 2025 achievements!

kaii

Hello everyone! How has everyone's January been?

I'm back again with the monthly achievement threads for 2025 this time! I started doing these threads because I think we can all benefit from reflecting on our victories - it helps us feel great about ourselves, and I find that our achievements serve as little reminders that we're doing the best we can to get through the challenges of life

I'd like to hear what things the community have done during this month that they are proud of! You can mention as many achievements as you like

Here are mine:
- I managed to persevere through a stressful exam period (it's so challenging to study during the winter where lots of things are happening!)
- I've developed confidence in driving on my own - I'm very thankful for my family supporting me with this
- I started to get back into doing mindfulness meditation and journalling! I've also started scrapbooking and I'm really looking forward to continuing
- I've made good progress with my psychology dissertation
- I've been completing training for my volunteer role in a hospital which I'm so excited to start soon!

Well done for always doing your best, I'm so so proud of you all

See you for the next achievement check-in in February!

Amy22

Im so proud of you @kaii you have done super amazing this month! :have a virtual cookie on me and everyone else can have one too for being amazing and being able to get through the wintery January blues .

sinead276

i feel like this month i've got the courage to do things i had been putting off and also simply managed to get through the month (because for me it feels like it has been January FOREVER).

congrats to everyone on their January acheivements - even if it is just as simple as staying strong and still being here. proud of you all

kaii

@Amy22, thank you so much for the virtual cookie hahah, hope you have given yourself one too - well done for getting through January everyone!!

@sinead276, I hear you, it feels like it's been January for ages! I'm so glad that you finally managed to do things that you've been putting off, and you've done an amazing job for staying strong throughout this month

I'm so proud of you all for getting by, you're all incredible

shannon_164

@kaii proud of you for achieving all that you have this month!!

for me my achievements are:
-starting my new job (it’s super duper part time but i’m excited!!)

-getting an interview for my dream oh (waiting to hear back still)

-securing an offer after intervening for my back up job

-officially hitting the 100 texters supported on shout, now i’m a few away from 150!!

-staying on top of college work (for now lol)

-surviving exams earlier this month

-i am unsure as to how but getting a bit more confident?

proud of everyone for all that use have achieved - if this month you have just simply survived, that is an achievement and i am proud of you🩷

Sian321

Love this so much @kaii! Thank you for starting this threvd up again It sounds like it's been a busy month, and you've been pacing yourself through exams, learning to drive, volunteering and your dissertation. That's wonderful, and it feels lovely to celebrate together! What do you feel like you need most from February when it arrives?

@shannon_164 , so lovely to hear your achievements too - and staying on top of college work whilst doing exams at the same time is no easy feat at all, so congratulations! It also sounds like a busy month with starting your new job, and securing interviews too. How exciting!

@sinead276 I love that you've been feeling more courageous this month, and you're so right - getting through this month alone is a huge achievement, esspecially as its often one of the hardest times of the year for many people. What do you also feel you need most from February?

@Amy22, hugs to you too for getting through January and these wintery days - we did it!

kaii

@shannon_164, that's incredible I'm so proud of you!! It's really lovely to hear that you persevered through exams, been up to date with college work (in my experience it's honestly so easy to be off track so well done!!), and have been getting lots of work experience opportunities which is so exciting! Good luck with the interview result! And its so amazing that you've supported 100 texters on SHOUT and will be close to 150 soon - keep up the good work, people really appreciate what you've done!

@Sian321, thank you so much! Ooo I guess once February arrives, I hope to make more progress with my dissertation and uni work, whilst also being kind to myself if things don't go as planned. I want to enjoy the process as well since it'll be my last term as an undergraduate! I also hope that I can start opening up a bit more to others whenever I need help - I find it quite hard to pinpoint how I'm really feeling and talking about my feelings too

ebyrne556

So lovely to hear all your achievements, everybody well done for making it through January and I hope you have a lovely February!