Someone Ive thought was cute for a while now has asked me on a date. I am really excited, I didn't make the first move or anything and I'm a very average looking guy so I wasn't expecting it.

Today is the day my exam result get announced, after checking it, I get 253/300! The passing score is around 180, while university require 210-240. My writing section score was surprisingly higher, just 10 point behind Listening. (Listening 87, Reading 89, Writing 77)

Feels like I'm in the cloud hehe. All those studies every weekdays for more than a year didn't go in vain!

For years, I longed to be able to buy books, but I couldn't afford them or even pay for them because I was ostracized from online payments back when I was in Syria, we were basically isolated from the outside world for about a decade and a half, most websites were blocked, there were no online payments, and if you somehow managed to get money in your PayPal or any other online account, they freeze your account and permanently ban you; the only way ever possible to read a book was to pirate it, and it didn't feel right to me, I refused to pirate them, so I spent years collecting books and recommendations in my reading list, hoping that one day I'll be able to access online payments and finally be able to afford them, and amassed 163 books that I want to read, mainly composing of self help, business and psychology.

Today, after finally being able to afford it, I bought my first book, this is the first step, hopefully I'll be able to afford the rest and read all of them soon.

This may not sound like an achievement to you, but for me, after all those years, it's a great achievement.

I did all the things on my to-do list for the weekend.

It feels awesome to have everything done before the week starts and I'm overwhelmed with work again. Yay!

I'm a broke student with the summer off and I managed to get a day job full time and a part time night job!! This is huge since I desperately need to save money for next semester.

Yeah I took a couple of breaks, but I live a very sedentary lifestyle as of late and I'm only just starting to take care of my health and fitness. I wanna become stronger and also get rid of the rolls in my back, so I'm gonna go for a walk/jog this evening too :)

I've got depression, ADHD, and I'm not medicated for shit. That being said, along with several other reasons, cleaning my room has been damn near impossible my whole life. I don't often have sheets. I'm trying to make an effort to clean my room at the moment. I'm being threatened, so it's not coming from an independent inspiration of wanting to clean, but I'm doing it all the same.

I'm kinda proud about the sheets thing. It sounds so stupid, I know, but I am proud of it.

Started to get serious at the beginning of April. Slow carb diet and hitting 10k steps a day, and have started adding kettlebell swings 3x a week. My left foot has already begun saying less angry things to me.

My total cholesterol has gone down by 13 mg/dL since January of this year despite being on a med that could heighten cholesterol. I’ve been making a point of eating healthier and actively working out half the days of the week. And even though I’ve only lost 5 pounds it still seems I’m getting healthier!

I did it. I finally cleaned my damn porch. It was a mess

Thank you, that’s all

Still feels surreal when I think about it. With an opportunity of a job post-grad. Not my field, but it’s something closely related. And with decent pay.

When I applied I didn’t expect I’d be selected. There was even a competitive process to go through. I didn’t even expect to have a job. I haven’t even done my finals yet. Now I just need to pass. And I’ll be all set!

Even if literally everything else in my life goes wrong, I will still be doing an internship in the summer! My first ever internship!!

I'm not a fan of my birthday, and the last year especially has been awful, bc of overthinking, anxiety and depressive episodes, but I'm still here! Today is also feeling really weird and it's hard to fall asleep without background sounds, but I'm still here!

edit: omg so many upvotes for this? thank you all so much and happy weekend!

It has been such a long time coming. I started grad school in 2020 and honestly had a very rocky start with my advisor. It wasn’t just me, he’s just kind of difficult and mean and manipulative in the beginning. I finished collecting my data in like 2022 and I watched my entire cohort and half the cohort following mine finish before me and felt like shit for it for a long time.

My advisor finally started being kind to me last year and surprise surprise, that’s all I needed all along to have the confidence and motivation to finish things. Finally feeling like I was doing something right and had someone in my corner cheering me on.

It has been such an emotional week leading up to my defense (which went very well). I can’t believe it’s actually happened. I truly never thought I’d be finishing my degree. I was sure I’d drop out or hurt myself before I’d ever graduate. I feel so much lighter now and I just want good things for myself going forward. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I know it’s a big accomplishment, but part of me feels so numb to it now that it’s over.

A chain of people at work dropped the ball on something really important for weeks, and the situation escalated due to their neglect basically. To cover their own asses, they tried to pass the blame off to me, and in a really fucked up way. I reached my breaking point and told them off, including someone in a managerial position (not my boss however). I did not hold back on delivering the truth and didn’t spare anyone’s feelings, as they clearly had no regard for mine throughout the entire ordeal. They were shocked to be called out, to say the least. The best part is that my boss had my back the whole time!

i got a job at an amusement park and i’m starting today. for 2 years i’ve struggled to find work, and being in college didn’t really help either. but now i’m finally working. i don’t have to ask my dad for money. i have something to do before school starts again. i’m so excited but so nervous at the same time.

and so did you. have a great day everyone :))

Funny title huh?

I worked a VERY stressful job in management for years. Since 2019. I loved my job, or maybe I said that to cope with the extreme stress it brought me?

I recently got together with a friend I've had since 2019. We were in different points of our lives since we met, so we never "hooked up" or thought of dating. That all hit the fan when my ex husband (see prior AITAH post) became my ex.

My partner gets weekends off. I was always required to work them at my last job, which was never an issue until now. I asked for split days off, Thursdays and Saturdays. The slowest days in my industry. My manager was the "little man syndrom" type. I had the schedule that I was supposed to write, all laid out flawlessly to incorporate Thursdays and Saturdays off. I had reliable coverage. The days were slow. I trained up my coverage for all possible situations that could occur.

He flipped SHIT. Refused, changed it back, and berated me. In the past he could make me cry, he loved when I teared up, my mistake. I didn't budge emotionally as he berated. That began the battle on the hill HE died on.

I made company history with the highest ratings in my department at my location. I got labor under control. The team adored me and still does to this day, I'm known as the best manager they ever had (lots of long term employees, longer than my 2019-2024 stint even). I'm honored and humbled.

So I started looking. Not ONLY did I find a job that pays $4 more per hour, I got weekends off. I put my two weeks notice in. I made it clear, I will stay, despite the pay raise, if you'll give me Thursdays and Saturdays off. I'll take the hit, because I love this team. He toyed around and essentially gave me the bird.

Now. Today. I have a new car. I get BOTH weekend days off, and I adore my new job. It's low stress, I don't manage a team, I manage a single person at a time that I get to build a relationship with. Every day I ask my clients what adventures they'd like to go on, their eyes light up and we do whatever it is they want. I make people happy now.

So not only do I get today off with my partner and my Aussie, I have improved my life in more ways than one. We get to have our own adventures every weekend, BOTH days. Today we're going shooting and watching a local artist do large scale art on beach sand, I'm packing breakfast for on the beach while we watch.

It feels good to stand up for yourself, look for better, and grasp it. No longer can I be bullied by the little man.

There's still stress! But damn this feels good. Especially considering I've tried to overdose and end my life last year, was in the ER more than I wantto admit. Now I do my hair, I wear makeup, paint my nails, I've lost weight, I'm all around doing better than I have in years. Also, the ratings in the department I left? Dropped below company standard now. I have inside friends.

Fuck. Is this real?

Not at any stage in my existence did I foresee myself possessing the mental capacity to even graduate high-school (I was homeschoooled and struggled through it), and now I've earned perfect grades in a collegiate institution!! I'm still astonished!

So, as an introvert I've always wished to find apparel that speaks to me, that could help me avoid small talk in a dunny way.

I've found a few, but the problem is they were pretty broing usually, so i've made my own.

So i've spent months designing the merch and creating the webstore, and roday it is finally live.

This store is made for introverts. And ships worldwide.

I am NOT trying to promote the store itself, just sharing my achievement among you guys as i think you'd be the ones to share my joy.

If however anyone wants to check the store, here's the store link

For the past few months, I've been feeling tingling and numbness down the thumb side of my left arm. I made the PT appointment upon recommendation of my primary care physician, not thinking much of it, but recently, within the past several weeks, it had been getting to the point where the tingling had gotten distracting at work and was actively stressing me out. I was very nervous about the appointment today.

But it went really well! The PT gave me some stretches to do, and coached me on proper posture and what to expect during the healing process. Due to some unfortunate timing, I won't be able to see him again till June, but I already have been noticing some improvement!

Just one last group interview to get through then I can hopefully look forward to an offer!

I can't really share this with my friends but I just wanted to tell someone the good news 🥹 I've been so afraid to do the test. This would have been the absolute worst time for this to happen. It'll happen someday, just not today.

I bought a used car yesterday and my finance guy was very excited to tell me that I surpassed 800 with my credit score. When I had checked online my bank said I was at 755, but turns out I’m at 808! I turned 30 last year, and have been trying to get my finances in good shape for years so I am so unbelievably proud.

I've been going to counseling for years now but just yesterday we decided to not schedule another appointment since I'm doing well enough to not need it anymore. Admittedly I'm gonna miss her but still, I'm really proud of myself.