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I am proud of myself because my husband and I had a little tiff (after 4 weeks straight, of being home on holidays) and I let him live!!! :thumleft:
 
I am proud of myself today because i got three of the youngins to the park and while Weezy (daughter nickname) was running in circles making very odd noises (poor girl has 4 brother remember), my youngest son practicing learning to ride his bike (with a well placed sneer in my direction every 5 min) but most of all I am proud that with my Colin starting freshman football, I got to do some practice drills with him. we did passing drills, fumble recovery, and learning to strip the ball. We even ran through each other a few times. I hurt like hell the next two days but omg so much fun and so worth the BS pain.
 
I'm proud of myself today because I was finally able to go the whole day without major pain pills and was able to get onto bed without using a stool!! it's been 10 days since my ileostomy surgery.
 
I'm proud of myself today because I'm going to sort out the bed-linen cupboard and sort out all the letters etc which are dumped in my piano stool and do lots of paper shredding.

Well I've not actually done it yet, but I'm proud of myself for thinking it LOL

and Marisa, good luck with those job applications xx
 
Dallies, you've made me laugh!

I'm proud of myself because my spin class was cancelled (since it's a holiday), so I went for a nice longish walk instead and will spin tomorrow.
 
I am proud of myself for reading this thread. It is amazing how I am not alone. Soem days the small things are the biggest deal.
I am proud of saying " No to my mother. " I can't caretake her when I am nto feelign well myself. am proud of myself for getting out of bed and comign on here when all I want to do is aly in bed. I am proud of myself for considerign getting a real world job too. Good luck to Katiesue also. Not sure how to deal with the long gap in my resume.
it's been about 6 years. I ahev spent the last several years dealign wtih Employment Agenices and gettign no's from resumes. And going in circles running from my fear of nto being able to do it.
I don't really have a support system or anyone who's been put of a job for a while. I really want someone to ahdn me one on a silverplater. It drives me crazy when I have to sit down and answer questions or write a resume.
I got hired a couple places. But packed out when I had bad panic attacks before I started. Those thigns are terrifying.
I am gald I got hired at 2 palces and some others have recommened I put in applications where they are working.
 
Can I do the week? :D

I'm proud of myself because I dragged myself out of the hole I was falling into. Because i'm doing well at my new job (despite cycling 6 miles a day!) and because i've found my hope again :)
 
I am proud of myself today because i took a tremendous shot to the chin and am still standing. I had high hopes at an appt. and got hit with the opposite of what i was hoping to hear. have to be around and upright to tend to the roses right?
 
I'm proud of myself today because even though it was at 8 in the evening I got out of bed, got dressed, even brushed my hair and went to the shop to get something for dinner. I wouldn't have been able to do it without the help of my amazing boyfriend who rang me, chatted to me, made me laugh and convinced me to get out of the house because he knew it would make me feel a bit better, and I do :)
 
cara-lou said:
I'm proud of myself today because even though it was at 8 in the evening I got out of bed, got dressed, even brushed my hair and went to the shop to get something for dinner. I wouldn't have been able to do it without the help of my amazing boyfriend who rang me, chatted to me, made me laugh and convinced me to get out of the house because he knew it would make me feel a bit better, and I do :)
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Oh my Gosh, my husband is cheating on me lol. That is exactly what my husband says to me! :ylol:. He is right though. Always makes you feel better!
 
Hey Dallies just reminded me today about smoking with Crohn's and as of today I quit 9 years ago!!:banana::banana::banana:

I love me lol.:lol2:

Thanks for the reminder Dallies!!:hug:
 
:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::emot-dance::emot-dance::emot-dance::emot-dance::emot-dance::congratualtions::congratualtions:

Fantastic news Jetta - :hug:
 
Ah well done Pen! I have so many friends who have started uni and come back on holidays and are smoking :-/

Well I came out the bathroom last night and right in my bedroom doorway is the most MASSIVE DISGUSTING FREAKIN spider I've ever seen and after a few moments of dancing around like a girl about it I successfully killed it, I usually find someone who will do it ...I'm not gloating that I killed something but I HATE HUGE spiders and if he had happily strolled out of our front door I would've let him live...

No clue how you guys in other countries live with having the possibility of tarantulas about....eurgh!
 
I am proud of myself cos I got a full time permenant job. It took 2 weeks to find out after I had the interview and I was getting worried. Now I am just very happy and relieved. I will be managing our training base in our region, yahoo!!
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so, so, so excited and pleased for you. Way to go!
 
I am proud of myself for getting out of the very bad mood I have been in all day and I have to thank this forum for helping me with that.
 
Hey Rosemary, I'm glad you are in a better mood and I will be praying for you tomorrow. Something's going to come through really soon........
 
I'm proud of myself today because I've added in a deep water fitness class in addition to my spin classes. It's a bit of a joke compared to spin, but my arms are so poorly conditioned that I actually huff and puff more in the water class!
 
im proud of myself today because i had to poop, but i held it until i got back from the food store (20 long mins). i couldnt believe i held it that long. i sat down on the toilet in shock. total shock.
 
im proud of myself today because, even though i felt like throwing up all day, i ate three square meals.

great idea for a thread by the way.
 
I am proud of myself today because, even though I am back on prednisone and feeling a "bit" grumpy, I made it through a whole week at work without killing anyone!!

(PS. Somedays I don't NEED to be on pred to feel the need to commit "office homicide" - so we (my doc, family and pharmasist) were all a bit worried as to who would end up in a pine box first!! ROFLMAO!!)

:ylol::ylol::ylol::ylol:
 
Well thank god for that Silver! We need you here, not in the slammer! :ylol2::ylol2::ylol2:

Dusty. :)
 
I'm proud of myself today because

I'm proud of myself for beginning to change my diet & exercising, sticking to my walks everyday even when I feel like I don't want to do it at all. Plus proud that I'm feeling more energetic
 
Good for you Earth Angel, is crucial for optimum health,thanks for the reminder.

I am so proud of my self for taking2 hours to make tons of spaghetti sauce, had to improvise which I really hate to do, but 2 crock pots are simmering, then gotta make Lasangna tomorrow, crap...I forgot the cottage cheese for it, gotta run tomorrow and get it, crap... Oh well at least this makes about 10 or more meals and we are busy in the fall with chopping wood and kindeling, my fave time of year! Dont ask for the recipe because it is a secret you have to come here to try it.:lol:
 
I am proud of myself today for:
vacuuming up all the dog hair in the houe; making breakfast; working on assignment; making potato salad; working in the garden for over two hours... and STILL having enough energy left over to forum and finish up my assignement!!
 
I'm proud because I got back from my first full day at work after the school holidays, and I haven't had a nap! I'm tired, yes, but not the same fatigue that I used to get!
 
I'm proud because I sent my two kids off to their first day of school and DIDN'T cry this year!! Does that mean they're growing up or I am? LOL
 
...I'm proud of myself because I just got home from my first day at school!! Well... it's just a short 3 month course... but I was really nervous about it, and now I'm just really excited to get these classes going!! Yay!
 
I'm so proud of myself because I caught the train to work for the first time in weeks. It's only a 10 minute trip but our trains don't have bathrooms and I've been flaring like crazy :D
 
I am bumping this thread up so we can see some positive stuff going on in everyone's lives!

I am proud of myself today because, in spite of feeling like crap all the time, I am still able to learn tons at my new job everyday, went out to dinner and a show last weekend, and hosted my parents and in-laws for dinner on Sunday night. And tonight I go to my knitting class where I am learning how to make a scarf!
 
I am proud of myself today, because I was able to stay focused and concentrate on one task at a time. Lately that has been very difficult, not sure why, maybe it's a blond thing. LOL. Yes I can say that honestly.
 
Wonderful thread. Proud of myself for everything I accomplish professionally, despite this monster illness. Proud to have quit smoking. Proud to belong to such a wonderful circle of friends, my "second family". Proud to be taking a more pro-active stance in regards to crohn's. Proud to have found this forum.
 
I'm proud of myself because I gave my lovely wife a kiss on the cheek and slap on the bottom and said "I love you" before I turned on my computer. lol
 
I am proud of myself for going to the park with my kids despite the fact that I'm totally feeling like sh*t. I'm having terrible cramping today, and I had an ucky vaginal discharge that I suspect may be from a rectovaginal fistula. I've been having alot of pain down there this past week and a couple days was running a fever and had the chills. Went to see my CR surgeon, he did a thorough digital rectal exam and a rectal sonogram and said he could not find any sign of an abscess or another fistula, but man that yuck that came gushing out looked suspiciously like the yuck that leaks from my perianal fistula. Man this just keeps getting worse. Started Humira last Friday and haven't felt the least bit better. In fact, I think I'm getting worse. This doesn't make any sense. Uuggghhhh!!
 
yesterday we went to chessington world of adventures, and i got nagged into going on the big scary rides, even though i was scared about hurting my stoma i did it and am proud. i left my stomach behind though!!
 
i'm proud of myself today for having quit soda/carbonated drinks (today is day 9!), and for getting a lot done around the house this morning even though it hurt to walk around.
 
I'm proud of myself today for not obsessing about personal hygiene to the point that I think everything around me stinks (even when I know it doesn't!).
 
I'm proud of myself today because even tho my husbad doesn't know how to hunt for anything and gets all mad when he cannot find it I kept my cool went around to a couple of places and found it. This was after he said My f*&% coat is gone and someone took it. We are the only two in the house and I didn't take it. Guess where I found it? In the trunk of his car where he put it. Then he said who put it there, and I said you honey it's your car. In the end he said thank you and calmed down. I didn't get mad at all, but I enjoyed be very smug about the whole thing. :)
 
I'm proud of myself for telling somebody who's not family or my boss about my diagnosis today, for the first time.
 
I'm proud that I can do my humira injections myself. I was really scared about having to inject myself but so far i think im doing good. This is a great idea Kello!
 
I am proud because I stayed in the house mostly in bed because I feel not so great.

Way to go limerick boy! I never did advance to that when I was on humira.
 
I am proud of myself today because, even though I felt nauseous and tired this morning, I forged on and had a productive day at work.

This afternoon, even though I totally felt like taking a nap, I forged on again and went to the gym for the first time in 3 weeks!
 
ameslouise, I've just been browsing this thread and you seem to do a hell of a lot! It makes me feel very lazy ;)

I'm afraid mine needs set up:

I'm currently doing a degree in Scriptwriting for Film & Television and will be persuing a career as a Script Editor after I finish in the summer (CD permitting!). During last summer I had to find work experience in the industry to complete one of my modules, and actually managed to get a week's PAID work covering for the Production Secretary on BBC's 'Doctors'. I worked on two blocks which works out as 6 episodes, the first of which aired today (well, technically yesterday as it's past midnight but as always I'm still awake).

ANYWAY, I'm proud of myself because today I got my first screen credit! I'm also proud that I decided to gush about it on here instead of Facebook where all my coursemates will see it - tempting, but I've decided to be mature ;). I'm less proud that I just took a screenshot of the credits on iPlayer as a keepsake. What a loser I am haha.

And I'm also proud that I saved the money I earned that week in August (since as a lowly student I have no other form of income) and it paid for all the Christmas presents I bought for family and friends this year :)
 
Ian - That's awesome! How exciting to see your name on the screen!

Hope there's lots more where that came from. Or, from where that came? :)

- Amy
 
I'm proud of myself today because I started a Medical Transcription class-something I've wanted to do for a long time.
 
Way to go, Mountaingem (and the rest of you!).

I'm proud of myself because I got through an appointment with a periodontist, learning that I'll need two gum graft surgeries, without bursting into tears. Oh, wait, no I didn't. (I thought I'd had enough painful procedures in the past 11 months?)

Ok, try again:

I'm proud that I got one of my psych classes off to a positive start today and that tons of people stopped after class to introduce themselves to me. I think we'll have a good semester!
 
I'm proud of myself today because last night my boyfriend and I signed up at the gym. After work today I plan on going. Even brought my change of clothes so I don't have a chance to stop at home and find an excuse! :D
 
Well done everyone, all these recent posts are great! :)
I'm proud of myself yesterday because I did a long, late and busy shift at work. And had a rant at my supervisor when he wasn't taking me seriously about how ill I was and was trying to make me stay later! It was something like 'I'm not like you, I dont complain about being in so much pain when I just knock my hand on something. I have been running around all night in constant pain and just because I don't complain all the time doesnt mean I'm ok! So I'm going home at 11!' :)
Stupid man!
x x x
 
I'm bumping this up so we can all post the little things we are doing everyday that are "normal" and make us happy!

I am proud of myself today because I have been waffling over a new hairstyle... and yesterday I did it! And it's SHORT! And a new color!!!

- Amy
 
Fantastic Amy...I too am looking for a new cut, havent had my hair cut since Nov!!! Just rotten timing and been sick.. I colour my own (I was a hairdresser) Have had short but balding in one spot so need to keep it layered and longer. Probably from all the meds. Dunno what to do, you are brave!!! Kudos!
 
I'm proud of myself because I shoveled our 70-80 foot driveway just so my wife could get out without getting stuck.
 
Ah Pirate your such a hero lol.

I went out for walk, even tho I feel under the weather, I try and walk 1k at least once a day.
 
I'm proud of myself because I took both of my babies to church by myself. My hubby isn't really a church goer. With a 2 and almost 1 year-old, church is challenging at best. Nobody had a melt down, so it was successful.
 
I'm proud of myself today because my boyfriend and I quit smoking this weekend. Well, kinda. We only had 2 cigs each Saturday and Sunday. Today is out first day back to work. I think we can really do this this time!!

<3
Jess
 
Jessica said:
I'm proud of myself today because my boyfriend and I quit smoking this weekend. Well, kinda. We only had 2 cigs each Saturday and Sunday. Today is out first day back to work. I think we can really do this this time!!

<3
Jess
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Good for the both of you! I quit 9 years ago this Aug and my husband took longer about 3 or 4 years ago. This house we live in is smoke free. You can do it, you will be happier for it in the long run. :hang:
As my husband got thru it, he said dont quit quitting. Take it day by day. I took the patch, he took a pill but didnt like the side effects, I stopped after 2 weeks. Go for it.:thumleft:
 
I'm proud of myself for not snapping my husbands neck like a twig after he asked me for the 5th time where his black socks were hiding.
 
Te-he! He does, that is the sad thing! We both do the machine thing, I fold it, he puts it away! Gotta love it!
 
I got out of bed and went to work. I know I do it every day, but it takes a lot every time. Good job me. *pat pat*
 
MADiMarc said:
Te-he! He does, that is the sad thing! We both do the machine thing, I fold it, he puts it away! Gotta love it!
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Now that is sad! My husband asks where alot of stuff is but he doesn't do laundry and he is gone for 2 weeks at a time. So he has an excuse.
 
I'm afraid of washing machines and dryers. They're dangerous and they like to hurt me. Ever since I was a wee lad of a tender age of 5.

Oh I am very proud of myself because I made it through the whole day at work. Been getting a little harder lately because I'm behind a few weeks on my Remicade.
 
My husband only knew how to use the traditional washer and dryer, with the High efficiency ones he's scared lol.

Pirate, can't you get your dosages closer? NO one should suffer!
 
Remi-start screwed up my renewal paper work that I sent in 2 months ago and I had to wait to make sure I was eligible for help with the co-pay. Finally got it straightened out and I go in for my next treatment this Friday.

We grew up with a wringer washer and when I was 5 it got me. My mom got me out when my arm was in the wringers up to my elbow. My younger brother was swinging on it a few years later and it tipped over and cut the inside of his elbow all the way to the bone. They scare me. good excuse huh
 
Yeah, Greg, a likely story! You and your brother concocted it so you could BOTH get out of doing laundry!

;)
 
Pirate,the same thing happened to me! But ours had an emergency thing where if something is too big it stops! Just realize we are making ourselves sound very old :hallo3:
 
Don't you remember? I'm old and your a young spring chicken. lol

The washer we had didn't have a working safety feature. The one my parents replaced it with had a little air pad that you had to step on to get it to work.

Ames, I got the scar to prove it. The skin on the palm side of my right index finger got pinched together so bad that it stayed together. Starts from the 2nd joint and goes down along the thumb. Some days it doesn't want to bend very good.
 
I like the way you think Pirate, spring chicken lol. Oh how times have changed. From scrub boards to High efficiency.
 
We had to use a rock down at the river which was 1/2 mile away. Us older 5 kids had to carry the clothes to the river in wicker baskets that we carried on our heads.
 
Pirate said:
We had to use a rock down at the river which was 1/2 mile away. Us older 5 kids had to carry the clothes to the river in wicker baskets that we carried on our heads.
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OK I retract, I am NOT that old :wink:

But when we were at the cottage we used a scrub board.. hehe:D
 
I am proud of myself today because I worked all day without having to dash to a bathroom (BIG, BIG deal for me).
 
I was proud of myself yesterday because I was able to get up at 8:30 am and get some chores done without feeling tired. That's a first for me.
 
I am proud of myself today for making it to and from my daughter's father's house without having to stop for a bathroom break!!!
 
I didn't lose my sanity trying to get the report cards completed; finding out the sitter called in sick, so I had to cut my time at work down; and get ready for my daughter's first birthday party tomorrow. I need some down time!
 
hi Wandering girl glad you joined us, could you go on a thread for YOUR STORY and tell us about yourself and your IBD? Hope to see you around.
 
I am proud of myself because I actually was able to work all day, come home cook a full meal then clean everything up...by myself. (Hubby has been working major OT). Yea me!
 
I am proud of myself because I made it through a whole zumba class last night. The last 20 mins felt like I was going to have an accident, but I toughed it out. And no accident came!!

Jess
<3
 
I'm proud of myself because I got on the treadmill last night for the first time in at least 6 years I think.
Before starting Humira then Remicade, I weighed 96 pounds. I needed to gain back 40 pounds to be at a healthy weight. I weighed 156 yesterday morning, lol! A bit more than I wanted to gain back, but so worth it to feel good. I don't want to be over 150 EVER, and prefer how I feel at 140 so I don't have too much work to do.
 
Yes! Dance class, tread mill, walking the dog, all great examples of what I should be doing! Way to go ladies!
 
Hey, Jess, can I ask (really is okay if you tell me no) what the <3 is? See, I'm so old that all that means to me is less than 3.
Michele
 

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