What's something that makes you proud?

[oro_junestar]

I've been feeling very burnt out and sad lately, so I want to ask a kind question to bring some joy

What makes you proud? This could be something you've accomplished, a part of your identity, a fact that makes you love being alive, a song/art piece that touches your heart, pretty much anything (or multiple things) that make you feel proud!

I'll start by listing some things that make me proud:
-I'm proud of how my site's coming along so far! It looks so cozy, and in just over a month, I've already learned how to code some fairly interesting things!
-I'm also proud to be a Pac-Man fan! This community is so small and obscure and I'm glad I get to contribute my art to it. With the release of Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac and the start of Pac-Man Snack Breaks, I think this franchise is doing really well and has a good future ahead of it :)
-I love thinking about the things that haven't been discovered. I'm proud for the things that humanity will never reach because it means we'll never disturb or exploit them, whether it's that 95%-or-so of the ocean we still haven't explored, the infinite vastness of space, or the time periods in the past and present that humankind didn't or won't exist. Some might feel existential dread from that last part, but I feel comfort thinking of the plants and animals being free to grow and roam without our interference.
-I love the main theme of Super Smash Bros. 4. I still feel so hyped up any time I hear it. It also makes me feel nostalgic for that Wii U era of time, and I feel kinda proud to have experienced it and to have been part of that history.

[ilikepie]

Congratulations on your coding progress! I too am proud of my website, it’s something that I’ve been wanting to build for years and finally I’m satisfied with how it looks gand how I finally have my own corner of the internet that’s away from more centralized social medias and algorithms    I’m also proud to have finally joined a few forum communities. But the part about being proud to experience a piece of gaming history!! I’m proud I got to be alive to experience the Xbox and Xbox 360 generations, such awesome consoles ^_^

[cyberfun1 (dizz)]

I grew some HUGE radishes in my garden and im pretty proud of that.

I also made some ground dill and it smells very fragrant. I'd like to grow more spices next year such as thyme and basil.

- I'm proud of being agender!! I know most people in my life will always see me as what I've been assigned at birth but it just feels nice for me personally to think of myself as something outside of the concept of gender

im proud of being bisexual ;p

[cyberdreamz]

Hmm...

- This year I've been trying to take better care of myself, like fixing my posture, actually talking to people, going out of my way to try new things and being more mindful of the way I use my computer... Not gonna get into details but I've been struggling with some brain stuff and while I'm still far from where I'd like to be and often fall back on old habits I'd say I'm proud that I'm at least trying to put in some effort..!
- I'm proud of being agender!! I know most people in my life will always see me as what I've been assigned at birth but it just feels nice for me personally to think of myself as something outside of the concept of gender
- And of course, I'm proud of the work I've put in my website. The redesign is probably not going to be finished any time soon but I like what I've done with it so far. I put a hover animation on the navigation buttons and I like to play around with them now lol. Here's a gif of what it looks like:

I also implemented a script that changes the height of the main iframe depending on the height of the page it loads so now I don't have to worry about making all pages the same height :) And also a script that changes the website's color palette depending on the time of day, although I still gotta figure out what colors I want for the night theme... But I'm just glad that the script works as intended.

[sphinx]

Congrats to everyone on your projects! I've been in need of some positivity too so this is nice to read about.

Lately I've been putting a lot of my free time into the aquarium. I've really neglected my tank for a looong time because I've been putting so much energy into the chickens lately and then one day it hit me, "Hey, isn't summer when you're supposed to work on indoor projects?" Of course I wouldn't come to this conclusion until August and my energy is completely depleted from the intense heat and humidity, haha.

BUT ANYWAYS, I'm making progress. I did some lighting upgrades and added some plants and a few more fish. Things are going in the right direction so far. I'm proud of it. I will share a photo soon!

[ValyceNegative]

Congrats everybody, you're doing great! @cyberfun1 (dizz) those radishes are HUUUGE hope they are as delicious as they are beautiful!
@cyberdreamz your site is adorable and you have a very unique artstyle, I love your gallery! I'd be delighted to exchange banners if it's okay for you!

As for my own reply:

-Website side, I'm proud of my character refsheet/bio pages, both the landing page ( https://www.valycenegative.it/?blog=2SDVe08CXkTPwUbjYKjDlL&page=0 ) and their individual ones.
I've spent a lot of time reviewing the description paragraphs I had originally written sometime 10 years ago when I still was on DA and boy, they desperately needed an update xD I'm also happy on how their interactive palette came out, and I'm pleasantly surprised to see how well the old Geocities gif I salvaged to use as back arrow blends with the rest of my site's overall aesthetic!
https://www.valycenegative.it/?post=6tGMCXCJYwALu5oCdO4iBj

-I'm proud of my brother! He has been enrolled in his first job this February and despite some minor annoyances (works in IT assistance, customers can be... quite a workout) he's taking the task very seriously with the hope it'll evolve in something bigger. I'm rooting for him!

- I'm proud of the drawings I've completed lately. I'm happy with the level of quality I have managed to achieve despite feeling there's still some stuff I'd need to work on more. I wanted to post them on the forum's gallery but somehow if I try to upload them nothing shows up? I dunno what I'm doing wrong ahah

[cyberdreamz]

@cyberdreamz your site is adorable and you have a very unique artstyle, I love your gallery! I'd be delighted to exchange banners if it's okay for you!

thank you!!! I really like your website too, looks so fun! I don't have a banner/button or anything like that as of right now but I can let you know when I make one. I'll add your button to my website as well

[ValyceNegative]

@cyberdreamz oh yes please x3 feel free to nudge me when it's ready!

[MrsMoe]

My short stories and paintings, I suppose. I struggle with getting myself to be creative consistently and I always find myself too overwhelmed over how I should execute things to ever get anything done, so anything I do finish is precious to me. They don't get a ton of attention, but whenever they do or someone gives me a comment, it pretty much makes my day. I guess I'm also proud of myself for living independently in my own house this year.