In the last 30 years I’m proud of/grateful for: my optimistic attitude.
This may not come through on this blog because I often use it as a way to emotionally vent or give updates on the progress of my disease (which naturally progresses in the negative direction). However, I’m a glass half full kind of person—the type that assumes the best outcome until given reason to doubt. I’m convinced this is something innate that you can’t learn, change or try to instill in someone else. I’m grateful this optimism is a part of me because I can’t imagine the discouragement and depression I might feel in life without it.
How I celebrated it: we finally paid off our credit card.
It took a couple of years to overcome what the 2.5 air conditioner catastrophes did to our finances but we’re in the green. I can say it was difficult to remain optimistic about it buy now that we’ve succeeded, I feel relief and a load off our shoulders. Seems like a good state to start my 30s.
