What did you achieve this year? 2018 edition

[Kyriakos]

Quite predictably, an annual thread...

So, what did you achieve in 2018?

As for me:
- got hired by a large publisher, as translator
- translated three new books
- close to working for an even more prestigious publisher

Negative achievement:
- live in athens

 

[danjuno]

Well, I've lost another 20ish pounds, and I'm almost done with community college, so I think I've done pretty good.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Inched myself a full year closer to my eventual demise.

 

[Broken_Erika]

My Achievements in 2018 are the same as 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and so on....
Absolutely Nothing.

 

[JollyRoger]

I lived about 75 miles from Athens

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Not that any of it can be professionally published (fanfic can't, unless authorized by the relevant copyright holders), but I wrote over 82,000 words for two stories for this year's three NaNoWriMo contests. Since I went well over the minimum per contest, that's a hat trick that I'm rather proud of since I've only done it once before, in 2016.

Most NaNoWriMo participants take a break in December, but I was so caught up in the satisfaction of finally getting this current story in the direction I want it to go, that I just decided to continue rather than wait for April. To encourage this daily writing habit, I'm using a goal tracking feature of the NaNoWriMo website that lets members monitor their daily output over a self-selected period of time. This is good practice for April, and the goal I chose is a bit more challenging than I would normally do for April. So far I'm keeping up nicely, turning out more than the daily minimum requires, and have added almost 11,000 more words. By the end of the year I'd like to reach at least 100,000 words.

As for the quality of these stories... they're first drafts, which means a lot of editing will be needed.

 

[Cutlass]

I took a vacation to an interesting place.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I lived about 75 miles from Athens

The one in Georgia, I presume...

 

[Kyriakos]

I also wrote some new story stuff, but not that many were kept... (Something like 15000 words in total).

 

[AmazonQueen]

Failed to give up smoking but did reduce it.
Lost my job and looking for a new direction since jobs are scarce in schools.
Visited somewhere interesting before the environment is totally destroyed and history totally commercialised.

So its a year of looking for silver linings

 

[Catharsis]

Probably the biggest change is that I'm now a homeowner It is strange to think about such an absolute flailing jokeperson as myself claiming ownership of square metres of space in this world but yeah I do that now.

 

[MaryKB]

Congratulations @Catharsis!

This year I fell in love and got engaged to marry a wonderful man. I got promoted at work and I was given my Vice President title. I've recovered my finances from my ex-boyfriend taking all my savings last year.

As a downer, I put on 30 pounds, but I'm now working on losing that. I also was diagnosed with a neurological disorder.

I have a feeling 2019's going to be an absolutely amazing year!

 

[Lexicus]

My depression seems to be largely gone, although that's not really an achievement it is pretty important. After several years of being depressed, not being depressed feels like I've taken Felix Felicis every day, it's crazy.

I picked myself up and started dating again. I actually got some furniture in my bedroom and made it fit for female habitation. I taught myself how to play Hearts of Iron IV somewhat competently. I read some interesting books. I got marginally better at foruming. I got a little better at talking about feelings.

 

[Live trash can]

I did accomplish more than I usually do, so mathematically speaking it has been a good year.

 

[JollyRoger]

The one in Georgia, I presume...

Republic of Texas

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

- I moved in with my partner and got engaged and am super happily in love
- I made some new, in town friends who I am now really close with
- For the first time ever I am a happy dad to a wonderful cat and a wonderful dog
- I went back to school and successfully completed back-to-back semesters for the first time ever
- I wrote more blog posts in 2018 than 2017 (and many of them were much, much longer too) and I have at least one more just about done
- I reduced even further my need for xanax. I still take it occasionally but it's probably down to a dozen times a year? Maybe less? I still have chronic anxiety but the panic attacks and super severe days have gone down a bit in occurrence rate
- I am now in the 89th percentile of medals on D.va, 91st percentile on elims, 95th on objective kills, 99th on objective time, and 96th on damage done. I'm in the 99th percentile on medals, elims, objective kills, and damage, and 92nd percentile on healing on Moira. I'm in the 99th percentile on medals, elims, and objective kills, and 96th on damage on Tracer. I'm in the 98th percentile on healing for Mercy and 96th on healing for Lucio, and in the 99th percentile for scoped accuracy on Widowmaker
- I was more adventurous physically in ways that are not terribly kid friendly but given a history with some things that includes assault, the fact that I am comfortable and exploring sexuality and even found people I feel safe with getting stoned or drunk with is rad
- I got back into swimming which is something I've always loved but kind of lost for a long time
- I became a better person and very, very slightly more self-assured

 

[JollyRoger]

Achieved my annual goal of playing 18 holes. Some strokes from the rough on the back 9.

 

[rah]

I survived another year which always beats the alternative.
Got a another year closer to retirement without getting laid off. Hopefully next year will be my last.

Didn't play as much golf as I wanted to.

 

[Manfred Belheim]

I played exactly as much golf as I wanted to.

 

[rah]

does that mean none or a lot?

At least I played a handful with my daughter.