Tell me something awesome about yourself. Brag if you want. š¤
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I can run a 10k in 46 minutes and deadlift over 200 lbs6
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I could build a house by myself including the plumbing and wiring.
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Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings wrote: Ā»@Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings
let's do it rockstar guapa. i'm ready. your choice - i'll dance to it - or sing to it or play cajon *different from cajones *
Get your black eyeliner n' whiskey drink ready... things are about to take a turn!
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@Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings you can put on my eyeliner on, i'll put the gin* ok where/when did you suddenly like whiskey??* siphon in your mouth and we have a record deal going!~xo!!!
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FabulousFantasticFifty wrote: Ā»I could build a house by myself including the plumbing and wiring.
Awesome!
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Will_Workout_for_food wrote: Ā»Cutemesoon wrote: Ā»Will_Workout_for_food wrote: Ā»Iv donated money to some people here cause they were a bit less fortunate than me. Feels good to help out
Would you ever take it a step further and offer hands on help? Like volunteering at a soup kitchen or helping at a community garden?
Honestly i would love to but that type of scene wouldnāt suit me. Im not the type who wants everyone to see what im doing when helping others. Im the type that would buy food and leave it next to a homeless while they are sleeping, or just drop some bills on the cup and be on my way. I dont mind doing labor as long as no one is around though. Basically i dont want physical recognition. I specially asked the few i helped to not say anything on this site
Dude i promise you if you went down on any given day and volunteered at a soup kitchen rhere wouldnt be anyone there to give you accolades and praise. Its just helping feeding hungry people and its as anonymous as it gets. A lot of people get all into the spirit during the holidays and want to help, thats when it gets a little self serving. But on a weekday in October, nobody will ever know you were there....except the few people that ate that day. And most times even those people are not even acknowledging.
this. plus this x10 T.1 -
i was let go from my job when my boss found out i was pregnant *yes it was a thing back in the day 26 years ago*, so i decided i would start volunteering, as i knew taking on a new job when i knew i'd be staying at home after my first child was born for quite some time was not in my best interest.
these were some of the most rewarding, heartbreaking, and humbling experiences i ever had before i had my own children. i initially started volunteering at my city's children's hospital, just sitting/holding babies who weren't allowed to go home just yet* me with full on mask and gear on* when their parents weren't able to be there and nurses weren't there to assist.
there was so little protocol back then to be a volunteer - but perhaps because i was healthy back then and obviously pregnant, they just took me on as there was such a need for assistance. i found it more emotionally demanding than i could have ever imagined, to be given the privilege to hold these precious and delicate small beings whose parents and caregivers just needed a break. it made being pregnant with my own first child all the more important.
after a while it became a little too much to bear emotionally for me, so i volunteered at a food bank daily - which i found extremely gratifying. to be able to assist those who were in such dire need, and to give them a non judgmental smile and the minimal of food necessities made me realize how extremely lucky i was to have my own food at home that was so easy to access.
finally - i volunteered up until i gave birth to my son, to take a little metis boy to the library and read with him daily after kindergarten. his mom wasn't really pro active or interested in me taking him - but her name was given to me through a literacy program in our city. he was such a darling little sunshine of a boy and we had a connection that i'll never forget. he would grab my hand as soon as i took him out his apartment and into the car. he'd chatter to me at the back seat of my car as we'd be on our way to the library. because i was so big at that point, we'd sit beside each other on the floor of the children's section of the libary and i'd read my favorite children's books to him. people thought he was my son as he was metis like me and olive skinned like me too. he'd hug me at the door to his mom's subsidized housing unit before she'd greet him. and seriously - i don't know who got more out of the experience - him or me. i had real love for that little man. he prepared me in some divine way to become a mother to my children .
i am proud i raised my children - absolutely. but i'm also glad i was able to give something back to my metis little brother, and also to the less fortunate people in my community. i learned more in those seven months than i ever did from my degrees and my work experience. i learned about humanity,compassion and unconditional love.
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FabulousFantasticFifty wrote: Ā»I could build a house by myself including the plumbing and wiring.
I need some electrical work done in my house. Would you mind stopping by? š¤1 -
If Your Down, Iāll Be Your Clown
If You Need A Shoulder To Cry On ,
Iāve Got Two For You
If You Need A Warm Hug ...Iām Your Man2 -
I sat through six hours in one session for my first tattoo last weekend. Apparently, I get kudos for doing that as a lot of people can't endure more than 3-4 hours. Perhaps I was ambitious for my first tattoo, lol? Pretty sure I'm addicted now.
Also, the design is a collaboration between my drawings and the drawings of the tattoo artist. Which just makes it more special for me.
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CanesGalactica wrote: Ā»I sat through six hours in one session for my first tattoo last weekend. Apparently, I get kudos for doing that as a lot of people can't endure more than 3-4 hours. Perhaps I was ambitious for my first tattoo, lol? Pretty sure I'm addicted now.
Also, the design is a collaboration between my drawings and the drawings of the tattoo artist. Which just makes it more special for me.
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Versicolour wrote: Ā»CanesGalactica wrote: Ā»I sat through six hours in one session for my first tattoo last weekend. Apparently, I get kudos for doing that as a lot of people can't endure more than 3-4 hours. Perhaps I was ambitious for my first tattoo, lol? Pretty sure I'm addicted now.
Also, the design is a collaboration between my drawings and the drawings of the tattoo artist. Which just makes it more special for me.
Absolutely stunning!!
He did an excellent job of translating my drawing to his style while still keeping the original intent. I love it enough to endure more torture for more ink, lol.
Maybe I won't try for 6 hours in one sitting again, though.2 -
I have superior woods craft survival skills even if though I am less then fully abled (VA and I have this love/hate relationship).0
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I can fit 10 marshmallows in my mouth3
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Tenebrous_D wrote: Ā»I'll brag that my girl is a mother *kitten* hero and there's no other way to put it. Four people are alive today because of her. Hopefully she knows this. I know I've been talking a lot about her lately, but i don't care. I miss her so *kitten* much and I love her with everything that I am and I always will. I hate this *kitten* empty, helpless, drowning feeling.
talk about her all you want. we're here to listen... *big hug* and how amazing she was is also testament to how incredible you are too
from my garden for you~
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Iām Very Humble
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Most women just want sex, but I just want to cuddle and share my feelings.0
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I finished my last college course with a 991.74/1000. And...my kiddos were really, really cute and grew into attractive adults. My 21 year old son looks like JFK Jr.0
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Iāve already mentioned this a few times, but I was a severe alcoholic for 6 years. Quit cold turkey in November of 2016 and havenāt looked back since. Iāve been officially sober for 2 years š I donāt miss it one bit.
I dropped out of HS when I was 16 due to severe anxiety and to care for my sick grams. I didnāt go back to school until my late 20ās. I was terrified and felt stupid. I didnāt think I could do it. Math was my biggest hurdle. I enrolled in a GED course right before the test was about to change. Everyone was panicking about how hard the new test was gonna be, but I was DETERMINED. I studied for the test for about a year and a half before I decided to take it. I passed everything with flying colors EXCEPT the math. I failed by TWO points. I was beyond devastated, but I went back to the drawing board and kept studying. After about six weeks of studying I took the math again and failed by eight points. Sadly I got discouraged and ended up dropping out and then six months later I had to move out of NY, which meant I couldnāt transfer my scores to a different state. I had to take the entire test over again.
So anyway when I moved out of NY to PA I was incredibly homesick and I fell into a pretty deep depression for about a year. I got help for my depression and I decided to enroll into another GED program. I told myself that this time around would be different. You know all this material already this is basically just a refresher course for you. I got all the other subjects out of the way, so I could focus on the math. Passed them all without any problem. So about 3 months into the program I decided to schedule the math test and on June 8th, 2017, 45 mins after I took the test I found out I passed. I was actually helping my mom in the bathroom when I found out lmao. I still get emotional when I think about it. Because I fought SO HARD for that piece of paper. It was a LONG tumultuous road to get that damn piece of paper. Mental illness, addiction, moving out of the apartment I lived in for 29 years, my brother almost dying from a suicide attempt, heartbreak, racist teachers. Iām just glad I persevered and didnāt let life get the best of me.
And can I just say that this was an INCREDIBLY hard test. Like people hear GED and think itās no big deal. WRONG! My student success coach graduated from penn state and he would say to me āthereās no way I could pass this test without studyingā Even the reading part is hard, because they give you like these super looooooong 18th century texts and poems to decipher. That sh!$ was so stressful! lmao š©š8 -
CoffeeAndContour wrote: Ā»This time last year I was opening up a community centre. This time this year that community centre offers free martial arts, swimming, roller skating, video gaming, and and many arts and crafts to children of lower income families who otherwise wouldnāt have a place to perform their hobbies and perhaps wouldnāt have a hobby at all.
That's really awesome and enough good karma to retire on1 -
Upside: I make a *kitten* ton of money Downside: I work 300 miles from home
Upside: I have abs Downside: I spend a lot of time in the gym and counting calories
Yeah... I see how this works.1 -
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As Daddy it's my job to lose at everything ever played in this house...
From monopoly to rock paper scissors and arm wrestling6 -
I can OHP 95lb dumbbells for 4-6 reps. Probably my best lift.1
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I scored a full academic scholarship & graduated from a really great university.
I still took out a few loans tho. Cuz you knowā¦struggling college student. My loans are paid off! #Horay
Iām a PROUD auntie & Iām helping to raise 5 little humans.
I lost 75lbs on my own by just using MFP to calorie count & track workouts. I plateaued then hired an online coach. I lost 25 more lbs in 12 weeks.
Iāve kept all but a few lbs off for 3 years.
I enjoy encouraging folks here on MFP. I didnāt know about the forums until 2 years after I joined. I really couldāve used the support.2 -
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Tenebrous_D wrote: Ā»I'm great between the sheets and I'm well...well you know.
Just kidding, I'm awful and underwhelming. I just wanted to make @Pour_Decisions smile.
*Gives you two sheets of paper and some colored pencils. Draw something so we can see your masterpiece!
Oooooh. You meant THOSE sheets. *Slowly backs away
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