I procrastinated on studying it for awhile before the test (oh no!)— I tried to pull my strings together 3 days before it and I surprisingly passed with an 85 (Luckily it was mostly review)!

For a long time during my earlier high school years, I was pushed by my Dad to start learning how to drive at 16 but I wasn’t in the right mental state. I wasn’t friends with the right people and I was in distress for so long that I thought I wasn’t capable at anything, including driving (Don’t worry, I’m not friends with them anymore). I’m also neurodivergent, so my anxiety around it- worrying I will hurt somebody was high :(.

But here I am, 18 y/o and very determined learning how to drive and planning soon to do my drivers exam next week. Wish me luck, Moms!

Mom, are you proud of me? I don’t expect much but thank you in advance! Mom, I’m sorry if I’m ranting a lot, I have a habit of doing so :’).

I just had an inspection at my apartment. I had about a week's notice, and my place was a mess. Proper sty. And despite my struggles with cleaning, I was determined not to let them get the best of me. And they didn't! I didn't do it all alone, a friend graciously and invaluably helped, but asking for their help felt Herculean in the first place. At the end of it, the night before the inspection, the place was cleaner as it's been in years, with all visible floor pretty much spotless, surfaces free of piles of stuff, having taken out several garbage bags of rubbish and old stuff I didn't need or want, and so much dust removed that I had trouble breathing. I was in physical pain by the end of this labour, and when the inspection came around, my tenancy manager... took some photos and left. I know it's not their job to do anything else, but I was crushed. Not a single word, good or bad, about the state of my apartment. Not even an acknowledgment that I'd cleaned at all. Took them barely thirty seconds.

I'm still proud of myself and I've no doubt I'll pass inspection but it was such a blow. I know I did a good job, but can you tell me anyway? Are you proud of me?

It took a while to get the motivation to do this after battling with a lot of both physical and mental health issues that originally made me fail out of college. i’m hoping that someone can be as excited and as happy as i am rather than just saying “well it’s what’s expected of you you don’t deserve any praise” but also need advice on how to keep the ball rolling and not fall back into bad habits/how to make new ones that could set me up for success <3