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I am 34 today.
I was thinking the other day about accomplishments. Something I am really proud of is my summa cum laude graduation from college - I worked hard, earned it, and it's there to be recognized forever. (And I only found out at graduation rehearsal - it was a small enough school that they did a full rehearsed walk-through, and the cheering at the summas, first announced there, was spontaneous and heartfelt; I was so surprised and proud and loving my colleagues for being so proud of me.)
I haven't accomplished much since. I have a husband and two children, but they aren't accomplishments - they're people. I got a master's degree and passed comprehensive exams for a PhD and have published a few articles, but somehow those don't feel like real accomplishments the way finishing the PhD would have.
Need to think about what I want to accomplish in the rest of my life.
I was thinking the other day about accomplishments. Something I am really proud of is my summa cum laude graduation from college - I worked hard, earned it, and it's there to be recognized forever. (And I only found out at graduation rehearsal - it was a small enough school that they did a full rehearsed walk-through, and the cheering at the summas, first announced there, was spontaneous and heartfelt; I was so surprised and proud and loving my colleagues for being so proud of me.)
I haven't accomplished much since. I have a husband and two children, but they aren't accomplishments - they're people. I got a master's degree and passed comprehensive exams for a PhD and have published a few articles, but somehow those don't feel like real accomplishments the way finishing the PhD would have.
Need to think about what I want to accomplish in the rest of my life.
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I understand the tenor of your post, however, I must point out that having and raising good solid people, without succumbing to the occasional but siren urge to put them out for the wolves to find, and maintaining an open and rewarding relationship with another adult human, all while suffering sleep deprivation, are indeed accomplishments. Large, big accomplishments, requiring enormous stores of energy, innovation, improvisation, forethought, and the willingness and ability to go to Plan B at a moment's notice.
If you wish to add academic and professional accomplishments to those, then all good luck to you. You're a star, already.