Today’s giveaway is a little more symbolic. First up is the Quintet Necklace, by one of my favorite etsy jewelers Lemonade Handmade:
Gold Rings Necklace — the Quintet by Lemonade Handmade
I’ve mentioned this necklace before, we gave one to each of the attendees to symbolize the five Life List goals they hoped to accomplish in the coming year. (Nicole did a lovely write up about it.) I love the necklace for its simplicity, and I like the idea of five golden rings being little commitments to yourself. I’ve been wearing mine every day since the Summit. Lovely.
Every year, we have an artist make limited edition prints to commemorate the weekend. This year Alma and Mike Loveland of Ollibird.com did block prints of the vintage blankets we lug onsite to keep everyone warm.
Alma, whose yellow sweater you may remember from a previous post, did the illustrations.
Mike hand painted the blankets for a little pop of color.
Mike and Alma teach all kinds of art and computer classes and they live in the Salt Lake City area. In fact, they’re hosting an art weekend in Salt Lake at this very moment, so head over if you’re in town.
The finished prints each featured a different color, but yours will be plum.
To enter, please tell us about your proudest accomplishment in comments. And the drawings are still open for our the Mighty Summit Giftbag and the Summit Necklace and Brooch giveaway, so throw your hat in there too.
Fine print: Please only leave one comment for each giveaway, because it’s the nice thing to do, and also because multiple entries will be disqualified. I’ll use random.org to select the winner, and I’ll announce who won at the top of this post and in a separate post next Thursday.
Mighty Girl 
Competing in four triathlons after taking a many-year hiatus from working out after having kids. And I’m not stopping there.
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My proudest accomplishment is teaching my first college course and proving that I could do well AND enjoy it!
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Completing my dissertation while being care giver to my father after his stroke. Both of us were there when I got PhD-ed! Crossing the stage and seeing his smiling face was worth every sleepless night.
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Having the courage to leave Santa Barbara and all the people who weren’t my friends and all the bad decisions I’d been making.
PS – I gave that necklace to my bridesmaids for my wedding in August since there were five of them. It’s beautiful.
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proudest moment is getting myself where i am today – successful career, athletic, owning a home in california. no small feat there! especially considering how many times i was told these things would never happen.
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Going on to actually get my BCYC.
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Self-publishing my book, Cranky Pants! Woot!
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Making it through this year will be the greatest personal accomplishment I can think of, it’s been a doozy.
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Making it in New York on my own for 8 years and creating an amazing community of friends and finding my way to my 3rd career!
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having a strong relationship with my sister. life is so much better that way.
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Becoming a mom at 40, and being really great at it!
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Honestly, learning the art of deep, true gratitude.
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Giving myself the freedom to not be the best at everything. Is that an accomplishment? It has changed my life and how I look at myself as much as any tangible thing I’ve done, so I say yes!
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Getting my first full-time, professional writing job. 🙂
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Getting into grad school–three times! And finishing twice. 🙂
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Deciding to finish law school.
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My proudest day…graduating with my doctorate after writing my dissertation with a three year old in the same room and wearing my newborn.
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My proudest accomplishment is starting a photography business while also being a stay at home mom.
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I am proud of my relationship with my husband. I/we work hard every day to make it lovely.
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Riding my bike from Minneapolis to Chicago in 5 days and being about to walk when I was done.
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23 years of sobriety, one day at a time.
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My proudest accomplishment: taking huge leaps of faith into the unknown, and living to tell.
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Picking up and moving 3000 miles away from home to be with my (now) husband.
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Buying an apartment by myself, as a single girl in my 20s, while working at a non-profit. That place was the real estate love of my life.
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I helped save my dad’s life. That will always remain my proudest accomplishment.
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Learning how to bake my own bread.
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buying my first house at 22!!!
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Making my own choices to live in foreign countries, and then making my own choices to return, and then making my own choice in marrying the right, wonderful guy. But mostly just making my own choices.
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My proudest accomplishment is most definitely carrying, giving birth to, and being a mother to my twin sons. It has been the hardest, most emotionally rewarding job of my life.
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Opening a school for kids on the Autism Spectrum with my husband (who’s experience made it possible) inspired by my who has Asperger’s. Life is busy but good!
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Getting my act together and getting INTO, then out (w/ diploma in hand) of grad school!
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I made a decision to move from a place I loved to a place I thought I “should be” for my career and then realized it was the wrong decision (one year later) and I moved back. That’s right, I admitted I was wrong. And it was the most liberating grown up moment of my life.
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my proudest acheivement is learning to be a functioning human after leaving a bad marriage- and saving money for a car, a laptop and a camera wihtin 6 months.
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Among my proudest accomplishments are when I see before me the awesomeness that is my son. Obviously, a shared accomplishment, but it is cool knowing that I have a big role to play in that. Especially when others notice his awesomeness (and nice manners) as well.
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The fact that I’m having a hard time coming up with one makes me think I need to try harder this year! I made it through a big move in one piece emotionally and physically. I worked harder than I thought possible and pushed myself to leave a job that wasn’t a good fit.
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Nursing my little preemie for two years, and then nursing his little brother.
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I’m proud that I’ve been brave enough to follow a career path that no one thought would work, and that every day, I’m able to learn something new and feel accomplished.
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Proudest accomplishment–my 19-year marriage to the best possible husband and father, and our 3 funny and musical children, ages 15, 12, 9.
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Starting my own business, for sure. And hopefully I can say “running a marathon” on January 16, 2011.
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Quitting.
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I just started grad school. Pretty proud of getting in..
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I birthed my 10 lb 7 oz baby girl, naturally. I know I didn’t get a medal for it but, damn, am I proud of myself. Mr Rogers appears on my shoulder and sings to me every time I think about it.
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So inspiring to read everyone’s comments. What an amazing community you’ve created, Maggie.
I think I have to echo Christine and say that my proudest accomplishment is my 14 year relationship with my amazing husband. It’s what has allowed me to have a great kid and given me the courage to leave a job I hated and go into business for myself as a coach.
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Overcoming my intense discomfort with public speaking and overall tendencies to introversion to become a singing, dancing, bubbly entertainer while teaching English to elementary school kids in Japan – for a whole year!
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Right now, I’m proud of myself for not eating all of the cheese I bought.
Overall, though, I’m proud of myself for following my heart and doing what’s important to me, even when conventional wisdom/loads of other people tell me it’s not “normal” and that I should want/already have things that aren’t so important to me.
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I was sitting in my chair during orchestra. Same place as every week, same pieces. But yesterday during one of the more challenging pieces, the conductor commented in front of the whole orchestra that I was producing the right sound! It just made my day and possibly my whole week. It feels good to do something well.
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I think I’m most proud of the relationship I have with my parents. It is the result of not only their loving guidance, but of us being proactive, honest communicators… even when it’s hard… and even when you have to go to therapy to learn things that may be obvious to others!
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My proudest accomplishment is taking a huge risk to follow what I love. Not sure if it’s successful yet, but it has encouraged me to take more risks!
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I love the prints and am really pumped that you commission original artwork for Mighty events!
My proudest accomplishment (so far!) is that recently I have pushed myself to confide in, open up to and be more honest about myself to the people I love. It’s been pretty wild and very freeing.
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I’m very proud of my beautiful two year old daughter.
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