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 
Growing (and pushing out) the two most beautiful little people in the world. It was the best hard work I’ve ever done.
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Moving 600 miles away from every person and thing I knew for a job. It was a major stepping stone in my career, and I’m proud of it.
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Proudest moment is tough. In part because I’m proud of a lot of things. Is it wrong to brag? Related to the item on my life list that I posted earlier in the week, having started a dance company that is still going strong is probably one of my biggest accomplishments.
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Finishing my actuarial exams in under 10 years.
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Learning how to stand up for what I believe in, using a voice I didn’t know I had.
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I am most proud of being in the position that I am today (beautiful 2 year old, wonderful husband, job that I love most of the time), because of a series of choices that pulled me away from where I was headed in my early twenties (outlook not so good)!
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becoming financially independent (except for my cell phone bill, which my parents still pay)
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My proudest accomplishment (so far) was moving to NYC alone, after college. This was the catalyst that brought me to where I am right now, almost 10 years later–which is a very happy place indeed!
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My daughters, Stella & Nora.
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I’m in the process of one of my proudest accomplishments – I’m doing a 365 day photo project. I’m on day 281 and I haven’t missed a day or gotten bored with it and I’m going to FINISH. And for me, that’s is one heck of an accomplishment. You can peek if you like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anngeedee/
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Probably producing a toddler who takes excellent naps and sleeps for 11 uninterrupted hours at night. It took a lot of work when he was little, but I am so happy I stuck it out.
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attending a mighty summit (and not just for the gift bags) — they sound so excellent!
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buying my very first house all by myself!
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Asking for (and getting more than that when I was hired) what I felt I deserved in pay for a new job!
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My two happy well-adjusted daughters, who have gracefully and courageously navigated their parents’ divorce.
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Giving birth to my daughter without any drugs. My most badass move to date.
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Buying our house at age 23. Woo Hoo!
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I’m proud of creating and owning a small business. I didn’t realize that being a practitioner of Chinese Medicine would also mean being a business person or I probably wouldn’t have gone into this field. Now I’m beginning to thrive on it.
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I’m really proud of getting my first real job. I sucessfully networked and developed skills I like having to actually wind up doing something I really enjoy for a good paycheck!
Also of giving birth without meds, even though I was pissed about it at the time.
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learning another language
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Following through on a promise to help someone achieve a goal that would utterly change his life for the good. It was difficult because he had wronged me significantly, but life is funny, and I knew it was the morally right thing to do.
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Is it incredibly cheesy if I name my sweet little boys? Probably. Let’s go with sewing my favorite trench coat. I’m so proud of it!
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I am most proud that I will be his Mrs in 15 more days. 🙂
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I am proud of my daughter.
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My proudest moment was graduating from my masters degree program. I was so tired of school by the last year (took me 4 years to graduate- I was working full time the whole time).
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Curating my own exhibit at a small anthropological museum. Opening night my entire family came to support me. My dad took me out to dinner afterwards and told me how proud he was of all my accomplishments.
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Being debt free!
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My biggest accomplishment is being comfortable with who I am. No longer am I trying to “fit in” or acting in the way I think people would like me to.
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Growing ALL my own veggies this summer.
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Moving away from publishing business books–to starting a line of books that may really make a difference. (Books for kids with special needs. Subject matter that is close to my heart.)
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My finest accomplishment (that I surpass daily)– I’ve survived being a single (read: divorced) mom for going on 9 years– I never imagined I’d be ‘her’ and yet here I am, being her (successfully) every… single… day. And while I don’t like it almost every single day, I know I can do it again tomorrow, and for all the tomorrows that come until I meet my REAL someone and build a different life with him.
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Moving to Chicago for college! It led me to this city where I met my wonderful husband with whom I shared the birth of our first child this past spring. Thank goodness for the move!
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Traveling to London for a week’s vacation this summer by myself. Scary, but SO AWESOME. Now I want to travel by myself all the time. 🙂
I just spent far too long poking around Lemonade Handmade’s etsy store, and I want everything on it.
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moving to the big bad city all by myself….and surviving and thriving.
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Rebounding from my awful first job with
a) great portfolio additions and
b) a new, wonderful job within a month of my being let go while
c) in this economy,
d) as a graphic designer.
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Starting over (twice) makes me proud. It’s hard to know it in the moment, but my risks have paid off.
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Starting over (twice) makes me proud. It’s hard to know it in the moment, but my risks have paid off.
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Proud of my relationship with my nieces and nephews. I’m becoming a great auntie, and I savor the role.
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Hiking the entirety of the Appalachian Trail in one go. My husband and I did it two years ago, and I have never regretted it. Maggie, I thought I remembered seeing something about it on your life list. We live 30 minutes from the trail–come on over to east Tennessee and we’ll get you to one of the prettiest waterfalls on the AT!
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Proudest accomplishment: being home for dinner every night. I grew up with parents who worked hard, and continuously, and therefor were never home for dinner. I am proud that I make it home every night and have dinner with my kids.
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I left my job to become a teacher. One month of being a fourth grade teacher has come and gone and I never ever realized it would be so hard. I am so very proud that I am doing it and doing it pretty well I might add!
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I have a job that I enjoy, 3 kids who are seem happy and are healthy, and friends who are fun and supportive.
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Biggest accomplishment? Allowing myself to let go and be happy.
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Getting into Grad School… completing it will be the next greatest thing!
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It’s simple, cliched, and been mentioned before, but being a good mom to my awesome 3 year old daughter
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I am very proud of working hard for four years to graduate at the top of my class with a civil engineering degree.
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the necklace – i just bought the last one.
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My proudest accomplishment, besides mama-ing the most amazing 17 year old girl evah? Testing for and passing my 3rd degree black belt in Kung Fu!
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My greatest accomplishment has been building a reputation in the community as a go-to source of information and a reliable resource.
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I recently completed the full 27 months of Peace Corps service – a goal I’ve had since middle school!
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