I learned how to run too! It really is a skill in my opinion :) It really taught me how to listen to my body better, to pace myself, and to treat myself with more kindness.

I also learned how to tie dye using ice and powdered dye, which I really enjoy :)

- You're completely right! Not only is it a skill on its own, it's a skill to learn how to be kind to yourself. I've definitely learned that not every run will be a good run, but going for a run is definitely better than not. And, even if I don't have a good time, it's a step towards improvement!

Also, it's been fun to sorta edit my wardrobe to athletic/running clothes. I've always wanted to lean more to hiking and more athletic of a look, and now I feel a bit more justified in doing so! During the summer, I would run in a t-shirt and whatever, but I've moved somewhere with true seasons now, so I need winter gear! Athleisure has become 100% the look, haha.

Sadly no but I want to try again in 2021! I built my own PC and it's really strong so it would be a shame not to do cool stuff like this haha.

I learned that it's better to do something half-assed than not doing it at all: at least you see your progress, what needs to be improved, and you also show you care a bit. Even when doing something half-assed, you still need to put in some effort, thought, and time. When you do nothing at all, it means you simply don't care at all.

I also learned i have more serious mental issues than i thought or was willing to accept. i'm still not willing to accept my mental issues 100% -_-

I leaned some basic crochet. Also, my family got a dog and I learned that I’m a little bit allergic :/

- Definitely!! Does it take a long time for the rendering/uploading process as well? I sometimes see people noting that it took like ~16 hours for something to complete, but I don't fully understand what that means. Like, with every change, would it take that long, or can you preview it? Or, maybe that's a dumb question because doing anything on the program would take forever then, hahah.

Hmmm, honestly I didn't think it took very long for changes to show. I was doing stuff from the guy who made the famous donut tutorial and I felt like everything went pretty fast and smooth. But with big stuff that has a lot of details and angles, I can see it taking a while to load.

Over the course of this quarantine I have become a lot more self aware and have been slowly healing from not only a 3 year relationship that ended, but also past trauma from emotionally abusive relationships, etc. Its been tough, but I feel proud of myself because of how much I've grown! I've been able to really look into how my last relationship truly was and I see now that we werent meant to last forever and that he wasnt really good for me. I realized I didn't grow at all while I was with him and also found out in the end that hes racist , toxic , and very egotistical and had "nice guy" syndrome and thought that doing nice things for others excused him from his crappy behavior(s). You can help out your community and still be a toxic and gross person.

I've learned I really need a lot of help with my emotional problems/perception of intent?

I guess I dont understand how my tone comes off (when im really sick i can come off too blunt or nonsensical and not realize until later). I know I literally dropped off social media/refused to leave the house at all because it was worsening my panic to near debilitating levels (even worse then it was a few years ago when I had a massive meltdown). Its still really hard for me to trust people (even well meaning), because I feel I'm not worth anyones time and so its been a struggle accepting frienships. but I'm forcing myself to try a little, slowly. Trying to learn to forgive myself and forgive taking things personally, especially when people make jokes at my expense so to speak (or I think they are). I still am trying to get back into art things because I feel like I've shutdown as a self defense mechanism (even when someone is really nice to me my urge is to flee because' I will mess it up' feeling).

I am super digging the art and self improvement on this thread and wish I was coherent enough to talk to people individually. I guess for now I will stick with saying good job to you guys. and cutting out toxic to you people is always something worthwhile, so Im glad to hear that too. thank you to subeta for being here when theres so little else I've trusted to take my mind off things (besides my birdies)

I learned I am a lot more lazy at heart than I realized. I'm not sure I ever wanted to know this about myself. Without work, the gym, and the beach it was like there was nothing left of my personality except staring at screens. I'm thankful my day-to-day is mostly back to normal.

I also learned that too much time with roommates leads to not great situations... But that's a long story.

I learned how to be a Peer Support Specialist for mental health. I actually have a job now because of the training. I took the training because someone I know told me about it. It was free. I attended virtually via Zoom. It was awesome!!! The teachers were really good and they worked with us to help us master the material. My job is answering calls for a Warmline. It is basically a number people can call if they need to talk to someone and it is not a crisis. I really love my job. I get to help people, and by doing so, I help myself. I can honestly say I am better off because of COVID because my job is funded through grants related to COVID. I also learned how much I appreciate my hubby's willingness to cook and help around the house. I do 90% of the housework and he does at least that much of the cooking. We work together to make life better for both of us.

I have been learning how to do more with Microsoft Excel as I use multiple spreadsheets to keep track of my comic, movie, book, and toy collections to avoid duplication. I trust my own work better than apps that are available, it is more time consuming, but satisfying and I know I will like and understand the results.

I've been learning how to crochet! I've made some hats and scarves, a sweater for myself and one for my cat! And lots of coasters, as they are very easy. I tried learning to knit as well, but so far have not been able to figure it out!

I also have really gotten into houseplants! I have more than 30 now...my house is very green. :)

I learned that it was time for me to stop sacrificing my mental health for money/my jobs.

I've finally learnt how to cook more than a basic pasta dish so I'm really happy to be eating in a more healthy and sustainable way.

Otherwise, I've been picking up the Spanish and French again. ❤️ Hopefully one day I'll actually get to use them...!

How to needle felt and spin my own yarn! Also got to practice a bunch of dessert recipes that I usually don't have time to make lol

How to play Mahjong Riichi! I didn't expect that I would enjoy it as much as I do

I learned how to whittle. Made myself so far: two altar statues for Freya and the Green Goddess, a pinewood derby car as a faerie garden, a mushroom, a mini house, and am currently trying to make a spoon.

I have really REALLY bad impulse spending habits? Like, I've bought so much stuff online.