Introduce Yourself Here- DECEMBER 2020
Hello forum friends 😄 How are you all going?
Whoops we may have lost the November thread there but we're back in time for DECEMBER!! Where did the year go?
1. What are your favourite things about summer?
2. What are you most looking forward to for the end of the year?
3. How would you sum up your 2020 in a sentence?
4. How will you look after yourself over the holidays?
5. What's the best thing you've discovered this year? (it could be a genre of music, a new food, something about yourselves, etc.)
6. When and why did you join the forums? What's your favourite thing to do on here?
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1.my favourite thing about the summer.... its a tricky one. i stopped going to the beach a few years back but this summer break has helped me really appreciate the sun and sand.
2. i was looking forward to making a new girl friend. But they made my birthday kind of crap so wont being doing that again. i guess i was just really looking forward to the end of the year.
3. i would sum it up as 50/50. i made 3 goals in 2020 which i accomplished 2/3. 3 was to make new female friends who would love to go to painting glasses with me and drink cheap wine but... hopefully 2021 would be better.
4. looking after my mental health and confidence wasnt been easy in 2020 but during the holidays ive been going to my gym and walking on the treadmill everyday and ive been making smoothies every morning. its been really good to help make myself feel better. never was one to make smoothies but if anyone wants a recipe im more than happy to share.
5. i think the best thing i discovered in 2020 was how grateful i am for my very small group of friends and how it's taught me about loyalty. its also helped me try to break out of my jeans and a black t-shirt 2 year phase. ive been experimenting with my makeup and style again.
6. i joined because though ive worked in places with a high female employment i can just never make that connection and i really crave that female group who love the same things i do and want to do them with me. i want to thrift shop, take pictures, paint and have wine together.
Welcome @Rosemmbles!!
Looking after your own mental health in 2020 was a struggle for the whole world, so it is soo lovely to hear how much you have turned it around! Going to the gym and walking can be a massive self-love experiment once you get into the swing of things 
Oooo smoothies!! Yes yes please! What is your favourite recipe so far?
Thank you for coming here to ReachOut, the community is beyond incredible & I am looking forward to getting to know you 
1. besides the fact summer is really hot, i enjoy playing with the dogs and my cat and being with my fiancee ♥
2. christmas with my fiancee and his family ♥
3. Anxiety got the best of me, had to give away my dog because i couldnt care for him anymore 😞
4. look after my diabetes more and focus on making friends
5. Animal crossing new Horizon
Hi everyone!
I'm glad to 'officially' be part of this community now! Years ago I would often browse the forums anonymously in search of support or relatability to mental health challenges. Fast forward to now, I feel like I'm finally on the right track (fingers crossed!) and working towards what I love, and contributing to this forum is a great feeling. I love the sense of community here and how lovely everyone is, and look foward to chatting with everyone 
(hopefully not too much because I have a tendency to blab 
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1. What are your favourite things about summer?
Honestly summer is my least favourite season (because I'm a basement-dwelling vampire with an allergy to heat), but there's something about summer thunderstorms that is soooo relaxing and delightful to me 
2. What are you most looking forward to for the end of the year?
I'm waiting for that new year's countdown so I can finally have my first new year's kiss with my boyfriend. Cheesy I know! But all my past relationships have ended before new years and it's just a silly little dream of mine... 😛
3. How would you sum up your 2020 in a sentence?
Lots of (necessary) change 
4. How will you look after yourself over the holidays?
I actually bought a whiteboard recently to help me keep on track with my goals. I'm finding it really helpful to have my daily goals and long-term goals written out next to my mirror (but then again it could just be because I'm a nerd and enjoy reading the list as "Main quest/ Side quests" 
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5. What's the best thing you've discovered this year? (it could be a genre of music, a new food, something about yourselves, etc.)
I discovered that my one of my 8gb ram memory sticks in my computer was not fitted in properly... from 3 years ago... so I lived a life thinking I was restricted to 8gb ram gaming... UNTIL I REMEMBERED I ACTUALLY HAD 16GB AND ONE JUST WASN'T STUCK IN PROPERLY 
6. When and why did you join the forums? What's your favourite thing to do on here?
I officially just joined this week, because I really wanted personally contribute to a platform that really helped me when I was younger. My favourite thing to do is read all the different experiences and advice from other people here, it's amazing how connected we can be despite never knowing who is on the other side of the screen!
Awh that's awesome you used to read the forums before you joined @Gbear, I used to do that too! I'm glad you decided to join! I wish I understood what you meant by ram memory sticks
, but I think I get the gist 😛I'm so sorry to hear about your dog @xiiallyx 😞 I can imagine taking care of pets would be really hard when it's hard to even care for yourself so it sounds like it was a tough decision but you tried to do right by him?
Once again tagging some new users who might like to introduce themselves @Lemone @Anonymouslygay
Welcome everyone!
I will have a go at answering my own questions lol
1. What are your favourite things about summer?
Hmm I guess the sunlight can be nice but I prefer winter because it gets too hot
2. What are you most looking forward to for the end of the year?
Ugh for my exams to be over
3. How would you sum up your 2020 in a sentence?
So that happened
4. How will you look after yourself over the holidays?
I will try and take it a day at a time
5. What's the best thing you've discovered this year? (it could be a genre of music, a new food, something about yourselves, etc.)
I discovered some new music and watched some new TV shows (well they were new to me at least)
6. When and why did you join the forums? What's your favourite thing to do on here?
I joined in april this year, because I was feeling lonely during covid. My favourite thing to do is chat with other people who support me and I try to support them too! I also like all the games on here haha
hi! My name is Aggy, I love painting, reading, walking with my dog. And generally walk
I don't like to stay at home, so quarantine became torture for me. I am trying to master digital art and want to learn how to paint portraits.
I am happy about December, which means Christmas and New Year. Lanterns, decorations, red, green, white colors appear everywhere. So beautiful. Love it!
Hope 2021 is better than this one and it all finally ends
Lovely @Lost_Space_Explorer5
1. Beach times with my friends!
2. Celebrating with my friends and family!
3. It was hard but i did it.
4. Planning my time
5. I discovered my ability of how hard i can work
6. I joined late august and my favourite thing is to help people!
Hi 🙂
Thanks @Lost_Space_Explorer5 for adding me here.
I'm new to ReachOut.
My December isn't going too well at the moment, I feel like everything's suddenly turning against me. But here are some good things that happened so far in 2020:
- I met a person who said that they 'like me for me'
- I was introduced to anime
- I found a community full of people that I feel like I belong to... ReachOut!
I found out that I'm pretty good at volleyball, can't wait to train over the summer! 🙂
@losingmyself I love anime!! What sort of one's have you been getting into?
Hi @ferdie22 !
I'm watching
-Attack on Titan
-Darling in the FranXX
-Haikyuu!
-Death Note
-Demon Slayer
Are there any animes that you suggest? :^)
Hi @losingmyself, welcome aboard and thank you for sharing a bit about yourself. I am sorry to hear you feel like things are turning against you though. If you would like to talk this through a bit more, please feel welcome to create your own thread. Our community is incredibly supportive Also, you have good anime taste! I have to finish watching Attack on Titan actually. I forgot where I was up to.
Here are some recommendations I have (please check if they are suitable for you to watch):
- Castlevania
- Seven Deadly Sins
- Hunter X Hunter (my friend recommended this one)
Hi all! Thank you for having me.
1. My favourite thing about summer is when it ends hahahaha, I really love the winter seasons and cool weather!! But hm, I usually enjoy summer because it gives me a chance to travel interstate to cooler climates.
2. My birthday is at the end of the year, which I wasn't looking forwards to but now I have someone to call on discord to watch movies with, so it will be fun. I'm also looking forwards to work because Christmas time means more shifts.
3. 2020 was a wild ride, to say the least.
4. I'm not sure yet, by making sure I remind myself that I am worth it and by keeping confident. I want to learn how to love myself again, and remember the confidence I felt when I travelled overseas and that when I felt like that, nothing felt bad, because I was so positive.
5. The best thing I discovered this year was in February, travelling to the US by myself for a month to meet overseas friends I have had for years. It spoiled me, because during that time I was in a place of so much love and warmth. I was over there for such a big cosplay event too, and can easily say it was the best experience of my entire life.
6. I joined only a week or so ago! I want to make new connections here and learn off of other people's experiences and hopefully allow other people to learn off mine.
Welcome to the forums @ferdie22 🙂 I too enjoy winter more! Happy birthday for the end of the year, I hope it goes well! Traveling to the US at the beginning of the year sounds like it was so much fun 😄
That is so cool you travelled to the US earlier this year @ferdie22 ! When you said you're favourite thing about summer is when it ends I laughed a lot and related a lot! And welcome to the forums, it is great to have you here ❤️
1. My fav things about summer are not having to do as much laundry cause I'm wearing less layers and drinking icy beverages.
2. I'm looking forward to spending time with family at the end of the year, I often have to go away somewhere in December and this year I'm not which i'm really excited about. Keen to not spend days in the car!
3. I would sum up 2020 with my confused face.
4. I'm going to look after myself over the holidays by remembering to hydrate!!! I think I'll buy myself a nice new water bottle and prioritise drinking water everyday.
5. This year I've gotten really into skin care, I don't have a particularly extravagant routine, but its been nice to put a bit more effort into making my skin feel nice.
6. I started working at ReachOut in July this year, and my fav thing to do on here is read the incredible peer support given by users ❤️
Just tagging some new users who might like to introduce themselves 🙂
@priyaaaa @ferdie22 @Kdang33 @Kinkin
We also have a new RO team member @Kaylee-RO -I'm unsure if you would like to introduce yourself here too 🙂
