RagingRainbow

Challenge #7
Promote/Rec/Sing the Praises of Yourself!

Ah, the one that's the hardest to do every year. I knew it was coming up though, so I have spent the past 2 weeks thinking about it. (And you know, taking 10 minutes or so out of each day to think of things I'm good at was a huge confidence boost - I think I will make this a thing!)

Some general things I'm good at: 

1. Getting acclimatized in new places. I have moved a lot in my life and lived in 4 different countries - 2 of those I moved to on my own as an adult, without ever having been to either of them before. And I didn't move for work, so I guess I might also be good at being a risk taker. I can pretty much feel at home anywhere (if there's internet connection, lol). 

2. Being flexible when plans change. I've always been someone who adjusts to what life throws at me, but the past couple of years has made this extra important, since my husband sucks at it, so I get to keep him from panicking too. (This has also proven to be a really great trait to have when coping with chronic illness!)

3. Taking charge when no one else steps up. I am very much a follower if there is somewhere else around to lead, but I've always been quite good at organizing things in situations where no one else wants to. 

4. Cooking/Baking. I've always loved to cook (I got a Disney cookbook for Christmas when I was 6 after which I started cooking all on my own), and people have always loved my food. 

5. Writing (100 word) drabbles. I love tapping into a single plot moment and making a tiny story focused on it. And I  love the process of editing it down to an exact number of words. 

6. Parenting. I was a single parent the first 5 years of my son's life, and he was diagnosed as autistic just before his 4th birthday (the autism itself isn't a struggle, but fighting for him to get the accommodations he needs and has a right to definitely is). I will happily pat myself on the back over the fact that he is an awesome little human. ♥

Some of my own fanworks I am especially proud of: 

1. Pretty much every drabble I have written. I mean, I love writing them, so I'm proud of them all! Variety of fandoms, including Dragon Age, Adam Lambert, Pentatonix, Harry Potter, Bandom, Scrubs, Good Omens, One Direction, Lord of the Rings. 

2. This Adam Lambert/Tommy Joe Ratliff fanvid. It has over 18k views. \o/ Picture quality is a bit meh by today's standard but I spent so much time on it back when I did it and I still love how it turned out. 

3. This Adam Lambert werewolf AU series. I'm actually working on a new part of this, because I never quite let go of these characters. Silas is one of my fav OCs I've created (I don't tend to write many OCs, really). It's a series of one-shots. 

4. This Sterek Fanmix. I still listen to it now and then. Idk, I just love the vibe of it. It took me many weeks to find and order the songs. (It's meant to be a Stiles - Derek POV shifting order to the songs). These days when I'm also into Steter I feel like it would work for that pairing too (perhaps even better). xD

5.  This Pentatonix vampire/slayer AU (WIP). I may have failed at updating this for the past year (I failed at writing... well, anything at all?), but I really love the world and the plot and I really do intend to finish this fic this year. I will be even prouder when it is finished because I don't write much long, plotty fic! 

6. This Sterek first time one-shot. I'm not a big fan of first-time fic, so idk why I decided I needed to write this but... I really love how it turned out? 

7. This Jessica Pearson/Harvey Specter femdom spanking fic. Despite my love for femdom, I haven't actually written much of it, for a variety of reasons. I still love the dynamics in this one though. 

Whew. Proud of myself for thinking of many things, even though I've been feeling kind of faily lately! :D