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Discussion on: What was your win this YEAR?

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Jhey Tompkins • Edited

2021 was a tough year:

  • Processing a long term breakup
  • Loss of family
  • Getting diagnosed
  • Burnout
  • Loss of more family
  • Having Covid

But not writing this for a pity party 😅

Takes a lot for me to be negative about things. Big believer in "Out of the toughest times comes the biggest triumphs". I'm really looking forward to what happens in 2022 ✨

And 2021 wasn't all that bad 🚀

  • Still here!
  • Medication
  • Got back into the swing of things for content
  • Got back into work, Temporal, Kent C Dodds, Monzo, etc.
  • Got my dream car 🥺
  • Made progress on my house
  • Had a great Christmas! 🚀
  • Won the cup in football scoring in the last minute
  • Got to appear on various podcasts, etc. and the stream with DEV!

There's likely a lot I'm forgetting about too. It's so easy to remember the "negative" things but when you stand back and take a look, there's can be so much to be grateful for.

Well done everyone for making it through the year! And happy new year for 2022!

Stay Awesome! \ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ/

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Lauren Fosgett

Sorry for your loss, but also congrats to pushing through and still being here. Sometimes life knocks us down but you're kicking ass. Best of luck in 2022!

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Jhey Tompkins

Thank you Lauren! 🙏 I'll take that.

Yeah, too right. The toughest times often lead to the strongest growth. I'm real happy with how 2021 ended.

Best of luck in 2022 to you too! Happy New Year! 🎉

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Gracie Gregory (she/her)

Thank you for your vulnerability. So sorry to hear about the pain you experienced in 2022 but huge congrats on all of your amazing wins.

Glad to have you here, Jhey.

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Jhey Tompkins

Hey Gracie!

No problem at all. I kinda learned to be a bit more open with all these things in 2021. If you don't speak up, who's going to know? 😅 It's good to talk. Not everything is a "Highlight reel". Saying that, 2021 will go down as a "highlight" in a strange sense in the fact that I learned a lot about myself and got through it.

Thank you! 🙏 It's easy to forget the things we get up to.

By the way. 2022 has been great so far, it was 2021 where I had some painful moments 😜 😅

Glad to be here! Keep up the awesome things you do with DEV && Happy New Year! 🎉

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Ernesto Lopez

Awesome year, even the bad stuffs are part of our development. Congrats!

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Jhey Tompkins

Very true! Thanks Ernesto. Happy New Year! 🎉

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Nick Taylor

Sorry for your loss Jhey and the rough patches but like you said it wasn't all that bad. We're so lucky to have you in the community and I feel privileged that we got to hang twice together even if it was only virtual.

This deserves my rare Loki fried chicken GIF 😎

Loki holding KFC

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Jhey Tompkins

Thanks Nick! 🙏

Yeah, I'm all good. I'm in a good place and looking forward to the New Year. And as you say, it's been great to hang twice 😎 Get something in the calendar for this year coming?

Haha – I've got to steer clear of the fried chicken Nick, come on! 😅

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