Faced my fears to get what I want

[Lindsey]

So today, I did what I have been scared to do for months. I asked for a raise. I am a drafter for a geotechnical engineering firm. The company has 6 offices in two provinces. In my office, there are two drafters. My "supervisor" is an unprofessional, weird, kind of perverted man who doesn't do more than a half hour of real work in a day, between smoke breaks, talking on the phone, and walking around the office talking to everyone. I've been there for 10 months now, and in July we started keeping track of the projects we're working on, and who is doing the work. Since July, I have started and finished 60+ projects. He has done 3. In the past two months, every single other drafter in the company has quit. I am now handling all the drafting requests for 6 offices! After not getting my promised 6 month salary review, I decided it was time to speak up.
I sent my boss an email at lunch time, explaining that I have progressed my skills enormously since I started working there, from not even knowing how to run a program to being the most proficient at it. I do the majority of the work for everyone and I've had great feedback and I don't miss deadlines. I said I would like to see my salary match my work, and I'd like a 10% raise (actually less than I really wanted)
I didn't think he was even going to mention it to me. But as I was walking out the door to go home at 5, he called me into his office and told me to close the door. He told me I have "worked miracles" for the company, and that the 6 month reviews rarely happen (although, it's on my signed offer of employment and it was a big reason for me choosing this company), but he wants to sit down and talk with me on Thursday afternoon or Friday so we can work out something that works for both of us.
I'm just proud of myself for getting over my fear and actually saying something!