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What I do when I find I've made a mistake is make sure I have a plan for what needs to be done to correct the mistake, a communication plan for who needs to be informed/ who is impacted, and then I go to my boss lay it all out with complete honesty as quickly as possible. It happens to the best of us and I truly believe your boss and colleagues will maintain respect for you if you're forthright and proactive!

Own up to it, apologize for your mistake and then fix it.

I've been in a similar situation before and it sucks, but you can and will recover from it just fine!

i'm a big believer that it's not the mistake that you are remembered for, but how you handle it. literally no one is perfect at their job. acknowledge the mistake, take ownership (i never blame others but also think you can control people's impression of how big a mistake something is) and create a plan to fix it and prevent recurrence, and then move on! it always feels worst right when you realize a mistake, but i'm sure very soon it won't seem like such a big deal. sending encouragement! i would share a success story but honestly i've messed up at work several times and the details don't even stand out to me that much. i still feel like i'm good at my job.

I work in finance and I once gave my boss wrong info that resulted in a $6,000 personal loss to him. I felt terrible, I mean, I was absolutely beside myself. My boss told me "you have worked for me for 7 years and this is the first time you've made a major mistake. It's fine! We are all allowed to make mistakes and learn from them!" It really put things in perspective for me. If you are generally very good at your job and work hard, if you make an honest mistake once in a while but own it and try to make it right, it's ok, and your colleagues will give you some grace.

@snowjewelz: it happens to all of us. I made a huge mistake the other day and had to stay in the office with my team past midnight to fix it. I think what matters is taking ownership and not repeating it

I just want to say hugs and thanks for sharing in your vulnerability! It makes me feel grounded and human to hear someone else go through something like this and helps me remember my moments of humility. The day you posted this I read but didn't have a chance to respond. I had to give my students the 'everyone makes mistakes' lecture that day because they sounded disappointed when I had made a mistake. I always own up to mistakes and correct myself and brush it right off but that was the first time I heard them grumble about it (ever so slightly but still) so the speech I usually give after someone else's mistake within a teachable moment --actually was used in my own fault for a change. Which felt strange but had to be done to enlighten everyone.
But don't beat yourself up too long or too much for it. It is good you accepted your mistake and processed it in the moment instead of getting defensive and blocked it. I admire that. It is truly healthy and humble. @snowjewelz:

@snowjewelz: Yes, that defensiveness rises up in me too. Good that the outcome wasn't as bad as you originally thought.
I regret making mistakes in the postpartum cloud. I still make work mistakes. I am the queen of apologies at work. But I just keep on contributing because I want all the good stuff to outweigh the bad. Everyone around me makes mistakes too. I give grace often to others in those situations because I need it too.