I have a big preso tomorrow. To about 100 attendees. I have to talk for about 10-12 mins and I'm prepared. It's just that I get so nervous my heart starts pounding crazy fast.

My previous presos have also been in front of the same crowd but that was for like 2-3 mins as I had someone share the time but tomorrow am all alone. Which means that I need to take questions as well.

My heart rate is already high thinking of tomorrow 🤕 can someone give me some tips to calm down? Please don't say slow breathing because it just makes it worse for me 😭

I've also been told I give great presos but I gaslight myself into thinking it was bad. I've prepared pretty well but still nervous as shit as this is the biggest one so far.

Am off to the gym now to take mind off things and just relax. I'll go crazy otherwise

It's not hot take Tuesday but here's my hot take anyway: eggplant is terrible. How do people like it?!? It's so soggy and bland no matter how you cook it 🤢

Ah well my insurance won't cover a nurse on call so I have to look at other options to get my dressing changed. Are there any cheap GPs or other services that could help me with this?! (Somewhere preferably closer to the city / inner SE)

Update: omg the beautiful hospital worker got back to me saying that I can't go without the dressing so the hospital will cover the costs for the first 3 visits 😭 that's so nice of her to do that for me!!

Oh gosh I asked the nurse to take a pic of my wound as I can't see it and it's not a wound...it's a 1x1 sized chunk of a hole! Yikes!

Ayy my tomato has a nice lil 🍑

This is the bestest weather don't @ me. No sun, 18-22c, no rain. Bliss.

Great, I jinxed it. Drizzling now.

Kinda actually proud of this shot from yesterday! Stunning sky!

Sunscreen leaked in my bag and went inside my work laptop earlier today. Panik. Charger port, USB-C, HDMI port etc.

Came home, unscrewed the whole back. Got cotton, started taking off as much as I could. Unscrewed some more off the mobo, but wasn't able to get into the ports to clear the lotion.

Idea! Got some floss, and the wire thingy you tie cables with. Needed something small but just strong enough to scoop out the lotion from the ports. First go with the wire, scoop out lotion, run into cotton, then followed by the floss to get into the corners. Repeat x937374 times to get as much out as possible. Great success. Calm.

I am so proud of myself 😎😎😎

Also bonus points because my laptop wasn't charging earlier today (before the spill) and while cleaning this off, got the charger to work as well.

Honorary shoutout to a new toothbrush that I sacrificed trying to remove the lotion. You were a champ!

Omg guys I have gone to a 4/10 from a 1.5/10. Need to apply another coat of paint but we're getting there 😳

Link to photo: https://i.imgur.com/lv7iuLQ.jpg

mmm, unless you look really closely at the door - you can't see the little divot but hopefully it's gone with the second coat of paint. Else, do I wait for paint to dry and putty+sand again?

Had this sudden feeling that I need to go home and see my family. Asked boss if I could work remotely (from another country) and she's all for it. Need to get approval from HR before I can work remotely now. 🤞

Never felt home sick before and not sure if I am, but I need mum and home

I had a nice chat with my boss (she's resigned and I'm very sad about it). We discussed my career development and what she will do till her last day to support me. Also that I can always reach out to her anytime about anything (after she finishes up) which was super nice of her. She's an amazing boss I'm gonna miss her heaps 😢😢😢

She also noted that I have quite high EQ and that I'd be ok without her and ngl that made me feel good lol 😆

Okay somebody needs to ban me from Aldi cuz I end up buying the sweet and chilli chips and the salt/pepper cashews like everytime 😭 can someone recommend some healthier savoury snacks pleaseeee