The good
More time at the beach
A cheeky trip to Wales - with no wifi or phone signal - bliss
One of my friends got accepted onto a Code First Girls course, I'm genuinely so thrilled for her. I know there's still a lot of disparity in the industry, but I think things like CFG do improve the odds for women and other marginalised communities in tech and digital. And that makes me really happy!
I ordered 19 new books - I have a problem - but at least my bookshelf is filling up nicely
August was a great month blog and LinkedIn wise. I manage to post and write more than I usually do, so that I've got posts ready to be published next month
Saw my dad in London. My parents still live in Dubai and it's rare that we get time to meet in person with all of our hectic schedules
Got accepted onto one of the Allbright online training courses and so did my neighbour - so we can have cute lil study sessions together
Received some really exciting career news
The bad
I wasn't able to go to Iceland
The results of my cervical screening test weren't great and it's likely I'll have to have some treatment. However, I do feel lucky to have access to these tests in the first place because it's likely if it wasn't sorted now, it would get a lot worse in the future. Obviously anything thats related to the C word is terrifying but the nurses and doctors I've dealt with so far have been super reassuring. I found out that most people don't go to these checks, even though they are free, and I think it's probably (partly) due to the public's perception of cancer. It may be the case that the fear factor is actually a barrier to early intervention/ prevention?
The gym
Consistency has been really good, so I've been able to lift heavier for longer. Even when I've had shit weeks, I've managed to get myself to the gym a couple of times
Got asked about my GraceFit band in the gym by a *man* and then got retweeted by the queen herself!
Regularly exceeding 10,000 steps a day
Managed 3 sets of 60kg deadlifts, considering that’s 2/3rds of my 1RM and I’ve been fucking about for a year (or 5), I’m pretty happy with the progression
Monkey pads are making a come back 🔥⬇️
In September I will
Renew my car insurance. Laaameee.
Have two fillings. Double laaaame.
Go to Dubai. Yay!
Try and use less ‘!’s in my professional emails. I’m tired of trying to sound mega positive all the time.
Quote of the month
"Uncertainty is the root of all progress and all growth. As the old adage goes, the man who believes he knows everything learns nothing. We cannot learn anything without first not knowing something"