February, For Me

Georgie

Glow-in-the-dark Zumba sounds awesome! I actually have never taken a Zumba class, apart from getting a preview of it back in school. Anything that makes dancing or exercise even more fun is a plus in my book. 😎

You look so cute in that photo, I can definitely tell you are having a great time. 🙃 I have seen your work with CFG and I’m overwhelmed with pride – to have a friend of mine make a big difference and inspire other women in tech or other women looking to learn to code… it’s amazing. You already know a programming language I don’t. 😆 I’ve not yet had any interest in learning Python though I was exposed to it at one of my previous jobs.

I don’t often lose motivation when it comes to exercise. As long as I get my ass to the gym (which is fairly easy for me!), I’m fine. But when I eat junk food or don’t eat a lot of healthy options that actually does become my motivation to keep going. 💪 Kinda like Chynna having the #iworkouttoeat mentality! As soon as I feel some guilt for eating food that isn’t so healthy, I’m right back on those kale and quinoa salads 😉

I think you have mentioned your tendency to bottle up your emotions before. I know that is something you can work on, and recognising that you need to improve that is definitely the first step. 🙂 We all have different ways of dealing with emotions and a lot of us tend to bottle it up. As for me, I am pretty short tempered so quite the opposite. Here’s to both of us finding that middle ground we want. We’re both strong ladies with happy lives and things to live for, so that negativity needs to be let out in the gentlest and most gradual of ways 😎

Nancy

I’m glad to hear that February was a great month for you! I’m seeing a lot of great changes in your life and I am happy for you.

Keep on slaying, yassss?

It’s great that you enjoyed the conference a lot! I think it’s a great opportunity and good on you for taking full advantage of it :). I can’t believe it’s been 7 months since your placement! Wow, time flies by fast!!! Keep on rocking with that python learning! I tried to learn once but *forgot* about it @___@.

It’s great that you’re growing into a body positive person. Be happy and stress-free! Good luck with your goals for March! Haha, I purposely keep work off of my mind during weekends so I don’t get burned out. It’s pretty much my way of avoiding the need for a vacation. Communication is key to success :). There’s no point in beating around the bush and taking longer to get things done.

I’m looking forward to hearing more about your upcoming trip! If only you can exercise with me- you’d be a great motivator to keep me from taking breaks XD.

Chynna

You and Hamdah are so cute!

I’m so glad that you had fun at WiT. Again, it looked amazing! I spotted your Instagram post talking about not beating yourself up for skipping a work out or eating something unhealthy and I was like YOU GO GURL!~ Yay for being body positive. So proud of you girl <3

I relate so much to this:

"…when I get upset, I bottle it all up and keep it stored in my head for ages causing builds up of tension and negative feelings."

This is (was?) me, but I'm working on it. It's hilarious to me because Communication was part of my uni degree, but it's still taken me THIS long to be comfortable communicating how I feel. Even now, though, it's a lot and can sometimes drain me mentally.

YAS, I watched Moana too! I really enjoyed and the songs and I was singing "You're Welcome" for ages afterwards. Haha.

Tara

Sounds like February has been a very productive month for you in many ways. It’s great when key events in your life bring about experiences that changes you for the better. Such as attending a conference that left you full of passion and excitement. Teaching and sharing others your knowledge is also a good thing. All the good stuff you’re doing is all for you, and I am loving the positivity 🙂

As for your goals — yeah, I’m all for keeping work at work. That’s why I am so glad my work email is inaccessible on my phone and home computers. I can access it if I get this one accessory, but I don’t need to access my work email at home. No thank you!

Enjoy your first trip abroad without family! I remember doing my first trip abroad alone when I was 19, and it was so freeing and exciting 😀 Can’t wait to read about this! Have a great March 🙂

Gillan

Wow, seems like you had a busy month and it’s full of accomplishments!
Love how you’re breaking the women’s barrier in the world of coding. You go, girl!
I also haven’t been to the gym in a while, but I will get back on my feet or Whitney Simmons will come for me lmao
I love Moana! I’m still salty that it got robbed at the Oscars for best original song (La La Land’s City of Stars won).

Claudine

I loved reading this post and I can feel the happiness and positivity you had for the past month! It’s so cool that you’re teaching basics of web development, I’m sure that the students would learn so much from you! 🙂

I love anything that is connected to getting women into tech and I’m so happy that you’re into it! I have lots of brilliant friends who work in tech and they’re doing great – but I feel that it’s still a mostly male-dominated field; some girls actually shy away from degrees or even hobbies involving tech because they feel they don’t belong. It’s definitely time to show them that anyone can learn if they put their mind into it! 🙂

Sakura

Wow, great to have so many things in your life and great job in teaching and getting more girls into the tech scene! Tech scene definitely need more girls so that we will be lonely. Hahaha. I’m the only girl in my core team and it gets lonely at times…

Brandy

I’m so glad you had a good month. Cheers to an awesome March! If only I had your motivation.

Cat

That’s awesome that you’re teaching web development and are also learning Python! Python is on my list of things to learn (I want to learn a couple Javascript frameworks first though). I’ve heard it’s somewhat similar to Ruby, which is what I use at work. I already commented on your WiT entry, but I think it’s great that it was such a good experience!

Aahh, I am totally bad about checking my work email outside of work. I think I just like to make sure I’m up-to-date, but I try not to reply to anything unless it’s an emergency. It’s hard for me to have that separation between personal and work!

Yessss, I love Moana so much. Such a good movie and soundtrack! I want to see it again! That’s also exciting that you’re taking your first trip abroad without your family. I’m sure it’ll be a great trip! Have fun!

Thao

I just loving reading about your goals and your progress. It’s always so motivating and makes me want to set out do things too.

Glow in the Dark Zumba sounds like a lot of fun! It’s also great to hear that you’re getting involved with so many things. Python is such a great intro language that is so useful across many fields, including the bio sciences. I’m so excited for you!