[9:38am]

I feel a little embarrassed. I attended my first lab meeting today (I’ve been a part of the lab for ~1 month, but have mostly been working one-on-one with my mentor). I really wanted to contribute something [meaningful], but from the confusion on the presenter’s face, I probably said something that didn’t make sense. Oh gosh.

[2:00pm]

Actually, no. I’m so proud that I said something. It always takes a lot for me to contribute to meetings, and I had a lot of anxiety about it today. I worried so much about how much of a newbie I am, and how I probably won’t even have anything valuable to say. And perhaps what I said wasn’t groundbreaking, but just the act of speaking up added something to my confidence. Well done Refilwe, and thank you Lord for giving me strength! 

Let’s celebrate the little wins, guys!

-Moonie x.

Photo Context: I love cooking and baking when I get the time (whether I’m good at it, is subjective). This photo is from the my first attempt at red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. It was my first time piping. Can you tell which cupcake exactly was my very first attempt? 😛