Sigh of Relief

Wow! I actually did it. I'm so surprised that I actually wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be during the actual presentation. I really wish I had taken a picture of my set up, but unfortunately my frazzled mind didn't think of doing that in the morning. Thankfully though, I have passed and for that I am beyond relieved. I'm just really thankful for all my friends and all the support they gave me, it really meant a lot. And I'm glad that they were there to watch my presentation and wish me luck. Again, I really wish I had taken a picture of my room decor because I thought I had done a really good job. I do have a few photos of the pictures that were up on the walls, however, and here are a few:

Pre-Presentation Jitters

So I'm having those nervous jitters that always come along with a big presentation. Or any presentation, really. I still get really nervous with big crowds. So I decided to share a few screenshots of my presentation and some materials for one of my activities! I'm really proud of my PowerPoint because of the animations that I put in and because I wrote in a few witty comments that make me smile, and will hopefully make others smile, too. So here are a few:

There are lots more animations and comments throughout my presentation, but these were the first ones that I wrote in, so I decided to share them!

Some dolls that I will use for one of my activities.

Product

I know there are still other opportunities to talk about my product, but I felt that having a blog post would be helpful for me to sort out my thoughts.
My product is being able to communicate better with adults, and just people in general. During my mentorship, I had to do everything on my own. I couldn't rely on my parents to speak for me as I did when I was smaller. For one, their English speaking skills aren't very good, and two, it would seem kind of strange that I wouldn't be able to speak for myself when trying to look for a mentorship - it just wouldn't look good. So throughout this entire year I have slowly been improving my communication with other people, specifically  strangers that hold information that I need to gather.
This communication skill has been improved through the countless projects and presentations throughout these four years in I-Poly, but I think Senior Project really gave it a bigger nudge because I had to rely on my self for everything. I couldn't depend on others and expect them to do the face-to-face talking for me. No, I finally had to do this for myself and I couldn't back out because my grade depended on it.
So I am truly grateful to this project for being able to take me out of my shell just that much more. I no longer get to the verge of an anxiety attack at the thought of speaking to someone I'm not used to. Sure, I still get a bit nervous, but not nearly as much as it was before.

Breathe in, breathe out...

As the day of my 2 hour presentation gets closer, it's getting harder for me to calm down because I feel like I still have so much to do. I've made countless of lists however, and everything is going right on track, so I decided to take a break a few days ago and relax with my nieces. Here are some pictures from a poolside.

Collage

I made a collage of a few pictures that I have taken throughout the year of my mentorship days, and a few of the many times I have babysat my three lovely nieces. I'm actually really happy the way this came out, and I'm definitely hanging this in my room later on.

Laying out all the pictures.

Adding a border - the final piece!

BHS

Breath Holding Spells (BHS)

Recently, my niece has been having moments where she just stops breathing after crying for a long period of time. They started occurring a few months ago, and have been getting a bit frequent. She's been taken to the doctor, but apparently it's nothing serious. I decided to look it up anyway because I often babysit her and it's a bit scary having to deal with something like that on your on, so I wanted to know as much as possible. I found this helpful link. It talks about what it is, what the causes can be, and how to treat a spell after it happens, since in most cases it's not really easily prevented - as children can start crying about many different things. 

This is helpful to me because it helps with dealing with my niece, and it can help me prepare for future encounters with other children who might have the same problem. I will be able to prevent injuries to the child during the time of the spell with this new information.

Playtime

Toddler Time

Art time!

Some artwork on the wall.

Talking instead of drawing!

Hard at work.

From the FCCC