Strange feeling today… the first morning since July that I’ve woken up with no YBL work on my to-do list. Obviously I don’t count organising tables for the gala dinner as work!

Yesterday morning is now a bit of a blur, I delivered my presentation to the 4 YBL judges & the Marketing Manager of the RSB just after 9am. I’m pretty pleased with how it all went, the practice sessions that I’d had with members of Capgemini really paid off helping me to control my nerves. In a sense, I’d already tested the presentation on 2 seperate groups – so I knew that the structure flowed properly, and that I made sense.

The judges were really nice, I was so pleased to finally get some feedback on my reports! It’s almost like you work really hard for 10 months just by the guidance of your mentor and whomever else you seek out – - but sometimes you’re just not sure whether you’re making the right calls on things. Yesterday was a nice reminder of the fact that we’ve all done a great job to get to where we are!

Spoke with a few other participants, we all are singing the same tune – judges were great, feedback was welcomed and a general sense of crazy relief that this is all done.

Now the biggest challenge we have ahead is co-ordinating the dress, shoes, handbag & accessories (anyone who knows me well knows this is NOT my strong point) and heading to the Stamford Grand on Sat 27th June to celebrate our achievements. And damn, we all really deserve that night. Can’t wait. Congratulations everyone!