3 Avalon's Big Day

Today was the day, she had woken up bright and early not because she had set an alarm but because she was anxious and very nervous. The birds chirping in the early morning sunshine did not seem to brighten her mood either, she was very anxious about the whole thing. Heading downstairs to make a black coffee because she was going to need to perk up a bit before her big presentation, she felt like crap. She spooned two heaped teaspoons of Nescafe into the large cup, Bob walked into the kitchen. ''I'll have one please Avalon, how did u sleep?'' I was tossing and turning and overall I had had a terrible night's sleep but I couldn't imagine her husband had any idea about it as he was K.Oed next to her the whole night. Avalon sometimes wondered if her husband really cared how she slept at all and whether he really wanted an answer or was just making small talk... ''I didn't sleep well at all last night.'' he just shrugged and made his way into the living room with his buttered toast. she did not make him any coffee.

She had about an hour to get showered and ready for the presentation today and did not have time to reboil the kettle to make her darling husband a coffee. He didn't ask again because in the time he had to ask Avalon was already making her way upstairs to take a shower.

When she got into the shower she squirted her favourite lavender and rose shower gel onto a pink loather and began to lather them together it was relaxing but she missed having a bath but it would have to do because she had half an hour to leave the house.

On the way to work Avalon listened to a Blinkist book summary called Moody Bitches it was informing her that she as a women has every right to be angry nervous frustrated etc so how come she felt so bad if it was natural to feel the way she feels?

Avalon got to the office and saw Patrice her co-worker at the desk he said some comforting words about how great her presentation was going to be amazing and that she will ace it. but Avalon couldn't concentrate for some reason. maybe she was guilty for taking her work home so often and not spending time at home as much as usual. she didn't know all she knew was that this photography business was the only ting paying the bills.

Avalon had the presentation at half 12 and the performance she gave made her feel embarrassed because she knew she could have done better but was however proud that she had made it anyway. she would see this setback as a learning curve one she could bounce back from as of tomorrow. on the bus back home Avalon listened to her favourite podcast to try to distract herself from thinking about how she had lost her words and only just scraped through a presentation that if she had done better in would have landed her a promotion and a much needed pay raise.