Sowehavehere a lovelylittledealbaganditisstunning.
Okay, firstthingsfirst.
I knowthislooksreallyrandomandyou'reprobablythinking, areyougoingaroundwashingcars?
Butthisissomething I usefordivingeverysingledaybecausewhenwe'respinningaroundweneedtomakesurethatwe'renotwetbecauseifwe'rewetwe'reslipperyandthe g-forcewhenwe'respinningaroundwillpullusoutofourdiveandwe'llcrashland.
Wedon't needanybellyflopsintheOlympics.
I alsogotthistie-dyedas a littleprideflagbecause I thinkit's reallyimportantasanoutathletetobevisible.
I recentlycompetedinQatarattheWorldChampionshipswhereit's illegaltoexistthere I guessincertainwaysand I thinkit's importanttoshowup, bevisibleandbeproudtobewhoyouareaswellasdoingthebestthatyoucaninthepool.
That's whatthislittlebadboydoesforme.
Ohgosh, there's somanythingsinhere.
Tape.
Wehitthewaterwhenwe'redivingat 35 milesanhourandit's theheightoftwodouble-deckerbusesandhalf a carpiledontopofeachother.
Sotheimpactisprettyintense.
I tendtotapeupmythumbandmywristjusttobeabletoprotectmyjointswhen I hitthewater.
Oneofmyfavouritepiecesofknitwearthat I think, youknow, itprettymuchwentviral, theJWAndersonPatchworkCardiganandtheyeventuallyreleased a patterntobeabletomakeityourself.
It's alsotaughtme a lotthat I canuseinmyeverydaylifebecausesometimesifyoumake a mistakeandyouhavetostartagain, you'renotstartingfromscratch, you'restartingfromexperience.
So I'vebeenabletousethatmentalitygoingintodivingaswell.
DuringtheOlympics, theyhad a Tokyo 2020 stampwhich I thinkisprettycool.
Ohno, thebag's flyingeverywhere.
Right.
A waterbottleiskeyformebecauseyou'vegottostayhydrated.
Thisisjustmycomfytraveljumperbutit's alsofromtheveryfirstthingsthat I didwithMadeWithLove, mylittleknittingsituationandit's justlike a cutelittleredheart.
It's gotknitstitches.
Whatelsewegot?
Ohyes.
A dummy.
I findtheseeverywhere.
Inthebottomofbags, turnanycornerinthehouseandthere'llbelike a dummyonthefloor.
I haveoneinmybagatalltimesbecauseyouneverknowwhenyou'regoingtoneedoneinanemergency.
I'm themostforgetfulpersonintheworldand I losethingsallthetimeandthistime I travelledoverwithoutmyAirPodsand I hadtousethesewiredones.
I wanttoput a camerainmybagtoseehowtheyenduplikethis.
Andwhen I say I'm forgetful, I leftmylaptopinCaliforniaand I alsolostmyphone.
Today, we'regoingscreenfree.
Ohokay.
Havingjustcomebackfrom a competition, I havegot a coupleofmedalsfromthelastcompetitionthat I did, whichwasinBerlin.
Therewas a goldintheteameventand a goldinthe 10-metersynchro.
Sotheyjusthappentobeinmybagand I promise I don't havetheminthereallthetime.
I alwaysgotsomeguminmybag.
Youneverknowifyou'regoingtohavelike a onionbhajiforlunchandthen a traveladapter.
Thecontentsofmybag, I feellikequitestrange.
Likeithassuchanarrayofdifferentthings.
Goingfromlike a chamoisthatyoumightuseon a car, but I usedtodive, toknittingneedlesandyarn.
Thispileisveryme.
Thisismylifeon a table.
Well, thankyouforwatching.
Thatwaswhatwasinmybag.
I hopeyouenjoyed.
I havebrokenmyhand, I'vetornmytricep, I'vehitmyheadontheboardtwice.
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