Swanny
@swanny.bsky.social
Quality Engineering Manager. Award winning Tech & Gaming blogger. Content Creator. Tea drinker. ADHD Warrior.
Media Enquiries: [email protected]
https://www.techherout.com
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https://www.techherout.com
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Swanny
@swanny.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Hi! Let me introduce myself…
By day, I am a Software Quality Engineering Manager. 🥰
I’m founder of award winning tech and gaming blog Tech Her Out, formerly Girls n Gadgets, which launched in 2009. 🎮
I’m also a content creator/ streamer where I go by the name @twistedhumanoid.bsky.social 💜
By day, I am a Software Quality Engineering Manager. 🥰
I’m founder of award winning tech and gaming blog Tech Her Out, formerly Girls n Gadgets, which launched in 2009. 🎮
I’m also a content creator/ streamer where I go by the name @twistedhumanoid.bsky.social 💜
Had a lot of fun making an Autumn wreath 🍂🍁❤️
October 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Had a lot of fun making an Autumn wreath 🍂🍁❤️
I found the stream... 🤣
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I found the stream... 🤣
BLOG: This weekend has been filled full of rest and love. Recharging your batteries is important after a full week of work and spending time with those who lift you up is everything. 🥰
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open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
A Weekend to Refill the Soul
This weekend was exactly the kind of slow, soul-nourishing reset I didn’t realise I’d been craving.
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October 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
BLOG: This weekend has been filled full of rest and love. Recharging your batteries is important after a full week of work and spending time with those who lift you up is everything. 🥰
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
Forgot to share my latest blog post here: open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea (And That’s Okay)
Why I stopped shrinking myself to be liked and started standing proudly in who I am!
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July 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Forgot to share my latest blog post here: open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
My body changed. My confidence did too.
Perimenopause, weight gain, wardrobe meltdowns and the weird grief of not recognising yourself anymore.
This one’s raw, real, and a little sweaty.
👇 Read the post:
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
Perimenopause, weight gain, wardrobe meltdowns and the weird grief of not recognising yourself anymore.
This one’s raw, real, and a little sweaty.
👇 Read the post:
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
Why This Heatwave Made Me Rethink My Whole Identity
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about confidence.
open.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
My body changed. My confidence did too.
Perimenopause, weight gain, wardrobe meltdowns and the weird grief of not recognising yourself anymore.
This one’s raw, real, and a little sweaty.
👇 Read the post:
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
Perimenopause, weight gain, wardrobe meltdowns and the weird grief of not recognising yourself anymore.
This one’s raw, real, and a little sweaty.
👇 Read the post:
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
How do you communicate with your teams? Do you consider how your feedback is taken by your reports? I’ve written a blog today about giving constructive feedback.
swannybytes.substack.com/p/giving-fee...
swannybytes.substack.com/p/giving-fee...
Giving Feedback That Builds Instead of Breaks.
Today, I was given some feedback.
swannybytes.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
How do you communicate with your teams? Do you consider how your feedback is taken by your reports? I’ve written a blog today about giving constructive feedback.
swannybytes.substack.com/p/giving-fee...
swannybytes.substack.com/p/giving-fee...
This blog is the “work one”. The one that bares all about the past few years. Shares what I want to achieve and what’s holding me back!
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
Where Does QE Fit In? A Love Letter to a Misunderstood Discipline
Lately, I’ve found myself reflecting a lot on life, love, parenting, and work.
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June 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This blog is the “work one”. The one that bares all about the past few years. Shares what I want to achieve and what’s holding me back!
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
From a work perspective, tomorrow’s blog is “the one!”.
June 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
From a work perspective, tomorrow’s blog is “the one!”.
Two blogs in one weekend, I hear you say? Yes! It has been so therapeutic for me to share. I’m hoping I can keep the consistency.
Warning: today’s blog is quite vulnerable for me, but I do hope you enjoy reading.
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
Warning: today’s blog is quite vulnerable for me, but I do hope you enjoy reading.
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
The Blog That Launched a Life I Didn’t See Coming…
So here we are… I’m in that reflective kind of mood again (standard multitasking moment: staring into space while mentally time-travelling back to 2009).
open.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Two blogs in one weekend, I hear you say? Yes! It has been so therapeutic for me to share. I’m hoping I can keep the consistency.
Warning: today’s blog is quite vulnerable for me, but I do hope you enjoy reading.
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
Warning: today’s blog is quite vulnerable for me, but I do hope you enjoy reading.
open.substack.com/pub/swannyby...
A friend threw me a belated birthday last weekend and despite being 43, it was my first proper “girls” nights out. I had a blast and I was completely carefree and happy in this pic! ❤️
May 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
A friend threw me a belated birthday last weekend and despite being 43, it was my first proper “girls” nights out. I had a blast and I was completely carefree and happy in this pic! ❤️
Remember you’re a Womble! #wembleydons
May 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Remember you’re a Womble! #wembleydons
Ran a bath 🛁
Got side tracked by work stuff. 💻
Too late for a bath. ⏰
No bath for me! 🥶
Not a very happy bunny 🤬
Got side tracked by work stuff. 💻
Too late for a bath. ⏰
No bath for me! 🥶
Not a very happy bunny 🤬
May 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ran a bath 🛁
Got side tracked by work stuff. 💻
Too late for a bath. ⏰
No bath for me! 🥶
Not a very happy bunny 🤬
Got side tracked by work stuff. 💻
Too late for a bath. ⏰
No bath for me! 🥶
Not a very happy bunny 🤬
I celebrated my birthday on Monday 🎉. The weekend was spent with friends and family and whilst it was very low key, I feel so grateful to see another year ❤️
May 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I celebrated my birthday on Monday 🎉. The weekend was spent with friends and family and whilst it was very low key, I feel so grateful to see another year ❤️
Not being recognised for your hard work in a public forum is gutting! Especially when the recognition goes to someone else.
May 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Not being recognised for your hard work in a public forum is gutting! Especially when the recognition goes to someone else.
I didn’t sleep. It’s 3 nights in a row now. Last night was different. I had migraine headaches and was woken by multiple panic attacks. Today I feel awful. Absolutely awful 😢
April 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I didn’t sleep. It’s 3 nights in a row now. Last night was different. I had migraine headaches and was woken by multiple panic attacks. Today I feel awful. Absolutely awful 😢
I don’t do this very often, however, I am really proud of me. I have overcome some huge challenges of late, and I’ve realised I don’t pass myself on the back enough! I am quick to put myself down, but not quick enough to say when I have done well. So, well done me! 👏🏼
a man in a suit and tie is applauding .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is applauding .
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April 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I don’t do this very often, however, I am really proud of me. I have overcome some huge challenges of late, and I’ve realised I don’t pass myself on the back enough! I am quick to put myself down, but not quick enough to say when I have done well. So, well done me! 👏🏼