Apply stashed changes

I shelved work to fix a hot production bug. Apply the latest stash so the colleague review can run against my feature state; if it conflicts, stop and show the conflict files. After it applies, run the project's test script and report pass or fail to Miguel by email tonight.

Before I restore these shelved edits for review, make it obvious what will change: surface the modified files and any untracked files the stash contains, flag if the stash includes an index (staged) state, and show likely merge conflicts against origin/main so I can warn QA.

I saved work in a stash, then pulled updates from origin/main and installed dependencies. I’m afraid applying the stash will create conflicts or overwrite a colleague’s fix and I don’t know whether the stash includes staged changes or untracked files. Should I try applying the latest stash now, create a branch and pop it there, or inspect it first? What’s the safest next step?

Across several sprints I stash when interrupted and then lose time tracking what each stash contains and which branch it belonged to. I want one habit to fix this: what process should I adopt so I stop accumulating opaque stashes and can restore work reliably? Recommend concrete steps I can follow after I’m interrupted and one quick rule to stop future messes.