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Finding the moments of calm
When life is chaotic and overstimulating, it is important to find those moments of calm in your day.
Thinking of doing a Ph.D. as a parent
The first thing I would say is, 鈥淲hy not?鈥. It sounds scary, but it is something that鈥檚 possible and many individuals have accomplished this feat. Both of my Ph.D. supervisors were parents when they were completing their doctoral degrees. Having said that, I think the reasons for wanting to study again as an HDR student are crucial to success.
On sacrifice聽
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of celebrating Eid Adha with fellow Muslims in Melbourne.
Dear Diary...
Last night, watching someone's 'reading my old diary entries' video prompted me to do the same. I got out my old journals, and wanted to find some resemblance with my old self. In the pages, I discovered dream anecdotes, meditations on my current reads, brief allusions to the stress of an essay, and of course, declarations of being in love. Sure, there was something naive about it鈥攁s if I was aware that I would look back on these one days, I seemed determined to narrativise my days and feelings鈥攂ut there were some sentiments that I felt truly thrived from being written down.
On volunteering
We鈥檙e nearly right bang in the middle of winter now and boy is it getting chilly! One of the things I love about winter though is that the cold seems to propel me gently into a sort of quiet 鈥 nearly a hibernation. (Note: If only it were possible to hibernate when you鈥檙e nearing the end of your HDR candidature!) This is my quiet season and I do enjoy it.
