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Self-care reminders for student-parents (aka finishing the marathon)
In a recent job letter, I wrote, ‘completed PhD while parenting three children and working part-time’. Ergo, I eat conflicting deadlines, a busy workload, and high pressure for dinner.
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What happens when we die?
I’ve never been a spiritual person, but recently, I listened to journalist and author Leslie Kean talk about life’s greatest mystery: what happens when we die.
Switching between work and study
While I study my PhD and undertake part time paid work basically within the same field (×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn politics), there are real differences between my two roles, and thus, I find myself constantly aware of the need to utilise different approaches of ‘headspaces’ in each.
A winter walk
A winter walk is one of the simplest things I’ve been using to improve my mood and reflect and notice.
Applying for jobs
I am approaching the end of my studies, and so have started applying for jobs.Â
Easy, Healthy and Cheap
I’m on a little bit of a health kick after having taken the advice to ‘support local small business’ by ordering take away a little too seriously during the first few months of the COVID-19 crisis.
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns sound weird
A character (invariably blonde) is introduced in a movie, nothing seems out of the ordinary. Then they start speaking, they sound weird and it makes me frown for a brief second. Realisation dawns, oh they’re ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn!
The Responsibility of Art
Should an artist bear any responsibility for what happens when they put their art out into the world?
Unpopular opinion: I am starting to like mullets
I have always hated mullets. Dirty, grungy haircuts that need to be left behind in the 80’s. Society has moved on and advanced, but are they coming back?
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Looking back at my PhD journey so far – passing on some tips
It’s been back to campus for a lot of students this semester and there’s a renewed vibe and feeling at uni at the moment – it’s great!  It’s been so great in fact that I feel really motivated. I’m only halfway in my candidature, but since it seems like campus has re-opened, I feel like I’m at the beginning again and there’s this chance for a fresh start. I’ve also been seeing more of the other HDRs in my cohort and we have all been reflecting on our first days as a PhD student. Here are some of the things we’ve learned first-hand, but also some of the tips that’s been shared with us.
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