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Realising success can be fickle

Posted on Aug 6 2020 by Jesse

If I just try a little bit harder THEN I’ll succeed. If I improve myself and my performance, I’ll do better. This is what I tell myself a lot of the time, and it’s a nice thing to think. It’s a shame that it’s not always true.

Why cry over spilled milk

Posted on Aug 5 2020 by Ember

It was the end of a long week, the first full week of being back to full-time PhD study and working part-time. In addition to babbling ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma, pulling herself up to stand on her own, my seven-month-old daughter also got her first tooth. The teething phase that came before the tooth finally erupted wasn’t as painful as I had expected it to be, but all the developmental changes meant that my little one was waking quite a bit during the night. That of course meant a rather sleepless week for me. Still, the excitement and joy of witnessing my child’s magnificent progress made it all worth the many hours of rocking her to sleep, in between PhD writing, emails, and all other home and motherly work that I could do while she was asleep. But I digress — what I was wanting to share with you was that night, at the end of the week.

Movie Review: 'Ghost'

Posted on Aug 5 2020 by Nicholas

I recently watched the 1990 smash-hit film Ghost, staring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg for the first time.

Reconnecting with routines

Posted on Aug 4 2020 by Cooper

I seem to have fallen out with routines since the coronavirus. My study routine, sleeping routine, exercise, social, cooking and eating have all paid the price and are a distant memory.