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No to Unhinged

View of road tarmac

Trigger Warning: this blog contains references to domestic violence, abuse and gaslighting. These issues can be difficult to read about so please reach out if you need support.

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Cultural shifts & yoga pants

Okay, I have to say that as a full-time student and a part-time employee, I’ve found activewear to be the most convenient style to dress in during the past couple of years.

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Student elections

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I used to think student politics were cumbersome and uneventful. However, I have recently begun to appreciate the value and meaning they have.

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The joy of propagating plants

During our last lockdown I turned my eye to the mountain of empty pasta jars and tins I had been collecting along my windowsill. Then I scanned my options of house plants to cut.

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Holistic wellbeing

This semester I have been undertaking an internship at an Indigenous community controlled not-for-profit and have found my personal ideas of health and wellbeing challenged.

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Confessions of a shopaholic

woman holding multiple shopping bags

What do The Devil Wears Prada, 13 Going on 30 and The Confessions of a Shopaholic have in common besides being iconic 2000s movies?

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Sustainability week

A sustainable earth

It's sustainability week on campus! And it is really comforting to have the presence of a sustainable culture around campus and online. 

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What your favourite animal says about you

lion

The other day I was showing my mum some cute videos of baby elephants, knowing that elephants are her favourite animal. It got me thinking that elephants being her favourite animal says a lot about her personality. It got me thinking that we do really relate our personalities to our favourite animals, or "spirit animals". And I’m sure you’ve already done a classic Buzzfeed quiz on what your spirit animal is or what it means, but here are just a few descriptions of what I think your favourite animal says about you. 

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Tidying up my room

An organised desk

Tidy home, tidy mind. So why do I always find my room in a mess?

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Book reflection: "Self-reliance"

open book

I feel the weariness of friends in lockdown interstate. Here we are, quickly approaching the end of 2021 and we’ve yet to open up our borders. I wish there was more I could do to help. Spring has sprung and although I have so much to look forward to – longer daylight hours and blossoming flowers, summer fruit and raw vegetables, picnics and salty hair – the first feeling is that of déjà vu. Has a year not passed, why do things still feel the same? Is it because nothing has changed much in the world? Is it because I’ve not finished my thesis yet? Is it because of travel restrictions and a feeling of being physically stuck? And why is it uncomfortable? But also, does it have to be uncomfortable?

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