News: self-care
Jumping for joy
I had the most fun I have had in a long time and it was at a trampoline park.
Living in the moment
Sometimes when I’m feeling down, I look back over photos of my family and friends and I get caught up in missing times gone by.
Can we have it all?
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to ‘have it all'.
Switching between work and study
While I study my PhD and undertake part time paid work basically within the same field (Australian 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.
What Do We Mean When We Talk About Fate?
I don’t believe in fate, or destiny, or karma. Here's why.
My journey with juicing
About a year ago, I bought an electric juicer. It's been an interesting journey since then.
Why cry over spilled milk
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.
Easy mid-winter comfort food on a student budget
My go-to comfort food is normally pizza and pasta, but I felt like making something different and a bit more special. Read on to find out what...
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Learning to feel the feeling
In this new age of uncertainty, regulating our emotions can be difficult, but it's also important. Here's why.
Overcoming the winter blues
I typically don’t like winter. However, this year I’ve gained a newfound appreciation for the joys it has to offer. So, in honour of my potential new affection for the season, here are a few of my personal winter highlights.
