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Living with Stress
When I submitted my last assignment and sat my last exam a few weeks ago, I naively assumed that my life would suddenly be free from stress. This is sometimes what we to tell ourselves just to get through: that if we study just a little bit longer, if we write just one more paragraph […]
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An Ode to Old Playlists
This week, I have revisited some old playlists taking up space in my Spotify stream. I always keep my playlists, because I know one day I’ll go back and revisit a very specific time in my life. For instance, the playlist I carefully curated for my 18th birthday is an absolute gold mine. I can […]
Don’t Forget to Have a Break
I often don’t get to actually have a break in the holidays. This is because I fill up all my time doing little things that don’t really feel like a break at all. By the time the holidays are over, I still feel just as tired as when they began. I have to deal with […]
How to Make Camping Happen
I’ve been trying to set up a camping trip for weeks. I’ve wanted to go for so long, but things keep popping up. How do I get the push to just go
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Strawberry Mango Fizz
It’s been a very hectic couple of months of scrambling about getting everything done well and on time. However, I am starting to feel like things are very slowly settling down. Having said that, I feel like this may just be a short period of temporary calm before another storm arrives.
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Joining a Book Club
I recently joined a book club in the hope of finding more time to read, or at least having an excuse to. As a team, each of us take turns picking a book for the month. Then, we meet up for a hot brew of tea and discussions about whatever book we landed on (and […]
The Small Things
Recently, I’ve been making more of an effort to enjoy the small things. Maybe it’s that summer is approaching and the air is warmer, or maybe it’s that I’m feeling nostalgic now that my time at university is almost over. Either way, I’m finding that I’m more purposeful in my actions
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The Circle of Compost
Food, water, and air. Three things humans can’t live without (also, mum’s lasagne). However, one third of all food is thrown away (Source). In fact, if food waste were a country, all the emissions from rotting food would place it as the third biggest polluter globally. That’s just food alone, but there’s something you can do. […]
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