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Don't take your work home with you!
![Sitting at a desk](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-03/laptop-ga2800f444_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=oIrKZ1Ds)
We’ve all heard that saying of avoid taking your work home with you.
The first year of Ph.D.
For HDR students, the beginning of September reminds us that it is time to start preparing for our annual review. As I look back on the milestones I have completed so far, I recall what my first year as a Ph.D. student was like. It was definitely one of the best years. Here are some of the things that helped me create a good start.
Serial concert-goer
![Crowd at a concert.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-04/nainoa-shizuru-ncdg9mk3pby-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=y2bITv4x)
If my bank account could speak, it would say, "another concert"?
Second-hand shop crawl
![Neon sign that says 'Vintage'](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-06/clem-onojeghuo-hntuvu2f_kw-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=WRREYOeP)
A guide to my favourite second-hand clothing stores in the city.
Tomato timing
![A vine of bright red tomatoes.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-08/tomatoes-1561565_1280.jpg?h=26e69a6e&itok=oWG6rHN6)
The Pomodoro Technique has been helping my productivity.
Quick meal ideas
![Ingredients on a chopping board.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-08/marshal-quast-v69msnf7fau-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=NUjKNXT_)
So, you have a long day of classes (or work) ahead of you. You don’t want to go all Wolfgang Puck in the kitchen at 8am because you have to run for the bus soon, but you also don’t want to burn a hole through your wallet for dining out – I feel you.
Some things I liked this month
![Headphones playing music from a phone.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-08/viktor-forgacs-b88pgqxs4qg-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=Y6qkbs1V)
Do you ever feel like we move on from things too quickly?
Missing family who lives overseas
Distance can sometimes be a bittersweet reminder of the deep bonds that tie us to our loved ones.
On being excluded
![A group of Lego people figurines.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-08/lego-1044891_1280.jpg?h=c673cd1c&itok=vlYLoqgb)
Often, anxiety can manifest into feeling left out of a group.