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Puppy envy
![A brown and white cocker spaniel making puppy eyes](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/cocker-spaniel-2785074_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=xtYZEIK8)
One of my university friends adopted a puppy this week and its left me feeling some serious puppy envy!
A sense of belonging
![Friends playing](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/friendship-gc572cd217_1920.jpg?h=56707e88&itok=ZWF01e3n)
I have found myself undergoing a big shift when feeling a sense of belonging.
Rubber duck debugging
![blogpic rubber ducks](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/duck-meet-4127713_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=A7OCOxrh)
I am getting close to the final draft of a manuscript but struggling with the last final piece of it.
A much needed semester break
![blogpic, camera, summer holiday, book](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/summer-2880261_1920_0.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=yvG6C4r4)
It has been a challenging semester and I am looking forward to spending some time recharging and working on being mindful.
Upskilling and the wonders of LinkedIn Learning
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Lately, I have been starting to feel like my skill acquisition was becoming a bit stagnant.
[Read more about Upskilling and the wonders of LinkedIn Learning ]
Ramblings: small is beautiful
I will always be thankful to my baby daughter for making me a mother — not just any mom, but her mom. Her arrival in the world has not been the easiest for either of us, but most births are hard. I am just imagining the shock and the adjustment that she had to make coming into this world as compared to the world she was living in, which was a water world inside my womb. She very quickly had to learn how to breathe air and acclimatize to sensing the world outside the watery womb. Newborn babies need such great care, especially during the first weeks of life, but I have only just realized that so do new mothers. After all, during this time, babies are still very much dependent on them.
How to celebrate Pride month
![Two hands touching in front of an lgbtqia flag](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/pexels-lisett-kruusimae-12289189.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=hWD-xtKF)
June is the time to celebrate our society's recognition and inclusivity of the LGBTQIA+ community! There's a multitude of ways to show your support, even if it's quietly.
But it's not COVID
![Woman sitting on the floor blowing her nose](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-05/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3767426.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=kduIgRhE)
Just because you don't have COVID, it doesn't mean you're not sick enough to rest.
Are study groups for me?
![A group of students studying together](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/brooke-cagle-g1kr4ozfoac-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=SonuFnav)
If you had asked first-year me, she would’ve said no.