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Why don't we take our own advice?
![Girl looking into a reflection of herself side by side](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-07/pexels-jessica-ticozzelli-4333559.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=Z8KMVvTR)
Even as a blogger for mental health, I know that I don't listen to myself all the time.
Budget, budget, budget
![A calculator, pen, and folders sit on top of a pile of papers.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/income-tax-gddabcfbf7_1280.jpg?h=1c9b88c9&itok=l6lTcdOt)
Uni students have to navigate their finances, sometimes without much prior knowledge.
Pet therapy
![A ragdoll cat lies on a rug.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-07/cat-g216475858_1280.jpg?h=bb3b5ec2&itok=yzebuMIl)
Returning home after having to isolate, I was incredibly happy to reunite with my cat.
Review: Stephen King's On Writing
![A pile of old books with a teacup perched on top.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-04/literature-3091212_1280.jpg?h=2e4af638&itok=xJar46x0)
I have never really been into non-fictional books but after trying out Stephen King's On Writing, I think I would like to give it a go.
Preparing for next semester
![Coloured highlights and sticky notes next to an open notebook on a table](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/pexels-monstera-9429448.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=VtugQtyj)
It's never too early to start prepping for what's next!
Longing for home
![A house.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/scott-webb-1ddol8rguh8-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=sa4ycwfc)
Feeling homesick always gets me on long uni breaks.
Lightyear & nostalgia
![A Buzz Lightyear figurine dressed in green and purple, in front of a lit up background.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-07/buzz-lightyear-gdc4526737_1280.jpg?h=c673cd1c&itok=YYebqubZ)
I went to watch Disney Pixar's Lightyear at the cinema last weekend for some Toy Story nostalgia, and I absolutely loved it.
A wellbeing sign-off
![blogpic-pixabay-desk](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-07/computer-g594a1e40d_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=-b1kTkR3)
This will be my final blog post as a student blogger, and I would like to reflect on some wellbeing thoughts and my time with student wellbeing.
Finger cut
![blogpic - pixabay -broken blue heart of sand - light within](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-07/heart-gb182f9e69_1920.jpg?h=a7d2deb9&itok=diiRJitg)
Content warning: some descriptions involving blood from a finger cut.