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Excitement for spring
![person reading a book by the ocean](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-09/greg-rosenke-7bgm-_sn09c-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=CcsX6iVq)
Blooming flowers, warmer days and Lorde dropping Solar Power as her single all point towards the emergence of spring.
No to Unhinged
![View of road tarmac](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-09/road-166543_1920.jpg?h=ed939bd9&itok=lVLP0YLE)
Trigger Warning: this blog contains references to domestic violence, abuse and gaslighting. These issues can be difficult to read about so please reach out if you need support.
Cultural shifts & yoga pants
Okay, I have to say that as a full-time student and a part-time employee, I’ve found activewear to be the most convenient style to dress in during the past couple of years.
Student elections
![A voting ballot box](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-09/ballot-1294935_1280.png?h=7cf5f752&itok=HZ5uKrch)
I used to think student politics were cumbersome and uneventful. However, I have recently begun to appreciate the value and meaning they have.
The joy of propagating plants
During our last lockdown I turned my eye to the mountain of empty pasta jars and tins I had been collecting along my windowsill. Then I scanned my options of house plants to cut.
Holistic wellbeing
This semester I have been undertaking an internship at an Indigenous community controlled not-for-profit and have found my personal ideas of health and wellbeing challenged.
Confessions of a shopaholic
![woman holding multiple shopping bags](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-09/freestocks-_3q3tsj01nc-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=tgMjGfWS)
What do The Devil Wears Prada, 13 Going on 30 and The Confessions of a Shopaholic have in common besides being iconic 2000s movies?
Sustainability week
![A sustainable earth](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-09/nature-3294632_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=vK8Gw1nd)
It's sustainability week on campus! And it is really comforting to have the presence of a sustainable culture around campus and online.
What your favourite animal says about you
![lion](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-09/lion-3576045_1920.jpg?h=f120a212&itok=8cBZZCD0)
The other day I was showing my mum some cute videos of baby elephants, knowing that elephants are her favourite animal. It got me thinking that elephants being her favourite animal says a lot about her personality. It got me thinking that we do really relate our personalities to our favourite animals, or "spirit animals". And I’m sure you’ve already done a classic Buzzfeed quiz on what your spirit animal is or what it means, but here are just a few descriptions of what I think your favourite animal says about you.
Tidying up my room
![An organised desk](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/desk-2325627_1920.jpg?h=26ecbb49&itok=PvJcTBGD)
Tidy home, tidy mind. So why do I always find my room in a mess?