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Work and life balance in academia
![Time](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-10/ec-2020.10.02-2.jpg?h=d318f057&itok=k8UUPVrX)
Content warning - this blog explores grief and loss. Please be mindful if this is a difficult topic for you. A range of services are available to you and can be found on the Wellbeing Hub.
Celebrating the little things
![Gold balloons spelling yay](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/patti-black-3ysgbyzmvcs-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=od2RhxGZ)
Why did we ever make it a thing to exclusively hold celebrations for major successes or milestones in our lives?
Things I love about August (and my annual migration)
I used to dread August. In some ways, I thought it was the coldest and dreariest of all the months down here in the Southern Hemisphere.
[Read more about Things I love about August (and my annual migration)]
The playlist of my life
![Coffee and a phone with earphone on a table](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/juja-han-ut55xxqlqgu-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=X60Ybzpy)
I'm definitely guilty of pretending to be the main character on my bus rides to uni.
Acts of kindness
![Yellow umbrella amongst grey umbrellas](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/umbrella-1588167_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=-K5fQSfY)
I need a mini time out from consuming the hourly news.
Writing block worries
![A writing pad and pen](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/writing-pad-3202747_1920.jpg?h=f63baf17&itok=UGkAjESt)
I am powering through my assignment. I am almost there and then… writing block. I forget what question I am answering, what direction my argument is heading and find myself at a loss of what to do next.
In my room
![bed with side table](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/holly-stratton-phwbtwdz3f4-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=iy7bT3Tm)
Living alone and entering the whirlwind that is my 20s, I find that making my room into a safe and comfortable space is just as important as it was when I was a teenager.
Movies for when you're sick
![Thermometer](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/fever-3063126_1920.jpg?h=78b9a803&itok=-3dhiBEy)
Here's a ramble about what I did for three weeks while I was sick! Nothing... Absolutely nothing, except watch movies, eat food and stay in bed all day. Which I am proud of myself for, and you should be too!
Fulfilling an art project
At the beginning of this year, I set out to complete a painting for my mum.
A wellbeing cuppa
![A cup of chamomile tea](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-08/cup-829527_1920.jpg?h=bb5434d7&itok=novBhPAi)
I have recently been drinking a lot of tea and I have found it helps me relax, find routine, and unwind.