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In defence of the capacious bag
![A person holding a large bag.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-04/utopia-by-cho-sbfmmstjveg-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=k_lykkqQ)
Not all gargantuan bags are ludicrous, especially to us laymen.
Parliament visit
![Lady Justice.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-04/tingey-injury-law-firm-ycdpu73kgsc-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=IQjRWkyo)
Touring the Parliament of South Australia with ISS.
On migraines & head pain
![A man holds his head, looking stressed.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-04/desperate-g94cddd24c_1280.jpg?h=1c9b88c9&itok=AIQBBaFv)
Getting a migraine can completely ruin your day.
Should we be scared of ageing?
![An elderly person holding hands with an infant.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-03/rod-long-y0oamd_coum-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=oyySBQJS)
I enjoy get ready with me (grwm) videos as much as the next person. So much so that I sometimes talk to my bathroom mirror as though I’m a guest on Vogue’s Beauty Secret. It adds a little fun to my 3-step skincare routine.
Aesthetics and identity
![DJ Vinyl Turntable in Club](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-04/pexels-wendy-wei-1540319.jpg?h=c93c75e0&itok=alw7xTl_)
A time, or a place, or a group of friends, or a general aesthetic that just resonates with you and you can’t quite capture why.
Cry if I want to?
![A person holding a birthday cupcake.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-03/isabella-fischer-sqoiry84a2e-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=oWO7Wxr_)
When others speak about crying on their birthday, it confuses me. Isn't your own dedicated day of celebration the best day of the year?
Cycles of family
![Family or Friends Eating Together](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-03/pexels-fauxels-3184177.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=6kIY8vSN)
I know that not everyone has had as much luck with their family, or of what little family they have. Even if they are not your bloodlines, for whoever you choose or accept your family to be, I hope that those relationships grow healthier and stronger as you get older.
Sweet tooth and turning 22
![A person holding a birthday cupcake.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-03/isabella-fischer-sqoiry84a2e-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=oWO7Wxr_)
I turned 22 about two weeks ago, and like every other birthday before this, it was just as special to me, but apart from the lovely dinner with my friend, nothing bizarre happened.
Stage fright
I’ve previously written blog posts here on being nervous about conference presentations and public speaking in general. As a postgraduate and mature-aged student, it’s reasonable to expect that I’ve experienced plenty of them, and so when a request for a radio interview came through, I was surprised that I was more terrified than excited about this opportunity - don’t even take into account the huge wave of imposter syndrome feels that came over me!