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Getting the job
This week, I got offered a job at the place I have been volunteering and interning at for the past few weeks and I am ecstatic.
Walking with purpose
![woman walking](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/woman-gd2b44761f_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=VUY3-obZ)
My morning walk to university has always seemed to be one full of purpose but lately I have been wondering just how much I am missing out on when I don’t slow down.
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!
Tea time!
Lately, I have been getting into drinking tea in the evenings and it has really left me with an appreciation for the tradition.
Nostalgia: Getting back into the 2010s
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Cleaning out some of my stuff today I found an old So Fresh CD that took me back down memory lane.
Looking back on my Ph.D. experience
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What are some of the things that you now realise were good things to do while you were a Ph.D. candidate? Or what seemed to be an obstacle to finishing that now looking back you realise was a good thing?
Kindness
![A single hand holding 3 colours flowers sticking through a wooden fence](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-03/hand-g7fc7f6bd9_1920.jpg?h=3667056c&itok=eNkXaNJi)
This week, I was lucky enough to catch up with a few friends I’ve not seen awhile. It has been a rather hectic and challenging month and it was such a treat to reconnect with these people from my different friendship groups.
Why join a club at uni?
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I’m sure you already know that joining a club is one of the best ways to meet people and make new friendships in uni.