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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=a9uRKbXT)
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.
Embracing being bad at things
![A set of watercolours, paintbrushes and a notebook on a wooden desk.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/art-gd510ec595_1920_1.jpg?h=9d6e018e&itok=WQGBNTIt)
As something of a perfectionist I have always struggled with feeling ok about trying out new things and being...well, bad.
Paying rent on time
![A small wooden house, three stacks of coins and an alarm clock.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/money-gd0d0c4a4d_1920_0.jpg?h=257ac4b3&itok=JPcGWYzS)
One of the things that I have found it hardest to adjust to when living independently is paying bills by myself.
Group work
![A group of people fistbump over some work, a bottle and a jar on a table.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/people-g6b260c5ea_1920.jpg?h=bcf53f5b&itok=PKkOLJW8)
There is nothing quite like those group meetings late at night in the basement of Napier building, snacks scattered around, laptops running low and a midnight deadline looming...
Talking sex
![Hands covering face](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/girl-g6589d2ce6_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=mIS3pydn)
Nothing truly makes me more terrified than the prospect of sex talk with my doctor. The only thing that gives me confidence is the knowledge that sexual wellbeing is a really important and often neglected subject. (Author: Yasmine)