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Have I taken on too much recently?
![Person screaming with eyes closed](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/scream-g4959b64fb_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=smHhdRwo)
This year has been the biggest and busiest year of my entire life. I have honestly never had so much going on at once, and I'm scared that maybe I've taken on a bit too much that I initially thought I could handle.
Eating enough vegetables
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I know, I know... it sounds like something your parents would say, but I've been asking myself, am I eating enough vegetables?
Checking in with friends
![hands stacked on each other, image](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-03/safer-campus-pic.png?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=wQSo9YlY)
It can be hard to ‘check in’ sometimes when you’re not sure if the other person is wanting more privacy or to be left alone. Should you address this in person? Or as a text? What if you offend them? Do you ever feel like you might say something wrong?
How I bring joy to the office – Part 1
![Office cubicles](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/russia-gfb150afad_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=vPNBOaK-)
Volunteering in an office environment, sometimes things can get a bit dull so I like to look back on the office environment through the lens of the British TV series.
Regret: the road not taken
![eagle on a sign in the desert](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/decision-2698883_960_720.jpeg?h=9bb8a528&itok=dpheFQ1t)
As my degree nears its finish, I reflect on the invisible paths ahead of me – which path should I take?
15 things it's never too late for
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Becoming older, unfortunately, comes with greater responsibilities. But it's never too late to do all the things we've always wanted to do, even if it's little.
Adelaide bucket list
![Adelaide Rotunda](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/rotunda-ge1d399a70_1920.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=6G0KPxQW)
A few of my international student friends have recently graduated and are finishing up their time in Adelaide. Even though I’ve been living here for several years, I realised that there are still many things I’ve not seen or done in Adelaide.
Conquering public speaking
![A microphone](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/public-speaking-gfd08cd599_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=Jy8lmf8i)
"The top two things that scare people are death and public speaking, we're going to be tackling one of those today". These were the words of my instructor for a recent stand up comedy workshop event I participated in.
Comforting silence
![A young woman and three men standing in a field facing the sunset, arms around eachother](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/young-people-3575167_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=c2M0r745)
As the exhaustion of these final weeks catches up to me, I am starting to appreciate a good long comfortable silence in my friend group.