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Flight of the busy bee
![screen of an iphone showing twenty unread emails](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/pexels-torsten-dettlaff-193003.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=6rSBhA5H)
I thought being as busy as possible was a good thing but lately my friends have made me think otherwise.
Blue hair blues
![Back of a girl's head showing black and blue hair](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/pexels-luis-quintero-1510542.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=6tWAnZyG)
Following 'Experience New Things' earlier this month on the lawns, the newest thing I have recently experienced was agreeing to be a hair-colouring model for my hairdresser.
Wellbeing in the workplace
![Working at a desk](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/drink-gd67399e4c_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=ZX8wtxn_)
It is refreshing to see wellbeing prioritised in the workspace and it has got me thinking about how I look after my wellbeing...
The health value of good shoes
![Two runners running on rocky dirt track in forest.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-08/men-1245982_1280.jpg?h=eed8f32f&itok=2Z_LXfh9)
Only after having completely worn through my favourite set of shoes have I realised just how important they are for my physical and mental health.
Productive morning routine
![An image of a sheet with a sign reading 'GOOD MORNING', a bowl of fruit, a watch, a phone, and makeup brushes.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/morning-g86fdc8e07_1920-2.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=jun1qbMS)
There is a certain type of video that is always lurking on the YouTube home page. It is the infamous ‘morning routine’, a perfectly stylised video which glorifies waking up at an early hour to achieve peak productivity.
Letting go of stuff
![Boxes full of books](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/cardboard-boxes-gc929f3058_1920.jpg?h=06f6671c&itok=HHjS5yO_)
As always, I am a collector of crap. Before I know it, I have shelves full of things that I barely use and items that have seen better days.
Grade fixation
![An image of woman in the dark drinking from a mug and using her laptop](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/laptop-g6b0068149_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=dL7rfb6p)
As we enter the point of the semester where assessments are due, I have found myself experiencing my typical anxiety to obtain the best grades possible.
All things period related
![A blue butterfly pea flower](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/flower-butterfly-peas-gf23727243_1920.jpg?h=955437ef&itok=qLXjfYie)
Some people have periods! Yes! Truly! Unfortunately, it is not something people really talk about often.