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Go Wallabies!

Me, at the Rugby Championship (photo by Asirah)

Posted on Sep 18 2022 by Asirah

A few weeks ago, Australians, South Africans, rugby fans and everyone in between crowded the Adelaide Oval to watch the Wallabies and Springboks go head-to-head for the Rugby Championship test match.

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Addicted to sentimentality

Posted on Sep 17 2022 by Grace

While I pack endless boxes before moving away, I'm forced to decide if the emotional value of every tiny little thing I own is really worth as much as I think it is.

The indomitable human spirit

Posted on Sep 16 2022 by Asirah

The internet isn’t particularly the best place in the universe. It has garnered a rather bad name when it comes to the way it can seriously affect one’s mental and to some extent, physical health.

Don't PMS with me!

An open sanitary pad and closed pads on a pink background.

Posted on Sep 15 2022 by Taylor

Every six weeks or so, a pattern repeats itself.

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Being there

Wooden sculpture of an adult nursing a baby

Posted on Sep 14 2022 by Ember

A good friend I've not spoken to in months called me this week with such happy news - she and her partner are having a baby!

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Fitting the stereotype

A young woman holding a mirror shard showing part of her face

Posted on Sep 13 2022 by Grace

Recently, I wrote about not feeling physically 'ill enough to rest' and it led me to think about times I've thought I'm not mentally 'ill enough for help'.

Nurturing plants, nurturing me

green foliage of devil's ivy (pothos) vines

Posted on Sep 12 2022 by Anushka

My first plant started off as a small vine of devil’s ivy that kept me company during the 2020 lockdown.

The 'manifesting' trend

the back of a person who is looking at a wall filled with papers of ideas, concepts, and plans.

Posted on Sep 10 2022 by Anushka

Closing my eyes and thinking positive thoughts, I realised it’s been around me a lot longer than I thought.

Learning my triggers

Posted on Sep 9 2022 by Grace

While I consider myself to be in a much better place than what I used to be, I still find myself discovering new triggers in my normal day-to-day that can still take me by surprise.