News: study break
Chill time or study grind?
We鈥檙e all caught between binge-watching Netflix and those looming assignments during our mid-semester break.
Re-starting the study mindset
It's time to fire up the study engines again!
My favourite cafes in rundle mall
Finding new cafes around University is one of my favourite hobbies. Studying or catching up with friends is always more fun at a cafe.
My R.E.P.O.R.T. for the week
There鈥檚 a trend on social media where people highlight the things they鈥檝e been reading, eating, playing with (no definitive activity; it could be anything from experimenting with makeup to playing sports), obsessing over (again, can be anything), recommending, and treating themselves to for the week.聽
Self-care
One of the podcasts I listen to is called We Can Do Hard Things and it is hosted primarily by Glennon Doyle, joined by her wife Abby, and her sister Amanda. One of their recent episodes talked about the best advice they were ever given. There was plenty of great advice, some of which I鈥檝e already received and have been such game-changers.
Movie reflection: Frances Ha
What can I say? I did not think I would enjoy this film, but I really did. My sister kept urging me to watch it and when I finally did, I couldn鈥檛 help but relate to Frances in more than a few ways. You see, Frances is finding her way through life 鈥 navigating friendships and seeking out her place in life as an adult, especially as she鈥檚 realizing she may not be the ideal and perfect dancer the world of dance demands that she should be if she were to be considered 鈥渟uccessful鈥.
10-minute brain break
Now that winter is here I鈥檝e noticed that I鈥檝e been spending the great majority of all the days of the weeks this month, sitting down. It鈥檚 getting cold and instead of sitting down at a park with my laptop to work on my thesis, I鈥檝e just been working at my desk, in the warm comfort of the indoors.
Free things to do while you wait for your next class
I have this thing where I vow to cut down on my screentime every time my phone sends me a shameful weekly report of my screentime average, but I always end up failing to make any improvements.聽
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Stirling Market聽
It鈥檚 been a hot minute since I took a trip to the Adelaide hills.