**In Collaboration** No matter how house proud you are, your property has probably started to wear out as the years have gone by. Paint on the walls might be a little faded, faucets might have started to leak, bathroom tiles might be chipped, and the general design of your house might be a little outdated. Still, you don’t have to […]
**Collaboration** It’s easy to get bogged down in routine. It can happen so swiftly that you don’t even realise it’s happened until it’s too late. When this arrives, and you’re mired in usual formalities, life finds a way to lose a little of its spark. The magic might still be there, but it’s not the same. Everything feels ordinary. From […]
Hi! I’m Sam Leggett, a third year (soon to be fourth) PhD candidate in Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. I’m a 28-year-old Aussie from Sydney, and I moved to the UK for my PhD. I did a double undergrad degree – BSc in Immunobiology, BA in Archaeology and Medieval Studies and a research MPhil in archaeology at the University […]
**In Collaboration** You and your family shouldn’t feel uncomfortable in your home. Even if it’s old and flawed, that doesn’t mean you should put up with its downsides. It’s easy to view flaws as “quirks”, but you should remember that cosiness and clutter are not the same. You might not want to live in a minimalistic home, but that doesn’t […]
Lorne, on the Great Ocean Road is one of my favourite getaway spots and I have been there a few times! I went back over the long weekend with two of my oldest/longest friends and our partners. The weekend started with some editing at the airport- but I am happy to report this was the only PhD work done all […]
I always love sharing the places I stay when I am away and I spent this long weekend in Lorne on the Great Ocean Road with Steve & some friends. We hired a house just out of the busy part of Lorne with a really beautiful view and enjoyable walk to the centre of town. The house was a little […]
**In Collaboration** You could go through life without setting any goals in life. Life would basically be a succession of doing things you like or dislike, just to get to the next day. For most people, that will sound like the most pointless exercise in life. Not something that fills people with excitement. That’s why it’s essential that people have […]
**In Collaboration** Many of us pursue careers for the sake of money alone. This is understandable. After all, we work to make an income that can provide us with all of our essentials and afford us a better quality of life. But there are other things you might want to take into consideration when considering a career. For some of us, an important factor for our work is helping others. So, if this sounds like you, here are just a few careers you might want to consider that can significantly help others. Nursing The medical field is a high intensity career option. You’ll work long hours and will have to exert extreme emotional control to give your patients the highest quality of care possible. You will find yourself working alongside some of society’s most vulnerable members, but you will be able to take steps to either get them on the road to recovery, or make them as comfortable as possible while they deal with their illness. There are a number of roles in medicine that you could pursue and each could change people’s lives. But for now, let’s take a look at nursing. Nurses have a long list of responsibilities. They administer injections, give medication to in-patients, take blood samples, take urine samples, manage intravenous lines and observe and record patients’ conditions. On top of this, they will be a general point of contact and support for the friends […]
My friend and long-lost relative published an interesting piece where she wrote a letter to herself 5 years ago and she suggested that I do the same. I thought I would tweak it slightly to write to myself when I had just started my PhD. So here goes….. Dear Bri, You are a fresh, starry-eyed, passionate, brand spanking new […]
**In Collaboration** There are two kinds of people who function in two different ways when it comes to massive milestones, such as the end of the decade that is drawing near and nearer each day. Some take this as a sign of progress, of excitement, of change. They may start making their resolutions known now, while crafting social plans with […]
