Reaching the halfway point

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May 31, 2026

Sunday Snippets

We’re reaching the halfway point of the year. Naturally that brings up a lot of thoughts of the future as you check in with your goals. Am I on track with the vision I entered the year with?

Since spending a whole month in New York, I have always vowed to return. But I stop myself by saying things like not now, I’m not ready, I don’t have enough money, I don’t know what job I want. But none of those are valid reasons. Why can’t I live in the city I’ve always wanted to?

Anyways! I have got to stop getting ahead of myself. At this moment I just need to focus on finishing uni in order to graduate and live out those dreams.

The Weekend Edition is a curation of everything I’ve been loving this week such as:

What I’ve been shopping/had my eyes on
What I’ve been listening to
Movies and shows I’ve watched / stories I’ve read
What’s caught my attention via searches & screenshots

Sunday Saves and Shopping

After my “new” discovery of Depop, I have put myself on a self-imposed shopping ban. The pile of packages was starting to look like a mountain. So instead here are all the pieces on my wish list this week.

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Whilst I have been on a self-imposed shopping ban, that does not stop me from finding the most insane fashion gems - some unknown, some cult-classics.

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Monday Moodboard:

Soundtrack

I take my mixtapes very seriously. They are almost ritualistic. Every month I curate a playlist of every song I felt deeply resonated at a moment in time. That way, when I am on a 14-hour flight, I can queue every month and scroll through my camera roll, aligning each song with a specific moment of time.

Some of my favourite new songs are Cities of Quartz, Hollow, Alien Love Call, and Hardy. But that didn’t stop some old favourites from making a reoccurrence - White Teeth Teens, The Winner Takes It All, Chosen, Burning Down the House.

I also am one to listen to music for the lyrics, and I’ve often said if you really want to get into my head, read into my playlists.

My all time favourite internet girl, Eva Meloche, spoke on her first (and my favourite) podcast IT Girl. It’s no surprise she advocated for personal growth through journalling - a practice that she says helped her get to know herself better. As much as I love journalling, I find it’s the first thing to drop off when I get busy, so it was a great reminder to pick it back up. I’m also really excited to see what she gets up to in her next chapter living in London!

Stories & Shows

This week I escaped to the countryside (or at least our Aussie version of it) and stayed in this gorgeous gatehouse on Mount Tambourine. Naturally, this called for cozying up by the fireplace. One of the nights my dad was watching an interview with Michelle Obama and Steven Spielberg. I really enjoyed his outlook on creativity and chasing your dreams.

Where there is a will, there is a way, and where there is a passion, there is most definitely a way.

We also started watching Dan Levy’s newest project - Big Mistakes. You have no idea where it’s going, and I still don’t having got one more episode to watch.

Also had no idea Rachel Sennott was co-creator, and once discovering that everything made total sense from the horribly self obsessed characters to the chaotic storylines and internet references. (In case you don’t know she wrote Bottoms (aka my 2nd fave movie of all time) and also I Love LA) It also has Jack Innanen who I loved from Adults. So thank you Sophia for the recommendation !!

Searches

In all honesty my number 1 search this week was how to write a literature review. I know, I know, we are more than halfway through writing the thesis but I’m finally committing to writing the statement of the field & the University of Leeds toolkit really pulled through.