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      What I wish, what I know, in iso

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      When a pandemic ruins everything

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      A wake up call from Aussie pop culture…

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      Movie review: After We Collided

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      Book review: After We Collided

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      Volunteering woke me up to my white privilege

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      Seven semi-important notes from my recent travel adventure

      November 7, 2018

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  • Writing

    Getting into that writing state of mind

    by smithstandard January 3, 2021
    January 3, 2021

    For all my fellow writers out there, struggling to get through your current work in progress, I see you and I feel you. This shit is tough. For me, it’s mostly tough because I get in my own God damn…

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    Movie review: After We Collided

    by smithstandard December 16, 2020
    December 16, 2020

    As I’ve been struggling with creativity for WEEKS, I’ve decided to write about my guilty pleasures, mundane items and anything else that doesn’t stir up resentment and frustration within my soul. Like After We Collided, the movie. I am STILL…

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    Book Review: One Tiny Lie

    by smithstandard October 23, 2020
    October 23, 2020

    Do you love yourself an addictive contemporary romance? Because same. I don’t know why it’s taken me a pandemic to get on board with the Ten Tiny Breaths series, but I’m not mad about it (I mean, I’m not mad…

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    A quick guide to visiting one street in Mooloolaba

    by smithstandard October 1, 2020
    October 1, 2020

    Given the shitshow that has been the year 2020, I feel very lucky to have managed a lovely, albeit brief, getaway. My partner and I decided to spend four nights in Mooloolaba, Queensland. We chose somewhere within driving distance because…

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    Everything’s different and the same

    by smithstandard August 21, 2020
    August 21, 2020

    As I write this, I am in the later stages of dealing with a cold/virus. The blinds are drawn on every window in my apartment and I am onto my third day of binge-watching Elementary (how good). My face hurts…

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    Whole foods and sneaky sugar

    by smithstandard June 29, 2020
    June 29, 2020

    Guys, I’m going vegan. Not really. Whilst I think it’s admirable and vegan food can taste amazing, I don’t have any plans to become a vegan or vegetarian (not just yet anyway). BUT, I do have my vegan friends to…

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    Black Lives Matter

    by smithstandard June 1, 2020
    June 1, 2020

    ‘Well, not everything is about race you know.’ I said that once. Me. A privileged white woman who has never known any real hardship in her life, actually muttered those words to whoever was in the room as I sipped…

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    What I wish, what I know, in iso

    by smithstandard May 13, 2020
    May 13, 2020

    It’s been fifty-leven days, umpteen hours now. I work from home. I do Click ‘n’ Collect. I complete mat Pilates sessions on my living room floor. Some days I never leave the apartment. What about you? I spend hours thinking…

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    Isolation made me bake and buy a PS3

    by smithstandard April 26, 2020
    April 26, 2020

    So, I bought a used PlayStation 3 (PS3). #isomademedoit I figure now is the best time to indulge in something I would never normally entertain, and while I’m at it, buy some games from my childhood. So, I purchased Rayman…

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    When a pandemic ruins everything

    by smithstandard April 12, 2020
    April 12, 2020

    Bear with me while I am overly self-indulgent for a minute. Or a couple of minutes. I haven’t written a blog post in over two months. I’ve completely stalled on progressing my novel. I’m overeating. I find myself indulging in…

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  • Whilst I have definitely stopped obsessing over my Instagram layout, I’m ashamed to admit I did hesitate to post images
    by smithstandard 8 months ago
    Whilst I have definitely stopped obsessing over my Instagram layout, I’m ashamed to admit I did hesitate to post images
  • NEW BLOG POST: I finally managed to put some words together after two months of failing miserably. In this post,
    by smithstandard 9 months ago
    NEW BLOG POST: I finally managed to put some words together after two months of failing miserably. In this post,
  • So, like lots of people, our overseas trips for 2020 were cancelled. Whilst I have experienced severe disappointment this year,
    by smithstandard 5 months ago
    So, like lots of people, our overseas trips for 2020 were cancelled. Whilst I have experienced severe disappointment this year,
  • THE HOUSE IS DONE! Handover has happened and another family now has a house. Thank you to everyone who helped
    by smithstandard 4 months ago
    THE HOUSE IS DONE! Handover has happened and another family now has a house. Thank you to everyone who helped
  • Saying peace out✌to our awesome apartment life with a smile (and some private tears). Imma miss the cosy space, the
    by smithstandard 1 month ago
    Saying peace out✌to our awesome apartment life with a smile (and some private tears). Imma miss the cosy space, the
  • BABETOWN ALERT Also how fun is being sick? So fun that I’ve written a new blog post about it. And
    by smithstandard 5 months ago
    BABETOWN ALERT Also how fun is being sick? So fun that I’ve written a new blog post about it. And
  • NEW BLOG POST - LINK IN BIO I
    by smithstandard 7 months ago
    NEW BLOG POST - LINK IN BIO I'm someone who's always had a turbulent relationship with food and body image.
  • BOOK REVIEW: One Tiny Lie Do you love yourself a contemporary romance? Because same. One Tiny Lie is the third
    by smithstandard 3 months ago
    BOOK REVIEW: One Tiny Lie Do you love yourself a contemporary romance? Because same. One Tiny Lie is the third
  • NEW BLOG POST: Isolation is doing some crazy things to people. Recently, I baked biscuits and bought a used PS3‍♀️
    by smithstandard 9 months ago
    NEW BLOG POST: Isolation is doing some crazy things to people. Recently, I baked biscuits and bought a used PS3‍♀️
  • I am my own worst enemy when it comes to writing, let’s be real. However, rather than sit and dwell
    by smithstandard 2 weeks ago
    I am my own worst enemy when it comes to writing, let’s be real. However, rather than sit and dwell
  • I wrote about one of my guilty pleasures because writing anything else is too hard right now. N.B. This post
    by smithstandard 4 weeks ago
    I wrote about one of my guilty pleasures because writing anything else is too hard right now. N.B. This post
  • For anyone wanting to know how to make the most out of an upcoming trip to Mooloolaba, my latest post
    by smithstandard 4 months ago
    For anyone wanting to know how to make the most out of an upcoming trip to Mooloolaba, my latest post
  • Isolation has forced me to get to beach more, and for that, I am grateful. #home
    by smithstandard 9 months ago
    Isolation has forced me to get to beach more, and for that, I am grateful.  #home 
  • Whilst #covid19 in general can EAD, I can’t deny that the working from home situation is something I couldn’t definitely
    by smithstandard 10 months ago
    Whilst  #covid19  in general can EAD, I can’t deny that the working from home situation is something I couldn’t definitely
  • NEW BLOG POST: Not my usual style of writing. Just a load of thoughts spewed onto a page with minimal
    by smithstandard 8 months ago
    NEW BLOG POST: Not my usual style of writing. Just a load of thoughts spewed onto a page with minimal
  • Sunrises and social distancing☀️ #coronachronicles #2020
    by smithstandard 10 months ago
    Sunrises and social distancing☀️  #coronachronicles   #2020 
  • The amazing work being done in Cambodia makes my heart soar. People are banding together to provide jobs for those
    by smithstandard 8 months ago
    The amazing work being done in Cambodia makes my heart soar. People are banding together to provide jobs for those
  • THE BUILD IS HAPPENING. These are some of the progress shots from day 2. They managed to get a whole
    by smithstandard 4 months ago
    THE BUILD IS HAPPENING. These are some of the progress shots from day 2. They managed to get a whole
  • Before work, after work, weekends and public holidays. Lately, I’ve been completely consumed with getting my story ready to send
    by smithstandard 3 months ago
    Before work, after work, weekends and public holidays. Lately, I’ve been completely consumed with getting my story ready to send
  • Take that, 2020
    by smithstandard 4 months ago
    Take that, 2020

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