When I hit the age of 21, I had a list of things that I wanted to accomplish by the time I am 30. Fast forward eight years ahead, I now have exactly one year before I hit the big three-oh, and I’ve come to realise that there are just some things that I won’t be accomplishing by then – and that’s totally fine.

Plastic is highly versatile, lightweight, flexible, strong and relatively inexpensive; and these are the qualities that have led us to our overconsumption of this material. It can seem a daunting task to eliminate our plastic use, seeing how a quick stroll down the supermarket aisle will see that most packaging is made out of plastic. However, we can still take small steps to reduce our plastic consumption, or at the very least become more conscious about how we use and dispose of this material.

Kindness starts with the self. It is only when we can truly be kind to ourselves, that we can extend kindness into the world for others.

In a world that is becoming increasingly busy, it can be difficult to keep our heads above the water and not go with the ebb and flow of the constant movement around us – and within us.

We all know by now that life is not all rainbows and butterflies. Life can be cruel sometimes. And when things fall apart around us, it’s easy for us to crumble and fall along with it. But when the going gets tough, sometimes self love is the only thing that keeps us from building walls within us and shutting everything else out.

For the longest time, I was stuck in a job that I knew was going nowhere and ultimately wasn’t one that I wanted to keep doing for the next five, ten, fifteen years.

Going from working a 9-5 job to working from home, I’ve had to tweak what my day looks like. This involves – you’ve guessed it – forging new habits to help me stay productive while breaking old ones that may not necessarily add value to my day.

Written by Jane Yeoh

I’m not too sure what got in to me. I am by no means a runner – the longest run I’ve done is the Sydney Morning Herald’s 14 km City 2 Surf and I walked half of it.

Waking up in the wee hours of the morning may sound like a terrible idea. I mean, what’s not to love about staying in bed until absolutely necessary, especially as winter approaches and it gets colder outside?

A lot of the time, if we listen to the conversations within ourselves, the things we say aren’t always kind, especially when things aren’t going quite according to plan. We have a tendency to beat ourselves up for the smallest mistakes and don’t give ourselves enough credit when we do something right.