Notes from Bailey.

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  1. Fiji

    Every single overseas holiday I’ve taken so far has been to busy cities or interesting regions where there is so much to do that whether or not I’d done any planning beforehand, my days would either be spent out-and-about and active or spent slower and regretting not making the most of my time. Knowing this, I was a little unsure how I would feel completely unwinding and doing nothing going into the nine days of my recent Fiji holiday.

    Instead I discovered the true meaning of a vacation by enjoying the sense of weightlessness that spending a week in resorts provides (although, that weightlessness feeling might have just been from the hammock that I spent half my time snoozing in).

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  2. My favourite spots to sit in Melbourne

    Having been a recent fan of de-digitising my life and touching grass more, I have become a fan of taking long walks and also just sitting.

    Fitzroy Gardens

    Specifically this tree. Fitzroy Gardens is probably my favourite gardens of the big gardens surrounding Melbourne CBD. It has the best balance of being interesting with beautiful gardens and also having little enough going on that it feels peaceful to just sit there for hours.

    H&M Stairs

    Peak people watching spot in the city. Bonus if there is someone busking.

    Southbank Promenade

    Hybrid of the above. There’s enough going on it makes for some good background noise - like the equivalent of brown noise I guess. But also unchaotic enough that it’s easy to just exist there for a while, to move between mindfulness and people watching as needed.

  3. 100 movies in 100 days

    I’ve always liked to think that I’m “into movies”, but until recently I hadn’t taken that label seriously. Over the last 3 months I’ve basically watched a movie every single day. In celebration of this 100-day milestone, I reflect on whether I’ve earned that label, or become a version of Perfect Blue’s Mima Kirigoe by losing myself in the process.

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