# @life_and_sunshine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVL-sd8CFdN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63278213-life-and-sunshine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-25T16:13:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nat ☀️ (@life_and_sunshine) — https://gondola.cc/life_and_sunshine

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I literally did not know what to make of the situation 😅 Like… was it really that easy? 👀 Is it always that easy? 👀 Is this what it’s supposed to be like? 👀 I’m still not sure honestly 😂 but I’m loving it 😍
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I don’t know why I found it so daunting to ask for some extra days off work 😬 I really think it’s some form of leftover academic trauma I have 😅 I still feel like it can be retracted at any moment even though I’m not even in the country anymore 😂 but I’m trying to learn to accept it 😊 step by step!
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It’s weird which things from your time in academia come back to haunt you 👻 You also never know when it’s going to strike ⚡️ It can really be at the most random and inconvenient time 😮‍💨 but I guess that’s part of working your way through it 😊 Bit by bit we’ll heal ✨
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#academia #darkacademia #phd #phdstudent #gradstudent

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