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Hustle, Part One

Posted on February 19, 2018July 12, 2018by Vanessa Smith

For a long time, I’ve made reference to wanting to talk about hustle. More specifically, my hatred of the term. And my dislike of how prevalent it is in any kind of online business these days. Most of the time my articulation of this is rarely better than a scream/groan so this is my attempt […]

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Insurance Is Anti Health

Posted on February 12, 2018February 12, 2018by Vanessa Smith
Insurance Is Anti Health

In 2017 I took a months-long project to make sure I was covered by all kinds of insurance. It was something I had never looked into in my life. Yep, I had never even had contents insurance before. However, the part I struggled with the most was the personal insurances. Life, income protection, trauma insurance… […]

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Easing Into 2018

Posted on January 9, 2018by Vanessa Smith
Easing Into 2018

I haven’t been up to much. I was going to blog about my Christmas Staycation. But I didn’t. Some things happened. Gutting things. Some good things happened. I had a funny day out on Christmas Day at the beach on my own which ended up in a beach tent collapsing on me. I wish I […]

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Tiredness Vs Fatigue

Posted on September 12, 2017September 10, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Tiredness Vs Fatigue

Pretty much as soon as that last pesky stitch came out, I finally felt better. Better than I had in a year. The low iron and the tonsillitis (and tonsillectomy) were nearly back to back, leaving me vaguely sick but outwardly functional for most of a year. It’s only since “coming out of it” that […]

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I Am Angry

Posted on August 21, 2017August 21, 2017by Vanessa Smith

I am tired and cranky. I have had a few people be incredibly entitled to me in recent months and I’m only just realizing that I am angry about it. I am angry at them. I am hurt by them. I am hurt by their lack of understanding that their entitlement really hurt me.   […]

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Health, Hospitals and Insurance

Posted on August 3, 2017August 1, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Health, Hospitals and Insurance

I have a weird feeling right now. I think things are over. I have no outstanding needs to see a doctor. That is a pretty unfamiliar place to be in for me right now.   Health, Hospitals and Insurance     Health For three weeks, I had been at my GP weekly to get them […]

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Is Small Talk All About Being Busy?

Posted on July 10, 2017July 13, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Is Small Talk All About Being Busy?

One of the things I’ve noticed while being sick most of this year is how little people are interested in me. And yes, that sounds like a strange and self absorbed thing to say. But it’s more about how small talk seems to focus itself.   Is Small Talk All About Being Busy?     […]

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Tips for Adult Tonsillectomy Recovery

Posted on June 27, 2017May 1, 2019by Vanessa Smith
Tips for Adult Tonsillectomy Recovery

Firstly, let me start with #NotADoctor. This is based on my personal experience. Please make sure you follow the clinical guidelines set by your doctor above all else. You can read about my surgery day itself here.   (A quick look around the internet will tell you the advice varies a lot, which is why […]

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My Tonsillectomy

Posted on June 11, 2017May 1, 2019by Vanessa Smith
My Tonsillectomy

As you may know, on Saturday I was booked in to have my tonsils removed. Which was my first surgery!   I left work at midday on Friday as I wanted the time to (try to) relax, and do a few last minute errands. I wasn’t the most relaxed but I wasn’t too bad.   Friday […]

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The Stock Shop

Posted on June 8, 2017June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith

I used to post my grocery shopping on here pretty often. It all started with my very tight budget post when I was working part time and struggling financially. Then I did it regularly, sometimes along with photos of the meals I had made. But I stopped, partially out of laziness and partially because what […]

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