Thanks to Covid, in 2020 I was able to spend a few months doing what I enjoy – working from home. While I like my colleagues and job, I’ve been commuting a long distance for a long time, and I cannot state my over-it-ness. It seems I’ll have to return to on site work when […]
Health
I Really Hate You
Content Warning: Death, Trauma There’s one meme / share post that I despise seeing. It seems to do the round on Facebook more than any other platform, which for some reason makes sense, or maybe it’s just that I despise Facebook more so it mentally matches for me. Anyway, the post is about being […]
The Moisturiser I Found That Made My Week
This week has been HARD. I was physically in my day job office on Wednesday, and after I had physio I came down with a headache. It got worse rapidly. Thumping so violently. I walked past a glass-door fridge when I was in the kitchen getting water and the lights inside felt like they […]
Hey Insurance, This Is Why No One Likes You
Usual disclaimer. I am not a financial adviser. Go find someone who is qualified AND ETHICAL to take advice from. This is just something that stays on my radar after setting up insurances for the first time, making mistakes, and realising how dodgy insurance can be. In case you’ve been living under a […]
The Curse of a Generous Heart (Also, Burnout)
A podcast I was listening to said something about burnout being the result of having a generous heart. That people with a generous heart want to help someone else. The Curse of a Generous Heart (Also, Burnout) Then my brain flipped it on its head. What happens to selfish people? Do they […]
Tonsillectomy vs Tonsillitis
This blog post is adapted from a personal Facebook status update. Posted on Facebook, about 5 days after my tonsillectomy: I must look really good today because when I walked into the GP’s room she asked if I was going to be sick (just tired & in pain). The good news is I got […]
Fuck Off With Your Comfort Zone Bullshit
Last night when I was cranky, not feeling the being on holiday thing, and achey, I saw a post about comfort zones. Fuck Off With Your Comfort Zone Bullshit Here we fucking go again. Thanks to door hook in this post, I’ve literally not been in a comfort zone all year. I […]
Parents Do Not Own “Tired”
This blog post is adapted from a personal Facebook status update; I keep wanting to share it when “BUT PARENTING” becomes a legitimate, all-encompassing argument somehow, so I thought I would enshrine it as a blog post for easy reference. Parenting social media status updates often sound like chronic condition social media status updates. […]
Episode 3 – Boundaries
The NormalNess Podcast – Episode 3 – Boundaries A chat about how I’ve used boundaries this year to help me manage my health. You can listen below, or subscribe in iTunes. I’m here today to talk to you quickly about boundaries. These aren’t the typical ones that get talked about in terms […]
Positives of Exhaustion
To be honest, I’d probably be super pissed if I saw this being written, so bear with me if you’re also feeling pissed at this title. Positives of Exhaustion My current super fun exhaustion is vitamin d deficiency. Muscle pain is so great. When I have a day where I hit about 9000 […]