Vanessa Smith
@normalness.bsky.social
We're all normal to ourselves. I write. I hate hustle. I love shiny objects. Can't even influence an ant. Anthropology & sociology graduate. Author of books. Spoonie. And much more.
www.normalness.com
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Vanessa Smith
@normalness.bsky.social
· Feb 11
This was one of my favourite tweets so it needs sharing here too:
I’ve experienced {symptom}
And
I’ve been disabled by {symptom}
Are two very different things.
I’ve experienced {symptom}
And
I’ve been disabled by {symptom}
Are two very different things.
Sent some boring emails to see if I could pay hosting invoices early and get Black Friday offers on them.
Figured the worst they can do is say no 🤷♀️ best scenario is I get 6 months slightly cheaper.
Figured the worst they can do is say no 🤷♀️ best scenario is I get 6 months slightly cheaper.
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Sent some boring emails to see if I could pay hosting invoices early and get Black Friday offers on them.
Figured the worst they can do is say no 🤷♀️ best scenario is I get 6 months slightly cheaper.
Figured the worst they can do is say no 🤷♀️ best scenario is I get 6 months slightly cheaper.
New Year must mean a new you, right? Well, I'm here in my "can't take this shit seriously" mode to offer you a sweary way to review your year and plan for the next one.
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New-Ness
New Year must mean a new you, right? Well, I'm here in my "can't take this shit seriously" mode to offer you a sweary way to review your year and plan for the next one. New-Ness, a journal for those who hate journals. The details:
It costs
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November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
New Year must mean a new you, right? Well, I'm here in my "can't take this shit seriously" mode to offer you a sweary way to review your year and plan for the next one.
payhip.com/b/P7e9b
payhip.com/b/P7e9b
A new series
A few weeks ago I was having a pretty bad week.
thechronicallycreative.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I opened my window briefly to see if I could give the air con a break and it was instant oven heatwaves at me. Nope. My heat intolerance and I are staying hidden.
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I opened my window briefly to see if I could give the air con a break and it was instant oven heatwaves at me. Nope. My heat intolerance and I are staying hidden.
Animal Crossing New Horizons: Miranda Island. More fish bait.
youtu.be/VLJnPGmtoEc
youtu.be/VLJnPGmtoEc
Animal Crossing New Horizons: Miranda Island. More fish bait.
YouTube video by NormalNess
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Animal Crossing New Horizons: Miranda Island. More fish bait.
youtu.be/VLJnPGmtoEc
youtu.be/VLJnPGmtoEc
There’s a lot of pointless charity worship in this article…. Feels almost paid for. If people in poverty can’t afford to purchase from an op shop, that’s a failure by the op shop. That’s it. No if ands or buts.
$10 for a pair of used tongs? When secondhand prices are higher than new
For op shops, setting prices is a delicate balance. Too high and they risk pricing out customers, too low and it becomes difficult to cover costs
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
There’s a lot of pointless charity worship in this article…. Feels almost paid for. If people in poverty can’t afford to purchase from an op shop, that’s a failure by the op shop. That’s it. No if ands or buts.
Time lapses I take are mostly of clouds and sky, which means they may have flashing effects in them and be unsuitable for some people.
youtu.be/PqZYYTVGiiE
youtu.be/PqZYYTVGiiE
25 April 2025
YouTube video by NormalNess
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Time lapses I take are mostly of clouds and sky, which means they may have flashing effects in them and be unsuitable for some people.
youtu.be/PqZYYTVGiiE
youtu.be/PqZYYTVGiiE
Remember, expecting pwd to be meek and passive is ableism…
Fuck You, I’m a Greedy Bother
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Fuck You, I’m a Greedy Bother
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Fuck You, I'm a Greedy Bother - Normal Ness
Lots of things have lead to this. No one specific article or person or situation. I’ve noticed a theme in disability content where it’s “we don’t want {compensation}, we just want to be included”. I...
normalness.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Remember, expecting pwd to be meek and passive is ableism…
Fuck You, I’m a Greedy Bother
normalness.com/2023/07/18/f...
Fuck You, I’m a Greedy Bother
normalness.com/2023/07/18/f...
Unsurprisingly this means a crash today.
I wish I was seen as someone who was allowed to be supported in my needs.
I wish I was seen as someone who was allowed to be supported in my needs.
Some days I wish people knew how difficult “basic” tasks are. Managing my health is hard enough this week in heat but then I had to juggle a medication I needed to refill but it’s on shortage so I had to wrangle finding it and going out in the heat to get it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Unsurprisingly this means a crash today.
I wish I was seen as someone who was allowed to be supported in my needs.
I wish I was seen as someone who was allowed to be supported in my needs.
Found an ancient video of me on a jet boat ride. (Mute it, the music is awful.) youtu.be/eNC3G_Kx41I?...
Gold Coast Jet Boat Onboard filming
YouTube video by Paradise Jet Boating
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Found an ancient video of me on a jet boat ride. (Mute it, the music is awful.) youtu.be/eNC3G_Kx41I?...
Happy Home Paradise: Sandy: An oasis for runners youtu.be/M9lhv2SxaPU
Happy Home Paradise: Sandy: An oasis for runners
YouTube video by NormalNess
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Happy Home Paradise: Sandy: An oasis for runners youtu.be/M9lhv2SxaPU
If you go to cancel HBO max (Australia), they’ll offer you a discount. In case anyone needs this info.
I was on the $15.99 plan and they dropped it to $11.99.
Still don’t need to keep it (I only pay for one streamer at a time), but could be handy for someone else to know.
I was on the $15.99 plan and they dropped it to $11.99.
Still don’t need to keep it (I only pay for one streamer at a time), but could be handy for someone else to know.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
If you go to cancel HBO max (Australia), they’ll offer you a discount. In case anyone needs this info.
I was on the $15.99 plan and they dropped it to $11.99.
Still don’t need to keep it (I only pay for one streamer at a time), but could be handy for someone else to know.
I was on the $15.99 plan and they dropped it to $11.99.
Still don’t need to keep it (I only pay for one streamer at a time), but could be handy for someone else to know.
Some days I wish people knew how difficult “basic” tasks are. Managing my health is hard enough this week in heat but then I had to juggle a medication I needed to refill but it’s on shortage so I had to wrangle finding it and going out in the heat to get it.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Some days I wish people knew how difficult “basic” tasks are. Managing my health is hard enough this week in heat but then I had to juggle a medication I needed to refill but it’s on shortage so I had to wrangle finding it and going out in the heat to get it.
Reposted by Vanessa Smith
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
It’s a heatwave week and I feel ill. Heat intolerance is a horrible thing. Deploying all the things to try and cope. Mostly sad and low and bleeeehhh
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It’s a heatwave week and I feel ill. Heat intolerance is a horrible thing. Deploying all the things to try and cope. Mostly sad and low and bleeeehhh
What I Did On My Summer Poorcaytion explores the random thoughts of a person who has actual time off for the first time in a long time.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
What I Did On My Summer Poorcaytion explores the random thoughts of a person who has actual time off for the first time in a long time.
payhip.com/b/MZHRh
payhip.com/b/MZHRh
Cbf to go into detail but wow the world really fucking assumes you have all kinds of carers if you need them. I’m so sick of it. Now I’ll have to make phone calls this week to sort shit out. Fucking useless spoon stealing systems.
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Cbf to go into detail but wow the world really fucking assumes you have all kinds of carers if you need them. I’m so sick of it. Now I’ll have to make phone calls this week to sort shit out. Fucking useless spoon stealing systems.
Time lapses I take are mostly of clouds and sky, which means they may have flashing effects in them and be unsuitable for some people.
youtu.be/ru_LwKllmtQ
youtu.be/ru_LwKllmtQ
22 June 2025
YouTube video by NormalNess
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Time lapses I take are mostly of clouds and sky, which means they may have flashing effects in them and be unsuitable for some people.
youtu.be/ru_LwKllmtQ
youtu.be/ru_LwKllmtQ
Peewee: Elite Sports Gym Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Happy Home Paradise DLC. youtu.be/iJllSgCMEcs
Happy Home Paradise: Peewee: Elite Sports Gym
YouTube video by NormalNess
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Peewee: Elite Sports Gym Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Happy Home Paradise DLC. youtu.be/iJllSgCMEcs
Had a rough night of ankles turning into snappable matchsticks & the “late morning” storms arriving at 5am, so the humidity destroyed nearly two hours of sleep.
Gonna potato even more today now.
Gonna potato even more today now.
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Had a rough night of ankles turning into snappable matchsticks & the “late morning” storms arriving at 5am, so the humidity destroyed nearly two hours of sleep.
Gonna potato even more today now.
Gonna potato even more today now.
How many degrees does it take to overcome ableism?
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How many degrees does it take to overcome ableism? - Normal Ness
In public, disability and employment is often talked about in terms of entry level employment only. Within a report published by WWDA there was an interesting comment: “Employment supports tended to...
normalness.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
How many degrees does it take to overcome ableism?
normalness.com/2025/06/03/h...
normalness.com/2025/06/03/h...
Time lapses I take are mostly of clouds and sky, which means they may have flashing effects in them and be unsuitable for some people.
youtu.be/wdxIAdqn_xA
youtu.be/wdxIAdqn_xA
27 April 2025
YouTube video by NormalNess
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Time lapses I take are mostly of clouds and sky, which means they may have flashing effects in them and be unsuitable for some people.
youtu.be/wdxIAdqn_xA
youtu.be/wdxIAdqn_xA
The chair job
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The chair job - Normal Ness
I realise “The chair job” sounds like some kind of heist movie but I didn’t know what else to name this blog post. Sorry if you were expecting a heist. A few weeks ago I saw a job ad that required ...
normalness.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The chair job
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normalness.com/2025/11/20/t...
Reposted by Vanessa Smith
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.