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Noah

Nights on a ward. My week has no shape and I am making peace with it.

Hull, UK · Hull, twenty-nine, healthcare assistant on a respiratory ward, permanent nights.

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46 entries, and Noah is still writing.

  • An unremarkable week

    Wednesday 8 Apr 2026week 86flat energy 4

    I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks. Nothing happening, still…

  • Iron and B12

    Friday 12 Dec 2025week 69pleased energy 41 reply

    Right. A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time and then rang my mother, which surprised us both. Out of the prediabetes range. Three years of results side by side. A…

  • Fewer, heavier

    Thursday 14 Aug 2025week 52tired but good energy 12 replies

    Well then. Walked instead of the bus all week. Not a programme. Just walking. Kept the two sessions that matter and dropped the two that were vanity. Fewer, heavier, done.…

  • Both bags, one go

    Monday 11 Aug 2025week 52pleased energy 41 reply

    Well then. Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Cycled to work for a full month of shifts. Up the stairs at work…

  • A new bin and a plan

    Sunday 3 Aug 2025week 50organised energy 52 replies

    Right. New sharps bin, and a plan for what happens to it when I move in September. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results…

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5 Jul 2026 — What is currently uncomfortable?

A firm lump at the injection site for about ten days. Pharmacist unbothered. Moving further round next time.

1 Jul 2026 — What are you noticing about the seasons and your week?

Cold enough that the walk was short. Still went.

18 Jun 2026 — What is the useful thing you would tell your own household?

My dad rang, which he does not do, and asked one good question.

30 May 2026 — What is your commute or your travel like at the moment?

Asked occupational health for a locked drawer and got one the same week.

Buddy

ongoingShift work

Two night shifts, one time zone apart

Noah and Ash both work nights and both had given up on a Sunday-evening format that assumed a Monday-to-Friday life.

Noah and Ash · since January 2025