abigailgrows

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  • Where are we growing? | Three years of abigailgrows

    Where are we growing? | Three years of abigailgrows

    I’ve become more philosophical lately, If you can’t tell from my recent blog post thoughts at 23. I wondered if it was because of the rollercoaster that my life has been for the last few months. But in order to deal with the burnout and prevent damage to my mental wellbeing I have been going through Read more

  • Thoughts at 23

    Thoughts at 23

    Lately, I have been thinking more about changes I need to make to my life to get out of this constant state of burnout and low mood. Most of these thoughts stem from money worries and concerns about the future; how I feel like I have been holding myself back from happiness and success over… Read more

  • Moving into a bigger space as a minimalist

    Moving into a bigger space as a minimalist

    For anyone who hasn’t read my recent blog post “Med School Diaries: Back to Brain” I have recently moved again, third times a charm – I hope! This time instead of downsizing,I have upsized; though it was entirely unintentional. Having taken a Residential Tutor job I now have an entire one bedroom flat to myself. Read more

  • Working as a Graduate Medical Student

    Working as a Graduate Medical Student

    Medicine is an expensive endeavour, when you are a graduate medic the finances get harder. You get less finance support from student finance and you are expected to part fund your first year’s tuition fees. (twice if you are a medical student). It becomes inevitable that you have to work to support your studies. Recently Read more

  • Med School Diaries | Back to the Brain.

    Coming back over Christmas has been a whirlwind of change, but it has certainly all been for the better. I’ve moved (again!) into new accommodation, this time I’m living on campus as a resident tutor, which means I volunteer to support the students in campus accommodation in return for reduced rent accommodation. I couldn’t be Read more

  • Some thoughts on 2019, 2020 and beyond…

    Some thoughts on 2019, 2020 and beyond…

    Life moves quickly Writing my New Years Eve post, something i’ve done since I started Abigailgrows over 3 years ago has really made that statement real. It feels like yesterday since I wrote my last new years eve post and so much has changed… but so little of what I wanted to do has been Read more