Abby Smiles (they/them)
@abigail-smiles.bsky.social
Doctor of audiology 🦻🏾cat, fish, plant, and tarantula parent 🐈⬛🐟🪴🕷️ Queer, non-binary, and proudly autistic 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ residing on so-called “Vancouver Island” 🌲 my posts = my own views
A few weeks ago I fit hearing aids on a patient whose main goal was to be able to hear her cat purring. Today she came for a follow-up and was as so happy to report that she had heard her cat purring for the first time ever!
July 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
A few weeks ago I fit hearing aids on a patient whose main goal was to be able to hear her cat purring. Today she came for a follow-up and was as so happy to report that she had heard her cat purring for the first time ever!
Garden update: all 3 tomatoes have started to bloom!
June 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Garden update: all 3 tomatoes have started to bloom!
How am I supposed to go to work when all of my pets are being so cute???
May 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
How am I supposed to go to work when all of my pets are being so cute???
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Burnout is so ridiculous. Oh, this thing you are good at doing? That you do for your job? You can’t do it today, idiot, what were you thinking??
May 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Burnout is so ridiculous. Oh, this thing you are good at doing? That you do for your job? You can’t do it today, idiot, what were you thinking??
I’ve been wanting to plant a little garden on our balcony and the weather this weekend was finally nice enough for me to make it happen!
May 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I’ve been wanting to plant a little garden on our balcony and the weather this weekend was finally nice enough for me to make it happen!
The camas flowers are in bloom! I love this time of year.
April 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The camas flowers are in bloom! I love this time of year.
Time to acquire a Little Treat and then roam around the garden centre
April 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Time to acquire a Little Treat and then roam around the garden centre
My absolute FAVOURITE coffee shop has been replaced with a new cafe with sub-par espresso and I think I shall now cry
April 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My absolute FAVOURITE coffee shop has been replaced with a new cafe with sub-par espresso and I think I shall now cry
Two amazing finds at the garden centre today for under $30 each:
1. A good-sized pink princess philodendron (sooo glad pandemic houseplant prices have come down 😅)
2. A VERY lush hoya curtisii! I love all of the little leaves!
1. A good-sized pink princess philodendron (sooo glad pandemic houseplant prices have come down 😅)
2. A VERY lush hoya curtisii! I love all of the little leaves!
April 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Two amazing finds at the garden centre today for under $30 each:
1. A good-sized pink princess philodendron (sooo glad pandemic houseplant prices have come down 😅)
2. A VERY lush hoya curtisii! I love all of the little leaves!
1. A good-sized pink princess philodendron (sooo glad pandemic houseplant prices have come down 😅)
2. A VERY lush hoya curtisii! I love all of the little leaves!
Weekend recap:
1. Lots of houseplant care (Pruning, repotting, etc.)
2. Binge-watching The Pitt (great show with AWESOME autistic representation)
3. A plethora of kitty snuggles!
1. Lots of houseplant care (Pruning, repotting, etc.)
2. Binge-watching The Pitt (great show with AWESOME autistic representation)
3. A plethora of kitty snuggles!
April 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Weekend recap:
1. Lots of houseplant care (Pruning, repotting, etc.)
2. Binge-watching The Pitt (great show with AWESOME autistic representation)
3. A plethora of kitty snuggles!
1. Lots of houseplant care (Pruning, repotting, etc.)
2. Binge-watching The Pitt (great show with AWESOME autistic representation)
3. A plethora of kitty snuggles!
It’s so disheartening as an autistic individual when you are given incorrect instructions and then reprimanded for following said instructions 😖
April 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It’s so disheartening as an autistic individual when you are given incorrect instructions and then reprimanded for following said instructions 😖
The first day at my new job was a very positive experience! It is nice to work in a supportive environment for a change.
April 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The first day at my new job was a very positive experience! It is nice to work in a supportive environment for a change.
This is an extremely Canadian photo
April 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is an extremely Canadian photo
Happy Transgender Day of Visibility from your friendly neighbourhood non-binary audiologist! 🏳️⚧️ trans people have always been here, and we will always continue to exist!
March 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Happy Transgender Day of Visibility from your friendly neighbourhood non-binary audiologist! 🏳️⚧️ trans people have always been here, and we will always continue to exist!
Harriet decided that she was going to hang out on my hand while I was changing her substrate (she chose to climb on my hand by herself, handling is generally not recommended as it can be stressful for the spider!) She’s such a chill little sweetheart.
March 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Harriet decided that she was going to hang out on my hand while I was changing her substrate (she chose to climb on my hand by herself, handling is generally not recommended as it can be stressful for the spider!) She’s such a chill little sweetheart.
Me: “I’m pretty sure Ash (our cat) thinks that I’m just a weird giant cat”
Spouse: “well you basically are a giant cat, so…”
Spouse: “well you basically are a giant cat, so…”
March 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Me: “I’m pretty sure Ash (our cat) thinks that I’m just a weird giant cat”
Spouse: “well you basically are a giant cat, so…”
Spouse: “well you basically are a giant cat, so…”
It’s so nice to be free from a toxic work environment and I’m already noticing that I have so much more energy! Also, here is some cute moss that is growing on the gate to my condo building that made me smile.
March 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It’s so nice to be free from a toxic work environment and I’m already noticing that I have so much more energy! Also, here is some cute moss that is growing on the gate to my condo building that made me smile.
Looooooove cherry blossom season 🌸🌸🌸
March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Looooooove cherry blossom season 🌸🌸🌸
Tomorrow is my last day at my clinic. Today, my last patient told me that she was so glad she got to meet me and that she’s going to miss me when I leave. This is the right move for me, but it’s going to be tough.
![A screen grab of Michael Scott from The Office. The subtitles read “we’ll, this is gonna hurt like a mother[bleep]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a6vij6qzcky5jkz6jfkdqu6g/bafkreieorzapy2fyfw7iz2oujkwcqbgev4mmxby4k2pufgb5sx4p23xbry@jpeg)
March 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Tomorrow is my last day at my clinic. Today, my last patient told me that she was so glad she got to meet me and that she’s going to miss me when I leave. This is the right move for me, but it’s going to be tough.
Today’s colourful haul from the Victoria Lapidary and Mineral Society’s spring show! There were so many gorgeous specimens; it was hard to choose just these four!
March 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Today’s colourful haul from the Victoria Lapidary and Mineral Society’s spring show! There were so many gorgeous specimens; it was hard to choose just these four!
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Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
Incredible!
Tesla vehicles are no longer eligible for provincial EV rebates in British Columbia.
B.C. ends subsidies for Tesla products amid trade war
Tesla products are no longer eligible for rebates through B.C.’s provincial programs, officials confirmed Thursday.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Incredible!
I just came across a reddit post that I wrote 7 years ago about how burnt-out I was feeling as a speech language pathologist, and it makes me slightly emotional to read because now I AM an audiologist 🥹 (and much better at setting professional boundaries)
March 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I just came across a reddit post that I wrote 7 years ago about how burnt-out I was feeling as a speech language pathologist, and it makes me slightly emotional to read because now I AM an audiologist 🥹 (and much better at setting professional boundaries)
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Mr. Musk plans to layoff 83,000 workers at the VA. That means lower quality care for our vets. Unacceptable.
I agree with the VFW: The VA must “reconsider its planned reduction of 83,000 employees & thoroughly review any proposed cuts prior to rolling out further announcements.”
I agree with the VFW: The VA must “reconsider its planned reduction of 83,000 employees & thoroughly review any proposed cuts prior to rolling out further announcements.”
March 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Mr. Musk plans to layoff 83,000 workers at the VA. That means lower quality care for our vets. Unacceptable.
I agree with the VFW: The VA must “reconsider its planned reduction of 83,000 employees & thoroughly review any proposed cuts prior to rolling out further announcements.”
I agree with the VFW: The VA must “reconsider its planned reduction of 83,000 employees & thoroughly review any proposed cuts prior to rolling out further announcements.”
Well, look who decided to make an appearance after being buried for a month 😂 Betty has moulted and grew back his (yes, he’s a boy) missing leg! Tarantulas are the WEIRDEST little friends and I can’t get enough of them.
March 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Well, look who decided to make an appearance after being buried for a month 😂 Betty has moulted and grew back his (yes, he’s a boy) missing leg! Tarantulas are the WEIRDEST little friends and I can’t get enough of them.