Sarah [smith] Smizz
@smizz.bsky.social
→ Artist
→ Re-evaluating life
→ Rad Oncology grad + ⚕️PH→ @lab4living PhD-er
→ Want 2 make a +ve difference
→ Rule-Breaker
→ LIVE DRAWZ!
→ Amateur surfer!
www.smizz.life
→ Re-evaluating life
→ Rad Oncology grad + ⚕️PH→ @lab4living PhD-er
→ Want 2 make a +ve difference
→ Rule-Breaker
→ LIVE DRAWZ!
→ Amateur surfer!
www.smizz.life
Having the most magical time in & around Italy, that Ryanair thought it was only fair to cancel my weekend flight 😂 I guess I live here now?
June 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Having the most magical time in & around Italy, that Ryanair thought it was only fair to cancel my weekend flight 😂 I guess I live here now?
Found this on Substack this AM.
Knowing why we survive… yes! 🤘🏼
Knowing why we survive… yes! 🤘🏼
June 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Found this on Substack this AM.
Knowing why we survive… yes! 🤘🏼
Knowing why we survive… yes! 🤘🏼
Today would have been Peter’s 60th birthday.
He was a friend, a mentor, and a fierce believer in doing things differently.
This post is for him. And for anyone navigating the strange, sharp edges of loss, friendship, and living on.
🖇️ smizz.substack.com/p/hows-life-...
He was a friend, a mentor, and a fierce believer in doing things differently.
This post is for him. And for anyone navigating the strange, sharp edges of loss, friendship, and living on.
🖇️ smizz.substack.com/p/hows-life-...
June 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Today would have been Peter’s 60th birthday.
He was a friend, a mentor, and a fierce believer in doing things differently.
This post is for him. And for anyone navigating the strange, sharp edges of loss, friendship, and living on.
🖇️ smizz.substack.com/p/hows-life-...
He was a friend, a mentor, and a fierce believer in doing things differently.
This post is for him. And for anyone navigating the strange, sharp edges of loss, friendship, and living on.
🖇️ smizz.substack.com/p/hows-life-...
think about this a lot.
June 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
think about this a lot.
Got to use my Japanese paints - that I’ve not been able to use since getting back from Japan - 2 months+ plus ago! - & it was such a joy! Celebrating spring today!
April 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Got to use my Japanese paints - that I’ve not been able to use since getting back from Japan - 2 months+ plus ago! - & it was such a joy! Celebrating spring today!
Because my Wordpress is down, I’ve shared my reflective post on my Substack 👇
I’ve been thinking about the odds, of survivorship, & reminding myself the importance of trying to stay & be in the present.
smizz.substack.com/p/the-long-t...
I’ve been thinking about the odds, of survivorship, & reminding myself the importance of trying to stay & be in the present.
smizz.substack.com/p/the-long-t...
April 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Because my Wordpress is down, I’ve shared my reflective post on my Substack 👇
I’ve been thinking about the odds, of survivorship, & reminding myself the importance of trying to stay & be in the present.
smizz.substack.com/p/the-long-t...
I’ve been thinking about the odds, of survivorship, & reminding myself the importance of trying to stay & be in the present.
smizz.substack.com/p/the-long-t...
I like that my 100th post on here was acknowledging the weight of carrying significant pain/fatigue/movement/other symptoms of long term conditions / disability.
& there’s a blog post in me about this, that needs to be written. Esp at the moment.
& there’s a blog post in me about this, that needs to be written. Esp at the moment.
March 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I like that my 100th post on here was acknowledging the weight of carrying significant pain/fatigue/movement/other symptoms of long term conditions / disability.
& there’s a blog post in me about this, that needs to be written. Esp at the moment.
& there’s a blog post in me about this, that needs to be written. Esp at the moment.
I can tell you tho, that there is a HUGE difference between being alive & FEELING alive.
& if you don’t know what that means, then you have the greatest privilege of all. Decent health & access.
& if you don’t know what that means, then you have the greatest privilege of all. Decent health & access.
March 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I can tell you tho, that there is a HUGE difference between being alive & FEELING alive.
& if you don’t know what that means, then you have the greatest privilege of all. Decent health & access.
& if you don’t know what that means, then you have the greatest privilege of all. Decent health & access.
It is grief & resilience intertwined, an endless balancing act between pushing through & self-preservation. And I never get the balance right.
March 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It is grief & resilience intertwined, an endless balancing act between pushing through & self-preservation. And I never get the balance right.
I’ve been quite quiet over the past couple of weeks. I’ve been in & out of hospital, having gnarly issues with my blood.
With everything being talked about on social media atm about disability, I just wanted to try & explain what it’s like living with a chronic illness / disability.
With everything being talked about on social media atm about disability, I just wanted to try & explain what it’s like living with a chronic illness / disability.
March 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I’ve been quite quiet over the past couple of weeks. I’ve been in & out of hospital, having gnarly issues with my blood.
With everything being talked about on social media atm about disability, I just wanted to try & explain what it’s like living with a chronic illness / disability.
With everything being talked about on social media atm about disability, I just wanted to try & explain what it’s like living with a chronic illness / disability.
March 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Wrote this about grief & processing it in Japan.
It’ll be 4 years since my nan passed onto her next life (pancreatic cancer). & it happened during a covid lockdown.
And it’s really annoyed me how after covid, we’ve just denied real time for collective grief.
It’ll be 4 years since my nan passed onto her next life (pancreatic cancer). & it happened during a covid lockdown.
And it’s really annoyed me how after covid, we’ve just denied real time for collective grief.
March 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Wrote this about grief & processing it in Japan.
It’ll be 4 years since my nan passed onto her next life (pancreatic cancer). & it happened during a covid lockdown.
And it’s really annoyed me how after covid, we’ve just denied real time for collective grief.
It’ll be 4 years since my nan passed onto her next life (pancreatic cancer). & it happened during a covid lockdown.
And it’s really annoyed me how after covid, we’ve just denied real time for collective grief.
Hospital days make life feel sharp, urgent,& grateful for.
Today, after leaving DRI, I rode my bike home through light so radiant it felt almost holy—gold spilling over rooftops, a soft diffusion of light across the land.
The world, for a moment, was nothing but motion& glow, and I was in it, alive.
Today, after leaving DRI, I rode my bike home through light so radiant it felt almost holy—gold spilling over rooftops, a soft diffusion of light across the land.
The world, for a moment, was nothing but motion& glow, and I was in it, alive.
March 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hospital days make life feel sharp, urgent,& grateful for.
Today, after leaving DRI, I rode my bike home through light so radiant it felt almost holy—gold spilling over rooftops, a soft diffusion of light across the land.
The world, for a moment, was nothing but motion& glow, and I was in it, alive.
Today, after leaving DRI, I rode my bike home through light so radiant it felt almost holy—gold spilling over rooftops, a soft diffusion of light across the land.
The world, for a moment, was nothing but motion& glow, and I was in it, alive.
The light this early AM commute 😻
So grateful it’s light in the morning now.
Teaching L5 fine art today. This year I’m wracking up so many different disciplines & year/level teaching. 🙌
So grateful it’s light in the morning now.
Teaching L5 fine art today. This year I’m wracking up so many different disciplines & year/level teaching. 🙌
March 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The light this early AM commute 😻
So grateful it’s light in the morning now.
Teaching L5 fine art today. This year I’m wracking up so many different disciplines & year/level teaching. 🙌
So grateful it’s light in the morning now.
Teaching L5 fine art today. This year I’m wracking up so many different disciplines & year/level teaching. 🙌
Can’t explain but this sunset at a shrine , hidden in the hills of Kyoto - off philosophers path way - made me feel all of the feels. Took a million photos to try and capture its beauty & didn’t even come close!
February 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Can’t explain but this sunset at a shrine , hidden in the hills of Kyoto - off philosophers path way - made me feel all of the feels. Took a million photos to try and capture its beauty & didn’t even come close!
Was so tired last night that I forgot to post about magical Onomichi, Hiroshima. There’s a post in me about the mountain alley town (?) full of temples & shrines, that feels like you’re in a real life studio ghibli movie.
February 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Was so tired last night that I forgot to post about magical Onomichi, Hiroshima. There’s a post in me about the mountain alley town (?) full of temples & shrines, that feels like you’re in a real life studio ghibli movie.
Good morning from a snowy Kyoto!
February 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Good morning from a snowy Kyoto!
Hmmmm. 🤔
May have not packed the right footwear ??? 😆
May have not packed the right footwear ??? 😆
February 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hmmmm. 🤔
May have not packed the right footwear ??? 😆
May have not packed the right footwear ??? 😆
I did shrine hopping & filming. & then book shopping.
The weirdest thing kept happening. Everytime I went to a shrine, the sun shone. Then when I stepped out, it became a bitterly cold wind & cloudy?? 😆🙈
Pulled out 2 “very good luck” and “slight good luck” fortunes. Lol. Let’s hope they’re true!
The weirdest thing kept happening. Everytime I went to a shrine, the sun shone. Then when I stepped out, it became a bitterly cold wind & cloudy?? 😆🙈
Pulled out 2 “very good luck” and “slight good luck” fortunes. Lol. Let’s hope they’re true!
February 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I did shrine hopping & filming. & then book shopping.
The weirdest thing kept happening. Everytime I went to a shrine, the sun shone. Then when I stepped out, it became a bitterly cold wind & cloudy?? 😆🙈
Pulled out 2 “very good luck” and “slight good luck” fortunes. Lol. Let’s hope they’re true!
The weirdest thing kept happening. Everytime I went to a shrine, the sun shone. Then when I stepped out, it became a bitterly cold wind & cloudy?? 😆🙈
Pulled out 2 “very good luck” and “slight good luck” fortunes. Lol. Let’s hope they’re true!
Another day in the books. Got a literal massive bag of art supplies. Saw some super cool trees. Spent ages in Buddhist temples and shrines. Watched the sunset through moss & Cyprus & Pine trees. Had my fav curry ramen. Got my luggage back 😆 minus 5 confiscated expensive camera batteries 🙈
February 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Another day in the books. Got a literal massive bag of art supplies. Saw some super cool trees. Spent ages in Buddhist temples and shrines. Watched the sunset through moss & Cyprus & Pine trees. Had my fav curry ramen. Got my luggage back 😆 minus 5 confiscated expensive camera batteries 🙈
Not everyday you wake up to people saying you’re on BBC Politics North 😆
(Our part is a positive story)
(Our part is a positive story)
February 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Not everyday you wake up to people saying you’re on BBC Politics North 😆
(Our part is a positive story)
(Our part is a positive story)
Thanks to @MayorRos commitment to planting one million trees & @MyDoncaster officers who help make it happen.
A commitment to the future.
Each tree is a promise of cleaner air, stronger communities, & a greener world for generations to come. We’re proud to play our part in making that.
A commitment to the future.
Each tree is a promise of cleaner air, stronger communities, & a greener world for generations to come. We’re proud to play our part in making that.
February 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Thanks to @MayorRos commitment to planting one million trees & @MyDoncaster officers who help make it happen.
A commitment to the future.
Each tree is a promise of cleaner air, stronger communities, & a greener world for generations to come. We’re proud to play our part in making that.
A commitment to the future.
Each tree is a promise of cleaner air, stronger communities, & a greener world for generations to come. We’re proud to play our part in making that.
Yday on a cold Feb Saturday, our weekend was anything but gloomy!
We were filled with joy as we helped distribute over 1,000 free trees to local residents!!
Each tree planted is a testament to hope, to care, to the belief that what we nurture today will shape the world tomorrow.
🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲
We were filled with joy as we helped distribute over 1,000 free trees to local residents!!
Each tree planted is a testament to hope, to care, to the belief that what we nurture today will shape the world tomorrow.
🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲
February 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Yday on a cold Feb Saturday, our weekend was anything but gloomy!
We were filled with joy as we helped distribute over 1,000 free trees to local residents!!
Each tree planted is a testament to hope, to care, to the belief that what we nurture today will shape the world tomorrow.
🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲
We were filled with joy as we helped distribute over 1,000 free trees to local residents!!
Each tree planted is a testament to hope, to care, to the belief that what we nurture today will shape the world tomorrow.
🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲
New book, who’s this?
February 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
New book, who’s this?