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    Remote Work

    Your Job Title Didn’t Change. Your Job Description Did.

    ByDee 08/04/202608/04/2026

    My job title hasn’t changed in ten years. I’m still a “Virtual Assistant”. But if you asked me to describe what I actually do now versus a year ago, I’d be describing two completely different careers. A year ago, I spent eight hours processing invoices. Last month, I did the same work – five years’…

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    Remote Work

    Nobody Told Me When to Start. That Was the Problem.

    ByDee 03/04/202603/04/2026

    No office means no one tells you when to start, when to stop, or when you’re allowed to be done. Remote work sounds like freedom until you realise you’ve spent the morning in bed avoiding the exact problem that’s still waiting for you at noon.

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    Remote Work

    So You Want to Be a Virtual Assistant: 7 Things I Wish I’d Known

    ByDee 25/03/202625/03/2026

    I spent two weeks getting rejected before my first paid gig. Here’s everything I learned about becoming a virtual assistant the hard way.

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    Life, As Is

    My Grandmother Asked If I’d Married My Phone

    ByDee 19/03/202619/03/2026

    I didn’t realise I had no boundaries until my body started keeping score. Here’s how I stopped letting work take everything.

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    Slow Travel

    Why I Can’t Sleep in Airports Anymore (And Other Things 40-Year-Old Me Won’t Do)

    ByDee 18/03/202619/03/2026

    From sleeping through earthquakes in Christchurch Airport to requiring confirmed WiFi before booking – how travel changed between 25 and 40.

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