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Month: August 2013

Let’s talk about entitlement

Posted on August 30, 2013 by writehanded

“800 prosecutions a year for bene fraud. 50 a year for tax evasion. Even though it costs us 50x as much.” That’s a tweet from Max Rashbrooke, a journalist who Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, WINZ/IRD

Sometimes there are bad days

Posted on August 29, 2013 by writehanded

As you would have gathered from Twitter if you follow me – or if you were there! – yesterday was the Nelson Tweetup. It was also a pretty bad day Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness

Let’s change the world shall we?

Posted on August 27, 2013 by writehanded

Today I received my first negative comment about a post. As much as I had prepared myself for the likelihood this happening, it was still difficult to accept. I think Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Mental health

Rape Culture and Me

Posted on August 26, 2013 by writehanded

I’m shaking a bit sitting here writing this. I’ve fed the sparrows up on my roof and every time I hear them scrabble around I jump. I’ve been wondering for Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism

Pills and thrills

Posted on August 25, 2013 by writehanded

I thought I’d write a bit more about food, medication and supplements. Since I got ill, I’ve met many others who have food allergies and digestive issues, or struggle to Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health

Culture of fear

Posted on August 23, 2013 by writehanded — 3 Comments ↓

Being sick has changed the way I look. I’m thinner, I’m older. It’s scary. But the scarier thing is – I like it. I’ve mentioned before that since I’ve been Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship | 3 Comments ↓

Courage

Posted on August 21, 2013 by writehanded

Yesterday The Nelson Mail ran an article about my illness and the blog, written by my good friend Adam Roberts. Those of you who know me personally might remember I Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health

Another Kiwi dream down the drain

Posted on August 21, 2013 by writehanded

Yesterday, the Reserve Bank finalised their updated regulations on home loans, forcing banks to restrict new lending, and making it unlikely that prospective first home buyers will be able to Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship

What, no tampons? Quelle horreur!

Posted on August 19, 2013 by writehanded

I wasn’t going to jump on the tampon bandwagon, but here goes. I’ll try to keep this short. Ironically, getting angry makes me more ill – and I’ve never been Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, WINZ/IRD

Life from the couch

Posted on August 18, 2013 by writehanded

The worst thing about writing this blog is the feeling that people think I’m complaining. That when I share a post, they’re saying to themselves, ‘God, here goes that whiny Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness

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