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Month: March 2015

Say something beautiful

Posted on March 31, 2015 by writehanded

I spent the last week in Wellington. It was really great, but the word that stayed in my mind and kept coming up in conversation was the same: frustrated. 

Posted in About illness, Mental health | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, chronic illness

A beachball of bliss – not

Posted on March 25, 2015 by writehanded — Leave a reply

A friend of mine just became a mother for the second time. Another friend is waiting to be induced. Another is to-ing and fro-ing about whether to go for it Continue Reading →

Posted in Feminism | Leave a reply

Work and Income survey – How Happy Are You?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by writehanded

Recently I took part in a Colmar Brunton survey about Work and Income, which was commissioned by the Ministry for Social Development. The questions were… interesting. So I requested them Continue Reading →

Posted in WINZ/IRD

Disability disbelief

Posted on March 11, 2015 by writehanded

Today my friend was refused a disability fare on the bus, despite carrying her disability card and her cane. The driver laughed at her and told her she “wasn’t blind.” She Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness

“Casual” sexism? No.

Posted on March 10, 2015 by writehanded

GUEST POST. Long stretches of State Highway One, devoid of mobile coverage and away the relentless titter of the Twitter. This was how I spent, and celebrated, International Women’s Day.

Posted in Feminism, Guest Post | Tagged casualsexism, everydaysexism, Feminism, guest post, International Women's Day

International Women’s Day: A way to go

Posted on March 8, 2015 by writehanded

“Don’t wait for the light at the end of the tunnel. Get the bloody torch and take it there yourself.”

Posted in Feminism | Tagged Feminism, International Women's Day

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