Tags: personal
Why Me?
Just when I thought things were going to get better I get news that the owner of the property I rent wants to put the rent up to what she feels is 'market rent'. I don't know where she's getting her stats from but the amount of rent I'm paying now is way above what this place is worth. Especially if she's not willing to pay money to get things fixed.
I'm pissed off. Really pissed off. I can go to the Tenancy Tribunal and ask for a review but I doubt things will go my way, knowing my luck.
I've already contacted my case manager at the welfare office and asked her to put in an application for government housing - I don't have a choice now. I don't want to be homeless.
I've got a job interview tomorrow for a part-time job which is all well and good but it won't help the finances.
This sucks!
I'm pissed off. Really pissed off. I can go to the Tenancy Tribunal and ask for a review but I doubt things will go my way, knowing my luck.
I've already contacted my case manager at the welfare office and asked her to put in an application for government housing - I don't have a choice now. I don't want to be homeless.
I've got a job interview tomorrow for a part-time job which is all well and good but it won't help the finances.
This sucks!
And the answer is ...
I think I got a conditional yes on the surgery. Why conditional? I have to get my BMI down to below 30 before he'll put me on the list. So I have to lose about 15kgs before then. I calculate about six months if I do it wisely. None of this crash dieting stuff. If I do that, then it's about a four month wait. Not years, like I have heard from some women.
I did get upset in the consultation, as I expected I would. Of course, the surgeon had to be a guy. It's like men don't really get what it's like for women.
Anyway, he was going on about how some women get upset when they see their body undergo such a drastic change. A, it takes about a year for it all to settle down, b, yes my tummy will stick out but that's what exercise is for. I mean, anyone who loses weight will see their body go through a drastic change anyway. Maybe it's not instant, but I've done the research, I know what's going to happen and I couldn't feel worse about my body than I do now. What's his point?
I'm kind of relieved. Like when I was in Auckland, I got refused, but all it took was me moving cities, demanding my doctor refer me and make it clear how it was affecting me and I made more progress. Go figure!
I did get upset in the consultation, as I expected I would. Of course, the surgeon had to be a guy. It's like men don't really get what it's like for women.
Anyway, he was going on about how some women get upset when they see their body undergo such a drastic change. A, it takes about a year for it all to settle down, b, yes my tummy will stick out but that's what exercise is for. I mean, anyone who loses weight will see their body go through a drastic change anyway. Maybe it's not instant, but I've done the research, I know what's going to happen and I couldn't feel worse about my body than I do now. What's his point?
I'm kind of relieved. Like when I was in Auckland, I got refused, but all it took was me moving cities, demanding my doctor refer me and make it clear how it was affecting me and I made more progress. Go figure!