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Scarlet

@scarletblade.bsky.social
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ADHD. Dog Mum. Sarcastic. Gen X. Peri. PTSD. Chronic Pain. Artist. Aotearoa 🇳🇿Still figuring out who I am and what I’ll be when I grow up. Serious about my morning coffee ☕️

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Lilith Grace Toitū Te Tiriti @lilithgrace.bsky.social · 6h
<sigh> TOP supporters saying TOP wouldn't go with the right wing when leader Wong has clearly said they would. #NZPol
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 4h
Problem is, she’s paid for the item (via ping) and I’ve used the money for a bill, she just hasn’t paid the shipping part; Maybe she expects people to suck it up and cover shipping? It’s a unique item that not many would buy.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 4h
I’ve emailed her multiple times and sent shipping costs via email and app. What more does one do. Feedback includes a charity who she never paid on a sale so they had to relist, two incompletes posted 14 days ago, several no contact no completed sales, another muso pissed off she didn’t complete …
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 5h
How long should I wait for the musician slash jewellery to complete a trademe sale aka pay the courier fee, from a purchase at the start of September? Asking for yet another person she’s not completed a sale with according to her feedback … 😞
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 8h
ACC Review Hearing adjourned because my medical evidence and submission were clearly not as robust as they were expecting.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 23h
Gold.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I kinda love how one of the practitioners at work recommended a patient* book a weekend away with me for a heap of girly no stress fun time. *one of my friends
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Shout out to 2degrees for upping their mobile plans again, in a cost of living crisis. What started as a $30 plan is now $47. Yah duckers. Time to switch to Skinny me thinks.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"ADHD label risks lifelong harm to children." If you don't label the disorder, then what we will be labelled instead is "Lazy." "Underachiever." "Doesn't live up to their potential." "Bad student." Those labels come with pain, shame, and abuse. The ADHD label comes with a chance for support.
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Sarabeee #ToitūTeTiriti @sarabeee.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Any The Chills and Martin Phillipps keen beans out there, have a look at this. He was a careful archivist & collector as well as musician 🙂💙 live.proctorauctions.co.nz/auctions/4-M...
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Auction 227: The Estate of the great Martin Phillipps Sun 18th October - All Proceeds go to Charities (excl. BP) | Proctor Auctions
Auction 227: The Estate of the great Martin Phillipps - Sun 18th October 12pm. Our app can be downloaded on Google Play or App Store. Absentee & Phone Bids will be accepted up until 9am auction day. T...
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Do a task get exhausted lie down Do a task pain flares lie down Apply cream to pain Do a task pain worsens Do another task pain stays the same level of worse causing fatigue. Lie down. These are my every days. Every. Day. No benefit. Coz, married. I’m a burden to myself.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I am ready for this era of cute vehicle vs Transformer 4x4’s.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’ve pitched a compelling case, evidence to back up. For a non lawyer, I’ve done a good job. I felt weight lifting off with the Final draft. Regardless of outcome leaving me with or without further rehab or pain management, I know I did my best. An unnecessary stress ontop of a shit hell year though
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Just after midnight, I finished my written submission due today for my ACC Review Hearing on Wednesday. We all know they’re doing everything they can to deny any rehabilitation, while the powers that be let ACC run riot as normal, like this CoC, like WINZ, not a shred of decency or empathy.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The dogs started napping at 2:30pm, in their instant ‘eyes to the inside of the skull’ kinda way. Lucky bastards.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Let’s catch them Zzzz’s and show them who’s boss
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It is Nap Time
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If National driving a stinky, empty, branded travel bus around Birkenhead past where Chippy and @shananhalbert.bsky.social are holding a public meeting doesn’t sum up what is wrong with National, I don’t know what does. All show, no substance, while polluting the environment and giving no ffs
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Men really do make their own case for why women are better off single, don’t they?
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In random, bodies are weird, things. I now have a proof of multiple sneezes when I go to bed approximately 2-3 hours after cheese. Haven’t eaten cheese in 30 days because of it happening. Night sneezes disappeared. Tonite, ate cheese at 8pm. Climbed into bed 10 mins ago, so far sneezed 6 times.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Given on the actual Father’s Day, he was in hospital after a missed infection, severe sepsis, causing an almost fatal heart attack … 😞 this is negligence
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
They don’t seem to suspect. Put him to bed, took his obvs, gave him a sick bag. He was on his own when I arrived. He has a catheter, to me, that makes him high risk immediately uti test if he’s sick. Seriously considering elsewhere.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Got him to drink more water, stepped out, called bro while husband went in. Dad perked up. An hour later he wanted to go to lunch. Rest home cleared it with GP, who sent urgent antibiotic RX to Pharmacy. Lunch at bros was lovely. Bro took Dad back, antibiotics in him upon arrival. If … if …
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today we had delayed Father’s Day planned. Got to care home to find Dad in bed, disoriented. Nurse said he’d been sick an hour earlier but Obs were fine. I assessed Dad, got water in him, knew it was a UTI. Told nurse to test, him: positive. It’s the third one they’ve missed. If I hadn’t arrived …
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Just made my dogs tail turn into a helicopter rotor blade simply by blowing him kisses across the room. Quite surprised he didn’t take off.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Breakfast with the kids
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Find a community page and ask if someone’s dog needs a spare hooman.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How lovely 🥰 Helps children not be afraid of dogs and how to love something that isn’t yours, while being loved back pure and simply, unconditionally
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🥰😍 That is very good of them
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You can’t put a value on this kind of love
Two tri-colour terriers, one a Mini Foxy, one a Jack Russell, sit avoiding looking at the camera, as is their right.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I became disabled suddenly 3 1/2 years ago on my birthday. And everyone turns a blind eye to the married dependent who can’t claim a cent because partner threshold, keeping us stuck. So I vote for a party that perhaps might one day change that. And these Coalition Cunts never will.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Love this painting Helen!
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Haven’t had that happen in a very long time. Felt weird again making dinner, but fine since.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Came right after a bit, thank you
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Almost fainting while working at the kitchen bench and then again in the hall was not on today’s bingo card
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Husbands. When your partner can’t stop to talk because they’re working on a task, and the programme they’re working has 5pm slowed DO NOT TRY TO FIX IT Nor talk over the top of your partner who is saying “I do NOT need you to try to fix it”. You have ears. Use them. Listen. Shut up. #AllMen
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Friend’s husband is coming to walk The dogs. It’s how he gets dog love without owning one. He is bringing a friend with him today who also needs time with dogs. This is how it should be, spread dog love throughout humanity. Forget paying a dog walker. Let dog lovers have free dog walking time.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The day has a different vibe about it when it’s sunny with a cool breeze.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Everything’s fffffffffffff
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Humanity is gone when they televise that. There’s no going back. Not that I think we had much of a chance to go forward.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Osteo cancelled my treatment today which I reeeeeeally need to manage issues from the fall. The downside of being friends with your treatment provider. So I booked a last min Thai Massage, got someone who focused and worked my areas of concern without superfluous other things. Hip pain is gone 🥳
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thank you my friend 🫂🥰
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It is not a good day in my brain today 😞
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Ken @kenzime.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is definitely the sort of switched on deep political thinker you want as a deputy leader of a political party that may decide the next government based on 6% of the vote, which means he would suit a nats coalition down to the ground, the only one dumber than luxon around the table.
He was asked who he would vote for if he couldn't vote for the Opportunity Party. “Maybe the National Party,” Eb said. 

Asked why, Eb responded that he used to vote for them.

"I used to vote for them a lot of the time when I was a younger person, and then I changed a little bit and started voting for other parties.

"I voted for the Green Party before; I almost voted for the Te Pāti Māori party before. So I'd probably just go back to what I used to do, which is not a good reason to do anything,” Eb said.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Things I miss in my life: Hips, lower back, knees and legs that are pain free and function well. Affording the basics of life. Energy to function.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three years of blaming the other guy while causing chaos
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Overhead a conversation involving two women, both in favour of giving National “a chance to sort the economy”, one saying she listened to that clever Hosking guy who Luxon is so polite with, but Hipkins was so rude to. And that bloody CGT that Labour want to bring in. Fffffffffffffl
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Was a surprise he said it, but not a surprise no one pulls him up on these things.
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It was around him referring to the international courts, recognising Palestine as a state
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Scarlet @scarletblade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Spineless answers got the egg scrambled #NZPol
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