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Thanks for this very informative article on the benefits of coconut oil! You have given an in depth analysis which helps clarify earlier misconceptions.

I like the traditional style. I have fond memories of my eldest son rocking back and forth for long periods, singing the "Mickey Mouse Club" song from a record he loved. It was an old song even then, from my early childhood actually, but it was his favorite.

I can certainly relate to what you're saying about Disability Allowance, though fortunately it's at one step removed. A friend of a friend (really! I know that's cliched, but I swear it's true) was in hospital on her deathbed. She was told that she could still work and therefore wasn't eligible for Disability. She died shortly afterwards.

This happened in Liverpool too. A father came back from the hospital after witnessing the death of his adult son. The recently deceased had spent six months being denied disability and had filled in endless forms, while terminally ill. The father found a letter on the doorstep from the DPW once again declaring his son fit to work.

And the father got angry. He channeled all of that anger into a court case, suing the government for making his son's last six months Hell. As far as I'm aware, it's still on-going.

Thank you so much for your advise. Another Wizzley author has DMed me with much the same too. I'm certainly going to pursue it. As for the tax thing, I'm not worried about that. Before my redundancy, I was working for a Mexican tour operator, as an English language content writer for their website and blog. As I wasn't on a British P.A.Y.E. I had to declare my own tax in a self-assessment form.

I'm still doing it. I'm just declaring the Jobseekers' Allowance too.

Thank you for having my back here. It's very much appreciated. <3

That's wonderful news Katiem2 :) I usually use ginger to treat coughs and colds including in packs to ferment joints which are painful and swelled up (I suffer from arthritis). Has worked quite well. Will definitely try ginger the next time I suffer from motion sickness. Thank you for the tip and for stopping by :)

Jo, I can relate to everything in your article. Why? Because all this happened to me after I signed on following my coma incident. And you are right, trying to claim disability benefit is a joke. I could hardly walk, let alone hold down a job, yet the system deemed that I could do 'some kind of work'. Of course I could, they were right - but nobody in their right mind would employ someone who could hardly stand, had very short concentration periods and became tired after about an hour of trying to concentrate on something.
And like you I thought writing for a living would get me out of that situation.
But unlike you I found an alternative way of using the system so it worked for me, rather than against me.
This is what you should do ===
declare that you will be going self-employed, and that you will be working > 30 hours per week doing it. Ask for all the documentation necessary. Find out about Tax Credits for the self-employed.
If things have not changed (and it may be that certain payments were due to me because of my age, and the amounts may have changed) you will find that: due to your 1 year unemployment record, you can receive £100 for becoming self-employed (finding work I think they call it); receive £50 per week for 10 or 12 weeks as an interim payment; receive just under that which you are getting on the dole, as Tax Credit, without end; not have to sign on ever again; receive housing benefit and Council Tax rebate from your council because you receive less than a living income (until you start to see some return on your investment in writing at Wizzley); not have to worry that you could break the law; most certainly not be restricted to 10 hours writing ever again.
The downside is that you will have to declare your income for tax purposes, once per year; do same to Council twice per year; fill out the forms for Tax Credits once per year.
You will be removed from the unemployment figures.
The upsides outweigh the downsides 1000%. DM me if you want to discuss further.

My daughter uses ginger for motion sickness, works great! :)K

My daughter is looking to get a new dog, it will be her first. She wants to get a rescue prison dog. We are still researching all the many options. She wants a dog that will run with her. We def will need these training tips. Thanks :)K

Pinkpanther, I agree, and good for you, you go now! Did you know men first wore the shoes like those today designed for women???? Yes, it is true the royals, rulers and such all wore the shoes like those we women wear today. We stole this fashion statement and it is any mans right to take back what was once solely theirs. My vote is we share! Love hearing from you, thanks for sharing! :)

Thanks, this is why I wrote this, after driving around to find one I thought WIZZ it! I love Amazon! Thanks for the purchase and enjoy! :)

I take two tablespoons, that's right you heard me, of coconut oil everyday! I'm thin, fit with the perfect cholesterol and blood pressure. I began taking it yeas ago after researching the topic. It is an amazing component to a optimal healthy life. I keep an extra jar on hand so I NEVER run out. I like the Barlean brand.

PLUS! It is vital to use only the cold pressed organic types. Great healthy tip! :)K

Very helpful article. My mother has macular degeneration and is blind in one eye and limited in the other eye. I won't be turning her loose on the street at 90 years old, but I look forward to reading your other articles on the subject. I'm sure I can pull away some useful tips.

Ah! Yes, I see your point. Flogging the same dead horse, rather than bringing in good new content. Or even new content. You're right, we've never had so many promotional days.

I'm so wavering on cancelling membership. As so many of my friends left, they gave me their stuff. I refused to call it a present, as they did, and simply held it instead. My bank is chock full of other people's things. If I leave and they came back, they couldn't access it.

But that's just a secondary reason. The first is my clan. I'm the leader. I'm needed for those who stayed, so I can fix things in the citadel et al.

However, I'm hardly on! It's one of those horrible no man's land situations, where I really should just stop sitting on the fence and follow my conscience out of the door.

Your suggestions sound about right to me too. I'd add in stopping with all of the freebies. I shouldn't get 1m xp just for logging on. That's a game breaker right there. I'm not sure that anything could be done to fix the mess. It's too entrenched and there's no way they could roll back to April.

It might be better to simply draw a line in the sand and say, 'Yeah, it's messed up, but from now on we're going back to original principles.' Those who lived through 2012 get to keep their bonuses earned then, which isn't fair, but is the only realistic route.

You do make a great point about the variance. I used to love that about Runescape. No two people were playing the same game, as we used the variety of game-play options to choose our own route. Today it's all being funneled into the same areas. For example all Runecrafters are in Runespan.

Oh wow! I did not know that you could search keywords for feeds. Nice one! That will definitely come in useful. Thanks. :)