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Am I the only person on the planet who thinks Sam Smith is really overrated? I keep hearing on the radio about how brilliant he is and he's won loads of awards and stuff but honestly I just find his...

I have never read the books, but the film coming out has sparked this up again. I've just seen a very interesting post on Facebook that I can't copy across on my phone but suffice to say it was a very...

Hey all, Sorry, I realise this isn't a house buying/selling forum, but wanted to get your thoughts anyway! A house we are in the process of buying had the survey come back to say that it has some...

Hope you are all having a good weekend! Within the next year or so there may be a possibility for my husband and I to move there for a couple of years, due to the work he does. We have never been...

Following on nicely from a post in another thread about cringe moments - what have you done which has made you want to curl up and die, there and then? The one I always remember (and still gets spoken...

Has anyone tried teapigs tea? I've fallen in love with it! But at £4.20 a box it's stupidly expensive!

For me it's; Putting the washing machine on. I hate it when the washing basket it is over-flowing! Changing my underwear with each outfit change. Some days might be work uniform / gym clothes / own...

I was watching Silent Witness last night (the one on the Underground, if anyone watches it) and there was a scene (when the Crazies were on the roof burning their clothes) that I had to rewind and...

...and answer it. You can only pick one, so choose wisely. Name the most terrifying moment of your life so far. If you wanted to look very sexy, how would you dress? What famous person do other people...

So thanks to this forum I've learnt that I need a foundation that is SPF free for my wedding. I've been looking round and there aren't that many. Add to this that I'm extremely pale and most...

So as not to derail the other thread about the weird hole thing - I just wanted to comment on what you'd said about eczema and the after effects of it. [quote user="yorkshirekiwi"] ... However I have...

Because it's Friday. And I'm bored: Post a crush that makes you feel a little bit disgusted with yourself whenever it rears it's ugly head. Please also post pictures. My secret guilty blegh girl...

I find Adam Hills strangely attractive, so what do you think, hot or not?

Long story short - the bride wants a hen do (5 days) abroad with close friends but is also having a hen night with all other friends in Manchester....we have been asked by the chief bridesmaid (who...

Does anyone know a way to stop this? My OH bought me a locket for Christmas but the clasp keeps sliding round so it end up next to the locket bit, I have the same problem with all my necklaces that...

Have just received a late Xmas present from my boss - a £25 Debenhams voucher. I'm going to spend it all on ME, not the house for once, and am looking for a new day cream. I already have a gorgeous...

How was your Christmas? I ran around on Christmas Eve from 5.30am collecting the turkey, getting my hair done, prepping food etc. Got rather drunk on the Christmas Eve night. On Christmas Day l made...

So this year is the first year ever that I won't be spending Christmas day & I'm blessed with a chef for a dad so im a bit apprehensive about the dinner at the OH's. At my folks, we usually have...

I am in on the 23rd only doing a 9am to 5pm. I am off Christmas Eve and Christmas Day which is a result. Then a 12.5 hour shift on Boxing Day, l am being paid double time so trying to think positive!...

In case anyone is struggling for some last minutes gifts, Lidl have today started a range of Britney Spears hair care stuff. Straighteners are £9.99, Multi Functional Styler £11.99, not sure if they...

As it says in the title... I once sold a pair of my used underwear to a guy I met on Craigslist. (I was single, I hasten to add.) So I think that's mine. You? (ETA: To clarify, I don't just mean to do...

I mean proper big ones, like she's been campaigning for ages to get referred for a reduction .... I was on the verge of buying her this for her birthday this morning and then suddenly though of Sarah...

Does anyone know much about the ESTA form you have to fill in for entry to the USA? We're off on honeymoon to New York for 3 nights then off to Antigua so we both need to fill in an ESTA but im...

The cats unfortunately have fleas and won't stop itching. I applied the flea stuff as usual a few weeks ago, l do this monthly but it's now clear that its not working. I have boil washed everything l...

I've just been emailing a client and booked something to happen in January. He signed off his last email with "Merry Christmas!!!" Surely it's too early for this?? Or am I just being a Scrooge?

So we have just had an offer accepted on a new house hurrah! How long did it take you to move in to yours? id love to be in for Christmas, unlikely I know! Especially with nationwide mortgage as they...

No not for me....although as noted on the other thread I am feeling like an OAP!!? My mum is 70 in Jan so as a joint Xmas/birthday pressie was thinking of sending her and my step dad somewhere for a...

So although it sounds such a silly problem, it's really becoming a massive issue right now. My breathing is supposedly very heavy at night, not a snore, just very deep breathing. Apparently this has...

H has a job interview on Monday. It's for a job very similar to his old job which he loved. He's been unemployed now since April (aside from a brief spell in a factory and an even briefer spell as a...

I am having issues agreeing my last day at work with my current employer. I handed my notice in on the 22nd October 2014 and l need to give 4 weeks notice. They are saying my last day is Wednesday the...

Does anybody else have a gremlin that lives in the sock draw that whenever there's a matching pair removes one of them ?? Finding a matching pair of socks is so hard at times I wore odd ones every day...