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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...

At work we are having issue with people either not showing up or giving ridiculous excuses. What are the best excuses you have heard for people not coming to work? My favourite is when my best friend...

I went for a bra fitting today. I've only ever had one before and that was years ago. I've recently lost 2 stone so thought I best get sorted. Anyway, went into Boux avenue I think it's called and...

So, some of you probably know that the government are changing the way people register to vote. I got a letter in the post asking me to register, which I went online and did that same day. H2B didn't...

I really didn't think that this would bother me too much prior to my wedding but I am finding myself getting more and more annoyed when people who know iv changed my name refer to me as my maiden...

I have seen/used report writing styles in word before that use different levels. For example: This Style would be the header 5. this would be the 'First level' style 5.1 this style would be 'Second...

A couple of months ago we parked in the St Albans rail station car park (which is owned and run by a private company - it isn't a council one) and phoned up to pay by phone as the meter wasn't...

Hi all, I'm a newbie here. No wedding date set yet but very keen to start planning. My fiancée is a police officer and there's been some uncertainty about his role and base for next year so that's...

I signed up to receive a fruit & veg box and my first box will be arriving on Tuesday. The contents are as follows: leeks UK calabrese broccoli UK black kale UK radicchio lettuce UK tomatoes ES...

Having spent a year doing DIY and knackering ourselves out we thought we'd get our mate in to do the final job which was to paint our hallway. Before having it done we spent ages choosing the paint...

Hey Hitchers, Stupid Husband jumped on a train a couple of months ago without realising he had run out of carnet tickets (the entrance he used doesn't have a turnstyle). When he got to London Kings...

I read the leggings thread, as I wear leggings under dresses and skirts as opposed to tights as I HATE tights. But round here it is treated as inappropriate to wear leggings under dresses. So I was...

Cant get enough of the bloody things- yay for tights!

Fed up of doing the majority of it myself. Can't justify hiring a cleaner. How do you split your housework and can it ever be 50/50, or is there always one person that ends up doing the lions share? ...