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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? ...

I've just been invited to a baby shower with details of two gift lists in. Anyone else seen this before? I certainly won't be buying the expensive clothes from next that he'll grow out of in 5 minutes...

Just a quick word of warning - I sent out some Touchnote postcards on Thursday, to serve as little invitations to our engagement dinner (just close family). They got there in plenty of time, but I saw...

Background - H and I moved into our new flat 2 months ago. Technically it's a "first floor maisonette," so we have our own front door on the ground floor, then entrance hall and stairs up to the flat...

We've had ours since we got married and have been putting every 50pence piece we come across in it and its about 1/3 full..(it is a large one, though) Anyone else had one that was full? How much did...

Delivery drivers? I had a big delivery from Ikea today and wondered whether it's the norm to tip the delivery drivers? Also, while I'm here, do you tip your hairdresser?

Hi All, I'll start by saying that I am a dog lover so I hope no one thinks I'm against dogs full stop as I'm really not, I grew up with dogs and love them...... My neighbour's dog(s) bark for hours on...

So I'm wondering how other people experience/cope with PMT? By which I mean emotional issues rather than physical pain. Mine is terrible, lasting between three days and a week, I am a complete...

I got some diced beef out of the freezer last night and want to make a slow cooker chilli con carne Is 3 hours enough 'slow' cooing time if I put it on high??

I am applying for a renewal of my passport (surname change) and am having problems with the countersignature part. I am including new photographs as the old ones are super old and they don't really...

Does anyone have an overbite? I never used to have one but since having teeth removed about 7 years ago, and a wisdom tooth coming through, my teeth have moved around to the extent that my top teeth...

Am I the only one who hates them? Recently I have become increasingly disenchanted with wearing an underwired bra, they are so uncomfortable! I now take my bra of the minute I get through the door and...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and would really like some help. I'm getting married in November this year and my dad will not be there as he died 17 years ago. (we're getting married in the church where he...