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It was my birthday yesterday. We celebrated it by going to the venue and having our menu tasting. They gave us free champagne!! Did make me a bit sad though. We have this thing at work where one of...

Are any of you sufferers? Mine is so bad this year I'm waking up regularly in the night, red sore eyes, blocked nose, itchy ears/eyes/throat etc. Have you got any remedies? Tried tablets like piriton...

Husband and I will be going to a festival in August. We went last year together (first camping experience together), and it was great. Whilst he is a seasoned festival goer, I'm not and consider...

I just wondered how good the colour was? I've got a dark purple one that is a bit wishy washy for me so wondered if the blue would be the same?

Devastated to hear he has died. I loved him!!! I met him when I was younger and he sat and chatted to me for ages, he was so, so lovely.

I'm about to get stuck in to tidying the house, but it's such a gorgeous day out. I'm tempted to open the back doors to give the new house a real airing, but I'm terrified of wasps! If one comes in I...

Just wondering how long it takes everyone to get to work? We're house hunting at the moment and only have a small budget but if we move a little further away we can get so much more for our money...

Holiday next year. Oh alright it's the honeymoon :-) We've already done quite a bit of travelling and normally like doing backpacking style - moving around on our own using local transport. Australia...

My grandma was having an affair with a married man (?) and was in the pub with her friends. My grandad walked in with a mutual friend and asked "who's that girl?" Apparently he then decided there and...

I am spending today quietly agahst at my behaviour Saturday at a work wedding I went too. Highlights include me doing the splits (twice) and showing everyone my chuff, slut dropping with the the fm...

I've not used a sunbed in three years... I'm getting the urge to have some before I go on holiday. What are your opinions on them? Do you use them?

Hello ladies, hope you are all well? I am just wondering if any of you use the contraceptive pill Drospirenone? (otherwise known as Yasmin) The reason I ask is, for the past 10+ years I have used...

8 years ago today, my brother left us, 2 days after the birth of his son who he never had the chance to meet. Every year we remember this day, but this year is particularly difficult as I prepare for...

I was away on a hen weekend this weekend. Me and this girl went down together in the car. Shared the bed in the hotel, Shared a few drinks and shared the car ride home again. She has this morning told...

I suddenly got loads of ulcers in my mouth this week (often seems to happen when I'm stressed out). Then on Thursday I woke up with a half closed eye and I've been told I have an eye infection. Then...

Mr Erin has mentioned a few times how attractive he thinks Jaime Lannister is and l am not seeing it. Don't get me wrong he is far from a minger but l would not describe him as a very attractive man...

Are there pros/cons to either of these? I want to have my nails done and the salon offers both (for the same price) but don't really know which is best. Also do your nails have to be quite long to get...

Do any of you have paternal and maternal half siblings? Do you feel the same love for them both? Are your relationships closer to the ones on the side of the parent you are closer to?

Hi everyone I have had lots of different hair colours over the years but currently the dye has grown out and my hair is back to it's natural colour. The first time i dyed my hair I went blonde and...

Just wondered how long it took to arrive… waiting to receive Sergei I got a postcard from him saying he was in Amsterdam but had an accident falling off his bike and trapped his fur and fell in the...

Hi! For the past 3 weeks, nearly every day I have been getting a headache and its also been making me feel sick. I never am sick tho! Its the feeling of nausea I dont like. I take headache tablets but...

Well, I have it. I haven't had it since I was last told not to take NSAIDs. Paracetamol isn't working (generally doesn't for me unless I have a stress headache). It's set off my general pain pretty...

Welcome to the Otter Weight Loss Support Thread! The aim for the thread is to have somewhere to come for advice, inspiration or just general support for all diet and fitness related stuff. No pressure...

Hi all I've been suffering from hiccups for the last three hours. Nothing will cure these blinking things. I've tried holding my breath. Drinking upside down. Holding my tongue. Any other...

We are set to move into our bungalow in a couple of weeks, but one thing that still bugs me is that when you walk in the door it smells fusty and a bit like smelly dog. There are no damp issues, it...

Sorry for the boring and slightly stupid post but how do you tell a cold and hay fever apart and can you suddenly get hay fever if you've never suffered before? I had a cold last week (pretty sure it...

We are going to the Hand and Flowers for dinner on Friday so I Googled today to see if they had a dress code....a bit late I know. On the first page is your post from a couple of years ago asking the...