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MrOs has just been posted to Castle Donington with work, so looks like I'm now a weekday single parent of two under 3, plus I work three days a week so I can see I'll have to be super-organised to...

We're thinking of moving, well, we NEED to move to a bigger house but a 4 bed house in a decent area in Gloucester is too far out of our budget. We were thinking of moving to Evesham where we can get...

Am being dim, what does this mean? ? Steph

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 My in laws are just back from holiday in Benidorm and were delighted to tell us all about the £1000 worth of Merino wool blankets they had placed an order for....

Hi, I wonder if any of you are able to help me. I am planning to have a few people round (perhaps 20) for some nibbles and drinks before we go out drinking for my birthday in a few weeks. My H and i...

https://www.campusgifts.co.uk/acatalog/Edward_Monkton - up to 50% off sale on all Edward Monkton stuff.

We're going to OH's uncle's funeral on Monday and we're struggling with what to wear. It's going to be a fairly formal affair (I'm not sure if formal is the right word) with black attire being...

Someone used it ? Im furious. We moved house over six months ago and actually went into our local branch on the day we moved to tell them. Ive phoned the bank and been on to the fraud dept who said...

Hoping you might be able to help. I have been invited to a party with a godfather theme (FIL's 60th). Whilst an outfit for my H is extremely easy, suit with trilby hat and fake gun - voila. However I...

My parents are crossing New York - Southampton on the Queen Mary 2 shortly and it will be their Ruby Wedding when they are away. I was hoping to send them a message/telegram or something on the big...

We got a new kitten a few weeks ago and she is doing great, settled in well and gets on with the dogs and kids. However she is extremely greedy, i have never come across a cat like this in my life....

Sorry this is probably going to just turn in to a rant but I'm so fed up with it all. We live in a maisonette and our downstairs neighbours are so annoying. They constantly have their music on full...

Before I get lost in the powers of google can anyone help recommend any informative websites regarding Aspergers please? And particularly in adults. Or is there anyone here who has any experience of...

I'm looking at retraining to work in accountancy but I'm not sure which course would be the best for me to go for AAT, CIMA or ACCA and are those the main ones? As a background I have a law degree, a...

I do, my H does and always has done. Does anyone else, I wondered what the logic behind this is? Fankoo.

We've got a fairly big square bay. Currently we've just got some muslin curtains up for privacy. I'm hoping to get some venetian blinds made soon, but we'd like some proper curtains too and I'm a bit...

I am feeling really unfocused at the moment so wonder if anyone could offer some tips. I've not had any idea how to go about this for some time, and I have just found a file full of hitched tips-...

I called in today and they had sea bass, bream, hake, cod, salmon, haddock, coley and a few others all just plain (not in a sauce/batter etc) and I am trying to eat more fish so I wondered if anyone...

I am very scared of spiders, since moving we seem to have loads of very big spiders. The type that only just fit in a pint glass. My stressing and getting upset is effecting my 2.5yr old. I know I...

FiL has just had a quadruple bypass and valve replacement. Physical recovery is going well but 48 hours or so post surgery he started showing signs of extreme confusion and paranoia, to the point of...

Hi all I'm trying to eat more beans/pulses/grains, cos they're good for you. I've also started sprouting things (deliberately, rather than things just growing roots etc cos they've been in the...

I start a new job on September 7th and they want me to fill in a P46 form rather than waiting for my P45 from my previous job. There's a box on the P46 about student loans which says: "If you left a...

My husband is 40 in two weeks and having a Mexican themed birthday party. I think I have just about got the food sorted but am trying to track down wholeJalapeno peppers and also frozen Jalapeno...

I can't decide?! I've got a big night out tonight. swanky restaurant, nice bars - all in London Town. I haven't been out on a 'big one' for ages and feel very out of the loop ? I dragged H around...

Whose going then?

I was thinking of treatingp myself to some nice hair products and thought of Charles Worthington, can anyone tell me if they are worth spending that little extra on. Also which products did you really...

I should be cleaning up in readiness for guests tomorrow. In reality, I fancy taking my books to the local coffee shop and doing some study. Or even going to the local (v nice, friendly and safe) pub...

Just thought I'd share the latest Which? survey with you, as it hasn't come up for a while . . . Simple replenishing rich moisturiser (£3.20, 125 ml) outperformed both ROC retin-ox intensive (£19.95,...

I have loads of peppers from the farmers' market; was going to make soup but my blender has gone kaput. Any bright ideas on what I can do with them?

Ye Gods I'm confused. I'm trying to work out how much of a mortgage we can afford. When you are working out the LTV percentage, do you include Stamp Duty in the value of the house? Or is that just an...

We are in the process of having our garden done and are thinking of getting a chiminea. Does anyone have one, are they any good or do they have their flaws. Thanks