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Hiya everyone Has anyone been off work long term (6 months +) and then gone back phased to full time? I am planning my phased return including my annual leave and really don't know what to expect with...

I want to put a wooden venetian blind in the bathroom. When we had them put it two of the bedrooms it was a nightmare and the handyman ended up having to bodge it as couldn't drill into the lintel (I...

I've 'been good' recently but it's all gone to pot today. I'm moody and food is my friend when I'm moody. Until I've eaten that is. I've had a ham and cheese bagel, bag of crisps, rice and beef...

I'm going to a birthday party at the weekend and thought i'd make these. Does anyone have the recipe to had (is it Keef's?)

I'm helping to organise a charity ball for the "c-word" and the theme is Panto. I have to design each table around a character and my mind has gone blank. I have to potentially come up with 30, well...

My little sister is off to uni next week and I wanted to do a bit of a survival kit type gift for her with some handy things in but some funny things too. [booze, matchsticks for eyes for when she has...

Do you know the ones I mean? I have a friend looking for one and I need to get it today! Doesn't matter about colour or branding but has to be in the West End area of London.

I have always had real difficulties with noisy eaters? -I usually move away/make a cup of tea avoid sitting next to them? My husband shares this and whilst his eating habits are very good? his jaw...

Does anybody know what is behind the current trend for teenage boys to belt their jeans halfway down or under their bum so you get an eyeful of (often manky) boxers? I feel like walking up behind them...

Has anyone heard of this make of boots? Am looking for somewhere online that sells them, but they don't seem to be coming up in google searches! They're Fly London style boots, pretty much imitations...

What colour do you think a five pound note is? H was taking my money this morning and he took a tenner and a fiver. I asked him to give me back the blue one and he looked blankly and then handed me...

I've just noticed that a stone has fallen out of my wedding ring, I'm really annoyed. Considering I got married 21st June it's pretty crap! I'll take the ring into store ASAP (Ernest Jones), I just...

That made sense in my head you know what i mean

Evening all, Does anyone know where I can get bootcut jeans that are not low rise? Thanks!

I've just been and picked some apples from the apple tree at work, and so tonight i'm going to make apple crumble. So if possible could i have your easiest apple crumble recipies because i aren't the...

It's such a comedy/drama queen like move.

So my baby brother is going off to Australia for 6 months next week. I'd like to get him a little parting gift that would be useful to him, not too expensive but thoughful. Any ideas? im stumped!!

We've just decorated our sitting room and next weekend Mr Hole wants to do the hallway. I am all out of inspiration, looking at all the colour charts online has made me colour blind. It's quite a big...

As above really....

I have finally picked the wallpaper for my bedroom and have picked a striped design. The problem is I want to hang it horizontally instead of vertically. Any ideas on how to do this making sure it is...

I went in the loft yesterday to dig out some old photos to scan and upload to Facebook, and I found my Colin Firth stash from when I was a teenager ? I wrote to him when I was 15 after seeing him as...

How does your school treat inset days with Part time staff? If you attend an inset day on a day which you do not normally work, are you usually paid to attend that day, and do you have to fill a form...

They are running his "weird weekend" series on the Dave channel at the moment.

I have been on Ebay all night as i am selling quite a few things at the moment. I don't know how I came across the following as I wasn't particularly looking for Knickers. Anyhow, there are quite a...

I went out earlier to collect MrJMP's dry cleaning, as I do each Saturday. Local Dry cleaners who we have used since living here - 7 years. Run by two young muslim guys, one very devout & one more...

Because I feel really bad. I can't remember much after my second glass of wine.

I've singed my hair (is that how you spell it?). I lit the massive oven at work this morning and it blew back and I've singed all one side of my hair. I've got a shortish, choppy, layered bob but I...

Anyone play? It's not difficult to learn, is it? I mean, I've played the odd game on my phone and it doesn't look like you need to be a rocket scientist to understand it. Or am I missing something?...

It seems at my local pool, this doesn't actually mean swim, but meander (breaststroke, head always above water type) up the lane 2 or 3 at a time having a chat, whilst giving evil looks to the rest of...

As posted on another thread... There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing so get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little. Billy Connolly I need a sexy raincoat. Any ideas where I...

I met a group of expat ladies from all over the world this time last year, and made a couple of really good friends out of the group. One of the ladies is American, but is married to a Brit, and has...

Hi Can everyone send their get well soon vibes for my cat? He came in today as usual, but when i picked him up i noticed his tummy was bleeding. He appears to have caught it on a fence or something....