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I need to think of a number of events for a silly sports day- participants being 12 unfit blokes, 6 women and (where possible) about 6 toddlers/young children. So far on the list I have: three-legged...

I want to create a picture made up of 20 photos- 5 across, 4 down- then upload it onto Photobox or similar and order it as a mousemat. I haven't taken the 20 photos yet but tried making a mock-up...

I've always loved the idea of the Atkins diet- I love meat, cream, butter etc but can take or leave carbs. I've never tried it though as I don;t really believe in it- I think that people lose weight...

Inspired by this woman www.oneandother.co.uk/ I wondered what other people thought of the current trend for public nakedness to be seen as the ultimate expression of self-acceptance. There have been...

I've never used F&B paint before. is it really worth the extra money- colour-wise Dulux can match anything so what difference does it make to use F&B? If it is worth it, would you recommend...

Yes, that's the way round I mean ? I have some platinum rings I'd like to get dipped- I love yellow gold and it suits me much more than platinum/white gold. I imagine though that the gold will wear...

He was a bit silly to talk so unguardedly to a man who had dug his garden up (?) but I find it absolutely that anyone has suggested that this should be a resignation issue. It's pretty obvious he was...

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I'm choosing bathroom tiles at the moment and the info on some I like says "the tile edges are rectified, which gives the tile a very modern clean look". Does anyone know what rectified edges are?...

Https://findingmygoddess.com I especially like "She has a trim waistline (as do all four Goddesses above). Alternatively, if her waistline is ALMOST (but not quite) trim, she is willing to trim it...

Gargh, help me make a decision. Our bedroom currently has a (not v nice) brown carpet and an entirely minging 70s fireplace with huge hearth. Should I: 1. replace fireplace, putting same size new...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP3Bj-YHR9M Me, I love it a lot.

I can cook a chicken curry and a lamb curry today to eat on Saturday, yes? All well w/in BBD.

TS are coming round to give me a quote for venetian blinds. On the phone they were v keen to ensure that both H and I would be there, which to me is the sign of hard sell shysters (they want to close...

How does one go about finding a good tattoo artist? Is there a body they should be accredited to? Can anyoen recommend someone in London?

I was just about to post a couple of old Ikea standartd lamps in Freecycle when I looked them up on the Ikea site and found they only cost £3.99 each new. Obviously it saves someone a trip to Ikea...

Doesn anyone know any of these hotels? Any views?

I need to get my Kitchenaid mixer repaired but haven't had any luck searching for repairers online. Has anyone done this? Did you find an authorised repairer? I've emailed Kitchenaid but am too...

Gargh, I posted recently about a friend coming over from France who is both vegetarian and pregnant, and how I was giving a dinner for her with 12 other friends. Pregnant friends is now no longer...

Do I mean pot luck suppers? Occasions where everyone contributes food, anyway. I'm making the salads for a big picnic with friends tonight. I've just looked at what I've made and, seriously, even if...

Got all your money out of the bank, put it on the bed and then shagged on it Indecent Proposal-style, then gathered it all up and put it back in the bank? Have you?

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Am trying to write a proposal for my MA but am struggling a bit, having never seen one. Is it just supposed to be a simple outline of what I want to do or should I be trying to argue why it's...

Yay or nay (in hand luggage, I mean). Have checked on the Gatwick site and it says no razor blades, but I'm not sure whether that includes normal disposable safety razors.

I've just bought a new dressing gown- it's a waffle one from the White Company and it's LOVELY. Just putting it on makes me feel like I'm a White Co catalogue dweller, surrounded by crisp linen and...

I got my exam results today but I don't understand them ? I was due to receive them by post this morning but nothing came. My "record of agreed results" has now been posted on the university website....

Gargh, bloody cat jumping about has scratched our kitchen table- will need french polisher to get it out. I think I might start using tablecloths as it's not the first time it has happened. Can anyone...

I really struggle with this- shirts tend to gape and sadly I haven't found one that is small enough on the waist while encompassing my boobs adequately. High necks look matronly and give me mono-boob,...

Was planning on cooking some wild rice but am a little worried it's out of date (is in a jar and doesn't have a BBD). Is wild rice something that's goiong to kill us if it's old?

http://www.oneandother.co.uk/ How cringeworthy is this? Poor woman- think she had possibly not thought through how interesting a woman blowing up balloons was going to be.

A huge pigeon just flew into my house and went totally crazy, flinging itself at the windows etc. Have got it out now, thank goodness, but it's just sitting in the garden. Am worried it's injured,...

We would like to have a television upstairs. There's an aerial socket but the picture is dreadful and I'm trying to work out how to improve it. 1. Would a freeview set top box give us a better...