Discussions I've Participated In

Don't really know where to begin with this post but here goes. I used to be such a happy go lucky person, very silly, articulate, fun to be with, carefree, confident, outgoing, and generally didn't...

Don't know what to think - this is driving me demented! People who viewed our house on Wednesday made us an offer, which we turned down. They came back with a revised offer which we've accepted. As...

I've not been seeing the problems that everyone else seems to be having with Hitched running slowly - until this morning. It just took 16 minutes to load the page to reply to a thread! But now all...

Whilst out shopping in the last couple of weeks i was browsing the magazines for home decor and one front cover in particular caught my eye - white furniture, pink cushions and maybe lime green or...

Do you have any? I have many. I am a wuss. Spiders. Not the skinny ones, but the proper spiders. Black ones. I can't do anything with them. Not even suck them up in the hoover. <shudder> The...

Just thinking as I pause in hanging up the washing. I hate hate hate hanging up socks on the line. they're so much sodding effort. a peg a sock. fiddly little gits. I also hhhhhhate unrolling my...

R-A's earlier comment "I see the parks and my Lido and the fab diversity and sense of community where other people see the gun crime and used syringes" got me thinking about how certain areas develop...

Your three year old needs to go to the toilet while you're out shopping. You are surrounded by bars/restaurants/coffee shops, but you go the nearest drain and he wees there. Is that normal? L xx

I am looking for a few little gardening things to get H for his birthday. Not expensive necessarily but something that is useful. Any suggestions? What is your 'must have'? I got him some secateurs...

Great, just had an email from accomodation tell us that someone in the Jobcentre (we share a building) on the 1st floor (the floor we have our offices on and share the toilets with) has been confirmed...

We don't really get sushi in the sticks and we both love it so I'd like to find somewhere to eat on weds lunch. We are staying near Russell Sq & will be getting the train to Kings Cross. Are Yo...

Need to do exercise.... but with a hussive chest am quite broad, and about a size 18 currently I am struggling to find any nice flattering and comfy sports clothes... would like something in...

In September my husband and I are spending a week with his parents in a cottage in Porthleven, Cornwall. As my husband and his parents used to live in Helston and we have had many holidays there as a...

? How do you make them stoooop? ? Do they ever get better without surgery?

For me is was the kiddy catcher out of chitty chitty bang bang. Sends shivers down my spine even now ? Did any scare you?

We have a stranded fledgling crow in our garden, he/she arrived this morning and is still in the garden now. I think his mum and dad are keeping an eye on him as there are two adult crows around and...

WTF? ? I've just been invited to a party with the above dress code, and I haven't the faintest idea what it means. To complicate matters further, it's been organised by Hungarians (I'll be one of the...

This is a very broad question but H and I have been looking at cars for ages and i'm bored and just want one now [stamp foot icon] He has rolls royce ideas but mini money. He won't have a base model,...

I've been swimming for 2 weeks and have already got a verucca, I've not had one since I was at school but it's def a verucca ☹️ Popping to the chemist to get some treatment at lunch. But how do I...

I was looking round our house this morning and, after a trip to Ikea yesterday, it's really dawned on me how much we've relied upon it to furnish our home. From Ikea, we've bought: Hallway - rug...

I know there are a lot of overweight children out there. My eldest is about 9 pounds overweight, partially due to a medical problem and partially because he eats too much and exercises too little. If...

We live in a cottage - the original bit was built in 1850, but the vast majority of it is a modern extension, built 2007. So it is both period and contemporary, which makes decorating complicated! All...

For us it was 20 months from the time we first met until we tied the knot. How about you?

God. Give. Me Strength. Son (aged 12) has lost his shoe at school. A gang of lads in his year decided to do "a leg and a wing" and his shoe came off. Some others decided to throw it into a bush. Son...

The school play post reminded me of my primary school days. Did anyone else have the Clarks shoes which had a sort of moveable strap so they could be Mary Janes or sort of court shoeish? They were...

It's going to be another corking programme. Teenage mums. This second one has done her homework - good on her!

Between us and SIL we are buying my MIL one for her birthday but need would like some recommendations as we only have a slimline one and she wants a full size. Thanks

I have had an email from a company called 'Harrison, White and Co' asking me to contact them and giving the phone number of ****. I have had a good google and cant find anything, other than a...

As above. We have many brown bananas but Nigella's looks overly complicated and involves soaking fruit in booze overnight first... Preferably something with no added fruit/nuts, but I guess we could...

I know we've done this several times before, but up until then I've been in denial and not willing to confront the amount I actually do drink. I don't think I have a *problem* but I know I drink way...

It's all gone very weird this end ?

I graduated 10 years ago this year (to my horror!) and I STILL haven't had to start paying my student loan off yet as I haven't reached the threshold just yet in terms of gross monthly pay! (begs the...