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Facebook - Is there any way to restrict some "friends" and what they can view on your wall etc without blocking them so you are still their friend? Ebay - I sold an item and the buyer wants to return...

It was her 60th this week and I made a cake reflecting her birth in India, her childhood in Australia and her journey to live in the UK. LEt me show you pleeeease, i'm so chuffed with it ?

Have you read it? It's brilliant! Well, brilliant in a bad way. It's shocking. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/jul/13/teenage-media-habits-morgan-stanley I can't believe how much of a stir...

I'm just looking at adding some to my phone but can't decide what I want/need. So what sort do you have on your phone that you use a lot? The main ones I use at the moment is a weather one, audible...

Just wondering if it lives up to the hype and if you'd recommend it? I only really use my phone for the basics at the moment but can see a time in the near future where internet access, etc. will be...

Sadly we're back to square one with my brother. I'm again at my wits end, and last night, when I asked him if he was talking about taking his life (he is a right poet, so nothing is in plain English...

I notice on here quite a bit how someone mentions that their OH does some sort of job relevant to the topic and then gives an opinion/recounts a story based on their OH's job. Now my OH has a very...

I'm stuck! I tried on some flip-flops today and just felt really stupid in them ? I have ballet pump shoes in various colours but they don't really look good with shorts either. The only thing I would...

As above really..... I'm looking at different styles and can't really make my mind up. I like the look of the Electra bronze sequined ones but are they practical for everyday wear or would the...

My MIL is supposed to have my kids on a Monday. It used to be Tuesday/Thursday, but she wanted to swap so they could go to the caravan for a long weekend at the end of the week (fair enough) so it...

Not sure how things are done as H and I have only applied for a few jobs between us and always through an agency. Last week he applied for a job almost identical to the one he was made redundant from...

I bought some spanx - tried them on and they were clearly too big, returned them to exchange (they'd only been tried over other knickers) but JL didn't have the size and colour combination I wanted,...

Fortunately I've not seen him for nearly two weeks as he's been off sick. He said he'll be off for 4 days then rings on the day he's meant to come back saying he'll be off another couple of days, then...

Normally a BTer, but I know there are lots of foodies o the dark side. going to'The funny side' and the places we like there take ages to get the food out to you, we need to be in the comedy place...

I need jeans that fit me and don't know where to look. I have a relatively small waist but have a belly and big thighs and hips so find high sitting jeans gape at the upper waist but low sitting jeans...

I have had my current phone for 5 years and I think it is about time I traded it in...I was thinking of getting an I phone or blackberry....anyone any thoughts on which would be best to go for? My...

I'm doing an job application and have a 'task to do which is Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Please write 250 words on the following topic: Please describe an occasion where you...

This is just a pondering really and I guess the definition of settling down is a varying one. What age were you when you "settled down" or have you not yet ?? Did you consciously do it or just drift...

Peter Andre, I salute you. OK, I've never watched their TV show, he's always seemed a bit nice-but-dim to me, but credit where it's due, he seems to be absolutely devoted to those children, including...

MrH has been made redundant 3 times in the last 18 months. For the first streach it was 5 months, then 2 months, and we are just entering the 2nd month of this streach. He has a final interview next...

I've got a couple of photos that I've taken that I would like to enlarge and put on my wall - thinking canvas or just a normal print framed. Does anyone have any recommendations for companies, or any...

Ive been doing really well at low-carbing recently, well, low starching really, leaving potatoes, rice and pasta's out, not fully Atkins. Anyway, feel a bit lighter and clothes fit ever so slightly...

We received a wedding invitation today for my H's first PhD student who's getting married in September on a Monday. I've never come across a Monday wedding before - this is as unusual as I think? The...

Some of you may remember about 2 years ago an anon poster asking for advice for what to do about a friends abusive husband, well, that was me; she did report him in the end, he's been on remand for a...

Lemon Meringue Cake My sister, who, incidentally is one of the worst cooks I have EVER encountered, reckons this is dead easy to make delicious, blah de blah. So I tried it How the hell do you get the...

I want to do this: What nozzle do I need, and is that coloured buttercream? Thanking you very kindly in advance xx

I'm looking for some advice please. I have been trying for a few years on and off to source an agent for the children's stories I've writen. One of my characters was so appealing that I decided to...

We followed the instructions, raked and forked the lawn, fertilized it and left it for a couple of days before sprinkling over lawn seed and giving it a watering. Have watered it a bit daily but not...

Told you it was a boring question. I've been on curtain opening duties for the ILs whilst they are on holiday and realised that MIL has modern beautiful curtains and I don't!! So please inspire me for...

We're moving house, and today we had the full inspection (same as a full structural survey). It took all afternoon and lasted until early evening. As we were leaving our next door neighbour drove up...

SB is a very busy boy - touch rugby on Monday, RNR on Tuesday, Tae KwonDo on Wednesday, sometimes Thursday and on Saturday too... so he's got a full week. He lives 100 miles away from me but works in...

H and I are in a lot of debt, the extent of living on credit cards, borrowing from Peter to pay Paul etc. became apparent at the end of 2006 when we realised we were in debt to the tune of £80,000 -...