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I haven't interviewed anyone for years and I am not sure what to ask. My boss is sitting in, but is so uninterested I am sure he will leave it to me, but be watching if I make an idiot of myself...!...

Just wondering what sort of age might be the best to take a munchkin. LO is 4 next year but I still think that might be a bit young (unless anyone can tell me otherwise....?) I would looooove to go...

...if you found out that your best friend said to someone else that she's been walking on eggshells around you the whole time you've been friends?

I'll try to keep this short, but doubt thats going to happen. ? So here it is my report on being a life model for the first ever time as I know a few of you were interested in it. I made it to the...

I need to do a bit of market research and couldn't think of anyone better to ask than you honest lot _ so here goes Do you have a wheelie bin or rec ycling boxes? Do you have them cleaned and...

I have an interview tomorrow, nothing fabulous and only a 3 month fixed contract but after 6 months of unemployment needs must. I'm just so excited to get a break so if you could spare some skittalie...

Must be the change of the weather, but I am in a shopping mood!

Does anyone have any experience of fit flops, do they really work, im trying to decide whether i should invest in a pair for my holiday in 3 weeks or will my £1 primark ones do the same job? I have...

Hi all, need some advice! You may remeber I wrote a post about 3 months ago, but I will recap: We rented a house from Feb '07 until Oct '08, while we saved a deposit to buy our own home. Our landlord...

I was just about to post about the Floyd on Floyd programme on last night & say how fab it was, then I heard just now he died last night. Did enjoy his programmes.

I want to get some new clothes. Having looked online and in catalogues there's very little floating my boat. I'm nearly 40, 5ft 8ins tall, I don't have long legs and although my legs are shapely from...

... Just thought I'd ask you for some feedback. As you probably know, we had some system problems a couple of weeks ago that meant the site stalling and sometimes grinding to a halt. We made some big...

I've not asked for vibes before on here but as I don't seem to be getting very far, maybe vibes can just swing it for me. Briefly, I worked for a company for over 20 years, got headhunted at the end...

I am having a new house built and have been told by Persimmon who are building it that we cannot have laminate flooring as its a new house. We went to a carpet shop yesterday to arrange to get a quote...

Don`t normally post here, but have seen some rumblings about another forum-can some one give me a clue whats going on, its all very shrouded in mystery!

Ok so the problem is my husband has a boy (22) and girl(14) from previous marriage, I have 2 boys (20) from a previous relationship and we have a son of almost 4 together. His oldest lives with his...

Can anyone advise me on a really good hair conditioner. TIA

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...

We are supposed to be driving to Yorkshire on holiday today. I recently had a puncture and used the spare. My H went to the garage this morning to pick up a spare where they told him that the tyres...

/collections/gadgets-tech-gifts Anyone else lusting after something incredibly impractical but amazing?

Hi guys, Its my Husbands birthday today and I want to make a nice Banoffee pie, does anyone have a good recipe for it? Thanks Jen

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...

What's the general consensus these days about dates of birth on CVs in the UK? Also, when do you stop listing your A levels and just say how many you got? Thanks in advance!

The time has come again for us to totally misread the financial situation and choose the wrong mortgage. Two years ago I was about to go on ML so we fixed to be safe - the rates have dropped to an all...

Hi all, My assistant is off round the world for 18 months next month and as normal there will be a leaving card and collection, but I am stumpted at what to get her as a present. The fund will be...

I've just eaten fish and chips from a chipshop! The thread about the cost of fish and chips came to my mind when Mr WT said he was going to go to the chippy. I thought I'd bite the bullet and go for...

As per title ? Also, does anyone use those vacuum storage bags to store duvets, etc? Do they work well?

I haven't got a passport, but need one as I have some international conferences scheduled over the next 24 months, which I need to attend for work. I don't have any personal travel plans whatsoever...

I was thinking about this at the weekend and have come to the conclusion that we dont really have that much in common but our relationship works regardless of this. We are most certainly a case of...

I have very few people I would count as close friends. After some massively failed friendships in the past I am much more careful about who I let myself become close to/trust and often find myself...