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Me and two friends are going to Harrogate for the weekend in a few weeks. We want to do something girly so I was trying to book us in for makeovers in a department store. So far I've only been able to...

We've not had this for a while have we? Can I share these two from today: X - it must be so hard for those people who are perfect and who never make mistakes or put a foot wrong!!!!!!!!!!! Y - I wish...

I used to do a bit of mystery shopping and used to get tax taken off at source. Last year the company said we all had to go self employed and sort our own tax out so I registered as self employed then...

Why do they put a leaflet in my letterbox with tempting offers, but then don't deliver to my area? What's the point?

Hi, Its a long story but I';m very worried about my parents. My dad got made redundent in Decmeber and is yet to find a job. Hes had 6 months of JSA and now apparently he cant have anymore becasue its...

Can anyone suggest anything healthy and filling for breakie apart from porridge or muesli. No matter what I add to either of them I just cant stand the taste, texture or anything. I need to start...

I'm friends with a group of 9 girls I met when my son was born a couple of years ago. Bit of background - I wouldn't call myself poor but I am the only one who didn't go back to work fulltime and I...

New series starting now, Australian ladettes coming here.

I'm trying to be clever with our food budget, but am struggling a bit on ideas for what to buy that gets you the maximum nutrition for the cost I know things like dried pulses are pretty good as they...

My asthma always gets worse at this time of year because of hayfever. I take a Symbicort inhaler twice a day and use a Becotide as a reliever when needed. At the moment I am using the Becotide a lot...

What am I doing wrong?! I put the squeezy tubes on the back of the cats necks on a regular basis and change their flea collars every couple of months, yet I have just seen my first flea of the year. I...

I had the wonderful experience o signing on this morning. Burst into tears when the woman went over my last job details and felt like a right numpty. She told me to apply for the only job they had on...

I live in the USA but am not a US Citizen (although my daughter and husband are, so I could easily just do the test, and plan to at some point). When I attend official meetings for my job they convene...

I've only been there once and that was enough. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090311/tuk-food-bar-worker-put-lettuce-up-nose-6323e80.html

Which one would you make? I have cream, tomatoes, pine nuts, basil - lots of stuff really. Not sure if the usual tomato/veg sauce will go.

My cousin has just sent a round robin email via Facebook to anyone she knows who is married (or about to be - some people aren't even married yet) asking if she can try on our wedding dresses, and if...

Tonight we have been invited to a friends house. A couple of months ago her and her OH asked what we were doing for NYE and as we had nothing planned they said to come round and join them as they were...

I think i`m first! Have a great day everyone

Is it just me? Why exactly did we "do the right thing", look ahead, see that the bubble was likely to burst, not mortgage ourselves to the hilt, take on a house that we could afford on one salary -...

I have not been on here very much the last year or two so i just want to say hello to everyone i used to talk to. I cant get my head straight. I was due to get married in 4 months time. Life was good...

I read Sainsbury's magazine every month and am keen on cooking (quick mid week meals and weekend casual dinner parties & longer to prepare meals), food reading & wine drinking. Please can you...

As some of you may remember, my H left me at the end of May, with my twins who were then 5 months old. My home was about to get repossessed and I have had to start claiming income support etc. Since...

Just wondering how everyones getting on. Its all gone a bit quiet.

I've been told I need my paperwork from when I did temp work back in Feb/March time. It was a two week temp job. As I have so many solicitors cases going on I have most probably sent my P45 and...

Well Im on day 2 of said leave (well its sort of gardening leave, Im transferring within the same company, a different department and different site but Im off work till the 1st September and its...

Sorry for the woe is me type post, I think I just need to let it all out So my husband left me at the end of May saying we need a break. Things hadn't been fantastic, but I had twins just before...

I'm going up to Newcastle/Gateshead this coming weekend and word has reached me that Sea is a bit chavtastic these days and not worth bothering with. Could any local Hitchers recommend an alternative?...