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MrX has just checked his bank account and has a charge for the local Ann Summers on it. Now, he cannot remember going in there at all recently (and says he's only ever been in with me since we started...

The things we think about when we can't sleep! I loved Geordieee Race-ahhh but can't for the life of me remember the other BBC Schools Look and Read programmes. What others can you remember, without...

Http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/01/foodanddrink.oliver She's very left-wing ? but it's hard to disagree with most of what she says. I find the bit about cost per calorie very...

It's a gorgeous sunny day in Brum so I think I will sit outside on a lounger, with a cool drink and finish off Pride and Prejudice before starting on the course books for my OU course. Am sadly...

I was having a discussion with MrX last night, and it seems he doesn't count my habits as part of me - they're what I do, not who I am... I've always been told that when you love someone, you love all...

My daughter has now decided she wants to go to uni....spent 1st year of 6th form saying..' i am not going to uni ,just want to do A levels and then get a job!' well, after the AS levels had finished ,...

I've just got my mum to tend with and I love her to bits (as my thread on bt yesterday shows!) but I'm struggling with the amount of time she wants to spend chatting to me every day. While she was...

I have always had real difficulties with noisy eaters? -I usually move away/make a cup of tea avoid sitting next to them? My husband shares this and whilst his eating habits are very good? his jaw...

NOT find their husband/partner attractive when he's asleep? MrX sort of puckers his mouth, furrows his brow, looks a bit grumpy and generally doesn't look any where near as attractive as when he's...

Just a quick AIBU... Is it unreasonable to feel unable to trust MrX if he proves to be unreliable at doing something? I view being able to rely on someone to do something as being able to trust them...

My fiance is black so originally thought a nice black suit but then changed my mind to an ivory/cream suit (can't actually see one anywhere tho that I like yet) but then I got...

What are your tips for de-stressing - that really works, any one got any tips for getting back to sleep once awake at silly o ' clock in the morning. I have Reiki once a month (which I think I need to...

I have the following (Simplified Version) Cell A1 = 41.56 Cell A2 = 41.32 Cell A3 = I want to put here that if the difference between A1 and A2 is between 1 and -1 then "OK", otherwise, "ERROR...

Am I the only one with a husband who thinks that wearing a t-shirt and basically jogging bottoms to a restaurant for an anniversary meal is OK? He has 'work smart' and 'comfortable' clothing and...

Hi! I posted last week looking for advice about whether or not to adopt a little kitten that my H rescued at work. We decided to take her and brought her home on Wednesday and im looking for a bit of...

...to the delightful sight of some sick chunks in the plughole of the bathroom sink. Mr was out last night "not getting too drunk" by all accounts as we have a wedding party to go to later. I *might*...

A description of a B&B in north-west Scotland. What d'you s'pose this means? Have booked a different one anyway, but maybe I should have checked that it was too. Wouldn't want to offend anyone... ...

After the thread a few weeks ago about hitchers feeling sad for inanimate objects I thought I was bad, but not as bad as others. Today I have proved myself wrong! We had a teddy bears picnic today at...

Did this a while back and prompted some amusing responses so let's have a new round. I'll kick off with the young child a few months ago who asked his mum "Mummy, why's that man got such a big tum?"...

How do you go about this? My stepdad wants to cancel his contract now (hes on month 16 of an 18 month and they wont give him a new phone and his one wont work now... long story blah blah). He knows he...

Gah, why can't I ever cook creme brulee? It won't solidify and the cream was too fatty and, argh... Anyone got a recipe that actually stands a chance of working?

Boring software question. I'm just downloaded Safari for use on my PC when doing quidco transactions, and I rather like the look of it. Pathetically I'm only familiar with microsoft but I'm a quick...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7501911.stm Have you seen this? I'd like to ask the man quoted at the end of the article if he's happy to pay more for larger jeans than small, on the same...

We've just had a letter from our agency saying our rent went up on 1st June and we owe £40 arrears. This would be fine - except the letter is dated 7th July and we haven't had any prior correspondence...

what the *** am i going to do? The hospital rang me at 11-30pm to tell me that they had found her an hour before with the wires from the patientline headphones in a noose round her neck and trying to...

Have you noticed a bit of a difference in the amount you get recently? Ours seems to be a noticibly smaller than previously - it's calculated by cost rather than weight, and J's starting to moan about...

H was cooking pasta the other night, he took the pot off the hob to drain it and Gucci (the cat) jumped on the cooker on to the hot plate and burned her two front paws. ☹️ We've no idea what possesed...

The clothes he is using aren't really that cheap are they ? He thinks it's a bargain to get a whole outfit for under £200. Am I tight or is that expensive for most occasions ?