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Help Finding a 3D Garden Landscape Card
I'd like to send a "Get Well Soon" card to a keen gardener who likes a serene garden/lawn setting, with flowers like roses, hollyhocks, mainly in reds and blues, maybe whites, excluding yellows if possible. I've found a few 3D/Popup cards on Ebay featuring flowers, and some are nice, some a little brash. I recall seeing…
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Adoption
Feel free to go through my past threads BUT it aint gunna stop me from wanting to adopt. Poor poor kids in the world lacking a loving family, makes me so sad. From Going through a tough labour with my youngest (female who is 5) to now I still crave that new edition, I love kids I want another one running me riot BUT ss…
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Looking for some ideas :)
HI all im looking to pick your brains :) Im starting a childrens entertainment business offering bouncy castle, ball pit bouncy castle, face painting, glitter tattoos, balloon modelling, mini disco with laser lights and mascot visits but in the last 4 weeks 3 new businesses have appeared in my area :( Im all for a bit of…
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Seperation - what to do?
Last week I split with my partner. His decision. Bit of background... We have a small child together and I have a older child from previous relationship. 2 years ago he bought a house for us all to live in, along with a 4th bedroom for when his 2 children from a previous realtnship come to stay. I did not contribute to the…
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A crush on the bossman?
I have a very harmless crush on my boss. Not my immediate line manager but the guy a couple of pay grades above her. Its fine, im not acting on it. Its more funny than frustrating. But why now? I have worked with him, well in the same room as him, for months now! Also when will it stop? Hormones at work and going bright…
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Don't know what to do - Moving house
Theres DH myself and ds x 2 aged 6 and 3. We are currently living in a rural place and i feel extremely isolated. A house has come up for rent not far from my parents where i grew up and i can't decide if i want to move or not. Were currently in a rented property, which is pretty large DS1 goes to a local village school…
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Tell me about Yoga.....
Having hit 40 I am a bit creaky and nowhere near as supple as I once was, I also want to tone up a bit. So I was thinking about Yoga. Is it good for stretching/toning in general? I've never done it before but have it on the Wii Fit which is a start - I could dust it off and use that. I thought it might give me some 'switch…
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Toilet training while on holiday
We are in the process of toilet training DS2 who is at that point where he will use the potty if it is readily available but will also have accidents if he doesn't reach it quite in time. So far, we haven't ventured out of the house yet pants free, because he only managed to do his first wee in the potty yesterday even…
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Friends, Family & life
Sorry for long post but am now at my wits ends. Ok, I have a great hubby and two lovely children and dont want for anything just people to treat me how I treat them. I appear to of come the door mat for everybody and it has finally got to be. In a couple of months it is my special birthday and it would appear that my so…
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Hospital Gift for 75 year old cancer patient now with stroke?
One of my neighbours. She's had chemo for a couple of years, widowed during it. The latest thing is a stroke, which has resulted in her losing control of one side. Really nice lady, she has family who have clustered round her, so she's ok as in being taken care of. She's now in an acute stroke unit. Other than knowing that…
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Save my Pension
I'm splitting from my marriage. Our only real assets are my pension and the equity in the house. I reckon there could be about £80k equity tops. My pension is worth more than that at present. Therefore the equity doesn't give her an equal 50/50 split. What are the chances my pension will be attacked even further even if I…
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Fitting a Old Style Buggy Board
Hi I'm recently purchased from ebay an old style lascal buggy board maxi (the one before the easy fit system). It does fit my quinny buzz, but i cannot find any instructions on how to fit it. I really cannot work it out and its driving me mad. I've searched google and can only find instructions for the new style, does…
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Whats Fair? Splitting up
Hi, I recently split from my partner of several years, we have a small child of nursery age who will live with me and have regular access and contact inc overnight stays with ex. We've started making moves to make this separation more permenant and are talking of dividing all the things we've accumulated over the course of…
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mortgage deeds feeling safe
Hi i wanted to ask some advice i have been with my partner 8 years not married and no kids, just lots of animals and my partners aunt died last year leaving him enough money to put on a house, anyway our relationship is very up and down and if we have a arguement he will leave, so i feel unsafe moving in with him as we…
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Jealous Partner
Morning Have any of you had to deal with a jealous partner and how do you overcome this! I felt my Oh and I have a very good relationship, we have 2 small boys and a generally good lifestyle. However when I first met him I noticed he could be quite jealous and he explained this was due to his ex messing him about, but…
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The traditional way?
Given that I am 55 and have been married twice before this may seem a strange question, but as both ex wives were not conventional I need to know something without tipping off friends and family that something is in the air. I am rapidly approaching the point when I would like to propose to the new love of my life, but…
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Breaking a flat contract
I have a friend she is 18 and 4 weeks ago signed a contract to rent a flat for a year with her boyfriend. They both had jobs saved for the deposit etc. the relationship has broken down. It seems it can't be fixed. He has lost his job she can not afford the place on her own. It's a one bedroom place so getting a room mate…
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Hoovering
How often do you hoover and where? OH said he would do the hovering, so I suggested downstairs and upstairs 3-4 times a week - we have two white jack Russells that ALWAYS shead. It's come about he classes hovering as 'floor space you can see'. Ie not moving sofa, under bed etc, we only have carpet in lounge and stairs,…
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is it ever a good idea to...
Ask a workmate what their problem is. I have been getting the impression that a couple of my team mates don't like me. which is fine. But its getting to the point now where theyre being passive aggressive, short with me when i speak to them. Like the other day i said hello and got a "grunt" in return, and going behind my…
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Ex Husband Refusing to Give Address for Divorce
Hi everyone Not too sure if this is really the right forum but didnt know where else to post it!the My Ex husband is being a bit of a sod tbh!! He didnt want to split up, i left him and now he is doing all he can to make it difficult for me. We were renting from my dad, and i moved out as i new he had nowhere to live. My…
