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Ivf
Due to some complication me and DH have decided to go through ivf in July of next year. Ivf is very expensive so I thought if any of you can give me tips on what can I do to make it a bit more towards success. Like some diet changes etc. I am a non smoker and I don't drink. What else can I do? I heard of this thing called…
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The definition of insanity is....
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I must offically be insane - Xmas has been hellish and it sees me in bed with laptop while OH and DD are in the living room celebrating Christmas that neither of them have bothered their !!!! to prepare or organise. Maybe I am…
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Well....how did it go?
Our day didn't go according to plan. :D Our 1pm lunch ended up a 4.30pm dinner, I burnt some of the stuffing, I made soggy parsnips (cos I thought I'd save time by parboiling them for a few minutes only I forgot about them and they were in there for ages :o :D ), and my braised red cabbage tasted like apple strudel.…
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buying woodwind instrument 2nd hand?
Hi all, I posted a query a few weeks ago on the music board, but so far haven't had any responses, so I thought I'd try asking on here after seeing someone ask about buying a second hand violin recently (I didn't want to jump on their thread :) ) Basically I am (re)learning to play the recorder and would like at some stage…
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Christmas engagements
Why do people get engaged at Christmas? Is Christmas not special enough? Doesn't an engagement somehow detract from the Christmassyness for everyone? Just curious as an engagement ring photo just popped up on my Facebook.
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Info needed
Hi everybody I now that I might be in the wrong part of the forum but cant really find a best match for problem. My next door neighbours have always been dodgy. As in coming in and out of the house late at night both not working but have flashing cars. Any way I always say Hi to them when I see them because I am not rude 3…
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Merry Christmas Everyone! Here's to...
:j :beer: :money::rotfl::T Here's to another year of saving & making money, cajoling the codes, getting the glitches and general tomfoolery that is the wonder of MSE. Hope you all have a wonderful day wherever you are, whatever you're doing. Peace :A
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can I vent about my Christmas? Just a bit...
Hello, thanks for looking but I've deleted it all. Very long vent and just writing it all down and posting it made me feel much better. So I won't bore you all with more of my problems; a lot of people have it a lot worse, I know. Merry Christmas all, wherever you are, whoever you are with (even no one), whatever you are…
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Do you time when you give bad news?
I hope this makes sense. It will probably sound a bit cryptic. I am looking for opinions either way so I can rationalise something. If you have bad news (illness, not terminal, not being treated until the new year) do you feel a duty to tell family straight away, or do you leave it until a time that's not just before…
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Would you invite a stranger for christmas if it upset your kids?
I have just endured a lecture about the true spirit of christmas and wondered what others thought. Background is a friend has three children 5,7 & 8. 8year old is autistic and easily upset by anything unfamiliar, including strangers in the house. 7 year old is painfully shy to the point where he is receiving help for it.…
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the blues
I'm so sad I finished work on friday, my plan was to tidy the house, make mulled wine, get the last of the shopping, today i should be re-arranging the furniture in the living room, to accommodate 2 big tables for my family to sit at tomorrow, to eat christmas dinner from, i've a few presents to wrap, i was so looking…
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Seasonal Snippets :o)
I heard this on the radio - a goblet... ... is a baby turkey. Awww. :D
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Unattended young kids in car - would you have done anything?
Parked in a supermarket this morning. There were three kids in the car next to me. One looked about three, then there were twin babies, maybe a year old. I looked around but there was no-one about (i.e. the person with them wasn't just returning their trolley). I'm guessing (but don't know) that they just nipped into the…
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Some People
I dont understand some people. maybe you guys can offer some advice on how best to deal with them. I cant go into specifics but we had a disagreement with our neighbours a while back. we backed down and did everything we could to accommodate their (unreasonable) demands. Now we are doing nothing aggrevating yet they're…
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NORAD Santa Tracker
I've used this for the last few years and it has always just worked. We were watching it at 6.59am and it said one minute to go and as soon as it hit 7am this is what it is saying...To track Santa on Cesium and Bing Maps, return to this page on December 24th. Do I need to download a plug-in or something?…
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Hurricane Windscale Equivalent for IQ and EQ?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is brilliant, conjuring up images of uprooted trees and roof tiles falling off to make the nebulous topic of wind speed something very tangible. It was being explained to me that someone with an IQ of 150 doesn't always appreciate what someone with an IQ of 100 can't understand,…
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Surfaces
Does anybody else have a problem with visitors and surfaces? I have an antique sewing machine that was my Grandmas, it is obviously antique yet my BIL put his coffee cup on top of it this morning. We have a stone fireplace, very absorbent and yet my Dad put his coffee cup on top of it last year. I would never put a hot cup…
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Could this letter from my father affect his divorce settlement?
Parents are getting divorced and after a few years I got a letter from him saying he doesn't want to throw mum out of the house (i.e. by selling it), he just wants some equity. Mum doesn't know about this letter, however, the letter from his solicitor says they want to sell the house and she must make her own living…
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I'm alone a Christmas!
Been looking for the other threads but they date back a week or two so starting this thread. I'm alone this Christmas, I have been for the past number of years but this year I feel lonely for the 1st time. I have my cat and I've just cooked up a huge bubble and squeak for the next few days. I've found myself in a situation…
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Taking a leap of faith - moving in with bf after being burnt?
Hey all, and thanks for reading :) I'm not really able to talk about this with family/friends, so I'd like some opinions from people on the outside if that makes sense? This could be quite a long story so I'll try my best to keep it short! My concern is this; In the summer of 2011 I came out of a 7 year relationship in…
