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What do you do in the evenings?
I have lots to do during the day with work, teenage children and house "stuff" but come 7 o'clock my day is done. I generally sit on the sofa, watch tv and drink wine. My health and weight is suffering and I'm bored. I do aerobics 2x a week and gardening but want something to capture my imagination when I’m at home in the…
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Smeg fridge
Hi. Guy at work is selling a smeg fab28 for £195, said its due to getting a new integrated fridge and is in full working order. Normally sells at about £1000 . Just had a new freezer door and in good condition. Anyone have any experience of these? Reviews? Thanks x
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Stupid I know... But feeling a bit sorry for myself
Hi, as the title reads, I am being stupid I know but I feel ridiculously sorry for myself.. I seperated from my husband at the start of this year, it's been very painful time for both of us, about 8 weeks ago I started a new relationship with someone I met through work, someone high up in the company and someone I see…
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Family and becoming an ex-pat
Hello This is completely irrelevant to moneysaving most likely but I could do with a little support and to let off some steam. I've managed to land a job teaching English in Seoul, South Korea in a public school after having spent months (saving for and then) studying for a CELTA / saving up set up money and preparing for…
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renting emergency help please
i know you guys are all amazing so i thought i would come and ask for some help - also posting on the renting board a friend lives in a privately rented 3 story property. yesterday in the rain the ceiling started dripping it is now so bad that the bedrooms are uninhabitable and it is dripping through the second floor. the…
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How did I manage to lose my phone?
I do voluntary work on Friday afternoon/early evening. Before going there today, I had been charging my mobile. I took it off charge, but as it wasn't fully charged, I decided to take the charger with me. I put the mobile and charger into the same bag as my laptop and put the bag into the car next to my son's feet. My son…
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Victims of Police and what they are allowed to know
Hi I wonder if anyone has any knowledge here. If a victim brings a case to the Police and the Police arrest the suspect and believe there;s enough evidence on the face of it to colllect further evidence etc, how much is the victim kept abreast of things. For axample would the victim be allowed to know if the Police had…
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Observer journalist seeks parents as case studies
I'm a journalist writing an article for the Observer and have been given permission to make posts on the MSE forums. I am looking for a parent who is willing to talk about stuff they perhaps never expected to spend money on buying for their children, but have ended up doing so for one reason or another. Either stuff that…
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Are we overreacting?
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Dating Website - Next Steps
I've been chatting to a few guys over a dating website, but now one has asked for my mobile number. Which is understandable, it's kind of the next step. But now I'm going all cold and scared about the thought of speaking to him. I'm not good on the phone generally unless it's someone I really know and think he'll think I'm…
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Nosy neighbours
Where I live we seem to have a surplus of nosy neighbours. There are about 4 woman (all over 70) who are always looking out their windows or going outside to look at things and always wanting to !!!!! about others. Three of them are married so nothing to do with being lonely. One of them lives to the side of me and almost…
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Social fitted accessible shower for elderly dad - whos responsible for repairs?
A few years ago Social services fitted an accessible shower for my disabled father. He lives in accomodation where he part-owns the property. i.e pays rent for part. When he had the shower fitted basically he just asked the landlords (a housing association) permission to do this. Trouble is now the shower is leaking,…
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Baby next door crying non-stop!
This is only a brief story about it, I could go on for days! We had new neighbours move in at the start of March. From what I can gather it was a family of three with one on the way. I spoke to the dad once as they were moving in and he seemed nice enough: a welcome change from our old neighbour. Anyway, they moved in and…
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Making new friends
Hi, sorry if I'm not allowed to post this here, but I've been a member of this forum for a few years now and have seen over the years various threads about people being lonely or struggling to make new friends. I've always had a small close circle of friends (but wanted more), but recently I've found that we now have…
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Noisy Neighbours
Don't quite know what else to do about this, so figured I'd ask here. Around 6-8 months ago, the flat above had 6 20-30yr olds move into it, which none of us could work out the logistics as its only a 2 bedroom flat like everyone elses. Anyway, after me and my neighbour went and and knocked on their door, to denials and…
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sorry for myself tmi dont read if squeamish
So started what I thought was my period yesterday was incredibly light and just over a week early. I passed a clot of flesh (not a blood clot) and it was still very light. Today the cramps were unbearable and I have had some more icky lumps so called my GP told to do a pregnancy test. Yep I was pregnant probably about 5…
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Lost for ideas with what to do with my life
Not sure if this is the right place to write this but i've been trawling the net all day trying to find some inspiration on what to do with my life. I am married with 2 children and for the last 12 years served as a royal marine commando (40 Cdo RM). Now i'm out i have no idea what to do with myself and i would like to…
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How to take this Quote
"Nothing really happened, it was all innocent" Thoughts please
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Potty Training
Hi, I hope it's okay posting here but I really need advice. My son is 2years 9months old and we are starting to potty train him. We have been doing it for 3 days now (I know that isn't that long) but he is refusing to wee on the potty. He has speech issues so is unable to ask to go on the potty but he does know he needs to…
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Blue Peter Badge - do you have one?
Hi all We're just talking about Blue Peter badges in the office and wondered how many people have them and use them for the discounts. Do you or your kids have one? How long have you had it? Are you older and still using yours?
