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Language-learners' chat
A thread for people learning a language or several. Truly MSE as many apps are available free. Are you using language-teaching apps such as Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, Drops... lots of others are available, these are just apps I use or know of. Are you working from a book, making friends with a native speaker, something else?…
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Old Style Daily Friday 10 January 2025
Brrr, it's another chilly start.
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Thriving not just surviving in 2025
I’m a long time lurker on here returned last year after a fair few years away, new account new me. the last time I was a member I was married, 3 kids, dogs cats and struggling, I'm returning, working on getting a divorced, adult kids and grandbabies, life has moved on and I'm now living in my mothers old house sharing with…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 09 January 2025
Good morning everyone.
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Housekeeping Supplies
So I was about to do my carpets and realised I've ran out of carpet deodoriser and air freshener. I searched but couldn't find any posts on whether it's more economical to make my own, or buy from the shop. I realise it's maybe a bit looking after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. Does anyone have any…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 8th January 2025
Good morning, it's a dry, frosty start this morning. Going out this morning to meet someone that I used to work with, we'll meet at one of the coffee shops here, so can just walk there. Not much else going on today except the usual household stuff. Hope our coughers and sneezers are feeling better. Thoughts to those who…
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Adulting my way into 2025!
I've been around on these boards for a number of years now, and still I'm struggling to get my act together :D I guess I'm realising I'm not very good at keeping myself accountable, so I'm hoping you'll let me have this (almost) diary here so I can check in with what I've managed to achieve. At almost 40, I need some…
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 07 January 2025
Morning everyone.
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A Very MSE Advent
Happy 9th of December everyone, a tad into the 24 day advent but my MSE advent idea has been met with enthusiasm so rather than waiting until next year, @LadyWithAPlan said I should start this thread this year (and I promise all my posts won't be this long) The MSE Advent idea is this: You choose a piece of jewellery that…
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The best mince pie pastry ever?
My elderly neighbour has at last given me her recipe for her mince pies. Do try it, I promise you will be surprised by how excellent it is. I will reproduce it exactly as she taught me yesterday. Yield - 3 dozen pies. 1 lb Self raising Flour 8 oz Trex 4 oz caster sugar 1 egg little water 2 jars mincemeat. Rub fat into…
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Organ meats sausage recipe for butcher
I want to consume more organ meats and my local butcher will make up a liverwurst type of sausage with beef liver, heart and kidneys, if I can provide a recipe. Can anyone suggest such a recipe? TIA
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O/S Daily Monday 6th January 2025
Good morning, I'll just start off, then pop back later.
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Old Style Daily Sunday 05 January 2025
Morning folks. I hope that everyone is OK.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 30th December 2024
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. Welcome to the last thread of 2024 and the first thread of 2025. Happy New Year We often see new flyers (gents welcome!) around this time of year so please don't worry if you feel you cannot keep up. Similarly if your house has been neglected it won't be turned around in a day - but if…
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2025 New Years Resolutions, how many will you attempt ?
Good morning as the New Year is on the horizon how many will you make ,break or keep ? I don't think about what I want to do more of what I don't want to do IYSWIM I want to be as healthy as possible and walk more, I don't want to be a couch potato and just veg out :) I want to learn something different I've never done…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 04 January 2025
Morning all. There was a magnificent starry night tonight, I spent too long just looking at it.
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December 2024 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the last Grocery Challenge of 2024! As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a…
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Old Style Daily Friday 03 January 2025
Morning all. Not moving yet. 😀
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2024 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD
To use Guineapigsqueaks/Sa1sysoo words “A new thread for declutterbugs in (2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021, 2022, 2023) 2024 !" My 2023 was another washout on the decluttering & decorating fronts. Neither DH nor I have managed to summon up any enthusiasm for anything. Not helped by DH’s health scare in March 😔 Our…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 02 January 2025
Morning all. It's a very bitterly cold Bank Holiday here. I'll be back.