**The BB's happy birthday daily chat thread Tuesday 19 May**

bookseller1980

I struggle a bit with Excel although this is in Excel. I am gradually teaching myself. Very difficult to do money in Publisher!

sallyx

Ive been on entitled to and I can't quite believe the results? I know the tax credits and working tax credits are never too accurate. Does anyone know if they will switch to what you are currently earning rather than based on last years earnings? If I go by what they are saying,

At the moment I get no working tax credits and get approx £9 a week child tax credits. This according to them would then change to £351.68 working tax credits and £213.61 child tax credits...this seems a lot of money?

bookseller1980

I've no idea really Sally. I didn't think I was entitled to anything until a certain person on here took me in hand. I applied and got exactly what entitled to estimated.:D
Now working on Houseing Benefit.

sallyx

Glad that certain person took you in hand
I will have to wait and see...

Burlesque_Babe

Ithink I've overdosed on cake and cake related products _pale_

breakfast: mini weetabix with chocolate chips in them

mid morning: 2 (generous) pieces of chocolate refrigerator cake

lunch: 1 (large) slice of that cake I showed a photo of last night

mid afternoon: hot chocolate and a slice of lemon cheesecake

That's all I've had (well, I say all - Ihaven't had anything savoury!) - I'm surprised I'm not high as a kite!!

sallyx

BB are you still breathing...cake overload! What you done with the rest of that cake, is there a slice in the post

jinky67

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

Ithink I've overdosed on cake and cake related products _pale_

breakfast: mini weetabix with chocolate chips in them

mid morning: 2 (generous) pieces of chocolate refrigerator cake

lunch: 1 (large) slice of that cake I showed a photo of last night

mid afternoon: hot chocolate and a slice of lemon cheesecake

That's all I've had (well, I say all - Ihaven't had anything savoury!) - I'm surprised I'm not high as a kite!!

can I just say I love you?:D:D:D:D:D:D

sounds like my kind of day:j:j:j:j

all I have had today is 2 choccie biccies:o:eek:

Burlesque_Babe

it is a lot of cake/sugar/chocolate _pale_ and I was starting to feel slightly sick half way through my cheesecake.........but I persevered It was lovely to see my friend. She is leaving the area on Friday and we were colleagues together - she escaped Cruella as she was on maternity leave but had to put up with her for a few weeks when she came back and I'd gone so we are close after going through 'her'!!!

It was like a swarm of locusts at work. I sliced all the cake and put it on big trays and there was about 65 slices of the different cakes. Even as I was slicing, I had 3 people standing near me with knives/plates before I could get it on the trays :rotfl:

there is still tonnes of the chocolate one left. I think I need to slice and freeze it.

(Land_of)_Maz

what prompted you to bring cake into work BB?

bit pants bringing your own birthday cake!!

Burlesque_Babe

it's been like that wherever I've worked to be honest - cakes on your birthday - you take your own in.