After years of using computers my arm is becoming extremely painful. Years ago I was diagnosed with WRULD. Now the pain goes right from my finger tips into my neck. The last two nights I have barely...
Right, I've been vegging all day due to working my ass off yesterday providing food at the party. I've got some scallops and prawns left over in the fridge (they smell OK) and some squid in the...
I have a very irritating problem with my Dell Inspiron 1520, particularly when using Word (although the problem appears anywhere where I am doing typing - eg on here or typing emails). The cursor for...
Help, I have around 20 teenagers descending at the weekend for a 13th birthday party. I need a few inspirational ideas on what to feed them. I was thinking of doing a barbeque for mains - other than...
I KNOW we all hate homework questions on here, but I've had a really really crap day and am only just researching the step daughter's homework for her to do when I drag her out of bed in the morning....
Just had a knock on the door "Are you OK, we noticed your alarm light is flashing and all your windows are open". Errrr, me thinks........... "thank you very much, yes I am absolutely...
BF has gone out tonight with his mates to a meeting and then for beers afterwards. He is not driving so he can't get back unless a mate brings him. the SOB has taken MY cash card and I have NO money...
It's number one step daughter's birthday in 3 weeks and I am tasked with making the cake. She wants a chocolate cake and has asked for me to surprise her as to the "theme". I'm therefore...
I have been looking into the FT of my bf. I found his grandmother in Scotland. She was married to a german. After his mother's birth in 1930, the german disappears, although I have now found him. My...
OK, so we've little dosh and have worked hard in the garden today. Is it too reckless to grab a cab to the local fish restaurant and have a blast?! The last time we went out was my birthday (2 Feb)....
We have a number of trees in the garden of different varieties. Over the last couple of week we have noticed large clumps of caterpillars on the trunks of two of them. There are a hundred or so all...
My cat was brought up by dogs until he was 8 weeks old when my best friend gave him to me. At the age of 4 he has just followed me to the local shop and sat outside whilst I did my shopping and then...
I just saw this on the BBC live news feed and it made me laugh out loud as a desperate comment when nothing else much is happening "Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are now all in the...
I am doing Sunday lunch tomorrow for my family and my BFs. We are only having cold cuts and salad. I am completely out of ideas for a dessert - most people will eat anything, apart from my dad who...
My step daughter has to choose a famous women in History to write a project and do a presentation. I've come up with a list of options for her. But it got me thinking, if you had to do this as a...
I had to take my sweet little 13 year old girl cat to the vets today. They have telephoned me tonight to say her urea levels are very high (she has had renal failure for 5 years). They have said she...
I keep an empty wine bottle by the back door. It's my ashtray where I put my done with fags so they don't litter the drive. Twice now its been nicked! Came home today (we left the house about 1pm) and...
I made some batter for fish tonight with flour, oil, beer, salt and pepper and an egg white whipped to soft peak stage. It was pretty lush. Do you think I can freeze the remainder? I have loads left...
I have my first full on holiday with the children of my new partner coming up and have taken the week off. Unfortunately, money is a bit tight so we can't afford to spend a lot entertaining them. The...