bb41 the overall feeling I got from your post is ‘content’ That’s amazing place to be in and one people strive for but put all their energy into the wrong places. Well done :) That is a very kind reply thank you.. I sometimes think I'm wasting my later life but when I sit down and muse and want to ...

D41 wrote:I wish I was "A naturally thin person".

Oh how I've dreamt of bumps over the years , and with long legs and a short body my look is somewhat distinct

Loved reading this and although I don't post much I read and catch up frequently. I'm 55 this summer and live a totally different way of life than even 20 years ago.. I have no parents or siblings as they have long since left this mortal coil and have 2 girls, one 34 and one 30 . Gave up smoking 10 ...

spot on..~Oxford

Trying to shuffle boxes from one room to another... what ever possessed me to downsize and where did I put everything... so much gone back into storage !! Tomorrow is good as I'm having lunch at the Ivy so looking forward to that Sunday shuffling boxes again ..charity shops are doing well out of me ...

Jeez, that's enough to put anyone off moving again. I hope you soon settle into your new home. The new gaffe is very run down .. not sure if the heating works ... and down an old track so fingers crossed the weather holds out as trying to bring a horse trailer full of pigs across our field in snow ...

kiwikrasher wrote:Admitted to hospital for my surgery tomorrow. Was supposed to be first up tomorrow hence coming in this evening but some poor sod with a brain tumour has bumped me (and so he should) so surgery now booked in for 10am.

All the best and hope recovery will be quick xx

Packing house moving boxes fairly quickly... my buyer and I have sat patiently for 7 weeks now ( my buyer has been in an air BnB since first week in December) whilst our seller had to apply for adverse possession .. Everything had been done apart from this oversight on our sellers part . (They are a...

...and a safe and exciting 2019 ...cheers xxxx

I'd be happy with David Davis ... but I honestly think she will win the vote but not by a huge majority ,but more than expected earlier

Kwacky wrote:House moving is a pain. I hope it's sorted.

It would have been sorted weeks ago just waiting for the registration from LR , all expedited but the wait is so stressful.

I just wanted to be home for xmas with family, but due to a monumental cock up from vendors solicitors 3 of us have been waiting to exchange on our house sale the last 4 weeks, my buyer is completing today , god knows why as she now has to go into temp accommodation Only her and I left and just hope...

Happy belated birthday and hope it was a good one

......, the one we are buying is empty with no chain but waiting for Land registry to correct the cock up the vendors powers of attorney made Move in anyway.? Who's actually going to be bothered.?? I do love your responses StMarks they are so practical and wished others thought the same way Decembe...

(gah) Conveyance solicitors (gah) Conveyancing is quite a simple process and thankfully none of our chain are using those god awful conveyance firms but actual solicitors ...but you always get one that sits on documents and feel some kind of superior power for doing so Thankfully not mine who I've ...

StMarks wrote:Do it yourself bb41.?
Not only will you be faster & more efficient, but you'll have more control

Trust me I will be doing it next time... this won't be the last one but I will be doing the work myself next time

You sound like a caring Dad and I'm sure you will find a solution, I was self sufficient from a young age due to parents working and on the flip side he didn't do me any harm... it's only when you lose both parents you wish you had more memories

(gah) Conveyance solicitors (gah) Conveyancing is quite a simple process and thankfully none of our chain are using those god awful conveyance firms but actual solicitors ...but you always get one that sits on documents and feel some kind of superior power for doing so Thankfully not mine who I've u...

A couple of pig boards and a tortoise carrier ..... pig boards for guiding my old pigs onto the trailer and tortoise cage for transporting my South African leopard tortoise on the hopefully upcoming move that is teetering precariously at the minute. Rest of the chain below have exchanged (sweat) to ...

work /life balance is very hard and regret most of my decisions especially being a single mother literally dragging up my two and having a career by default I was back at my desk the day after giving birth and although I didn't have child care , I worked as much as possible round the kids school. I ...