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has anyone ever pulled a chest muscle?

I think that's what I've done...doctor is treating me for reflux (go figure!) because my gastritis has kicked off again mainly because I've pulled this muscle. Gawd it hurts, and of course swinging that hoooge trolley around at work doesn't help! I w...

Saturday's eatables

We had ham salad for tea today. What's everyone else had?

New Year Resolutions!

I've kept up with not buying choklit (however I do beg my OH sometimes to buy me some) I've not bought any booze (but got a bottle of Baileys for Christmas so drank that) Getting up in the morning? Not a chance, especially in cold weather when the ho...

I know I've said this before, but.....

.....Martin Shaw. Phwooarr.

Big Bums

A Professor in Pennsylvania, Will Lassek, has said that women need curvy thighs, hips and buttocks to make their babies intelligent. He said 'you need lots of fat to make a nervous system, and the fats in these areas are also enriched in a compound c...

I fancy steak and chips, but I have no steak!

Think I will make a curry instead.

Romance.......... dead or alive.

Jury is still out in our house OH is more romantic than me, always gets me a valentines card, but I usually forget, tut tut.

Jumping through DWP hoops

I'm fairly recently unemployed, but on the Work Programme. This entails regular workshops and jobsearch sessions. Today we had such a workshop and our leader told us a branch of Poundland is opening up 10 miles away and would we be interested? We wer...

calling learning2me

you has a message Mags ^^^^ xxx

Are you a collector or a minimalist?

Me definitely a collector,

If you were a chef, which one would you be?

And why,

HOUSEPROUD

I call my Dad every Sunday night, a tradition of decades. So, did the usual, ring ring, went on forever and I'm thinking 'Jeez he's in bed early'. Finally phone picked up by my Stepmum, who was in bed, 'hang on I'll get him' she said. So she screeche...

If your life were a soap opera which one would it be.

I'm on a roll tonight.Mine would be Emmerdale as I live in the country. There is a certain amount of skullduggery around the time of the summer show, sit ins regarding building new houses and knocking down the very old village hall. We have a pub a l...

Woo Hoo - calling Stan

You have mail.

Thursdays terrifically tasty tea

Haven't a clue what to have, if its probably.

Calling The Mad Coo !!!!

CB you have mail

Resolved! CHAMPAGNE FOR A SHARPER MEMORY

The boffins have now concluded that phenloic compounds - chemicals found in plants and champagne - can alter proteins in the brain for storing memories. Just one or two glasses a week might be all you need to reap the benefits. So that's me down to L...

aarrgghhhh spilt stuff

just knocked of the freeview buttons into my glass of soluble vit C onto a freshly vacuumed carpet just AARRGGHHHHHHHHHH what have you spilt ??

Wednesdays wonderful woppers

We shall be partaking of chicken and ham pie (homemade) with chunky chips, roasties and mash, basically all the bits from the freezer that get leftover. Oh and a few peas, green beans carrots and broccoli. Had a bit of a sort out.

Poor Deirdre.

Anne Kirkbride also known as Deirdre Barlow in Corrie has died. RIP http://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/news/anne-kirkbride

are you there Ed....wots for tea?

yoo hoooo Ed, what did you have for tea? we had gammon which was cooked in the slow cooker in diet coke, boy was it tasty. With mash, and leeks parsley sauce for me OH had apple sauce...now that was lovely!

Who's had what for tea then?

We had turkey, stuffing, mixed veg and gravy followed by fresh fruit.

"Serves 4"

Yeah, serves 4 if 3 go without. I am constantly amazed at the brass neck of food producers who claim their product feeds more than it obviously does. How many times have you picked up a packet of something which it says "feeds 4" and you get about 4 ...

Who's Jesus?

A thief breaks into a church. While he is unloading all the silver, he hears a voice screech out:"I can see you, so can Jesus!" He drops everything in terror and is about the run when he sees a parrot, perched on one of the crosses by the altar, and ...

BLUE MONDAY

This is officially the most depressing day of the year - according to a PSYCHOLOGIST, give me strength. Bad weather, New Year resolutions falling like pins and debt accrued from Black Friday spending frenzy have left us feeling well below par. OOOOOO...

What A Day Of Child-Related Contrast

Yesterday, in the morning we went to a college open day with our youngest son who hopes togo there In September. This is the child who struggled to read and write when he went to seniorschool, he couldn't keep up and had to have loads of extra help -...

Is it just our family

I get scared easily...(not in a spooky way) but our David keeps waiting in dark corners and comes out screaming at me. Tára and Conall have jumped on the band-wagon. Tára hid under the duvet..... which I was changing and put it on the floor while I g...

Wooopy doo....

I have 5 days off now. I intend to do my Valentine secret santa...providing me bits and pieces arrive in the post..... and the bonus ball is?? I get to have 5 days off next week too.... some days you are the statue, some days the pigeon...

Sunday...who had a roast?

well we didn't! chicken kiev, new spuds, sprouts, peas. no afters though....

Hearing Aids

I wondered if anyone out there could help me? My husband has what I will politely call 'diminished hearing', something he has been in denial about for the past year at least. He has now given in and been to see the consultant who says that yes, this ...

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