Arty Kitkat
I really went of Ikea for similar reasons. We were going to get a bed there and we went there, had a good trawl through what they had, found one we liked. We spoke to one of the staff about their delivery and and they gave us the details to give at the till. We did that and they asked wheres the bed. We didn't bring the bed as we were given the details by the other staff member and not told that we actually had to hike the whole bed over to the till to pay for it just for them to put it somewhere else to deliver. You apparently can't pay for something with just the code even though they don't actually scan the bed they just like to see you try and hump a great big double bed base on one of there silly trollies over to the till so they can say 'oh yes thats a bed and then scan in the details of the card thing we were given. It was stupid. The queues are massive so we just abandoned the whole bed thing and they were so inflexible and unhelpful. I haven't gone back. I also remember it was Dwayne who 'served' us - its etched in our memories 
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I'd write about all of the things you've said. I have one and I write mainly about trying to be green, making my own stuff and saving money. I have stayed away from work stuff and stuff to do with my health. I'll go and have a look at yours. If you want to see mine I'm at www.kitkatkatchat.blogspot.com . In answer to Kitty's question google blogs are free of charge to have and they are the ones that end .blogspot.com - go to googles page and check them out. They give you loads of help so you don't have to be great at coding and you kind of pick up things along the way.
I'd write about all of the things you've said. I have one and I write mainly about trying to be green, making my own stuff and saving money. I have stayed away from work stuff and stuff to do with my health. I'll go and have a look at yours. If you want to see mine I'm at www.kitkatkatchat.blogspot.com . In answer to Kitty's question google blogs are free of charge to have and they are the ones that end .blogspot.com - go to googles page and check them out. They give you loads of help so you don't have to be great at coding and you kind of pick up things along the way.
Yay my winter pansies are coming up \o/ I need to repot them but I can't seem to find compost anywhere - pesky christmas stuff everywhere! I can't wait till my pansies start to flower. Anyone else growing anything at the mo?
I think there are some other blokes about but I don't think they tend to post on the boards much and if they do I think its more the music bit rather than the touchy feely stuff. My boyfriend has already informed me that cute in male language is "f**king awesome". Maybe us girls need to suss out some more male code. Any pointers men (all 2 of you)?
I felt shitty today as every shop I went near in my lunch break made me panicky so I ended up going to a newsagents and buying crisps which made me feel bad as I wanted some real food. I hate the shops at this time of the year though. I get panicky and can't breath and start to have big problems making decisions which makes me panic more
I suffer with panic attacks and they can be horrible. You truly do feel like your dying. I also have depression & anxiety and for me they are intermingled. I see a psychiatrist and psychologist and I would say the meds definitely help but it is the talking to someone and unravelling them that can really help. Once you understand them and know the triggers that can help. Mine at the mo are often triggered by my phobia of people being sick. I definitely find distraction helpful, I use my ds and read or meditation cd which I have saved on the mp3 player of my phone. I always carry my ds and headphones for my phone around with me for that reason. I also find having a monthly massage helps, I get really knotty shoulders from the tension of the anxiety and find a massage really helps. I also do yoga (although not as much as i should), meditation and nice deep hot baths with a few drops of rosemary oil or clary sage. I hope some of those give you some ideas. I would definitely go to your doctor though as some kind of counselling can really help. I'm having CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and that really helps my thoughts from escalating and gives me back some control. Good luck. x
I started this thread as I've just found out that a film version of The Lovely Bones is due out next year. I'm a bit dubious as it was one of my favourite books. I also absolutely adored the Time travellers Wife and avoided watching the film of that in case it spoiled it. What do others think about books being made into films? I know its inevitable and sometimes it can really work well but I'm always really wary if I have loved the book. The only exception, in terms of favourite books of mine is concerned, was A Room with a View. That was exactly how I pictured it in my head and it was beautifully made. I loved Dracula but Keanu Reeves deserved a good flogging after his horrendous portrayal of Jonathan Harker in the film.
Anyway, I've said my piece
Reading Sherlock Holmes at the moment. Read the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes which was excellent and now reading the Casebook of Sherlock Holmes which is just as good.
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I can't believe that you would have stayed in a relationship with someone who was a shit so I'm guessing this would have been a really tough thing to do and he's probably doing it by email because its sometimes a really good way to get across what you need to say. You can sometimes be more honest because you can't see the other person. I'm afraid to say I have done something similar, although it was more of a muddled up friend/boyfriend that I ended things with and I can honestly say it was a last resort. He always managed to win me over or make me feel so guilty that we ended up making up although never moving forward past the original problem. I'm not making excuses for Iri but there honestly is no good way of ending things. Sometimes if in your heart you know its not going to work out its actually the better man who ends it than the one who just buries his head and carries on. My sister's first marriage ended for those kind of reasons. Although looking back we saw the warning signs you never see them at the time. My heart really does go out to you but my advice would probably be to try and talk to the people who knew you both and can give you a balanced view. Otherwise you could end up feeling like you wasted your life loving someone who was a shit and feeling totally crap about yourself. You are not stupid or blind - if he had truely been a horrible person you'd have dumped him long ago. x
Don't worry Keryn I've got slightly stuck as I've made quite a few bits for one animal and neglected the other two so I'm going to remedy this before sending
Mr Benn was cool. I also loved Battle of the Planets, wasn't there one in that called Keyup (or something like that) and he made all these odd little noises. I loved the Drac Pack too and me and a couple of friends used to run around the playground with our coats on our shoulders pretending to be vampires 
Nothing much has changed there lol . Willo the Wisp was good too and the Flumps and Chorton and the Wheelies. I also loved the machine thing in Choc a block
Mr Benn was cool. I also loved Battle of the Planets, wasn't there one in that called Keyup (or something like that) and he made all these odd little noises. I loved the Drac Pack too and me and a couple of friends used to run around the playground with our coats on our shoulders pretending to be vampires Nothing much has changed there lol . Willo the Wisp was good too and the Flumps and Chorton and the Wheelies. I also loved the machine thing in Choc a block
This is cool idea. I can just imagine all those pictures out there of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis being 'restored' lol. Good luck with this Michelle x