My boyfriend is visiting, I want to take him to some nice restaurants but Ive only just moved back to the area so I have no idea what's good.
He's not really into Asian food but we both love Italian or steakhouses. We don't want to spend a stupid amount of money but just have a nice night out. Any recommendations would be very appreciated!
Edit to add we don't really drink but he does appreciate a nice beer
Hi all!
I'm looking to get into soap making, a lot of the resources I'm finding recommend cold process over hot for newbies. From what I can tell, cold process needs weeks to cure but hot only needs a couple of days, is hot significantly more difficult than cold?
Also I'm in the UK, does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers for lye/oils? I plan on using beeswax, honey, and lavender a lot to start (I have all of these easily available so its less of an investment while I learn). Also for the olive oil, is there any specific brand people recommend? It's quite expensive right now and I'm not sure what kind of olive oil would be best.
If anyone has any other wisdom to share it would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
I'm trying to plan a trip but since they took down the old planning website I'm really struggling. Im not sure which cities to visit in what order and the website tells you to download the map but it's confusing. I miss the old website where you could actually see the train connections.
I've gone to a couple of FTT sales, last time I went on the Sunday not expecting much but they brought out the best stuff on Sunday morning. The one before that I also went on the Sunday but everything had gone because it was the first one they'd done in the UK and it wasn't very well managed.
I'm torn because I've missed the early Friday tickets but there's still early Sunday tickets.
I live much further away now so it would be at least a 3hr drive each way. I'd hate to drive all that way, not getting anything good, then have to drive all the way back.
South east England.
My family member has a farm in south east England, theres a few sheds and outbuildings, they've said I can have one to convert into a small house.
We probably wouldn't be able to get permission for a house without converting an existing building because it's all agricultural land.
Basically I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't know where to start.
I was going to look into companies that do sort of "flat pack" housing. I've found one called Oakwrights that I really like but it's based in Hereford and id much prefer something more local but I'm not sure how to find it. I wouldn't be allowed to build anything modern, it would have to fit in with the cottage/farmhouse style of the main house.
Also in terms of the planning permission I know I can get conversion permission but do I have to stick to the exact layout or could I apply for a small extension or possibly get a cellar?
Im looking at doing a fairly small house, probably 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom and an open plan living/kitchen area, would it be cheaper to just get a builder and start from scratch or are the flat pack houses a good idea? The current building will have to come down once the planning permission has gone through (I'm honestly a little worried it'll come down before we get permission)
Any help or advice is very appreciated!
I'm looking at au pair roles in Norway (my boyfriend is Norwegian and it would solve our immigration problem). I speak very little Norwegian, I am trying to learn. Does anyone know if it would even be possible for me to get an au pair job without speaking Norwegian?
In Norway.
My boyfriend and I found this hedgehog on the lawn this morning, we saw it a couple of days ago too but it scuttled into the bush so we thought it was fine.
It's been on the lawn all day, we put a box over him to try and keep him a bit safer and offered some cat food but he hasn't eaten and we don't know what to do. There aren't any rehab places near us and the only advice we've been given is that vets will euthanaise for free.
It is breathing but he's not doing anything.
First time watching, I'm up to season 2 episode 11 I love the show but it's so corny and the acting is so bad at times I can't cope.
I hope posting links is okay because I'm not very good at explaining things and this sub doesn't seem to allow pictures?
ANYWAY
I have a yellow maxi dress from babyboo that more or less fits but it's slightly too tight on the chest. It fits if I wear a full length corset but then the corset is visible at the top and it kind of ruins the look. It's literally just the chest area that's awkward (my boobs aren't even that big - I bought a size small but medium would definitely be too big)
It fits with the corset so maybe a compression bra would work? But then would it still be visible from the top?? Maybe I could tape my boobs down a bit? Does anyone have any recommendations?
I wore the dress for my graduation and that was fine because the gown covered the back of the dress so the corset wasn't visible but I'm going to a wedding and the corset will be very visible.
I asked about getting the top let out but there's no seam allowance so she said she couldn't do it :(
Any help or suggestions are very welcome
I graduated from Durham with a 2.1 and I cannot get a job.
I've sent out somewhere around 150 applications, most of which have ghosted me. I got 2 interviews, I did get one job offer but during the interview he kept talking about how people asking about work life balance are red flags and he expected his staff to be in AT LEAST half an hour early in the morning and leave half an hour late, and do research at home, and be available for calls/emails on the weekend, and If you take your full 45 minute lunch break you're really not dedicated to the team (for 24k a year pre tax).
I've applied to marketing/HR/ admin positions, and a few grad schemes. I have work experience (admin job pre uni working for family in a small business, and fast food/retail during uni).
I haven't found many grad schemes, I think a lot of them open in August/September im just feeling quite panicked and a bit deflated.
Hi guys I'd really love some help! I'm moving into my house and the bedroom is awkward.
First I'd like to apologise for my drawing.
The door is directly opposite the cupboard so if I put anything on that wall it really restricts the flow, th radiator is in the way of anything else and just to make things more awkward there's a big slope for the roof.
On the left wall there is a fairly steep slope that starts around 49 inches high, immediately next to the window.
I need to fit a double bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, and ideally a little desk/seat to do my makeup.
I was thinking the bed could go in the large cutout at the top but then someone has to duck under the slope to get in/out of bed.
The cutout next to the radiator is wide enough for a wardrobe but not entirely deep enough (this isn't a deal-breaker though)
I'm moving into a house in Royston and have basically nothing. I was thinking the big British heart Foundation might be good but I don't wanna pay £10 for parking and risk not finding anything good 🥲
I've just graduated uni so I still have uni days for a bit.
I'm moving into a house and I need a full bedroom set/office stuff, I've bought a mattress and I'm checking charity shops/Facebook marketplace etc but I'm not finding anything.
Anyone have any suggestions? I'm hesitant to use Wayfair because I've had a couple things from then before and the quality/customer service was awful.
I upgraded to the pixel 10 pro a couple months ago, it worked for a few days then there was an update and it hasn't worked since. Ive tried restarting, setting up Google voice again, I don't know what to do and it's really annoying.
Does anyone have a fix?
Little bit confused as to how holiday entitlement works.
Is it based off contracted hours or actual hours worked? I'm contracted part time (16 hours a week) but usually pick up 10-15 hours a week extra. My holiday entitlement has gone up a little bit since I started doing this.
If it does go up based on overtime how much do I have to work?
Thanks!
I'm 27 years old I have around 40k, I'm about to finish studying so hopefully my income will go up.
Currently:
12k in help to buy ISA (may try and swap this for a LISA as it is unlikely I will buy a house)
8k current account
3.5k in savings account 5% interest (paid monthly - maximum 10k can be in the account recently increased from 5 but can't make large deposits)
5k in investment account though my bank
3.5k in savings account with 3.25% interest paid daily
7k in trading 212 (4k cash with daily interest of 3.8)
I'm worried about the restrictions being placed on ISAs and I'm not sure if this is the best way forward anymore.
The higher interest accounts all have limits on how much you can have in them and deposit limits. I want to aggressively save for the future but I feel like I'm gonna get screwed over by taxes.
Edit to add: Stop with the DMs. I'm not investing in your scam. No you haven't made 5 million in 2 years. I'm not 85 I know what a scam looks like.
Smoke and pet free home? Are you sure the home wasn't in a volcano???
I'm not gonna buy them but I thought you could all share in my excitement then disappointment.
I work at Tesco so I have a 15% discount (only for the next couple months tho) I'm specifically looking for stew beef. Tesco has the stewing steaks for £11.12/kg which seems pretty good.