We're having some really hard times in the world right now.

Were you just looking for a dress? Could you wear a blouse and trousers?

We are indeed

I looked at most things but there really wasn't anything i liked.
It's all sparkly party wear at the moment!
Found one nice dress in River Island but it was £50!!!

That's a bit steep.

Yep!
I did find a nice dress on boohoo.com for less than £7 though! So that's a win! Next day delivery.

That was lucky, next day delivery too. :thumbup:

Yep!
Just hope it looks ok!

Fingers crossed. It's funny seeing some things people buy online that are nothing like they showed on the site or are tiny things instead of normal size. I'm terrible for not understanding measurements but I've not had any real disasters with it so far.

Yes i love those posts!
Mostly from Wish. Lol
I rarely look at measurements. I do look at reviews though and they usually give clues!

Yeah. I prefer reviews that also include photos so you can have a bit more of an idea of how things look IRL.

Yes! Those are always helpful!
At least for the price, it won't be the end of the world if it doesn't fit!

Hi peoples! I'm starving, waiting for my star of a mum to bring me burger king.

Yummy!

Beats my dinner of asda essentials cheese and tomato pasta! XD
Though it is really nice tbf
And only 90p!

Hello all. I didnt go swimming in the end as the person I go with was unwell. But I had an unexpected parcel and amazon. My mum was there so had to sneak my amazon parcel away from my mum as would only get an lecture.

Can I ask what the parcels were?

A postage box was one of them. I dont want to say what the other is on a public forum (don't worry it's nothing illegal or immoral). Just that I dont want it mentioned on Facebook and I have some rylers on there.

Morning everyone!

Morning Beckie.

It's cold here and it snowed while i was fetching parcels and doing some grocery shopping. My fingers have yet to defrost in spite of gloves.

How are you?

Oh nooo!
It is pretty cold!
Pouring down with rain here!

I'm ok!

Hi guys. According to my phone it's 6 here but feels like 3.

6 here as well!
Just put the heating on. Mainly for the guinea pigs tbh!

4 degrees here according to Google (my phone doesn't show my village but the next one). Plus alexa agrees with me.

Afternoon all.

BBC weather says it's 7 degrees in my closest town.

It's supposedly 5 degrees here and dropping with time. All I know is my house is freezing and I'm trying to stay warm with a blanket and a cat. I had to go and collect my prescription today because they don't deliver on Saturdays. I just had to stand outside and they passed it out to me but I felt worried being out while I'm still unwell. My frickin trousers keep falling down too, they're drawstring ones and I really should get ones you can use a belt with but it's hard to find one with actual pockets and enough pockets that I need.

Saying 7 here now too!

Just got an 8kg box of hay delivered but nowhere to put it!

What a pain lindsay!
Do you have a hot water bottle?
Mine really helps!

Just put the hay in the middle of your living room like it's a table or a decorative thing.

I do have a hot water bottle but can't move to get it right now. It's the top half of me that's getting cold.

What has everyone been getting up to?

Haha! Could do!

Ah i see.
Have you got the heating on?

I think it's acceptable to move a cat if you're not warm enough!

Get some long sleeved t-shirts/thermals and layer up under a jumper and a blanket.

The electric throws are supposed to be good too!

I don't have the heating on. I'm wearing long sleeves under a jumper but at night I wear long sleeved PJs with 2 jumpers and my dressing gown.

I have an electric throw but worry that Crookshanks will chew through the wires.

I might need some thermals.

How are you all keeping warm?

I'm wearing an oodie.

I just have a t shirt and jumper on. And a hot water bottle. I have the heating on for short bursts!

Two good plans, Tamo and Beckie.

You must really like feeling toasty osc!

How cold does it get in your house at night?!

I just have a t-shirt and jumper on too. And a cat on my lap. Had the heating on this morning and had a shower and a cupasoup. All the warm things.

I'm supposedly going out to pick a Christmas tree later though.

Ooo that's fun np

Not really. I get a free one from work and give it away to my friend's sister but I have to go pick it up.

Oooh Christmas tree!
I have a tiny 1ft tree made out of multicoloured tinsel...that is the extent of my decorating!

My family always get a ridiculously huge tree.
Like, needing a full on ladder to decorate it...

If they've got the space then why not.

I don't decorate anything at all, except the usual display at work. That's enough for me.

I've had the heating on for months now!!! I can't be arsed with being cold and i'd rather pay up than freeze inside….
Our heating bills Will increase this season. Someone did a terrible job of something and an entire container full of wood pellets burned to ashes in our local power and heating plant his autumn. Millions of tons of wooden pellets!!! I really Think the one responsible owe us all a 'i-screwed-up' beer!!!
Took the firefighters more than a month to kill that fire!!! People in the town close by had to be evacuated if they suffered from asthma or things like that….. our city smelled terrible for weeks!!!

Oooh, a Christmas tree NP??? That sounds merry!!! My Christmas tree is made from the finest plastic you can make in the far east of our world!!!!
Findus would prefer a real tree, i Think.

The tree always looks great but it seems like a lot of fuss for a short period of time. Each to their own though!

Ooof that sounds very dramatic zurg!

I shall personally seize any chance to throw lots of pretty stuff up on anything at any occasion :D
I love a good Christmas tree!!!

Haha! Fair enough!
My neighbour has put up a load of lights and they look great! I would just worry about the electric being used!
I do like seeing all the lights when walking home

And omg Merry just sneezed and then wiped his nose with his paws and it's the most adorable thing I've ever seen XD

In our family most of us want the biggest tree we can fit in the living room but my mum campaigns for a more sensible size! Usually we decorate the weekend before Christmas Day.

There's been decorating going on on the ward but I don't want to imagine Christmas here.

I've spent many Christmases in hospital.
They do try their best.
Last one was 2020. We were in tier 4 so no leave and no visits. Not that I got visits anyway!
Spent most of the day crying

I hope you are home before Christmas, Tamo.

*hugs Beckie*

It gets really cold at night here plus I have the heating set to come on at 16.5 degrees because a gas person told me that was as low as it should go to avoid burst pipes when I was in hospital. That's why I wear lots to bed but I do take them off through the night sometimes. I was extra hot because of covid but last night I was cold.

Oh, and Dawn wherever you are (hope you see this, didn't know if I should PM) I got your card today. Thank you, it's very cute too!

I'm never cold in bed somehow!
I do have a very good duvet tbf

HI everyone!
Unfortunately, we have electric heating so its very costly, so we close the doors if we're not in the room and use an electric blanket at night.

I was on a section many years ago at the beginning of december. We were asked to put up Christmas decorations around our specific part of the ward. I clearly remember me trodding around and hanging up nice and pretty stuff and about half an hour later, a nurse followed in my foot steps and removed all the stuff. Apparently there are strict rules about what you can hang things on to. And apparently no one bothered to inform us about that….
That was one of the more terrible admittances. The staff were horrible. But most of the time they also weren't present…. We only really had each other as patients to talk to.

I wish i could put an Christmas hat on Findus and take a pic :D

When i was at the priory when I was 15, the staff put up lovely Christmas decorations and me and my friend ran around ripping them all down XD
Spent that Christmas on 1:1 with the happiest support worker ever. She woke me up by singing a Christmas song :plain:

In my guinea pig groups there are SO many adorable pics of guinea pigs with santa hats on!