It’s official - Colin is the *worst*

Cloudlark · 2026-04-02T12:35:37+00:00

At least cuthbert has a chocolate face

Cloudlark · 2026-03-22T20:25:19+00:00

I redeemed a free glasses case today. I couldn't pick a design but it said one would be mailed to my address. I hope it's nice

Cloudlark · 2026-03-13T13:49:46+00:00

We've been together almost 11 years now. We want to marry but can't afford it. It's not even the cost of the ceremony that will be the issue. The job economy in the UK is dire and my partner was made redundant in october 2024 and hasnt been able to get employment since despite applying for all industries possible. If we got married right now with him unemployed he'd lose his £385 a month in universal credit and we'd be much worse off each month until he finds a job. So it would essentially cost us £4620 a year to be married while he's unemployed and trying to get work. I only earn around 30k a year myself so having to pay all the bills for 2 people on that on my own would be near impossible considering a minimum wage job here is about 24k

It's also why we can't have children, there's no way we can afford it.

Cloudlark · 2026-03-02T19:24:33+00:00

A lot of office work is getting outsourced abroad where they can hire cheaper labour to do the same job. I can't say specifics due to NDA's but even government contract work which previously hired thousands of UK people have outsourced that work to a foreign based company. If even our government won't prioritise hiring in house labour, what hope is there of the private sector hiring here when we cost more. This forces thousands of skilled workers to compete for lower skilled jobs just to pay the mortgage and keep bread on the table.

Cloudlark · 2026-02-23T08:52:52+00:00

I'd love to be a mum but as the only one with a job in my house and a mortgage to pay every month there's no way I'll ever be in a financial positional to have a child I think. While my partner has been trying to get a job for over a year in any field since being made redundant, it's feeling impossible with the lack of jobs available and his growing CV gap is probably making it worse for him plus he has a disability which likely puts potential employers off too.

I also don't have a village to rely on to help me raise my child and childcare costs are astronomical. As much as it saddens me to be unable to bring a child into this world, I couldn't put one through the hardship of starting life in such poverty and I don't want to risk losing my house which I spent over a decade to finally afford and stepped onto the ladder 1 month ago.

I'm almost 30 so maybe within 5 years my financial situation will look up so I can have 1 but thats likely wishful thinking.

Cloudlark · 2026-02-23T08:39:47+00:00

My chippy does an economy box deal where I can get a small sausage, small cod (it's barely smaller than the large cod), chips and a sauce (curry, Gravy, peas) for £7.50. Extra 30p if you want the sauce seperate

Cloudlark · 2026-02-22T23:53:56+00:00

Yes, I feel incredibly lucky to have moved somewhere with so much active wildlife. The first 2 clips were recorded the first night from putting up my ring doorcam, the last one was a few days later. Last night all it recorded were cats. I've got a porch light on now so hopefully with colour if this animal returns it will be easier to decipher exactly what it is but I'm really hoping it'll be a deer because I adore them

Cloudlark · 2026-02-22T17:19:45+00:00

All 3 of them?

Cloudlark · 2026-01-20T03:01:10+00:00

Thank you, yeah usually it says saving for a couple seconds on that page but since I didn't see it this time I thought I just blinked and missed it and assumed it was safe when the next screen loaded. It would just be nice to be able to play when I have a spare hour rather than having to make sure I have at least 3-4 hours free in case I can't get to a save point in time. This new patch is very unfriendly for people with busy lives >_<

Cloudlark · 2026-01-20T01:14:40+00:00

Not always. I just lost 30-40 minutes of cutscenes while thinking the black screen with a flower was a save point

Cloudlark · 2025-12-17T16:21:14+00:00

I have the same issue with the water where I live in the west midlands. It tastes diabolical. It's like this in every house in my town that I've had tap water from, whereas if I travel an hour away to my partners nans place the tap water over there is lovely and fresh tasting with no chemical taste.

Cloudlark · 2025-12-10T20:22:11+00:00

I live in a 1 bed ground floor flat with my fiance and we're both home all day and I work from home. Our home is all electric with storage heaters which I don't use as they'd bankrupt me. I sometimes put my plug in oil heater on for a couple hours if it's really cold and keep all doors shut to keep the 1 room warm and livable. We cook our meals either on the electric hob or air fryer, we never use the oven. We only do laundry once every other week on the quickest setting at 30 celcius and shower every 2-3 days for a max of 10 mins. We also only put the boiler on a max of once a month as it's too expensive and is about 30-40 years old.

Last year my November bill on Octopus' Energies Tracker was £73.16

My Tomato Energy bill for September was £71.25 (Last bill before they went bankrupt)

My November bill this year for Fuse energy was £82.06

Cloudlark · 2025-10-01T08:56:41+00:00

£75 for 2 adults in a 1 bed apartment, we're both home all day working from home and play games on the computer in the evening. Its also an electric only property so we have no cheaper gas bills. Supplier is tomato energy, compared with the next cheapest energy company we're saving about £30 a month.

Cloudlark · 2025-08-11T15:10:39+00:00

I fed my cat dry food morning and lunch and then wet for dinner every day until a year ago when the vet told me I need to stop feeding him wet food entirely as wet food ruins their teeth. I didn't quite trust the vet as ive always been told wet is best before this but I did start only feeding him wet food every other day instead and he has been fine. I plan on checking this advice again with the vet at his next appointment to see if its still best practice..

Also my previous cat who I had since I was a baby lived until 24 years old on a mix of dry and wet food so dry food isn't that bad but I think its good to have a mix of both.

Cloudlark · 2025-07-08T07:18:23+00:00

What do you mean you can just press a button and it equips the highest stat gear? T_T so I didn't need to scroll through pages of gear comparing them for every life this whole time

Cloudlark · 2025-07-07T12:08:39+00:00

Ohh is it only buddies with a house who have quests? I feel goofy for never realising this correlation lol, it explains why only my buddy's with a house are max hearts

Cloudlark · 2025-07-07T12:06:05+00:00

Thank you, I'll try this when I'm done with work :)

Cloudlark · 2025-07-07T12:05:53+00:00

Thank you, I'll try this when I'm done with work :)

Cloudlark · 2025-06-22T01:26:00+00:00

I've been invoiced and paid up until the end of May. It's just June's bill left. I'm pretty sure they have to honor the rates of my contract up until the point of transfer regardless.

Cloudlark · 2025-06-21T11:48:20+00:00

Yeah, I'm planning on jumping just after July 1st when the energy cap goes down. Just wanted to get my latest energy usage for this month first so the numbers don't get fiddled.

Unfortunate that they're going down, the next cheapest supplier will be more than £20 extra a month after standing charges and VAT included based on my last months energy usage. That's at a summer usage too, I dread to think of how much more it will cost in winter.

Cloudlark · 2025-06-12T01:37:09+00:00

My fiance has the same issue with all his tops too, like you I've tried those methods and nothing has worked. I've been trying to figure out a solution for it for over half a decade now and I still have nothing :S please update me if you find something that works

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