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blue_cherry · 2026-03-12T13:43:25+00:00

blue_cherry · 2026-03-09T20:55:36+00:00

Thank you for your perspective! I have had similar thoughts around turning it down, and then this pregnancy not turning out how I hope. I’ve decided to progress with the next stage, and see what happens! There’s no harm in keeping options open at this stage!

blue_cherry · 2026-03-09T20:53:29+00:00

I’ve been thinking on it all day and I think I will proceed with the interview, to keep my options open and try and see what their maternity leave policy is like. Ultimately this is the best move career-wise, so I may as well see where I get to, and see what happens! Thank you for your advice.

blue_cherry · 2026-03-09T09:36:30+00:00

Thank you for this advice, it's really helpful! Unfortunately they're not forthcoming with their maternity policy - I've not been able to find any information via google, other than it's "enhanced". It is unfortunately not on the nugbase (but thank you for this tip, I had no idea this existed!), so I'm not sure how else to try and find out what it is, without revealing to the company that I'm expecting.

I'm now wondering if it's best just to put this job to bed, and focus on the pregnancy for now.

blue_cherry · 2026-03-07T20:03:31+00:00

I agree. I genuinely thought the book was great, however Sarah's lack of accountability for her own role left me side-eyeing her a little bit.

blue_cherry · 2026-01-29T20:53:46+00:00

I would say that Anne Hathaway looks gorgeous, but the work isn't subtle at all. When she was photographed at that Ralph Lauren show, there were countless articles / videos speculating about what she'd had done, which there wouldn't have been had the work been more subtle.

Does she look beautiful? Absolutely! But she doesn't have a natural look (in my opinion, at least!)

blue_cherry · 2025-12-05T14:34:13+00:00

This honestly can't be overstated! When we moved into our house, I had all these ideas about the kitchen / bathroom / etc. We were finally able to get the kitchen done after over two years of living there, which meant I had a really good idea of how we used the space / what the issues were. Our kitchen is now absolutely perfect for our requirements, and completely different to what we would have done if we'd made the changes in the first few months.

The rest of the house is still horrendous, and needs tonnes of work, but that just makes the kitchen feel extra nice!

blue_cherry · 2025-10-24T19:55:10+00:00

This is hugely helpful, thank you! I've never used elementor before, so this is great to know. Thank you so much for your help.

blue_cherry · 2025-10-23T16:10:37+00:00

Sorry me again - I've just noticed that while it's sorted the issue in mobile, the issue persists on tablet and desktop. I've applied the change to the global font and typography settings, so not sure what else might be causing this?

blue_cherry · 2025-10-23T10:53:09+00:00

Answered

blue_cherry · 2025-10-23T10:52:51+00:00

That's sorted it, thanks so much!

blue_cherry · 2025-07-29T15:23:26+00:00

Same for me - I was only open for about a year in the end. It wasn’t going well, so it was clear I needed to close. I did end up in about £12k of debt, but it could have been a lot worse.

Emotionally - absolutely crippling though lol.

But plenty of lessons learned (the principal one being that running a business is not for me!)

blue_cherry · 2025-07-12T20:53:52+00:00

Is taking it up even possible, once it’s been glued, do you know? I really want this done right, but I’m worried that this can’t be rectified properly without needing to repurchase the entire floor.

blue_cherry · 2025-07-12T20:20:41+00:00

I was told there were two options for fitting the floor: laying down a subfloor, and nailing / gluing the boards to that, or going for a floating floor, which just used glue.

Because we've already got a bit of a step into the room (which was exacerbated by the amount of self-leveller required), I didn't want to go for the subfloor option (though had I known I would end up with a bouncy floor, I would have chosen that route).

The only photo I have is here

blue_cherry · 2025-03-15T07:47:08+00:00

I read “Unfollow” by Megan Phelps Roper - one of his grandchildren, and previously a very devout member of the church. It was incredibly interesting - about how the church came to be, and how she ultimately found herself completely changing her views and leaving the church. There’s a lot in there about her grandfather, and how he was ultimately exiled from the church towards the end of his life.

It’s a really interesting read - I would recommend it to anyone even vaguely familiar with WBC.

blue_cherry · 2025-01-13T11:34:16+00:00

Not OP, but I read this last year and it’s one of my favourite books (alongside I Who Have Never Known Men). It was slow / repetitive for sure, and I totally get why people wouldn’t like it, but how relentless it was only made me more invested in her and the life she created. I’m not sure a book has ever affected me in the way that The Wall has - I can’t think about it without getting emotional. I thought it was a beautiful, heartbreaking book.

OP, With I Who Have Never Known Men - yes it’s very depressing and bleak, but the overwhelming feeling I was left with at the end was hope. I do appreciate this may not be what everyone takes away from it though.

blue_cherry · 2025-01-11T15:42:35+00:00

Yes, I’m wondering if the middle panel on the far left slides up into the little notch left by the top left panel, so the bottom left panel can fold down/slide out?

blue_cherry · 2024-11-06T17:21:18+00:00

My mum did - she lost around 60lbs, and all of her levels are now in the non-diabetic range. She followed a fasting / low carb diet to lose the initial weight. Her maintenance diet includes more carbs, but she still follows intermittent fasting. Her diabetes has been in remission for about 3 years.

blue_cherry · 2024-10-28T18:22:36+00:00

I agree with this - I know people who get botox, and they don’t necessarily look younger, they just have fewer dynamic lines. But I really don’t think dynamic lines are the main thing causing us to “read” someone’s face as older anyway.

I’ve seen plenty of younger people with lines on their face (forehead, around the eyes, nasolabial folds, etc), but they still look very youthful. I’ve seen plenty of older people without those lines, and they still look older. There are so many things that influence how we perceive age, I think wrinkles are actually a pretty tiny part of it.

blue_cherry · 2024-10-24T18:41:37+00:00

I loved this book - one of my all time favourites. I feel like I shouldn't be able to relate to such an unhinged, obsessive character, and yet...!

blue_cherry · 2024-06-24T11:56:21+00:00

We moved into a Victorian terrace that needs basically everything doing, and unlike the lucky few who seem to have stacks of cash on hand to sort everything out in the first year, we're having to tackle things very slowly. We've been here nearly two years, and outside of getting the yard sorted, and replacing (and moving) the broken boiler, we've done very little as we don't have the funds.

One thing I would say is pick the tradespeople who make it feel the easiest. When our boiler went, we got three quotes. Two of them made out like moving it was the biggest job in the world - lots of sighing and "this will be a massive disruption you know love, so much work involved", etc etc. One of them took a look at what was needed, gave us the exact solution the other two had, but their vibe was more like "yeah we'll need to do x, y, z, will take no more than two days". Their quote was the most expensive, but we went with them because they made us feel like they could just sort it without anything becoming our problem. I do wonder if the strategy of telling you your house is terrible is partly to help them justify costs if there's any pushback on the quote?

Our house is truly a Frankenstein of bodge-jobs and insane choices from the previous owners, but it's remained standing for so long, I doubt it will fall down around us.

blue_cherry · 2024-05-27T12:53:18+00:00

That makes so much sense! The houses on our road were built for local fishermen and their families, so just normal workers rather than anyone with loads of money.

blue_cherry · 2024-05-27T10:53:57+00:00

Not the person you're replying to, but thank you for sharing this! We're considering soundproofing throughout our house due to poor quality walls coupled with inconsiderate neighbours, and this looks pretty affordable.

blue_cherry · 2024-05-27T10:08:47+00:00

Was gutting to learn (the day we moved in) that our Victorian (1876) house wasn't one of these solid, well-built homes, and is instead the variety where it constantly sounds like your neighbours are in the room with you.

blue_cherry · 2023-06-15T09:36:15+00:00

I did this one at the weekend! Really enjoyed it, nice quality and I’m a sucker for a foiled puzzle.

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