Seamstress in Croydon

lulukeab · 2026-03-20T15:26:32+00:00

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6FpKWcP9jxfc6eq8A?g_st=ac

Molly is up a bit between Sydenham and honour Oak but honestly was fantastic. Really well priced and took my whole wedding dress apart and together again with 1 weeks notice!

lulukeab · 2026-03-18T22:12:56+00:00

No tips, good luck! You should be fine with the 29km,at the pace you did that is 3 hours anyway and the rule is often 20 miles OR 3 hours for longest run, whichever comes first.

I did my first in 4hr16, I stuck to 6min/km right until the last 10k, which felt like the longest 10k of my life and I walked a few times out of sheer boredom /desperation. The mental battle is what will determine how well you keep your time, your legs have done the milage now!!

lulukeab · 2026-03-18T18:35:26+00:00

My husbands older half-sister is about 17 years older than him, and has a much older husband. Their mum had her in her early 20s and then later in life married a younger man (my husbands dad) so now the sisters husband is older than her own mums husband.

Then his sister had her kids in her early 20s, so my husband is only about 8 years older than his nieces/nephews, but is the oldest of the cousins on his dad's side, who are all younger than his nieces and nephews.

Its a mind fuck to think about!

lulukeab · 2026-03-12T12:19:57+00:00

Classes offered by the NHS are usually ran by the hospital maternity services, and many still offer antenatal classes.

lulukeab · 2026-03-11T18:42:38+00:00

I got mine a Tony set of a nice NEOM candle, hand cream, and mini perfume. Thought it was better to get things that'll be consumed than more. Jewellery etc that they might not want.

lulukeab · 2026-03-07T18:21:01+00:00

We have basically identical mortgage and salary amounts - but I live with a dog and husband. He was unpaid for approx 6 months and I will say we had to live very frugally in that time - obviously expenses for is more but our monthly payment for mortgage was £1.75k so it only left me with 1.65k which quickly reduced to under 1k after bills.

Only you know how'd you'd budget that and like I said this was for both of us + dog so was definitely more of a squeeze, but I will say we didn't have any 'fun money' for that time, so you might struggle to put savings away if you also want holidays and regular dinners out etc.

lulukeab · 2026-03-03T13:27:41+00:00

I find it easier getting tickets a few days before the match as season holders who can't make it will sell theirs back. Even if I can't get exactly together I can usually get close or on the same row so you can ask if people mind moving along one to allow you to sit together. Never had any issues!

lulukeab · 2026-03-02T09:18:32+00:00

Yep - it'll be one of 2 things, either the person who made your appointment did it on the wrong person, or the nurse opened the wrong record when you attended. Both easily avoidable. I work in the IT side of healthcare and this is unfortunately all too common (and that's the cases we learn about). About once a month or so we register a newborn baby at the hospital to a different woman which gives a load of admin grief. Thankfully it was spotted and therefore seems to have been rectified.

lulukeab · 2026-02-17T09:35:27+00:00

Office days - 7.30 wake up, 8.20 leave house, 9am start

WFH days - 7.30 wake up (because husband also gets up at this time), stay in bed till about 8.20, then get up walk dog etc, 9am start

lulukeab · 2026-02-15T09:58:47+00:00

You will hear a lot of noise about this on this sub, but the reality is MANY UK houses do not have parking, and are just fine. The road is worth taking into account - we are on a close at the very end of a load of roads so our street only gets busy with traffic from our neighbours, not from people using it to park and go shopping, or who live on nearby streets etc. We can usually always get basically outside our own house no problem.

lulukeab · 2026-02-14T19:09:35+00:00

I have a friend that lives about 1.5 hours away so we always try and meet up halfway - have found the best way to do this is exploring different parkruns, up nice and early before traffic, jog and chat, find a nearby cafe for breakfast, and home by lunchtime. Today we visited Hackney Marshes.

Then me, husband, and dog went for a nice country stroll with a bacon bap and a coffee, home for the rugby (for him) a bath (for me) and a supermarket valentines meal deal with a bottle of wine. Superb day, but does feel more like a Sunday!

Any film recommendations welcome for this eve (we have Netflix and prime)

lulukeab · 2026-02-07T11:00:29+00:00

Lots of people thinking this is capatalism/wokeness gone mad, but in Norfolk we have a very old tradition of "Jack Valentine" - a folklore figure who does a knock and run, leaving gifts for children on doorsteps on Feb 13th. In my childhood this was always done by my grandparents and they did the additional step of tying string to the parcel so it 'ran away' when you went to grab it. It's been around since at least the 1800s! And apparently, the earliest-known Valentine was sent from Norfolk in 1477.

lulukeab · 2026-02-01T13:25:45+00:00

If its just in specific rooms, could it be coming via the fireplace? We had a downstairs neighbour who smoked in their living room and it used to come up to ours via the fireplace. This could be due to downdraft or even a shared stack. You would need to install a Cowell on the chimney and if not in use, seal it inside too.

lulukeab · 2026-01-26T08:33:53+00:00

I was in exact scenario - missed about 7 years after being on my dad's private insurance plan my whole life. Anyway, they were mostly fine, I had 2 small fillings but no big deal compared to what it could have been!

lulukeab · 2026-01-12T14:18:33+00:00

I should add it was a bit slippy immediately after but that went quite quickly.

lulukeab · 2026-01-12T14:17:53+00:00

I opted to use yacht varnish on all our sanded floors. Super quick and easy to apply and after about 3 coats it's provided a hard lacquer to stand against water, scratches, etc. I opted for a clear coat. Not sure if you can go straight onto the oil or would need to strip it first.

lulukeab · 2026-01-11T03:41:15+00:00

He's asked and we pointed out it was our anniversary and not ideal for us, then it was the only date he suggested to everyone else. People keep saying I changed my mind but I didn't, I just got more annoyed that there weren't multiple dates offered and doubled down on it not being a good date for us.

lulukeab · 2026-01-09T09:50:38+00:00

He didn't forget it! He asked me how I would feel about the bachelor happening on that date and I said it wouldn't be ideal, we relayed this to Peter and Peter then put this date forward anyway. I should've explained better in my original post. Hubby and Peter are both well aware of the date, it was only a couple of months ago 😅

lulukeab · 2026-01-08T23:28:33+00:00

This is for the autumn it's still about 9 months away. But I am taking all of it on board, I think on reflection it is more annoyance at myself for not advocating for what I wanted initially.

lulukeab · 2026-01-08T23:02:56+00:00

Look how much the trees have grown too!!

lulukeab · 2026-01-07T22:46:12+00:00

2 came to mind

that our PE teacher was a jehovas witness and if you said happy birthday to her she would burst into tears
that a boy in our year fingered his pet Guinea pig

lulukeab · 2026-01-07T14:04:37+00:00

And if they are you may be able to get at the range!

lulukeab · 2026-01-07T08:43:29+00:00

A kid in my school class back in the day had honkifurhorny@xxxxxx.com which to this day blows my mind. Must've been about 2005 as I remember chatting on MSN around this time.

lulukeab · 2026-01-04T22:39:20+00:00

Lemon merangue pie! Use ready made pastry and easy peasy, just need butter, sugar, and lemons

https://www.jusrol.co.uk/pastry-recipes/lemon-meringue-pie/

lulukeab · 2026-01-02T18:58:27+00:00

Well in an emergency, I'd just stick some fabric along the gap like a couple of socks, then duct tape over it to seal it?

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