Starting lectures at uni 2017

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The other thread filled up really quickly, with exciting talk of laundry, mattress toppers and lost property.

Here's where the rest of them settle in, get through freshers and the work gets serious.

Paganism in Roman Times sounds quite niche

A study of small lararia, that'd be a sort of pagan niche niche.

Behind and Red to paraphrase Eric Morecambe, you’ll miss them when they’re gone!

One did text with his university receipts for the fees and the rent (the other hasn't had the bills yet even). He is using his little fridge ( his sister bought it 14 years ago for the same university ! and we kept it) and is useful as apparently in their block there is a ham thieft - ham is going missing.

The food thefts are so common. I had an otherwise lovely flatmate who just never seemed to buy food but just 'nicked a little bit' of everyone else's.

We got snowed in once (Newcastle) and we all knew it was going to happen, but she didn't have a scrap of food in. Obviously we had to feed her, but instead of making toast or soup, she ate my fishfingers. My fishfingers.

I can certainly contribute to the tidying/cleaning theme here. My DD was pathologically messy at home, but showed us a 360 degree of her room last night and if I hadn't recognised the bedding and personal effects I would have denied that it could be hers! No idea whether she has cleaned anything yet (certainly had no practice at home) and didn't see her bathroom. I, on the other hand, spent 8 sold hours cleaning and sorting through her room earlier this week. I am not exaggerating. I filled 3 bin bags, most of the recycling bin (old school books) and a sizeable charity box.
Now I'm worrying about the winter vomiting sickness - care to share location? We are visiting in a couple of weeks and DS is staying over with DD. Bad enough if she gets it but I don't want to bring it home.

Dh and I were having a chuckle over dd today. When we visited last week dh was politely asked not to stand on her fluffy rug in his outdoor shoes. This is the same girl who at home stomps in in her outdoor shoes and says there's no need to take them off as they are not dirty

BehindThe BlueDoor that sounds like DS's ideal meal!

Errol 😄😄

Did those come out as smileys? Just realised I used the keyboard ones and not the ones!

They show as smilies from the app - I think most of the normal emojis are supported on most platforms, there's just a few which don't display.

I suspect my vegan son can be excluded from the suspects list for the ham thefts (if he's still vegan - he was not sure what he'd do at university - he's quite flexible)

Mine has gone the other way. She was the lone vegetarian at home and announced that she would go fully vegan when she went to uni. Any ideas for xmas dinner? Oh, and it can't involve mushrooms.

I don't know how to do screen shots or load photos onto MN, but dd sent me a picture today of a complicated washing line she's created around her room as she's too tight to use the tumble drier.

She has got an airer so goodness knows why everyone has to limbo into her room

Our food bill is a lot cheaper, the electricity bill will be without multiple devices charging and there is less washing up. Dd is ill but looking after herself 😢🙂

Agree about the food bill! I can't believe how much less it is. Goodness, teenage boys eat a lot. Particularly the crisps; I bought two packets for DH and me this weekend. Usually we are a major contributor to keeping the Walkers share price up.

Hope DD feels better soon Fairy.

DS2 could eat his own body weight in Pringles. Since he left 4 weeks ago our food bills have plummeted. I spent £2.69 in M&S food hall the other day. Struggling to find anything to buy for DH and I .

Dd is also keeping things tidy. Her room at uni is fairly tiny compared to her room at home so that may be a factor.

However, rather more surprising was the news that she has joined the gym. Dd is not exactly known for her love of sport ..!

We have noticed a huge difference in our food bill, as not buying extra/different things for DD, but also she used to consume a huge amount of fruit and other stuff that went into her nutribullet. Maybe that's why she doesn't have freshers' flu (yet).

I spoke to both DC last night which was lovely. They post on the family WhatsApp every day but it was nice to hear their voices.

DD is super busy, essentially living two lives . She says the partying in the flat has calmed although she was off out clubbing last night . Her course is full on but enjoyable.

I'm going to meet her for a quick coffee later if possible. But I have meetings that are like chewing gum in how long they can stretch. Why do people go round and round in circles?

DS has settled in quickly. His room is hot and the food like school dinners but he's been partaking of every fresher activity imaginable. He dyed his hair red for something or other and it ruined someone's pillow case. I did not ask the obvious- why we're sleeping on someone else's pillow!!!!

at the ruined pillowcase.

DD, who asks more questions than me, told me that D's girlfriend is going on the overnight Megabus from Scotland to visit him, arriving at 6am next Saturday. I hope he doesn't sleep through his alarm.

Dropped DS back to halls last Sunday after brief overnight visit and haven't heard a peep from him since! I txt him Monday asking if he felt better (brought Freshers flu home) but no response. I guess this is how it is from now on, I'll only hear from him when he wants something. Feel a sad that he doesn't want us to know what's going on but says if you don't hear from me I'm fine.

DD has been communicating quite a bit, but it's been mostly admin stuff about her laptop, bank account, software packages, etc, so I'm guessing communication will tail off soon.

We get a mixture of messages on WhatsApp. If I post a pic of the dogs, that will get an immediate heart emoji from DD.

DS has already posted this morning saying 'can you get me a paper holder'. If anyone knows what that might be, I'd be glad if the help.

Is a paper holder a pair of hands? A paper clip? Who knows

DS , who has moved home while he studies for his Masters has just accused me of stealing his ham. Indeed he claims there have been several ham incidents.

Loving reading the updates even though DS is now a second year. He doing a science degree, so fairly full on last year, this year worse, 4 full days and one half. He complained on facetime last weekend that his midweek social life would suffer. I pointed out he aint paying 9k+ to get a degree in clubbing!! To be fair he is a hard worker and came out with a first last year, so I know he really has his priorities right.

He settled really well last year, bit it took me probably till summer term to get used to him being away. I am much more relaxed this year. He coming home part of this weekend enroute to/from going to see school friends at their uni, and home part of next weekend whilst we go away. Mainly to help DD with dog walking (lab, needs lots of exercise) - he does sometimes think he is her 3rd parent though, bossing her around, which we have to squash! He less than an hour away in car or train which does help in him coming home for just a night.

We didn't notice much difference in food bill last year, but then we still have DD at home. She can eat for England and is a liability to take to supermarket. She having gap year next year, as she not sure what she wants to do, we will def notice food bill go down if she goes off volunteering/travelling.