Strops - sorry you are feeling down. Is there any way you can inject some pizzazz into your CV by rewriting it in some way? I know you can tap into some good advice on CV techniques so you display your strengths to their best advantage, and this might at least get you to interview (when you can wow them with your snazzy interview trews and jacket!).
BD - nice cossie, I reckon M&S must shift thousands of those. I bought one recently at the swimming pool because I realised that although I have several gaudy bikinis/tankinis I didn't actually possess anything I could adequately swim in. Let alone tackle a waterslide at an aquapark. 
Herbs - please tell me you haven't invited 30 3-year-olds..... I remember with horrifying clarity DS's 3rd birthday party; we seriously over-reached ourselves, teaming up with three ante-natal chums with similar-aged kids, and inviting the entire 3-yo population of the local area. We booked the village hall, which had a large room (for bouncy castle and variety of ride-on toys and games) and a smaller room (for food), but a last-minute mix-up on the booking left us with everything crammed into the small hall. It was mayhem; kids trampled underfoot, carnage on the inflatable, sweating parents, tears, snot, orange squash.......
But hey, I'm sure you'll have a lovely day.....
S&B-wise, I had a great haul from the local charity shop last week, including a lovely black linen Jigsaw tunic, a really pretty M&S work shirt (£3) and a pair of immaculate, unworn walking boots (£15) - mine having given up the ghost after 20 years use. And I ordered shed-loads from the Zara sale; most of it will be going back, but they did include a spurious teeshirt in my order - result! And this jacket, which is lovely on (I tried it on in the shop a few weeks ago, and two complete strangers complimented me on how it looked, which is always a good sign), although I'm not sure I can justify the ££.