jemima your post has made me roar with laughter! It reminds me of the BBT episode where Penny falls in love with shoes worth several hundred dollars and takes them home so she can lie on her back on the sofa staring at them 
The shoes in your link a really fab though! I wish I could wear suede style shoes but I'm so clumsy I rub scratches and bald spots into them in no time. I could do with more shoes, might get myself down to M&S and see what they've got in their foot glove range. So sorry to hear your trapped nerve is still bad. Have you tried a TENS machine? It's the only thing that gets me through my sciatic episodes - I even managed to go to work through my last (albeit quite mild) one thanks to that little gadget.
Lucysmam how's your back now, too? Hope the school run wasn't too bad and you're able to get some rest now it's the weekend.
helga I am 50/50 
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of you putting your tree up already! I love christmas decs, but get fed up of them so quickly I end up putting them up really late and taking them down practically on boxing day.
vvv what are your Christmas celebrations like in NZ? Is it as hot as Australia?
Feeling like death here, my cold's come back with a vengeance and brought a migraine with it. Just sitting here waiting for the codeine to kick in. Only managed to get 10 items for DP's advent box before I ran out of money last month. Will see if I can sneak in a few top ups as the days go by. Still got some secret santa present buying to do but I've got all of DP's presents sorted, they just need wrapping.
Ladies, please help! DP keeps asking me what I want for christmas and I really don't know. I know he's always strapped for cash so I don't want to ask for anything expensive (ie over £50) but can't think of anything I want anyway. I've suggested he use whatever he planned to spend on me to pay a bit off his credit card because I worry about his debts so much. He says that's not a real present for me, so we're back to square one.