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Me and a friend want to try and attend (meaning go and stand behind the barriers and watch our favourite actors arrive to a movie premiere) in Australia. There is nothing on the internet that is helping so I'm hoping one of the many on here have at least attended one and can help in regards to how they found out dates etc.

We're very willing to fly and stay what ever capitol it is at, just really keen to see our favourite actor in person :)

I'm currently a receptionist for a real estate agent earning $12.70 an hour. We are understaffed and the Property Management Dept has asked if I would like to be trained to fill in one of the vacancies.

I am not sure whether I should take on the bigger pay packet for some reasons as followed...

I started over a year ago in my current role and have become very negative, clients and colleagues which I won't blame them for my low outlook on life as I am responsible for my emotions but they have significantly contributed to it.

I don't know whether I should be starting a new role within a company I'm already unhappy with, the PM dept is always either understaffed so everyone is doing everyone else work/ over worked/ stressed/ swearing when I pass phone calls onto them because they dislike the tenants/landlords or complaining they are underpaid for the work expected of them.

I have been looking for new work for about a month now and haven't had any real bites, I am looking for better pay but I'm not sure if I should sacrifice my happiness for it.

I'm a pretty fit person, been running 4-5 times a week for nearly a year but easter came and so did all the chocolate in only 8 weeks ive gained 10kg... it's driven me up the walls, and i think its getting quite ridiculous. tell me why i should hate chocolate because its feels like a drug right now :/

I'm constantly reviewing myself, it could be a self esteem issue or maybe deeper, like something is missing in my life. I'm only 18 years old, and going on my first year out of high school with my job.

Nothing is ever good enough- I can't remember the last time i didn't have to fake my happiness in a situation. Going out clubbing with friends or just driving around, i'm constantly thinking " is this a waste of money?" i won't drink because the prices are ridiculous and so not worth it. And whats the point of getting drunk when you are not going to meet anyone special here, I mean if I was them I wouldn't be looking here either.

I know this sounds really critical and cynical- but that si why i am worried..why am I like this... every ones laughing but me.

I think it may be stress with money and work, I'm not happy where I am in my life and it seems money would make it easier.

But don't get me wrong, I'm not the girl walking around whining all day, slack with her job, sits on the couch with chips and wonders why life isn't fabulous- i know that I myself must make it what I want it to be- I've lost 20 kilo's this year to have one less reason to be unhappy.

I want to goto an art/animation university once i have saved enough, so i have been studying anatomy/drawing but because of my sad outlook on things I'm findng it hard to keep it enjoyable- i mean hobbies are meant to be enjoyed it shouldn't be forced...Like when I'm riding my horse, its no longer fun- i feel constantly that progress and getting better is more important , only after a good gallop when i forget everything do i feel relief...And I can't talkt o my friends, I think i'm to insecure to let them know how crap i'm feeling, i don't like the attention people give when a person is down, it feels just- well not helpful towards the problem.

I thought it may be because i don't have a significant other but then that feels silly and to old time like, i shouldn't need someone else around for my hapiness...

Anyone out there with a clue?

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Hi,

So i have been on a diet since May this year and have lost around 17 kilograms, I'm reviewing my diet and exercise regime so i can lose the last 7.

I run 4-5 times per week -an hour or so each session which includes a lot of hill work.

on the weekend i'll end up running just for the pure desire to do it which is really nice because then i run to my local park so sometimes the run can last up to 90 mins or longer.

I walk to and from work 1/2 an hour each way.

I also own a horse so he is ridden for an hour 4 days per week so that and looking after him in general is a lot of hard work.

At the start I was pretty diligent in counting calories but i have learned what will pull me over a days worth and I have learned how much everything has in it.

I'm counting atm and im only consuming around 1000 calories so then I'll eat a little bit more around dinner say have an extra apple or a diet hot chocolate ( its only 45 calories haha)

I really want to get to my goal in say 2 months time and would like some extra pointers on how to get there smoothly- I've started to incorporate weight training twice a week and i've found a hill that i have been doing laps up and down during my run to get my heart pumping more.

I'm a bit worried though that I have slowed down my motabolism since I'm only eating aroun 1000-1200 cals a day- i get to dinner and think oh no ive only had 850 calories i should eat but i'm not really that hungry so I'm scared I have allowed my body to live on just that amount without being hungry... So then i don't want to eat since im thinking im eating in excess to what i can run on...any ideas?

I'm 168 cm tall

66 kiolgrams

and I'm 18 years old if that helps :)

I have read other answers but they are not confirming my questions.

I have been running 4-5 days a week for 3 months now, progressing from 30minutes to 1 1/2 hours.

And I just noticed the other day that during this whole time I have not had my period, I'm 18 and a virgin, so is it the physical strain on my body causing this?? I'm also a vegetarian ~

Hi All,

So I have been on a life overhaul, getting up at 5:30am mon-fri to run for an hour before I walk to work so I can lose weight and get fit for summer. In doing that I am eating a whole lot better too. This has been going on for 2-3 Months, but every say 4 weeks I have like a burger to make me feel not so deprived ha ha.

But recently my knee has become sore, sometimes I can feel it when I walk not just run. It's sort of a sore bone like feeling, just from the jarring I reckon. I am afraid to go for my runs with this, but at the same time I'm scared of being slack.

Also I have acquired a annoying cough and runny nose, I ran on Monday ( but i have not ran tues,wed or today as I have been off work sick) with it but it was hell, as soon as a hill came up i coughing like crazy. I know what your thinking just don't run-But I cant not do anything, If I feel like I am being lazy, i go lazy on the food too-weight loss is a mental game not a physical one i swear!

but now its has become both, what should I do???

Hi all!

My horse has a big crack from an abscess he had around a year ago, the hoof is sound and it hasn't had any problems since, he's been riding in full work ever since he was given all clear. But i was thinking of using something like --->

http://www.keratex.com.au/onlineshop/21-hoof-putty...

to help support the hoof while its still cracked and protect from water damage.

Has anyone ever used putty, or "fillers" . It's more cosmetic that anything as his hoof is strong, but it's taking its time as it grows down.

Also if you are in Australia, which Hoof Grease do you use?

My horse's shoe came loose from the paddock he stays in being so wet lately. and it twisted and he stood on the toe clip.( he has done this before, i just poultice it up for a week then if its all good we get him re-shod) There's no swelling, and the puncture looks not that bad. I called the farrier he told me to do the same as last time. Now i tried locking my horse in a stall while he has the bandages on but he just gets so anxious. he paces calling out to the other horses, so now there is no grass. So that's the first problem, should he be locked up or should he go out? he stays with 20 other horses on 40 acres.

Second issue, nothing stays on, even when he is locked up, i turn up in the morning after re-bandaging it that previous night and it's gone.... so then it dirty and gross and defeats the purpose of trying to keep it from dirt...

what do i do?

My TB has punctured himself with his shoe, the nails got loose from the wet weather down here and the shoe loosened and twisted which resulted in him stepping on to the toe clip. This has occurred twice before in the past 1 1/2 years from the same reason- Moisture softening his hooves and getting the nails loose. So I am quite used to having to take that shoe off, cleaning it out, poultice it up for around a week and then once Its clear of infection having the farrier come out and shoe him.

But because my Tb lives on 40 acres with a herd of 20 other horses, you can believe how hard it is to keep his bandages, clean, dry and ON!

Parts of the paddock are quite damp from all the rain we have had, and guess where he like to stand, smack bang in it where all the lovely new grass is growing. So I have locked him in a small yard, with the fence high enough that he cannot leap out ( yes last time he was lame he found it easy...)

So now I am considering getting some boots for his mishaps, one for when he is locked up with a poultice( can be used for whenever he is in bandages) and one so that when he loses a shoe and there is no damage i can just boot it up and he stays happy.

Here are two boots I have found would suit

http://www.easycaredownunder.com.au/page12.htm - good for poultices etc

and

http://www.easycaredownunder.com.au/page8.htm- for when he has lost a shoe and I'm waiting for the farrier to come out, so there is no need for locking my herd obsessed boy.

I think because of how often this has happend it would be a good investment, and not too expensive either. I cannot remove him from this paddock, all year round it is usually a fabulous place but it rained for 3 weeks straight and the lower parts of the paddock are still recovering.

But what I need is some more opinion, if anyone has been in my situation before, have you done something different?

I just can't figure out why people are so dumb, we all might be different shades and facial structures etc having variety within a species is normal as we did all originate from different places so we are evolved through what was best adapted to that environment, but really we are all the same, so why are people still racist

Have we not learnt by now with all the knowledge we have and are developing about ourselves that there's nothing that you can say to another person without insulting yourself...

edit: Sorry if I am posting in the wrong category :)

the bags i buy last a year until i need to buy the next one. I bought oaten believing it couldn't be much different to what i had before. Until i opened the bag at home.

The chaff i have been feeding is probably lucerene because it was a lot greener. this chaff looks like straw and its palish yellow.

because it is a different chaff i have to add it slowly into my horses feed yes?

I know that i cannot take it back so this will do until next time, so tell me what you know about oaten and how you like to use it because...?

we have to respond to belief but i can't seem to find a topic that i like to do with it, no i don't want to to religion or fantasy obviously :)

i wasn't sure what i was going to do for my school art project and now i've thought of it...after I've drawn it onto paper....

So its like an A3 size drawing using 6B lead, i have singed the edges for an old look but it just looks weird bing white.

can i still stain it or is the lead Just going to run???

any suggestions?

I think its brilliant, if there's a parent less child that needs a loving home why not right?

and its not true that you need a mother and a father to be brought up right, my father passed away when i was young so i've only been raised by my mum and i'm a good kid. its love and caring that raises healthy kids and there are plenty of crap heterosexual couples that are ruining their kids.

And i also believe that kids couldn't care less about who's raising them a long as they are loved and guided through their life. If a kid did get upset or scared because he might be being adopted by a gay couple it would only be because of who was raising him before had taught him that discrimination is fine and acceptable which clearly is not ethical.

:D

My friend bought 2 rabbits and now her rabbits are older and the male is acting aggressive and territorial. I've researched and its normal for him to act this way but now because she doesn't like this behaviour and she wont De-sex them she's giving them away, which i think is a very un-hopeful future for them both.

I'd like to take them on and help them but only if it's possible to train him enough to know he cannot be aggressive and be able to live with humans.

is there a way? they are not permitted in our area in the first place and I'd hate to see them euthanized because of this

( obviously i cannot get them de-sexed here so i'd like to opt for training), better let them have a happy life in good care them be with a family that cannot contain them due to their problems or the council killing them.

what are your thoughts? Is it possible? or is this a lost cause?

I'm trying to retrain my horse to listen to my seat more than my hands but i've discovered that if i let the reins go floppy during anything other than a walk my horse just thinks go. He is a Thoroughbred and was on the track as a baby so it definitely started there because Tb's heads are never left alone during that stage and i guess no one has ever tried to fix it before he came to me.

here is all i know to do to achieve a softer mouth.

- leaning back and deep when asking for a transition down ( emphasising this in the early stages especially)

-using my voice to back up by seat and legs

-slowing down my rise in the trot and he will find it difficult to evade the rhythm

and that's about it.... I want to help him and myself?

anyone got REAL tips???

im taking my horse to the beach for the first time, he's a thoroughbred and 10 so this will be special for him.

I'm a bit worried about how he will go with the surf and water, how should i go about introducing him to his new surroundings so he can relax and i can too.

This will also be a big week for him because he will be travelling probably the furthest he's ever gone and we have to make a pit stop at tick station so he can get sprayed before moving off into the new area.

the drives only 2 hours though but we are staying at the beach for the week.

i have had my tb for 1 yr and a half. Hes my first horse and a true gentleman under saddle. He did take some tough love at first because he did trying making me scared so he could handle me around but he soon learned im not to be challenged.

he has never bucked or reared without it being a bird that has scared him or something like that.

but lately if he is turned on the left lead in canter he throws a lil hissy fit by throwing his head down and tries to buck, i always get him back up but then he tries to rear.

now he hasn't always been balanced in the canter and acts like its a big task to do. But im worried he might be trying me out again to scare me.

I thought i might get him physically checked over so i got the dentist, chiropractor, vet and the farrier out to do him over and he passed everything. The chiro did say his hip was not even and he fixed that.

So what could this be??

He could do it a month ago now hes being silly.

When we goto turn he will lower his head and i can feel him get boucnier unless i pick up the right rein so he can't swerve out of it. this annoys me, hes has been off work for a month just in case he was sore but he shows no signs of being incapable of doing work. Hes still a hoon in the paddock with his mates and loves to roll and play.

he doesnt act up in the trot and keep a lovely frame while trottin but everything is lost in canter.

help?

I payed for her to get into a under 18's club her bus fair and some food after. it all added up to around $30 and she knows i need it back. Its been over 8 months.

my mate borrowed $10 the other night and talks to me and lets me know when shes about to pay it back and is fine with it.

But my other friend looks very hostile and make snap answers to me acknowledging it.

I only said

" oh and you owe me the $30 form last year"

and shes like

" yeah i know"

and looked away. I mean i was nice enough to allow you a good night. She knew i would want her to pay me back.

How do i handle the situation. I want to ask her when shes going to pay it back tomorrow and i don't want her to feel like she can just get angry at me over it. how shall i do this?