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Bye Bye Shoes

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I've been regularly selling on eBay over the past couple of years and although I don't find the experience 100% positive (I'm not a fan of the fees both eBay and Paypal take off (it usually means you don't make a profit) and buyers can really muck you around and as a seller there's not all that much you can do about it), however I do enjoy it...well maybe that's not the correct term. It 'works for me', most of the time. As you know, I buy a lot of shoes, more than the average person and my tastes can change, so it's a great opportunity for me to make a little money on items that would usually be chucked in a bag and given to the charity shop. It's not that I don't like giving it to charity, but I would feel really guilty giving away shoes that had been barely or not worn at all, which the shop would more than likely completely under-value. I still regularly make donations to local charity shops and anything that is too worn simply goes i...

Keep Them Coming!

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I've been a little bit all over the place this week. Long story short, my Granny has been taken into a hospice and my parents left very abruptly to be by her bedside. We're not sure how long she's got, but the cancer has spread to her brain, so honestly we're hoping not long for her sake. Mum and Dad briefly came home to change their clothes and shower, but I'm not sure how long they'll be away for, it's hard to gauge. I haven't been out of the house for around 3 weeks now (which comes with it's own problems) and without someone here to help me get out, it's not going to happen anytime soon. Our Christmas tree has been sitting undecorated, my Christmas presents and cards hadn't been posted, we were running out of food, I needed more medication and I just hate that feeling that I'm completely stuck in the house and helpless. My sister and I are also absolutely stuffed full of the cold, whole body shaking, choked nose, hot heads, sore throa...