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I am wanting to print my own invites and cant find a good supplier to send at least 100 blank white / off white 5" x 7" greeting cards. I'm also after blank envelopes for this size card and some clear plastic bags.

I'm also curious about finding somewhere that sells envelops that have a different colour or pattern on the inside that the outside (eg. blank white outer with blue stripes inner)

Does anyone know of a good place to buy some that would ship to australia?

I am looking for a church to go to in Perth. I am not fussed on what denomination (although maybe not catholic as I haven't had first holy communion).

I went to a couple of Churches, one in Mount Hawthorn and one in Wembly but found that even after a couple of months of trying to connect with others in the congregation no one remembered me or spoke to us. Is this normal in Perth? Is it a really tight knit community that doesn't open up easily to new comers?

So any suggestions would be good, we're after a mid size church with a good mix of people. Old and young, we are in our late 20's. Somewhere with good sound doctrine, community outreach initiatives and friendly people.

Thanks

I am looking for a church to go to in Perth. I am not fussed on what denomination (although maybe not catholic as I haven't had first holy communion).

I went to a couple of Churches, one in Mount Hawthorn and one in Wembly but found that even after a couple of months of trying to connect with others in the congregation no one remembered me or spoke to us. Is this normal in Perth? Is it a really tight knit community that doesn't open up easily to new comers?

So any suggestions would be good, we're after a mid size church with a good mix of people. Old and young, we are in our late 20's. Somewhere with good sound doctrine, community outreach initiatives and friendly people.

Thanks

My job is SO dull that I can't stand coming in each day. I go days without work to do as my boss is never around or if he is, he gives me barely enough to do for a few hours let alone days no matter how much I ask. When I do actually get work to do, I feel so unchallenged by it that I get even more bored than when I'm just surfing the net. I feel so awful and bored by the end of the day that it effects my home life. I get sick thinking about having to go back in the weekend... I'm so bored its like my brain has just switched off.

Are there any hints on how to be less bored? I've tried thinking positively, going for walks, talking to my boss, yoga etc but its been a year and I feel worse and worse everyday that I'm stuck here.

And yes I am grateful that I actually have a job in this market but I would rather have nothing to be honest and I'm good at what I do and could get other work (for less money). But I signed a 2 year contract and have only been here a year and don't want to let my employer down by leaving early...

about a week ago my 1 year old telescope eyed goldfish went upside down and when i treated him in a bath with epsom salts (10L his own water + 2 tsp epsom salts like the fish shop told me to do) after about 4 hours in that he looked completely dead but the next morning we went to bury him he started gasping for air and moving.

So we put him back in the tank with the other fish (lionhead + 2 apple snails in a 40 L tank) since then I have feed him cooked, shelled peas and put in an antibacterial treatment. He is a lot more active now and swims to meet me (the right way up - kind of) when he hears me coming or when I feed them he goes after the food but other than that he's still upside down laying next to the filter.

Is him being more active a sign he's getting better or is there no chance? I just want the little guy to get better.

I have a good job, but it's boring, no matter how much work I ask for I am never given enough and can spend days with nothing to do (except trawling the web and coming on here). I fear that I'm wasting all the skills I learnt at university because I never use them at this job (even though I was told I would when I applied for the job).

It's got to the point that I fear the boredom so much that I fear going to work, I get stressed when it's sunday because I have to go to work the next day.

I know i only need to keep this job another year before I leave but I've managed to make myself ill with the stress of knowing I have to spend so much time there.

Any suggestions on how to cope with a job you hate?

I've just started riding to work. It's a 6km ride each way so nice and easy right? Wrong! I'm the worst cyclist ever!

It takes me 25 mins to get to work, it's predominantly flat with a few minor 'hills' but I just can't move this thing faster. I'm on an old mountain bike I found for free, but surely that shouldn't make me so slow? I can't seem to make the gears do what they are meant to (they pop in and out at inopportune times) and it hurts my legs so much. I'm fairly fit too and have good strong legs until I get on a bike!

I've been thinking I should get a single speed bike, will this help? Any other tips to a slow novice?

Any suggestions on some high energy tasty foods? I'm trying to eat at least 1200 calories a day and have found it really hard to eat that much.

I don't eat sugar (i replace with stevia, maple syrup or agave), no dairy products and no processed foods. Just to be even more difficult.

I am 5'9", 159 pounds female and quite an athletic build (still 23% body fat though). I bike to work and back 5 days a week (1 hour a day), play beach volley ball 2 times a week, having a boxing bootcamp class and tennis 1 day a week.

I don't eat sugar, meat or any processed foods. Mostly raw, vegan food. I only drink 1 - 3 glasses of wine a week. I consume between 900 - 1400 cals per day.

I just can't seem to lose weight. I'm trying to get to 150 pounds but it's like my body has stopped at 159 and won't budge. Any tips?

I've just got a standard point and shoot camera but am needing something with a bit more grunt because I'm needing to take better photos of products / images for my company.

I'm not after a giant camera 'professional' camera with a mass of lenses but a mid sized SLR that can do the job well.

Any recommendations?

I'm a woman in my late 20's that is happily married, has a good job, earns good money, has an active social life and good relationships. I look good, I'm articulate and communicate well with everyone EXCEPT my big brother.

As soon as I'm around him he talks to me like I'm a moron child and I get so nervous I turn into a complete idiot. I loose all articulation, sound like I have no life and just feel awful about myself. No one else makes me loose confidence like this!

How can 1 person have this effect on me?

He just called me to tell me I'm an embarrassment around his wife's family and that I need to walk across the room to shake hands rather than just say hello to them every time we see each other and because I didn't last time I saw them, I've ruined the inter-family relationships and need to amend myself to them to make sure they feel comfortable enough to allow me to be involved in family events.

Does anyone have any tricks to not loosing every ounce of self respect every time a family member puts you down?

We have just moved into a new house and we have discovered ants are EVERYWHERE! We have a fig tree that is infested with them, a grape vine, lemon tree and orange tree. Is there a way of removing the ants without destroying the fruit by using harsh chemicals?

Also we are unable to use the frosting method (Spray tree with water at night before a frost to freeze them off) as it doesn't get below 25 degrees celsius at night here.

I'm so sorry to ask again but I really don't understand what biblical reasons christians have for believing the end of the world is coming because of the current political and environmental unrest.

In revelations it speaks of end warning signs but I'm not very good at deciphering these to see if they relate to current affairs. Also as there has been earthquakes and wars / political unrest before couldn't these same 'signs' have been relevant for past events?

I'm not asking if christians FEAR the end of the world but what made them conclude that the end of the world is coming.

Do other religions to have the same belief that there will be an end of the world and if so why is there not as much information about that?

Sorry to ask again but I don't quite understand what biblical reasons christians have for believing the end of the world is coming because of the current political and environmental unrest.

In revelations it speaks of end warning signs but I'm not very good at deciphering these to see if they relate to current affairs. Also as there has been earthquakes and wars / political unrest before couldn't these same 'signs' have been relevant for past events?

I'm not asking if christians FEAR the end of the world but what made them conclude that the end of the world is coming. Do other religions to have the same belief that there will be an end of the world and if so why is there not as much fuss over that?

I ask this because I do not understand the correlation between the current political and environmental unrest and the biblical prophecies.