Morning all and Happy One Year Anniversary to all those who were considerably financially worse off this time last year! I remember it all so well - we had had an appointment with our financial advisor the night before and she had suggested moving what money I could out of Icesave. She had not recommended Icesave incidentally. I just thought I was being clever in ignoring her advise and shoving £70,000 into an account that I had found which was paying more than her recommendation! £50,000 was committed to a six month bond, with around a month still to run - but I still had theoretical access to the remaining £20,0000. Hmmmmm! Obviously proven not to be the case come 7th October last year when we were graced by the platitudes on Icesave's website stating that they were currently not processing withdrawal or deposit requests. Interesting use of the word 'currently'!I subsequently joined this fantastic forum and found each and every one of you to provide a fantastic support network. My days over the ensuing weeks entailed surfacing out of bed early, cup of tea in hand, and logging onto the forum to read everyone's posts whilst flitting around other websites looking at what I could no longer afford. Oh, and I slotted completing the occasional job application form in too. I really felt as though we became firm friends, all of us understanding and empathising with each other's plight.Thank Goodness we were finally reunited with our funds (did those offshore customers ever receive theirs in total)? I celebrated by treating myself to lots of Murano glass with which to make some jewellery. This is a hobby of mine and I retail it through a few shops (my bridal range) and at local summer and Christmas fayres. I can still remember that jubilation when I received my 'second e mail' (do you remember pressing the 'send/receive' button two million times a day to hurry the receipt of your e mail up?). I was one of the first to receive my e mail (the second person to post on this forum and the first 'regular forum contributor') and it made me jump when it pinged up in my inbox. I felt like I had won a Willy Wonker golden ticket. I was too scared to act upon the e mail and made my husband sit with me in the evening whilst I did so. I wasn't only delighted for myself, but also to be able to share the news with all of you - to try and instill a bit of hope that things were indeed finally progressing after weeks of chasing the ever erant FSCS (they were an administrative nightmare!). We then spent the next 100 pages or so (or so it seemed) speculating on the forum in which order the e mails were despatched. I am still convinced they were random.Since then, I have been invigilating at the University of Cambridge (for those students sitting their finals in the summer (it certainly brought it all back - sitting in the exam hall knowing how important the exams were) and now for the vetinary and medical examinations). I also helped my friend by running her bridal shop for a couple of months. I have applied for something a little more permanent at the University and also at a couple of other local places and am just waiting to hear. Hope everyone has been keeping well and it would be fab if others could pop a post on the forum today. I think we should make this an annual event - as well as additional posts from those who wish to contribute thoroughout the year.Look forward to hearing from youJacquixxxxxxx