Bloody hell Tracey, how on earth do you have time for other things. you and LizzieAnn are like birds of a feather.

lol I'm lucky I'm self employed George .I'm a personal health Care assistant so most of my work is either very early in the mornings or night shifts .got to do something to wile away the hours inbetween , other than run the house look after the hubby , do the shopping & cleaning and the cooking walking the dogs ...Its a good job I only need four hours sleep a night .

Wow, Tracey, I am very impressed...will have to update mine....maybe I should be aiming for 200 as I have already passed the 100 mark, but yours are great!

Your a star Tracey. I know how hard it is to look after people, as I look after both my parents. My father has care assistants twice a day, morning and evening, which takes a lot off my shoulders. You and other care assistants are angels who do not get paid what you are worth.

Tracey - Looks like Plugged in people are not recruiting?

I can't thank you enough for your list Tracey, it is such a big help to me. You have some absolute gems.

And I completely agree with George, you do sterling work, and deserve a medal on the care front. I trained in psychology and social care but sadly, I simply did not have the emotional stamina to continue....perhaps it is a fault, but one I recognise, that I would have got lost and too involved with the people I would have cared for. Do you find that, Tracey? George? Of course, when it is your mum and dad, you can understand how it takes over your life, but I suppose they looked after you when you were little, didn't they, so it comes full circle?

The reason I went into care was because ,In 1992 I found out I had cancer I had to have a radical hysterectomy followed by courses of radio therapy and chemo ,I was in a bad way .The nursing staff that looked after me helped in ways I can't articulate with words.1999 my mum died at the age of 49 another victim of cancer again the nursing care staff were brilliant , not only managing her pain but helping the family deal with the loss too.When my kids left home I decided I was going to go to university to get an education as I had left school with only one qualification .I took a course in Health and social care online and also took a job as a care assistant in a local run home where I witnessed cases of adult abuse , needless to say I reported the homes owner to the relevant authorities and lost my job .Being known as a whistle blower in the care industry makes it extremely hard to get another job in any other nursing home as I found out just a few months later .So when I finally got my Degree and decided that it would be beneficial to start my own small business giving care in the community, I do tend to focus on Geriatric care , there are so many that can't afford to pay for care homes,and I know that I can give them the level of care that they deserve. Giving something back no matter how small is an achievement..Sorry bent all your ears :0S

Hi Cathy Sorry I wasn't aware of that ,some of the sites I have named may not have openings , its always best to keep the addresses on file and keep trying though .

Tracey, good for you. In my eyes your still a star but shining brighter now, and your worth your weight in gold. You angels are very hard to come buy. My hero.

Tracey, that is so kind of you to share with us your harrowing experiences and I agree with George, you must have a wonderfully shining halo and you deserve all the extra treats and help you can get. Well done many times over. I have a colleague at work (we are the only two women amongst all salesmen/engineers) and she has just lost her mum to a heart condition/breast cancer only three days ago, and she was 88 years old. But she was told by the social work department that she would have to have a good rest whilst her mum was in hospital as she would not be entitled to a carer as there were other more deserving cases. She works full time and has done all her life and yet she could not get any help. It was a terrible situation. It is sad she has lost her mum, but there must be a great deal of ambiguity in the feeling of being a carer for someone close to you when you know they would be out of pain if they passed away, and at peace, but yet every day you have to look after them and feel their pain because you are close to them. It takes a very special sort of person to be able to do that, and George, you are one of those people, I admire you. Tracey, you are exceptional in my eyes...I doubt if I would have the emotional stamina to be able to do it.

Tracey, I tried to join qsample but they ask for a zip code and mobile operator neither of which I have! They seem not to accept this without it....so I emailed them and asked if I could join being resident in UK. Will let you know how I get on.

OK LizzieAnn , I know they accept from the UK because I am a member , they should send you the link to the UK signup .Strange that this has changed though .

Thanks, Tracey, I haven't received anything yet, but will check out my inbox when I get home from work.

seems like you missed one!!....HERE YOU PAY FOR YOUR VOUCHERS??? The amazon voucher code should be sent within a few days. It seems that there is an amount of 0.63 EURO to be paid....this was from www.myonlinepanel.co.uk how disgraceful is that??.moral of the story is dont go there!!

I don't understand, briskem, I have been using myonlinepanel.co.uk for years and never seem to get anywhere!! I did once do a product test for them for cat food....well, my cat did, anyway!

i know LizzieAnn but when you do eventually get enough points for a £5 voucher they want paying about 48p for the priveledge and dont forget you have to get 1280 first [+£10]after then it about 640 points for a fiver so for them its a win win situation!! dump them !!!

I have to say I find them a bit of a waste of time, but I like to have them running in the background for a little extra, you never know when it might come in handy!!

thats ok if your prepared to pay for your voucher!

Amazing Tracey,My list is very sad in comparison with yours lol.(2)

Go on then, Mark, let's see it!! Share!

yeah Share !!! its only fair ...while I'm here has anyone heard of TPoll ?

Tracey, Not me.Are you a member?

I had a lok at TPoll which seems to have a link into Mindmover for surveys etc.

TPoll is not a survey panel in itself, Tracey, but they do surveys for others, so often you get a TPoll survey from, say, Mindmover, as John says, or Knots Club, or SurveyNetwork, just depends who is doing them....I believe many moons ago they might have had their own panel, but not anymore, so you cannot join TPoll as a panelist per se.

Hmmm unsure about that LizzieAnn as on their homepage they are advertising for panelists .I signed up with them last week , the reason I asked is because although I never had a response to my sign up ( a password to get into the site ) yesterday they sent me a 20 minute survey , which I completed ..its all too strange for me , guess I will have to contact them and find out who it was for .

Have just had a mail from them saying that the survey was for my broadband supplier , surprise !!! I took a mindmover survey about sky yesterday for £1.80 .They must pass our details out .No incentive for the 20 minutes ...would have been helpful if they had stated that when they sent the invitation .I would still have taken it , just not wasted my time trying to find out who Tpoll are .

Oh, Tracey, nice to know, thanks for letting us know.

thanks, it took me awhile!