Thank you! :) I've tried that and I figured out you can only get 25 notification with the free account - so if I pick to be notified of someone's b-day and their post, that's two down already. This DW is cheapass. :P I'll either have to prioritise - which is a probable option until BF is still on temporary contract and I can't really consider much spending - or go for a paid account. *sigh* I'm missing my good ol' LJ already! ;)
Thanks again for your help!