SandrainSpain

@Sandra1952 (6047)

Spain • Age 72

Joined myLot 15 years ago

I'm 63, and I'm a freelance writer and blogger. I'll write about anything that interests and/or challenges me. Expect the unexpected!

www.sandrainspain.com/

SandrainSpain's Responses

Are you a night owl

Kevin @kevin1877uk (36988) 19 Aug 15

Are you a night owl Myself I’ve always loved being up well gone midnight. I remember when I was in my teens I would stay up, no computers in my days. I would be listen to music until I fell asleep. I worked a night shift for...

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SandrainSpain Definitely a night owl. The only time I go to bed before midnight is if - like last night - I don't feel well. More often than not it's 2.00 am or later. I find I can concentrate on things more when the house is completely quiet.

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Ha Ha Laugh Out Loud

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 15 Aug 15

Well there's a turn up for the book. I routinely use the abbreviation: LOL when I am writing online. I use it when I want to be genuinely funny and also when being nervously light hearted. So it has come as something of a shock...

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SandrainSpain I go for a single 'ha!' I am genetically predisposed against 'lol.' I have never used it - oops, I think I just did! Oh well, you know what I mean.

19 Aug 15

Oldest Student in Town

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 17 Aug 15

Here I am, after the squilllion years of work, I'm 57, returning to school! Not as a teacher but as a student. I'm doing a postgraduate qualification that will take two years part time. At a time in my life when most people are...

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SandrainSpain You'll do really well darling - rooting for ya! xx

19 Aug 15

Fireworks tonight

Kevin @kevin1877uk (36988) 18 Aug 15

Fireworks tonight In Plymouth UK this evening there were fireworks, it’s the national firework championships. The championships have been held in Plymouth for 20 years. Two nights of fireworks by 6 companies. Three companies per...

national firework championships

fireworks

plymouth

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SandrainSpain We lived not far from Central Park, so we used to go there to see them. There have been some fantastic displays over the years. One of the few things I miss about living in Plymouth. Lovely pics.

19 Aug 15

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MyLot or Facebook?

Madison Ogashi @MaddiOashi (183) • United States 12 Aug 15

I've only been here a few days, but already I've made some friends....and they're not all American! I love the idea of posting to a website and making friends WORLD-WIDE! I love finding out how things are, how people do things...

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SandrainSpain Difficult. I use FB a lot, because I'm a writer, and I'm in various groups and I need to network. And the friends and family are in there too. Here, though, it's different. It's a chill out place where I don't need to keep up a professional veneer because I'm...

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Was it Easier to Have Children in the Sixties and Seventies?

Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @Jackalyn (7558) • Oxford, England 11 Aug 15

This question was sparked by discussion with someone who has young children now. Her point being that there was less to worry about back then. Things like the safety of vaccinations were not an issue and most people seemed to have...

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SandrainSpain I think it was better and different. Kids were kids for longer, for a start, and they got out and played with their friends in the fresh air, rather than going straight to their room to the computer. Yes, it was more innocent, but only because we didn't know...

12 Aug 15

What do you like in bed?

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 11 Aug 15

In an e mail that I found earlier in my spam mail, I notice that Mrs Quintilla Dusenbury has sent me a letter calling me her 'Little Pecker' and asking what I like in bed. I'm unacquainted with the lady and whilst I find her...

tea

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SandrainSpain A nice cool sheet and a fan overhead? And maybe Colin Firth for company? Or is that not what she meant? Oh, and a glass of cava - not vodka. Vodka in bed is a bit common, whereas cava is classy.

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It's starting all over again...

firecracker @sacmom (14192) • United States 11 Aug 15

or maybe it never stopped. So, I was going through some responses on my post a little bit ago, when I noticed one in particular, that stuck out like a sore thumb. Were my eyes deceiving me? Or maybe it was déjà...

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SandrainSpain It's never going to go away - here or anywhere else, as long as there are idiots who think they can earn without effort. We just gotta keep on top of it and report them when we see them - just like we used to.

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Newbie To The Site

Madison Ogashi @MaddiOashi (183) • United States 10 Aug 15

Howdy folks! I'm new to the site, but not new to the "writing" on different sites. I've wrote content for several different sites.... Bubblews, PP, Best Writers, to name a few. Now I'm on one called "SeraphicInsights", altho...

writing

web content writing

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SandrainSpain Welcome - I don't really write for sites these days. I work for a publisher in America, edit stuff for a guy in the UK and write on my own website. I have written for Bubblews, and have $33 in the bank there, so I must go back and try to get it to payout.

11 Aug 15

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Saying goodbye

Stormy @Little_Stormy (6883) • United States 10 Aug 15

I know this is a depressing subject and that it'd probably be better if I didn't write about it at all, but something inside of me feels the need to let it all out, relive some of the most awesome times of my life even though...

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SandrainSpain What a lovely story of how such strong friendship grew from something so awful. I can't really offer any comfort to you, but thank you for sharing this. I hope it eases your pain to talk about your lovely friend. xx

10 Aug 15

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Is It Really True? MyLot Is An Earning Site Once Again?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 9 Aug 15

Altogether now...'Woohoo!' How I love MY smileys, and yes, they ARE unique to me and my personality, so there! So then my friends, how does this site work? Is it the same as the...

janey1966

mylot

old friends

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SandrainSpain Hello honey - good to see you back. As before, the earnings are slow in building up but, also as before, there are some great people back in here. x

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Dilemma of the day

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 6 Aug 15

You're awaiting some hospital results that, if bad, are not what you want to hear at all as they may prove literally fatal. Your friend works at the hospital and has access to these results. She offers to find out ahead of time...

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SandrainSpain I think I would be a bit put out if I'd said I didn't want to know and then she told me, because good news or bad, she's disrespecting your wishes. But that's just me.

6 Aug 15

I think introductions are in order

celticeagle @celticeagle (166761) • Boise, Idaho 5 Aug 15

I became a member about seven years ago. I had to find other sites where I could make extra money so I left this one behind when it quit paying us for the work we did here. I reached pay out several times. Enjoy many discussions....

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SandrainSpain Good to see you back here. I also love writing, and in the last two years I've got to the stage where I am actually earning a living from it. I run a website, write for some English speaking expat sites and magazines in Spain, and also ghost write non-fiction...

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Massive Load

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 5 Aug 15

I try to be a sociable and friendly neighbour. My next door neighbour has had building work going on since January 2nd and I expect that she's pretty fed up with builders by now. They're getting towards the end however, and...

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SandrainSpain Presumably, big Russians do make big dumps. Depends on how much vodka he had last night, and how much meat was in the goulash. I would have moved the car too - seagull poop is bad enough, but big Russian dumps are to be avoided at all costs.

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How do you do?

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 5 Aug 15

I don't know about you but my normal way of introducing myself to a stranger is to proffer my hand, tell them my name and enquire after their's. However, whilst walking the dog earlier it dawned on me that we are a queer lot us...

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SandrainSpain I have to say I have never felt the desire to sniff a bottom - human or canine. However, I think a nice compromise is the Spanish way of greeting - 'dos besos.' Two kisses, one on each side of the face, accompanied by a hug. Very civilised, very tactile, and...

5 Aug 15

Kindred Clansmen

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 5 Aug 15

I have a dilemma. I have been told that we all have a 'Kindred Clans(wo)man' and sometimes these people develop into soulmates. I have never heard the term before and am not really certain what it means. I have a 'friend', with...

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SandrainSpain I've never heard the term before, but it's bound to happen that people who are drawn together are often going to have the same tastes in various things, and buy the same stuff. As you're not entirely comfortable with the person, I wouldn't say anything at all....

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The Thought of Making Your Own Writing Site

Jenny1015 @jenny1015 (13366) • Philippines 4 Aug 15

When Mylot lost its shine two years ago, a lot of writing sites popped up. Some have promised a good amount of earnings, only to wait for nothing....Yup! I was also one of the "victims" of that site. I got so frustrated because...

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SandrainSpain I wouldn't have the patience or the technical know how to run a writing site. I like to just produce the content and let others take care of the boring stuff. Because I would find all that admin boring, and I would resent it for encroaching on my writing...

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Lots of Peacock Poop!

cynthiann @cynthiann (18602) • Jamaica 4 Aug 15

Mind you, there are lots of peacocks; about 35 I think. I am at my two-day-a-week job and the owner and his son are due to arrive here in about two hours. The staff are busy shovelling up the poop. It would not be so bad if they...

cynthies slices of life

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SandrainSpain Just be thankful they hadn't been to curry night at the local - that could have resulted in industrial quantities of poop.

4 Aug 15

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Hello From A New User!

Brian Webb @Number_Z3r0 (48) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 4 Aug 15

Hello everyone! I recently heard about this website from a friend of mine who said that it was good, so I've decided to check it out. Before I start posting though, I was wondering if anyone has some tips for a newbie, like how...

introduction

hello

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SandrainSpain Hello Brian, and welcome to myLot. Sounds like you'll fit in just great, because it's all about interacting and having fun here, and posting stuff that's interesting for others. It's a great idea to introduce yourself. I'm Sandra, I'm 63, and I'm a freelance...

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It's good to be green

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 3 Aug 15

So here we are again. All happy? I do hope so. Personally I very much like the idea of getting back to the familiar territory of a site to which I was very accustomed. I can be found all over the net but myLot was where my...

mylot

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SandrainSpain Feels good to be back. Not sure about the green, but it will probably grow on me.

4 Aug 15