TessWhite

@TessWhite (3146)

United States • Age 65

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Master of None...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 4 Mar 10

Most ppl have something they are the master of in their homes. Masters of cleaning, masters of decorating, masters of cooking, masters of organizing, you name it. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone that was the master of...

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TessWhite I guess I'm the master of everything because I have to be. There isn't anyone else who would do it, so its up to me. I do consider myself to be a fairly good cook and baker. As far as decorating my home I just do my own thing. I don't go for all the "latest...

5 Mar 10

How close have you ever come to death ?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 4 Mar 10

Now I hope you dont feel as if you will be jinxed by talking about your near death experiences but indulge us if you can.In addition if you feel this is too tarumatic for you then you can pass ok ,lol. I will start the ball...

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TessWhite Wow, you were lucky indeed! I guess my closest call was a multicar pileup on the interstate. There were 5 cars and two semi trucks. I was hit from behind by a truck going 70 mph. My gas tank ruptured and I was thrown into the steering wheel. Luckily another...

5 Mar 10

Help Me - My hair is falling immensely?

siliguri @siliguri (4241) • India 4 Mar 10

Hello friends my age is 22 i think it is not an age to face the problem of hair falling...but i'm facing this problem...Everyday when i wake up in the morning what i see that there are lots of hair falling on my pillow which is...

hair

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TessWhite You may want to have your physician check your thyroid function. My doc checks mine regularly because thyroid function can cause hair loss, among other issues.

5 Mar 10

Divorce Should be Banned!!

jellymonty @jellymonty (2352) 13 Apr 09

Although I'm not married, but everytime I hear that somebody is getting a divorce it hurts me badly. I'm wondering exactly what were you thinking when you said to the other person "in sickness and health till death do us apart?" I...

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TessWhite Since you have not married I don't see how you can judge everyone who has been divorced. Apparently (according to you)living thru 22 years of abuse from my husband wasn't good enough. Should I have just continued watching him abuse my son and myself?...

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Children can be so freakin rude!....................

Linda4ualways @Linda4ualways (2282) • United States 10 Apr 09

If it wasn't for me, my son who barely goes to school and doesn't work wouldn't have a phone. Right now it's off and he is waiting for me to pay the bill. He is on the flex account (don't know if you ever heard of it) and the...

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TessWhite You have more patience than I apparently. When my 17 year 16 year old son dropped out of high school and started hanging with his pot head buddies he ran up MY phone bill to over $800.00. Ever get a phone bill thats 45 pages long? SO, we had a talk. He either...

11 Apr 09

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It's Probably Because He Has A New Girlfriend....

singlemommy @singlemommy (2955) • United States 6 Apr 09

I had mentioned in another discussion about how I felt Mr. FedEx was treating me different and I thought maybe I had done something and he was upset with me or something, I just wasn't sure. Now I finally broke the ice last week,...

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TessWhite Wow, your still hung up on this guy? Sorry, no offense, but its time to move on. Its possible he feels uncomfortable because of the way you've been flirting with him and now he has a new girlfriend. So to avoid hurting you or making the situation worse he is...

7 Apr 09

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How long would you wait for an incarcerated spouse ?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 6 Apr 09

Perhaps the most famous and well documented case of waiting for a spouse in prison was Winnie Mandela who waited for 27 years for her incarcerated husband. Now do you think you could have done something like this or would you...

waiting in vain

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TessWhite I don't think I'd be one to wait 27 years on someone. But, I really don't think I'd stay married to anyone who did a crime that sent them to prison. Especially if it was violence against another person or animal. I suppose if he simply stole by messing with...

7 Apr 09

How Many Cats Have You Owned At One Time?

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36447) • United States 6 Apr 09

I am sure many of us have had Cats. I am sure there might even be many of you here who have raised cats at one time, so I wonder who has had the most Cats. Over the course of my lifetime we owned quite a few cats when I was...

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TessWhite The most cats I've had at one time was 8, and it was a nightmare. Too many mouths to feed, too many cat boxes to clean. Due to health problems I've decreased my number of cats to 4 right now. And if I could find homes for two more I would. I love them all, but...

7 Apr 09

Have you had problems with your doctors due to your age?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 6 Apr 09

i have a ton of health problems and i keep running into the same problem.. my doctor i see (and i have changed doctors so many times its not even funny) will look at me.. hear what i having problems with then blow me off saying...

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TessWhite I'm like you and often self diagnose myself, and end up right after the test is done. I told my doctor I was diabetic and the test confirmed it. LOL Luckily I go to doctors who are open minded. They know I research and they actually appreciate it. We talk and...

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Do You Wear a Steatbelt???

LadyMarissa @LadyMarissa (12148) • United States 6 Apr 09

I saw a story on the news last week where a guy driving too fast hit the median & his SUV rolled 4-5 times front over rear. The driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt & flew out the back window during the wreck. That was one of the...

seatbelt safety

taking chances

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TessWhite I ALWAYS wear my seat belt. Years ago when I worked at a hospital a co-worker was in her car with her three children, none of which had a seat belt on. She rolled the car numerous times and all four of them flew out various windows. One child was dead on...

7 Apr 09

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How do you make homemade gravy without grease drippings?

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 6 Apr 09

I always hated saving grease when I make foods. In fact I try to tend to eat foods without much grease now, but when I make gravy I would like to have a bit of flavor. So how do you add flavor to your gravy? Usually I buy the...

flour

homemade gravy

premix or homemade gravy

sauces

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TessWhite In the grocery store where you find the steak sauces you will find a small brown bottle called Kitchen Bouquet. It makes soups, roasts and gravy taste great. Now this will be "brown" gravy like roast beef gravy, not the creamy milk style. I use it all the time...

7 Apr 09

How Often Do You Grill? What do you like to make?

makelifehappy @vera5d (4005) • United States 6 Apr 09

Lately we've been grilling lots of tasty foods, everything from hamburgers to steaks and asparagus. We've been using our grill about 3 times a week now instead of cooking inside in the kitchen! I finally feel like I am good at...

filet

grilling

steak

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TessWhite I personally cannot grill. I can cook wonderfully indoors, but grilling I just can't seem to manage. Luckily my guy is a professional when it comes to grilling. We grill year round, about twice a week. No gas grill here, only charcoal. You just don't get the...

7 Apr 09

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Who has been successful?

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 6 Apr 09

Have you successfully lost weight, and kept it off? What was your secret? What tips do you have for someone who wants to lose weight? I've been smoke free for a week now, and I figure if I have enough will power to quit smoking...

diet

lose weight

successfully lost weight

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TessWhite I have a couple of tips for you. If you need help with losing weight, check out SparkPeople. Its a totally free and fantastic site. They have menu plans, calorie trackers, exercise logs, profile pages, blogging and groups you can join that suit your interests....

7 Apr 09

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Teens are banned from the mall after school

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 6 Apr 09

I heard the radio today, teens who are under 18 are banned from the mall after school. Unless they have their parents accompany, otherwise, they couldn't go the stores in the mall. I think that is fair. It is also beneficial to...

mall

teens

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TessWhite I think its a great idea. When I lived in the city the mall often wasnt a comfortable place with all the teens at night. Some were gangs that would hang out in the parking garage or entrances. Never felt comfortable going by myself at night. Now I live in a...

7 Apr 09

How many houses have you brought?

Anne18 @Anne18 (11029) 6 Apr 09

We have only ever brought one house and have now lived in our house for nearly ten years now. It was a three bedroom house when we moved in but now we have four bedrooms. We don't plan to move for many years, but I would like to...

house

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TessWhite I just recently bought my 7th house. I am hoping it will be my last one. I HATE moving. Some things I've lost over the years with various moves and never found them. I hope this next place (which is under renovation right now) will be the last one I have to...

7 Apr 09

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Taking a (brow)beating...

SaintAnne @SaintAnne (5453) • United States 6 Apr 09

Last Friday, I decided to have my eyebrows waxed. I have not done that for a while, go to the salon and have someone do it for me. Usually, I just shape them myself and in most cases, when I am always in a hurry. I knew I had...

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TessWhite I guess I should be grateful I've never had to do this. Even tweeze mine. I'm fair skinned, blonde and my eyebrows are thin and light colored. I often feel I need to darken them or something with a brow pencil because they seem so wispy. Heck, I don't even...

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I REALLY hate to admit this...

miamilady @miamilady (4910) • United States 6 Apr 09

I've been resisting this particular realization for quite some time now. It's just not something I am ready to admit. I was told that it was coming. I chose not to believe. But it seems that soon I will have no choice to admit...

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TessWhite I've worn glasses since my mid 30's. But I remember when they first told me I'd need bifocals around age 40. I wasn't thrilled. Then last year they told me I need TRIFOCALS. Yikes! So, instead I opted for the no line glasses. That way I have the trifocal...

7 Apr 09

Tornado Watch!

koalatbs @koalatbs (2229) • United States 6 Apr 09

Gosh... I haven't had to deal with this in quite a few years! We have a tornado watch until late this afternoon along with severe thunderstorms. It hasn't hit yet but is supposed to at anytime now. I guess I'll have to get off of...

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TessWhite Hopefully your bad weather is over by now. And hopefully you have a place to flee to if there is a tornado. Two weeks ago we had a tornado warning flashing on our TV screen. My guy and I just looked at each other and said "hope for the best." See we live in...

6 Apr 09

Do you Blame Your Parents For Your Life?

christiancowboyholm @christiancowboyholm (252) • United States 5 Apr 09

It really aggravates me when I hear people blaming there parents for their life. In most cases the people that blame their parents are not doing real well in life. I think once you become an adult you have the brain to think for...

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TessWhite I don't blame my parents for my life. I've made my own choices. But I do however blame them for the severe asthma and COPD I have now thanks to their smoking when I was a child. Docs confirmed this is what caused it. However, back then people didn't know...

6 Apr 09

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Help Fix My Cat

easydoesit @easydoesit (62) • United States 6 Apr 09

I really need help correcting my cats behavior. Well, for starters his name is Preston. He's 7 months old but he's kinda small for his age. His eyes are different colors with one being brown and the other green. I rescued him as a...

animals

cats

pets

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TessWhite Great of you to adopt him. I too have rescued strays and find they often don't realize what a litter box is intended for. You may want to put him in a separate room with his own clean litter box for a day or so. He'll get the idea. I'd also suggest getting a...

6 Apr 09

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