aconner

@aconner (218)

United States • Age 38

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Don't be the mentos!

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Discussions (51)

aconner's Discussions

Making "candy" for the first time

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 27 Nov 09

I think that I've decided that I'd like to make some candy for Christmas gifts this year. Since I've never done it I figured I'd better go ahead and give it a shot now to see how it turns out. Well, I wanted to make some...

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Are you more of a gift giver or a receiver during Christmas?

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 27 Nov 09

My husband and I are trying to accomplish the goal of being a one income household so that he can stay home with our newborn son and go to school. I told him our Christmas this year will be pretty small but it's not a big deal for...

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Lexmark printer and my laptop

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 24 Nov 09

I am going to get an older lexmark printer today. I'm wondering if it will be compatible with a newer model dell lap top. Will I need to get a special cord?

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I just want some sleep

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 23 Nov 09

My son is 4 weeks old and he's been awake all morning. I can't seem to get him in a good routine and I haven't been getting much sleep at all. When he wakes up in the morning for his eating and changing he stays awake for about 3...

new baby

routine

sleep

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I want to be there

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 23 Nov 09

I gave birth to my first son 4 weeks ago and I've got 2 more weeks before I go back to work. It's crazy how fast this time has flown by. I thought that I would be bored out of my mind during my 6 week maternity leave but I've...

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Salvation Collage

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 18 Nov 08

I have to do a creative collage of some sort that represents salvation. Any ideas?

salvation collage

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Recycled CD Crafts

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 14 Nov 08

So I have a ton of CDs that I got from work that have OLD stuff on them that we don't need anymore and can't be reused for anything other than a recycled craft. I need some ideas. I'm looking for something really unique that I can...

recycled craft projects cds

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Chocolate Twizzlers

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 14 Nov 08

Ever had them? My hubby and I were in Walmart tonight and ran into one of his employees. She had a pack of Chocolate Twizzlers in her buggy and I was fascinated! Twizzlers are my favorite candy, and well chocolate, I don't label...

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Do you make money online playing games?

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 6 Nov 08

I've recently been introduced to Winster and Moola. I've had fun doing it and made a few friends. Winster is by far my favorite and I'm only a couple hundred points away from winning my first prize! So, do any of you make money or...

playing online making money

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Canned Fruits

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 5 Nov 08

Fruits are so expensive and the only fruits that I buy are apples and that's when they are on sale. Is it totally unhealthy to eat canned fruits. When I do buy them I try to get the fruit in fruit juice and not the syrup. What...

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Desperate Housewives - OMG Just got caught up with last season

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 30 Oct 08

so I finally got caught up with the last season episodes that I missed. I almost cried when I found out what happened to Katherine's little girl. That's terrible. I was wondering what was going on with the 5 year jump in this...

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Freebies & Giveaways

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 28 Oct 08

How many of you participate in signing up for freebies & giveaways online? I read a thread here the other day that introduced me to Freebies4Mom and I have been going crazy signing up for freebies & giveaways. You can check out...

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Frugal Beginner Here

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 27 Oct 08

So, this Christmas won't be too exciting. I've already signed up for tons of freebies, some of these freebies will be stocking stuffers for my husband. I also purchased a book the other day with recipes for gifts in a jar (I know,...

after holidays shopping

frugal beginner

gifts in a jar

hand made items

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Cut my own hair. hahaha

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 27 Oct 08

So last night I got fed up with my hair and chopped some off. Over all it didn't look too bad but I messed up when I tried doing layers. That's what looked bad. I went today to the salon so they could fix it. I told the lady I...

messed up hair cut

salon

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Why so complicated?

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 27 Oct 08

Why is it so complicated for me just to love life and be happy? Why must I make things so complicated and analyze everything? When I'm alone, sitting around with nothing to do I think... think negatively and dwell on things until...

be happy negative thoughts life

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Teens on MyLot

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 25 Oct 08

I can't remember if myLot had a 18 years or older policy or not but I'm looking for teens on mylot. I'm a youth mentor in my area and wanted to start a blog/website and I was curious to know what kind of information teens would...

movie reviews

teens mentors website blogs information

trends

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Great Saturday morning

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 25 Oct 08

So my husband is in the restaurant business and doesn't have weekends off very often. He was off today and we got to sleep in a bit together. He woke up before me and did house work. I couldn't believe it but am so grateful for...

husband chores housework

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Teenage cousin may be moving in...

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 24 Oct 08

Well my younger cousin will be turning 17 in December. He's ready to move out and in with us. He's a very well behaved boy, responsible, never been in much trouble at all. He is currently working almost full time and going to...

family

moving out

teenagers

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Banning gift giving... and receiving.

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 21 Oct 08

Ok, so I had a bad experience with gift giving a couple of years ago to an ungrateful relative on her birthday. She was diabetic and I gave her a small sugar free cake the baker (per her request), beautiful flowers, balloons and...

gift giving receiving banned christmas holiday

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Watching shows online

aconner @aconner (218) • United States 21 Oct 08

Ok, so I used to watch my favorite shows on ABC.com but now I can't. All of a sudden the shows are downloading or something. I need to catch up on some shows that I've missed. Anyone know where else I can find free online shows...

desperate housewives online shows free episodes ab

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