Lissette Cruz

@acrogodess (992)

Aberdeen, North Carolina • Age 44

Joined myLot 7 years ago

Mother of two. Always tired. Always busy.

Discussions (81)

Lissette Cruz's Discussions

It’s been awhile

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 9 Mar 21

Hey, Mylot. It’s been awhile since I’ve been here. I’ve been busy working full time and raising not 2 teens but 3. My kids best friend moved in when he turned 18. He had a rough go of things for a few years and I asked him not to...

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6 people

Bowling for free.

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 12 Nov 19

During the summer groupon had a promo that got me $20 in groupon bucks. I used them to snag 2 hours of bowling for 2. This included the shoe rental as well. Yesterday I was off from work and my kids were off from school so I took...

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5 people

Pop Slots

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 12 Nov 19

I have an app on my iphone that is called Pop Slots. They have in app purchases but I stay away from those. Anyway, I can earn credits towards free food or staying the night at MGM casinos and hotels in Vegas and other places....

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3 people

Extra money is always good

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 4 Oct 19

I love to write. That is my actual passion in life but raising two teens on my own, I can’t afford to be a starving artist/aspiring writer. That’s okay, eventually I can concentrate on writing to my heart’s content. Part of...

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10 people

Such low offers

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 2 Oct 19

Earlier this year I went to a job interview. I dressed nice. I updated my resume and printed it out. I was offered the job as assistant manager only to discover that it paid $11 per hour. At the time I was being paid $10.55 per...

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8 people

Big changes this year

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 10 Sep 19

Since 2012, I’ve been homeschooling my kids. My son is 18 and about to enter the local community college for GED classes and some trade certification courses. My daughter is 16 and has started at one of the local high schools as a...

back to school

kids

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4 people

Teaching primary on Sundays

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 7 Aug 19

It’s been awhile since I’ve been on mylot. I’ve been busy with work and with church and of course spending time with my teens. Last year, I made the decision to get baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day...

church of jesus christ latter day saints

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5 people

I was baptized

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 30 Jan 19

So last June my kids were baptized as members of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. In October, I was baptized as well. I was already attending services with my kids most weeks and they didn’t really teach anything I...

baptism

mormon

church

church of jesus christ latter day saints

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4 people

Cher Live!

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 30 Jan 19

It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on mylot. I’ve been very busy. Usually I’m working. If I’m not working, I’m donating plasma twice a week for extra money. If I’m not working or donating plasma, then I’m spending...

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6 people

Busy as a bee

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 25 Jul 18

Between work, making time for my kids this summer (to make up for last summer when they were with my mother instead of with me), multiple dental appointments for my daughter, and running various errands I haven’t had much time for...

work life balance

summer

family

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5 people

Favorite soft drink

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 15 Jun 18

My personal favorite soft drink has been discontinued. It was a seasonal flavor of 7UP. It was pomegranate 7UP and it was delicious. My next favorite flavor of soda is Mountain Dew Baja Blast which is generally only found at...

mountain dew baja blast

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9 people

Busy weekend

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 15 Jun 18

So as usual, I’m scheduled 6 days but this week I actually have my full time hours plus a little overtime. I am also house sitting for a friend while they are out of town. I’m not staying at their apartment though. I’m just...

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4 people

They got baptized this weekend

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 11 Jun 18

My son is 17 and my daughter is 15. They chose to become baptized members of the Mormon church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is of course a Christian Church. The kids were mostly raised Catholic and were...

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9 people

Less hours but still 6 days

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 3 Jun 18

It doesn’t seem like much but when I work 6 days, I spend $26.40 on bus fare. More if I have to take an Uber because I work too early for the buses to run. My job has recently cut one of the positions that I know: that of “dining...

work

time is money

commute

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9 people

I’d rather have my aunt.

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 30 May 18

My aunt died last year the day after my birthday. She wasn’t just my aunt, but also my godmother. I spent many a summer vacation, a winter break, a spring break with her in the large 7 bedroom home where she was the housekeeper....

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6 people

No! I don’t want to join your MLM scheme.

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 30 May 18

I have a regular job at a restaurant. Now it’s a fast casual restaurant, nothing fancy but I make my hourly wage plus tips are added to my check. Occasionally I receive cash tips directly from customers, not much but enough to...

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2 people

Lycos chat was where it was at!

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 26 May 18

Back in the late 1990s when I got my first email address back in high school, I remember spending time in the computer lab after school to troll around the lycos chat rooms. Lycos itself was the search engine to use. It was more...

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1 person

Sometimes I miss MySpace

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 26 May 18

In an era when Facebook is king of social media, I find myself fondly remembering MySpace. I remember the top 8 friends, customizing your profile, jazzing up that profile picture, and the pleasure of receiving a friend request. I...

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5 people

The end of an era

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 26 May 18

I joined thanks to an ad on MySpace and For almost 12 years, I was a member of a site for moms called cafemom and as of May 24th, 2018 the site is gone. It makes me sad. I've made a few friends in real life from cafemom. I've done...

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4 people

Fun weekend

Lissette Cruz @acrogodess (992) • Aberdeen, North Carolina 30 Mar 18

Last week my ex came over to visit. It's been almost a year since i last saw him. It's been 8 months since the kids last saw him. I took 3 days off of work. We went to watch an NBA game. We watched Pacific Rim Uprising at the dine...

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4 people