Alexandria37

@Alexandria37 (5717)

Ireland • Age 23

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Alexandria37's Responses

What was your ideal career when you were young?

06MLam @06MLam (620) 30 Jul 11

What did you want to become when you were young? Doctor, lawyer, policeman, fireman, nurse, scientist, musician, artist.....Did you manage to make your dream become true? I would like to become a scientist when I was young. I...

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Alexandria37 I wanted to be so many things when I grew up that my poor parents couldn't keep up with my ideas. I got good grades in school and when I finally decided that I would like to teach, my parents gave me every encouragement. However, I changed my mind again and...

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Family chilling out and spening time together

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 31 Jul 11

Having good things to remember your children about, as well as spending time with them as they are growing up.I like to see parents spending time with their children, rather than brushing them off out from under their feet.I love...

chilling

family time

how it should be

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Alexandria37 What a lovely discussion jugsjugs. I think it is great that families spend some quality time with their children. I know that due to the recession, a lot of parents have to work and may not have much time to spend with their children but even an hour or two at...

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Do you like to take pictures...

marguicha @marguicha (223720) • Chile 24 Mar 11

of special dishes when you make them or when you go out? I do. I love to cook and love to learn how to make a dish be yummy at first sight. Sometimes I also ask the waiter to "explain" what are the dish ingredients, specially when...

beautiful food

beauty and food

food

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Alexandria37 Yes, I love to take pictures of nicely presented food when I go out. Usually if I am on holidays, I would take photos with my mobile phone and then send the picture to various members of my family and friends. I haven't ever asked the waiter for the recipes of...

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What do you grow in a garden?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (160933) • United States 26 May 10

Some people raise ornamentals, others use their garden space as a way to increase their food supply. They can and freeze things that they grow. It has been a long time since I had a good garden, but this will be the year, I think....

flowers

old seed

vegetables in the garden

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Alexandria37 You seem to have green fingers GardenGerty. We had a very bad winter so we have to start the garden from scratch again this year. Our rubharb was saved from the frost so that is beginning to flourish. I have mostly trees and shrubs growing in the garden and...

26 May 10

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Can I make $235 in just 8 weeks?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 17 Mar 10

I am official $235 poorer as my visa credit card was debited so that I could purchase a flight ticket. I am not much in favour of using visas as debit interest continues to accumulate from one month to another if you don’t pay the...

earning onlne

extra money

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Alexandria37 I know the feeling ronaldinu. However, I think you would have a better chance of making at least part of the money by cleaning windows, etc than trying to make it on line. Still, it's a good idea to ask people here on myLot for suggestions as some of them I am...

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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 16 Mar 10

So, tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day…the day of green, leprechauns, pots of gold and celebration. Many ppl take the day very seriously, while others simply see it as a day of fun pinching ppl for not wearing green. For most ppl...

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Alexandria37 Happy St Patrick's Day to you twoey68 and to all myLotters. I am just about to head on out to watch the local parade. I love all the fun and excitement here and watching all the people who dress up for the occasion, some even paint their faces green. I am...

17 Mar 10

Have you ever been broken into?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 26 Feb 10

Has your house ever broken into? I live in a safe neighbourhood. I have never had trouble regarding this aspect. I also leave a second floor small bathroom window open so that a bit of fresh air can come in while we are not there....

broken into

burglars

stealing

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Alexandria37 Yes, unfortunately we were burgled and everything that could be moved was taken from our house, even our credit cards and cheque book. It was late on a Friday evening and we didn't know what we would do for money for the weekend but I later discovered some...

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Did you ever received a fake note?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 25 Feb 10

Did you ever received a fake not when exchanging money or when given change at a shop or restaurant. It happened to me twice. Once I was collecting money from students for photocopy services and I ended up with a Lm10 (ten Malta...

fake notes

money

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Alexandria37 If I have a fake note here in Ireland, nobody will replace it and I am the one who has to suffer the consequences. I once went into a shop to buy something and the shop assistant tested my note and informed me that it was fake. I nearly died of embarrassment...

25 Feb 10

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Do you agree that parents are not welcome as Facebook friends

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 22 Feb 10

A colleague of mine who is 24 has denied his mother to be his pal on facebook. do you think that this is a common thing among youngsterS? He claimed that adding his mother would be a breach of his privacy. [i]Young people don’t...

facebook

friends

parents

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Alexandria37 That's interesting. I wasn't aware that young people didn't want their parents as friends on Facebook. One of my children invited me to join Facebook and my other children sent me a friend's request. Even my grandchildren asked me to be their friend. Also, all...

22 Feb 10

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The new version of myLot!

Go Ask Alice / Admin @GoAskAlice (5827) 11 Feb 10

The new version of myLot is finally here, and I've got a lot to tell you! Our awesome development team literally made hundreds of changes. Some you'll notice right away, and others you might not ever see. :) I don't have enough...

mylot changes

mylot upgrade

new mylot

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Alexandria37 I'm late again, but that's what I get for not logging in every day. The new myLot seems to promise more exciting features so I will have to log in more often now to see what's new. Congratulations to the myLot team. Keep up the good work.

16 Feb 10

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Enough Already!

youdontsay @youdontsay (3497) • United States 16 Feb 10

Snow. Snow. And more Snow Would someone please turn off the snow machine? We aren't as covered as the east coast but we have more than usual here in Central Ohio. Usually we have one or two decent snows that cover the...

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Alexandria37 Yes, here in Ireland we have had more than our fair share of snow this year. The country was almost at a standstill because we are not used to so much snow. I also got snowed in while out on Cougar Mountain in Oregon last November. Fortunately we got a break...

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Are internet relationships a hoax?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 15 Feb 10

Have you ever been told "I love you?" from someone whom you have just met on the net? I am sure that it has happened to most of us here even though some of us are reluctant to admit it. Well an American friend of mine has fallen...

internet relationships

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Alexandria37 Well, the internet wasn't around when I was getting married but my son met his wife on the internet and they have now been happily married for 5 years. We are living in Ireland and my son told me he was going to the States for a holiday and meeting a friend...

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Gissi's Surgery

Gabs @gabs8513 (48686) • United Kingdom 28 Jan 10

Gissi is having his Surgery on Tuesday I have to take him in at 8.20am I am allowed to be there while he goes under, then they will ring me as soon as he comes round so that I can get there to pick him up, due to his Circumstances...

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Alexandria37 So sorry to hear that Gissi is not well. I have been reading your other posts but I didn't get a chance to respond to them. I hope the surgery goes well for him and that he will make a full recovery. Will be waiting anxiously for Tuesday to see how it goes....

28 Jan 10

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Isn't it great that we get to connect with people we normally wouldn't?

squaretile @squaretile (3778) • Singapore 26 Jan 10

I was just looking around some profile information of the folks that post on my discussions and it just hit me again that it's quite wonderful how we get to make friends and chat with people that we normally wouldn't get to meet...

friends

grandmas

mylot

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Alexandria37 I too love to log into myLot and connect with people from all parts of the globe. I am not always able to comment on some of the posts but I like to read them and all the responses. I agree with you that there is a wealth of knowledge to be gained here on...

28 Jan 10

Why do People ......

Gabs @gabs8513 (48686) • United Kingdom 25 Jan 10

talk about someone bad when they do not even know this Person????? This is something that has been going through my mind for a while now They don't know you at all, have never interacted with you, know nothing about you but talk...

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Alexandria37 I can't understand that sort of behaviour either. When I was living at home, my parents always told me that if I didn't have something good to say about somebody, then I shouldn't say anything and I in turn preach the same thing to my children. I prefer to...

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Any idea how this happened?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (160933) • United States 23 Jan 10

I was clicking on another member to send a private message. Three different times I was redirected to three different full screen ads/websites. Two of them were health related, one I already belonged to. This is really...

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Alexandria37 It hasn't happened to me lately but the I haven't been here very much over the past year. However it has happened on a couple of occasions that when I tried to open a link to myLot I got some weird website. It is so long ago now that I can't remember the name...

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When you where little

Gabs @gabs8513 (48686) • United Kingdom 23 Jan 10

I was just in the Kitchen, making up my Hot water Bottle to put in my bed so it is warm when I go and I made myself a Hot Chocolate, while I am standing there shivering I was thinking back to when I was a little Girl, to how my...

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Alexandria37 Oh gabs, you too! You have just brought back some fond memories to me. My mum was very ill when I was young so I had to spend practically all of my school holidays with my grandparents and my gran treated me just the same as yours treated you. However, I...

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myLot friends give me your opinion

Grandmaof2 @Grandmaof2 (7579) • Canada 16 Jan 10

Here's what happened my brother in law failed to tell me we were on our last loaf of bread, as he always takes a loaf from the freezer and put a loaf in the fridge just short of running out so we always have bread. He's always...

price of bread

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Alexandria37 I only ever shop at the corner stores in extreme cases of emergency. I would have to pay approximately €2.50 for a loaf of bread at the local shop and I can get similar bread in the larger supermarkets for one 55 cents. It's the same story for milk, bread, tea...

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Do you love to read but your spouse doesn't?

cmauthe1 @cmauthe1 (267) • Canada 14 Jan 10

I have been a voracious reader since I was about 11 years old. I have read so many books from many different genres. I can honestly say that there have been only 2 books that I have started and found so boring that I just put it...

driving me crazy

inconsiderate spouse

voracious reader

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Alexandria37 It's quite the opposite in our house. My husband will read just about anything he can get his hands on,whereas I will only read when I am in waiting rooms or travelling on long journeys. However, if I come across a really good book then I won't put it down...

14 Jan 10

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Gissi knows how to entertain himself

Gabs @gabs8513 (48686) • United Kingdom 13 Jan 10

Yep he does on my expense of course Today I had to go food Shopping and I do not take Gissi with me, 1. He hates the Car 2. The car is to cold and in the Summer to hot so little Man stays at Home, I am normally gone about 3...

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Alexandria37 Gissi seems likes a very nice, loveable, mischievous little dog and one couldn't help but love him to bits. My own dogs who are no longer with me have often done similar things but who could be cross with them. They are wonderful creatures and the best friends...

14 Jan 10

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