auntiedis

@auntiedis (165)

United States • Age 50

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Do you finish reading a book at a single go?

cosmopolitan @cosmopolitan (1263) • India 28 Oct 08

Do you read a book at one stretch or in different schedules? As for me if it is a fiction I won't usually put it down without reading completely.What about you

books

bookworm

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auntiedis If it really reaches out and grabs me, I have been known to read a book in a sitting. I just tell the rest of the world (kids and hubby and dog too) to go away for a while. I can read a book in a few hours, so normally it's not much of a stress. Otherwise,...

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because of the economy being bad is this going to change your holiday shopping?

Robyn @floridachick (603) • United States 26 Oct 08

not really for us but I plan on making more handmade gifts this time around, what about all you crafty people, are you doing the same?

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auntiedis I'm definitely going to go the handmade route again this year. I did it last year, but I think this year I shall do it on a larger scale. The only problem is when it comes to the kids, who don't want that kind of stuff, they want video games and books. I...

28 Oct 08

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Weekend Craft Shows

creationsbyrobin @creationsbyrobin (3071) • United States 27 Oct 08

I had 2 shows this weekend and both were disappointments, for different reasons. The first show was a huge 97 handmade vendor show that was held at an airport. The show had a large tent that housed 47 of the vendors, and the...

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auntiedis I'm so sorry to hear about your shows. I had a show this past weekend that was also like that. Very rainy for the first part of the day, few people braved that. In the afternoon though, the sun came out, and so did the people, in droves. Unfortunately, we were...

28 Oct 08

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no best friend

dominiquevalido18 @dominiquevalido18 (8) • United States 10 Sep 08

I find it hard to make friends because i have serious trust issues and females i usually clash with.I envy other females my age who have the girlfriends to go shopping clubbing etc. I wish i had that. Now don't get me wrong i have...

friends

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auntiedis I too, have always had a hard time cultivating friendships with females, as for the most part, I find them rather catty. I find I relate much better to males, and coincidentally, all of my best friends while I was growing up were males. You do have to be very...

10 Sep 08

unwinnable argument

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 10 Sep 08

Try and convince a child with autism that reduced fat milk is the same as the low fat milk he gets at McDonald's. Unwinnable argument day 3 ends with child going to bed crying. Thank goodness the milk will all be gone after...

autism

unconsolable child

wrong milk

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auntiedis Awwwwww, bless him! You'll look back on this and laugh later. My son is autistic also, and he would ask for certain meals and then not eat them. I finally realized it was because his food was touching. I purchased dome of those cafeteria trays, and we're...

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Halloween crafts, have you started making any? What do you like to make for

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 7 Sep 08

Halloween crafts? My sister-in-law used to cut out black cats, scarecrows, and pumpkins from material. My brother would cut wooden flat pieces of wood to match the outline. She would glue the material to the wood. She gave me a...

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auntiedis Halloween is by far my favorite holiday. I love creating Halloween themed jewelry and paper products. I've already started working on my merchandise for this fall, in fact, I did several weeks ago.

10 Sep 08

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I'm Sick of It!

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 6 Sep 08

Do you ever feel like that?I crochet and love playing with yarn to see what various color combinations I can come up with, but sometimes I just get tired of looking at it before I'm done. If I go to the store to pick up...

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auntiedis I think all crafters have this problem. Unfortunately I have several crafts that I like to do, so it multiplies this even more. I have lots of unfinished projects around, I always say I'm going to finish them, but I get bored so easily.

10 Sep 08

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Listening to Audio Books...versus...reading the book...

Feona1962 @Feona1962 (7526) • United States 10 Sep 08

While I crocheted two baby blankets I listened to 3 different stories on Audiotape...All of them had a woman reading the story...I love to read but when I crochet I can't read and crochet at the same time....*smiles*...so I listen...

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auntiedis I can't wrap my head around audio books. I love to read, although I don't get to do it as much as I like to, but for some reason, the thought of having someone read to me just doesn't excite me. Maybe I should borrow one from the library and take a listen,...

10 Sep 08

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Do you like the smell of certain types of books?

Julie @movicont (495) • United States 4 Sep 08

For some weird reason, I discovered that I like the smell of new books. I'm not sure why the smell of new (especially the glossy kind) paper interests me, but I'm wondering if it's related more to it being new than the actual...

books

dislike

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auntiedis OMG, I'm so glad that someone else does too! I love to buy a new paperback book, and just bury my face in it and sniff. My husband thinks I'm nuts. I equate it to the old purple copy machines, when you'd get a fresh sheet and just take a big whiff. Mmmmm...

4 Sep 08

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Kids and allowances

jccjr5 @jccjr5 (62) • United States 3 Sep 08

Hello! I was hoping to get some insights as to what others think about incentives for our children. I have a 6 year old daughter and two boys 3 & 4. My sister-in-law gives my nieces (7 & 4)an allowance each week if they do their...

allowances for kids

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auntiedis I don't give my kids (6, 8, 9) and allowance, because for the amount of chores I feel they can handle, it's really not worth it. My oldest is required to take out the trash, my youngest is required to feed the dog. The middle is required to keep her room clean...

3 Sep 08

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google chrome... mozila firefox... internet explorer...

jamesnogra @jamesnogra (381) • Philippines 3 Sep 08

which do you use... i hear that mozilla is a lot more stable than internet explorer. it has also less memory footprint compared to internet explorer... the newest is the google chrome, i havent used it... ahehehehe but i read...

internet explorer firefox chrome

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auntiedis It took me a long time to switch from IE to Mozilla, but I finally did it, and I couldn't be happier. It is SO much faster!!! I will probably try the google Chrome after it's been out a while.

3 Sep 08

How often do you clean your house?

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 3 Sep 08

Being with 3 kids my house is usually a mess, so I swipe the floor more than 5 times a day. It is a tiring job but I don't want the house to be dirty and my kids too! how about you fellow mommies? how often do you clean your...

house cleaning

mother

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auntiedis I'm not totally obsessive compulsive about cleaning my house, I work from home running my own business, and I have three kids also, and babysit two more on a daily basis. There's way more important things to do. Oh and don't forget the dog who sheds huge hair...

3 Sep 08

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Dealing with earwax

SViswan @SViswan (12051) • India 3 Sep 08

Most of us manually remove earwax regularly. But healthcare professionals say that the earwax is a water soluble mixture of secretions produced outside the ear canal. And this mixture serves an important protective function for...

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auntiedis I clean my ears with cotton swabs because I can't stand that if I don't, people may see it. After I shower, any water in there itches, so I dry it out with a cotton swab.

3 Sep 08

Buying products based on ads and packaging...

dhangski @dhangski (3194) • Philippines 3 Sep 08

I have been wondering all the time, why I have been easily convinced with these ads about products like shampoo's, soaps, etc. that they really is good. A good example of this is, I have been having falling hair for sometime now...

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auntiedis As someone who has a business selling products online (Candles and jewelry), I can tell you that it's all about packaging and how your product is presented that will make people click on your items and buy them. It's very hard to sell over the internet,...

3 Sep 08

Do you read contents before responding?

djoyce71 @djoyce71 (2511) • Philippines 2 Sep 08

There are discussions where subject titles are in question form and there are those that are not. I think it's important to read the contents before responding so that there will be real coherence with the topic, although one...

respond

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auntiedis I always read the replies to the original post when composing my reply. Sometimes there are other things I want to address. Of course sometimes, when they are just yes or no questions, so then I just reply.

2 Sep 08

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Hurricane Gustav!!!

baileycows @baileycows (3665) • United States 2 Sep 08

Does anyone else love the bad weather like I do? Gustav has finally made its way to us this morning it was only a Cat 1, but I love it. I think it has now been downgraded to a tropical depression, but it is raining some kinds of...

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auntiedis According to the news, we're right in the path of Hannah, she'll be here by the weekend, and I will definitely be going to the store tomorrow to stock up on several things. However, I will not be leaving the house if she does come. I will be sitting in my...

2 Sep 08

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second time around gifts

Patsie Hatley @Hatley (163776) • Garden Grove, California 1 Sep 08

hi mylotters just got an inspiration from a discussion I responded to in which the poster a janitor had found the christmas gift he had given a person thrown out in the trash he was taking out. He was feeling really hurt. What are...

regifting not very nice

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auntiedis I will admit, I am guilty of regifting, but not to the same person that gave it to me...to a different person who doesn't run in the same circles as the person who gave it to me. If I will never use it, and I know someone who will, what is wrong with that? It...

2 Sep 08

What are you doing about naps? Do you have a nap in the day?

marina321 @marina321 (4556) 1 Sep 08

According to health experts; although they're difficult to accommodate, naps are considered good for your health and daily performance. What are you doing about naps? Do you have a nap in the day? Do you love and...

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auntiedis I used to love it when my kids were nap age, I would lay down and take one with them, but unfortunately, they've outgrown naps, so I don't get one any more either. Occasionally, on a rainy day, I can get them to quietly play in their rooms while I take a 20...

2 Sep 08

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