beadburk

@beadburk (18)

Spain • Age 58

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Have you laughed today?

TriciaW @TriciaW (2441) • United States 27 May 08

I mean have you really laughed? I think it is true that laughter is the best medicine. It is important that we all laugh because life is too short not to belt out a good laugh daily! So did you laugh today and if so what made you...

be happy and laugh alot

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beadburk I have always had a good sense of humour, but was often too busy to see the funny side of life. but when I discovered that I have MS and that stress makes things worse, I decided that I had to change the way I viewed the world. I am now much happier and laugh...

13 Jun 08

When did you last laugh?

RebeccaLynn @RebeccaLynn (2256) • United States 13 Jun 08

I don't mean a smirk or a giggle. When did you last really laugh? A big ole' knee slappin' belly laugh? I laughed yesterday while playing with my children. Can you remember when you last had a good laugh?

humor

laugh

laughing

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beadburk I belly laugh all the time. I am known for it and my friends know that to make me laugh is the one sure-fire way to cheer themselves up. I am a teacher and I often find myself laughing at/with the kids in class and they respond possitively to it...

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Did you hate feeding your baby the commercial baby food?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 12 Jun 08

Did you ever taste the baby food and think that it tasted gross? When my daughter was just learning to eat food, I had to feed her the commercial baby food. I hated that stuff and so did she. I wanted to make homemade baby...

baby care tips for moms

feeding your baby

free food for moms and babies

my life

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beadburk My "babies" are both teenagers now and I very rarely gave them commercial food. I started them on mashed banana with milk and then they had liquidised vegetables of all sorts, but make sure 1 - that there is always carrot in the mix (because it sweetens the...

13 Jun 08

What is Your Opinion of Home Schooling?

Rosekitty @Rosekitty (19368) • San Marcos, Texas 5 Jun 08

I've always felt i was taught pretty well from my teachers back in the Dinosaur days..LOL..but its getting scarier hearing things that go on in schools now and I'm hearing from alot of friends starting more and more to Home...

dinosaur

home school

teaching

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beadburk I decided at christmas to homeschool my 15 year old daughter. I thought long and hard about it, but I didn't want her to carry on at our local school. She wants to become a hairdresser and as soon as she is 16 she will be attending beauty school in a local...

13 Jun 08

Is Teaching still considered noble profession ?

padma84 @padma84 (98) 12 Jun 08

The teacher or the 'GURU' is given the third place after mother and father in the society in my country.Sadly enough , the profesion is no more coveted or considered an enviabe profession. Why so?

teaching

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beadburk I am a teacher in Spain and it is very difficult to get the children's attention, but when you do, and things go well, it is a very rewarding job.

13 Jun 08

friday the 13th

kristineclaireiida @kristineclaireiida (211) • Philippines 13 Jun 08

Hi Today is friday the thirteenth? Do you believe in bad luck when its friday the 13th?

friday

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beadburk Not at all, I have flown on Friday 13th before. I am not at all supersticious. I live in Spain and here the superstition is for Thursday 13th!

13 Jun 08

What type of foods and dishes do you cook during the summer?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 12 Jun 08

Do you mind cooking when it's hot? Does the heat from the kitchen bother you? I love cooking and being in the kitchen. I don't mind the heat except during the summer when it's especially hot, then I cook during the...

busy homemakers and good recipes

cook during the summer

cooking tips for moms

hot foods in the kitchen

my life

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beadburk I live in Spain, so it gets really hot in the summer and because our house isn't heated very well, we feel the cold in the winter. So, in the winter I cook alot of stews and curries and then in the summer we have alot of barbeques and salads. It does get a bit...

13 Jun 08

Moist chicken on the grill

dawnmiller @dawnmiller (76) • United States 12 Jun 08

OK my absolute favorite food is chicken that have been grilled. The only problem is mine never come out moist. Is there a trick to this? Does anyone know any good marinades? How long do you normally grill it?

chicken

foods

grilled

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beadburk You have to make sure that you don't overcook them. It is tricky because you obviously don't want them to be undercooked!My advice would be to cook them for less time than you usually do, quite slowly, so that you can keep an eye on them and just when you...

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short of ideas what to cook!!

Bebs08 @Bebs08 (10681) • United States 12 Jun 08

I am always short of ideas of what to cook. do you have any suggestion of where would I get some ideas for American menus? I am not used to cook but when I got married, I really strive to learn how to cook and I am always short...

cooking

menus

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beadburk Personally whenever I am stuck for a recipe idea I turn to the internet. All you need to do is put in the main ingredients you want to cook with, such as easy chicken recipes and do a google search for recipes. You can then browse what comes up and even...

13 Jun 08

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Do You Enjoy Cooking, Or Just Do It Out of Necessity?

Malyck @Malyck (3425) • Australia 5 Feb 08

Personally, I absolutely love getting in the kitchen and cooking up a storm, experimenting with new ideas, and knowing at the end that I have created the scrumptious result. It seems, though, that so many people only cook...

cooking

hobbies

interests

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beadburk I love cooking. I enjoy experimenting with the ingredients I have to hand and I also like looking on the internet for new ideas. I also like eating out and if I eat something in a restaurant that I really like I will try to replicate it at home. Having said...

13 Jun 08

food for the day

KUSHANK55 @KUSHANK55 (2437) • India 12 Jun 08

what is to be cooked for the day . who decides in your family?

todaysfood

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beadburk Usually I decide what is to be cooked and, as I work evenings, I issue instructions to whomever is to cook it if I haven't had time to cook it in the morning. Occasionally my daughter will decide, but her repetoir is limited so exactly the right ingredients...

13 Jun 08

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Smart sentences or quotes... you know any?

Zergonipal @Zergonipal (807) • Poland 12 Jun 08

This topic is about smart sentences that other peoples have said or that were written somewhere in the past. Do you know any of them? Last time I've found quite smart sentence myself. "Believe nothing, no matter where you...

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beadburk LOL, I hit the wrong button on my previous post, so here is another classic quote from Winston Churchill: Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

12 Jun 08

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Smart sentences or quotes... you know any?

Zergonipal @Zergonipal (807) • Poland 12 Jun 08

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beadburk A lie can get half way around the world before the truth has time to get it's pants on. Winston Churchill

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working from home

beadburk @beadburk (18) • Spain 11 Jun 08

I know that working from home on the internet is a real option. I have friends who do it and I have applied to their companies, but they aren't recruiting at the moment. I have been searching on the net for an opportunity, but...

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Andy Warhole

beadburk @beadburk (18) • Spain 9 Jun 08

If we are all supposed to have 15 minutes of fame, what would you do with your 15 minutes? Or, if you think you have had your 15 minutes - what did you do with it? I don't think I've had mine yet, so I would like to be...

15 minutes

andy warhole

fame

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new swimming pool

beadburk @beadburk (18) • Spain 8 Jun 08

We have been renovating our old pool for a couple of months. I wanted it ready for the beginning of June so that it would be ready for the warm weather - We live in Spain. It was finally finished and painted last weekend and...

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Does anyone like to take late night swims over the summer?

metschica25 @metschica25 (5399) • United States 26 May 08

I know there is nothing better for me than: on a warm summer night to take a midnight swim . There is nothing more peaceful. So beautiful if there are stars in the sky or a full moon. What is the lastest anyone has gone for a swim...

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beadburk I love to swim at night. Sometimes I turn all the lights off so I can see the stars - we live in a very rural area so there is no light polution here, except what we generate! You can't catch a cold from swimming in cool water - only from catching the bug...

8 Jun 08