catalady

@catalady (363)

Age 60

Joined myLot 14 years ago

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind

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catalady's Responses

Bizarre Messages On Everyday Items We Buy

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 23 Sep 10

I have two examples for you. Over weekend we visited Morrison's for our "big food shop" and one of the items was a bag of Large Roasted, Salted Peanuts. For those of us not sure if it was a big bag of peanuts, there is a...

silly messages on items

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catalady Hi Janey...the best one I saw was on a packet of frozen fish I picked up in the supermarket - everyone must have thought I was bonkers as I cracked up laughing very loudly when I read the back blurb...it said " May contain Fish" Do you know I would be quite...

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Nothing to live for in life???

ANIME123 @ANIME123 (2466) • United States 20 Sep 10

Well this came to me their is people that feel that they have nothing to live for so i was wondering if anybody on mylot feels like that or if you know someone that does. I actually find it really sad when I hear that because I...

no life boring enjoying living happy

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catalady hi anime, the thing is that yes most people do have 'something' to live for but if you are in that frame of mind and generally feeling low and depressed it often feels like those things that you do have are just not enough, that's if you even think of them at...

20 Sep 10

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Is diet coke bad for you?

bisonpowers @bisonpowers (26) 20 Sep 10

I have heard that diet coke is bad for you because of a chemical sweetener called aspartame; is this true? At the moment I am trying to lose a few pounds so am drinking diet coke but I am a little worried that I could be...

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catalady Hi bison...sorry but aspartame is bad news. As the previous poster replied it has all sorts of health indications and there is also some discussions as to whether it is actually addictive or not. The best thing for you would be to drink water if you want to...

20 Sep 10

Can you sleep with the lights on?

iamdee @iamdee (158) • Philippines 20 Sep 10

I really cannot sleep at night with the lights on. When I was a kid, I had the opposite situation. I was then afraid of the dark so I will really force my mother to turn the lights on. But as I grow up, I learned to sleep with...

lights on

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catalady Hi Iamdee, I am just the same..I cannot sleep with the light on at all. The strange thing is that if I need to take a nap in the daytime I can sleep with the daylight so our bodies must differentiate between different types of light and mine certainly doesn't...

20 Sep 10

Very Quickly Becoming Addicted!

RossBoyy @RossBoyy (161) • United States 20 Sep 10

This website is highly addictive, who else would agree? But not just even on the earning side to things, It just seeing others points of view and trying to help out in many aspects as I can. Gaining more than just money...

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catalady Oh yes ...100% :o) I like being able to have open discussions and debates with people from all over the world and get their opinions and view points, and I really love starting my own discussions and responding to the people who respond. It's a great way of...

20 Sep 10

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You made a difference :)

mrs_bones @mrs_bones (34) • Philippines 20 Sep 10

Are you aware that in whatever you do, no matter how ordinary it may seem to you, affect other people around you? Be it good or bad, you may change other people's life. You may not be aware of it but it's true, what you do affect...

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catalady Hello mrs bones :o) I have had exactly the same thought myself in the past, and because of this I do try to be conscious daily when I meet people about how I treat them/speak to them and intereact with them. We cannot know what sort of day a person is really...

20 Sep 10

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the love of books

gnomeland @gnomeland (421) 20 Sep 10

i love to read, i got this lovely gift from my mother who showed me books from a very young age. who encouraged you in your love of books?

books

love

read

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catalady I think it was probably my mum, though both parents encouraged us to read but I do remember my mum reading a lot of books herself. My Dad didn't read books himself when we were younger ( he does now) but he used to read stories to us, and I always remember how...

20 Sep 10

I want new friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fashunaddykt @Fashunaddykt (61) • United States 19 Sep 10

I want everyone to add me as their friend on My Lot. I actually read your discussions, I comment them. I actually care!!!! Add me. Let's be friends... I only have 3 friends at the moment.. lol :)

friends

social life

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catalady Hi Fashunaddykt ( cool name by the way )...I would advise you make lots more posts with worthy answers and start good discussions and you will find that very soon you will get friends requests and people will accept yours. Sometimes people are reluctant to...

19 Sep 10

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Most expensive chocolate

money4moms @money4moms (234) • Philippines 19 Sep 10

Hi! I love chocolates, kids, elders, family members. I've eaten lots and lots of it especially when i need to remove my stress. It helps me think more and makes me happy. Imagine tasting the sweetest chocolates in the country. I...

expensive chocolates

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catalady Hi money4moms, I haven't actually eaten the most expensive chocolate in the world but I have eaten more upmarket , expensive chocolate. I have found that if you eat more expensive, better quality chocolate that you actually don't want/need to eat so much of it...

19 Sep 10

mind power

blessyme @blessyme (33) • Philippines 19 Sep 10

I'm a big fan of the power of the mind. Whatever situation/circumstance you are in, if you take control of your mind, then you are in control of yourself to make it's way through the situation. It's like the whole situation is in...

mind power

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catalady I do agree with you to some extent blessyme, but I think that as human beings it doesn't always work because there are so many other things to influence us. Unfortunately in stressful situations and circumstances we humans do lose control of our minds and...

19 Sep 10

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which is your favourite animated movie?

kul_dude @kul_dude (56) • India 19 Sep 10

which is your favourite animal animated movie ?

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catalady I can't think of just one...as I have a few that I like...Antz, IceAge, Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc..I love them all ;o)

19 Sep 10

My guinea pig died a couple of months ago

ayumitakashi @ayumitakashi (4462) • United States 18 Sep 10

A couple of months ago I woke up to find that my giunea pig was acting so funny and weird. He didn't want to eat and he yelped everytime someone touched him. He seemed as if he was in pain. I didn't have money so I had to...

death

guinea pig

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catalady Hello ayumitakashi, I hve 7 Guinea Pigs...I did have 8 but one died a few months ago, just like yours ;o( I am sure eventually you will want to get another piggy, but I agree that you will never replace your old friend and another one would be completely...

19 Sep 10

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lover as a friend

harry89 @harry89 (2330) • India 18 Sep 10

can u accept ur lover as a friend after breakup?

lover friend

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catalady In an ideal world we should be able to accept an ex lover as a friend, after all you have been friends as well as lovers but in reality this often doesn't happen as the split was acrimonious and and have often fallen out with your lover causing the split. So...

19 Sep 10

Do you believe in KARMA "What goes around comes around"?

Sidoghosh @Sidoghosh (174) • India 19 Sep 10

They say for every bad deed/sin we commit to hurt someone and make them suffer will come back and hurt us back one day ,usually designated with the Hindu word called "KARMA" meaning "What goes around comes around" ,Do you believe...

hindu cosmology

karma

life

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catalady Hello Sidoghosh, yes I do believe in karma,I am not sure that some higher being makes the karma happen but I do think that the way we act and the things we do has its own consequences - for example if you do a kind deed for someone then they are likey to...

19 Sep 10

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Do you feel confident when you are dressed well

kartiknaiduk @kartiknaiduk (275) • India 18 Sep 10

Well, I feel very confident when I am well dressed. I actually don't know how one becomes confident when he is well dressed, hair is nicely combed. Does this happen with you. Does this happen with every one or it is just my belief...

confidence

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catalady Hi kartiknaiduk..I just feel more confident when I feel I look good, not neccessarily when I am well dressed in the literal sense of the words. I could be wearing a pair of jeans and top, and if I feel it suits me and I look good in it then I feel confident...

18 Sep 10

Turn that Music Down!!

pastorlamont @pastorlamont (184) • United States 17 Sep 10

One of my pet peeves is when people come through neighborhoods or relatively respected places blaring their music! I'm like, 'don't you have any respect for the ears of civility???!!!' Now, I love music, in fact, I play 3...

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catalady Hey pastorlamont...I am another agreeing with you! It drives me nuts when people are driving along with their music so loud all you can hear is 'boom boom'...besides the irritation to everyone else I always think about the safety aspect of it - If there was an...

17 Sep 10

I'll stand by You

jess07 @jess07 (319) 17 Sep 10

Hi, So i've been with my boyfriend for a while now and we talk alot, whiwh is why i think this relationship works. But sometimes when we stay up talking we get onto some subjects that make me kind of uncomfortable. His best...

death

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catalady Hi Jess, I think you are doing exactly the right thing and just being there for your boyfriend, holding him and listening to him .You can't take this pain away from him or carry it, but you can ease it for him by letting him talk..this in itself is therapy for...

17 Sep 10

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would it bother you if someone breastfeed in front of you?

cyatibarra @cyatibarra (123) • Philippines 17 Sep 10

I saw a woman in the mall, sat beside me and have her baby breastfeed right in front of many people strolling around the mall. at first i was like shocked because she just opened her top or blouse without thinking twice. I noticed...

family

mother

mothers

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catalady This debate is often discussed here in the UK too and there are many different opinions as you would imagine. Personally I think that breast feeding is perfectly natural and you can't always plan when your baby is going to be hungry..but I do think that maybe...

17 Sep 10