commonground

@commonground (367)

United States • Age 71

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i want long hair now......

asliah @asliah (11137) • Philippines 10 Jun 11

how can i make my hair grow faster aside from shampoos?? is/are there any ways to make it long so fast?? is it true that combing the hair at night will make it long?? i am so sad because my hair so slow to grow,its been a...

long hair

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commonground Trimming your hair will not make it grow. Not trimming it will not keep it from growing. I have not cut my hair for years, not even a trim, and it has grown a lot. In the last six years my hair has grown from just shoulder length to waist length. All of the...

10 Jun 11

Are you a night bird?

dpk262006 @dpk262006 (58676) • Delhi, India 9 Jun 11

Hi friends! I have observed that few mylotters are there who are there on mylot during night, when others are fast asleep. Are you the one who is on mylot during nights only and do you love to call yourself as a night...

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commonground I am a bona-fide night owl! My daughter says I come alive at 10 pm. I've had insomnia all my adult life so I am quite used to it. There are others here late into the night, we're never alone. It's more like a leisurely stroll during the night, while the...

10 Jun 11

Are you what you wanted to be?

Hamteez @Hamteez (11) • United States 21 Apr 11

Let me ask you, are you what you wanted to be? Right from childhood, i have always wanted to be a surgeon but when i grew up i discovered that i'm haemophobic, i do have a system disorder whenever i see blood, i don't know what to...

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commonground I'm not sure I remember wanting to be anything in particular. I guess I was never very ambitious. And, so, here I am in the later years of my life and I am still wondering what I will be. I am a mother, I am a widow, I am a precious Child of God. I am a...

21 Apr 11

life after 70

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 16 Apr 11

Yes there is life after 70, and it looks very much like life before 70, same old woman looks at me in the mirror, same old aches and pains greet me each morning. I never get over the surprise that greets me in the mirror whenever...

age

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commonground My sister used to say that she was still 14 in her mind. I like to think I am at least somewhere in my 30's. But my body enjoys reminding me that I will see 60 soon. I can still consider 70 a far off "someday" and hope that I will at least still have a healthy...

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When Others Try To Take Control

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36448) • United States 16 Apr 11

Have you ever done something and then wished you had not? Learning a major lesson from it all as well. Well, it has really come to this in my life at this time, and it makes me wonder what some people see in wanting control and...

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commonground I've heard it said that you never really know someone till you've lived with them and I've found that to be true. My husband and I used to rent rooms to others to help out with money. It never really ended up making us much money. I usually pretty much had...

17 Apr 11

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My granddaughter wants a name for the House Lizard

Kalyni2011 @Kalyni2011 (3496) • India 14 Apr 11

Our home has some house lizards like all homes here, I think they are part of our homes like mosquitoes, ants, cockroach etc. My granddaughter Subhee is very fond of looking at one in our drawing room wall. She calls her ‘BUI’,...

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commonground I agree with everyone else, that is a gecko. I can't stand geckos They are just creepy to me for some reason. The first time I saw one in my house, years ago, I didn't even know what it was. It was just a baby one and it looked almost...

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Strange Habits

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 11 Apr 11

I think that all people have something strange that they do on a regular basis. And I'm really interested in what kinds of strange habits that other members of the community have and the reasons that they thing that they've picked...

habits

strange

taking the long way

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commonground I have several strange habits or actions but as Jen, above, I'm OCD. I like to have things in order, my order, so it probably dosen't matter to anyone else. When I stand in front of the mirror fixing my hair and I need to turn around and see the back of it I...

12 Apr 11

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Mum's Kindness Has Backfired..Well, Sort Of!

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 6 Apr 11

Mum's neighbour, Phil has had some operation or other on tendons in his leg. This is in relation to his heart, apparently. However, he's been a bit stressed lately because he's supposed to be "stopping...

backbreaking gardening can kill

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commonground Well, I have to hand it to you, Janey. You are a one woman cheering squad for Phil! We should all have one such in our corner. Phil is a grown man and it is his choice to smoke or not. His wife may be right in regards to his health but she is his wife, not...

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pancake day.

craigy123456789 @craigy123456789 (1759) 9 Mar 11

Well, yesterday the 8th march it was pancake day. About a week or two before this date i went to my local convinence store and purchased 3 boxes of pancake mix. The mixture is so cheap to buy as this is a really really cheap shop....

eating

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commonground I have to admit that I do not know what pancake day is. But I do love pancakes. I'm having pancakes for supper tonight. Sausage gravy with scrambled eggs, followed by pancakes with butter and syrup. Nothing fancy, just breakfast for supper. We really enjoy...

12 Mar 11

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You can never go back to before

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 10 Mar 11

When Dearra was little, before the twins were born, she was in a day care run by a woman named Marilyn. One year, as a Christmas present, Marilyn offered to watch Dearra for free for us while we went out. So we went and got...

back to before

inspirational songs

ragtime

relationships that are over

sad songs

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commonground This reminds me of something my husband once said. Even after my husband and I were married I was still very good friends with an ex boyfriend. He was a really good family friend. We actually did see a lot of each other. I asked my husband why he wasn't...

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quality health

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 11 Mar 11

So I signed up for this site, Quality Health. They send out mailers for freebies. You have to do a mini survey related to your health to get them, but it seems pretty inoffensive. Only I've been on there probably a month and a...

free samples

quality health

where are my samples

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commonground As some one else said, I signed up with Quality Health through another site that gave me points for doing it. I've never gotten anything from them. I have actually signed up and stayed a member for a while doing whatever surveys they sent out (but these are...

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Just trying to get to nthe mylot discussions

Marty @marty3888 (2355) • Acme, Michigan 11 Mar 11

You go onto mylot where you have to sign on is ridiculous. It takes you to a bunch of offers, which I don't mind, mainly because you can push the scip button. But then came these coupons and you could hit print coupons, but there...

ads

mylot

offers

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commonground As others have said, I stay logged in, unless I have done some house cleaning and cleared everything. I hate to have to deal with those offers. I always feel obligated to do at least one of them. I just look for a free one and sign up. It usually ends up going...

11 Mar 11

"what does not kill me makes me stronger" true or just a saying?

sebastian94 @sebastian94 (34) • Romania 24 Feb 11

hi, i found this saying quite motivating (from my point of view) during tougher times like right now. But in the same time i've started to question myself if it is actually true. Are there any real examples that prove this saying...

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commonground Hello, sebastian. Yes, it's really true It simply means that whatever hardships you have experienced will help to make you stronger and better equipped to face adversity in the future. When you have overcome some tough times in your past...

9 Mar 11

I am totally irregular here

Kalyni2011 @Kalyni2011 (3496) • India 9 Mar 11

Due to health issue of hubby and my one I am unable to be here for some days. Soles of our feet have burning sensation due to diabetic, we are takung the medicines prescribed by the doctors of Jasoda hospital in...

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commonground Hello, Kalyni. I'm so sorry to hear that you and your husband are suffering from neuropathy. I am also a diabetic. I have suffered from neuropathy for several years, even before I had been diagnosed with diabetes. I have finally got some medication that helps...

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i can't live on the island anymore it is to much money

kristinad @kristinad (185) • United States 8 Mar 11

i can't be leave how bad it is getting whit finances i live in a 2 bedroom apartment with my husband and our son with our 2 pits. and we wont to have another child but this place is to small and we are paying $1150 not included....

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commonground I don't have any answers for you but I just have to comment on the rent you pay. I can't believe how much rent is in other places. I'm in a small town in Texas and I pay pnly $425 monthly for a two bedroom house. I know rent is somewhat higher in the larger...

8 Mar 11

Have you ever had a tuna melt?

ShannyBananny @shaggin (72141) • United States 6 Mar 11

I dont know if this is the true name for them but it is what my mother called them when we were little. She used to toast an english muffin and after mixing the tuna with mayonnaise she'd slather that on the bread and top it with...

tuna

tuna melt

tuna sandwich

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commonground I have never eaten a tuna melt but I love patty melts. This is made with a beef patty and grilled onions and swiss cheese on pan toasted rye bread. Delicious! I can't quite bring myself to eat a tuna melt. Nothing with heated mayonaise sounds good to me. And...

7 Mar 11

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