cowgirl03051979

@cowgirl03051979 (918)

United States • Age 33

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How much does earning online help you in your financial situation?

DiaJ88 @DiaJ88 (170) • Singapore 20 Apr 12

I don't depend on earning online because I earn very low a month, a total of about a dollar for the whole month from the different sites I have commited. How much do you really depend on your online income a month? Is it a major...

earning online

money

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cowgirl03051979 i am in the same boat as you are i can not depend on my monthly earnings at all i think the most i have ever earned in one month was 40 dollars and that was just because i was able to cash out all my different sites at once i am lucky if i make 10 dollars a...

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Be proud being a woman: Read these funny situations.

Resy King @resy21curapika (2131) • Pasay, Philippines 19 Apr 12

I've seen a random picture posts online and I found a funny illustrative pics online. These are some of the lines I still remember because they really did have an impact on me being a woman (and laughs a loud for the guy's...

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cowgirl03051979 haha those are hilarious and they are all so true we need more discussions like this on mylot i actually wanted to read this discussion sadly i do not have any to post but they make me want to look some more up on the internet just to get a good laugh i love...

20 Apr 12

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I need a better job

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32190) • United States 13 Feb 12

I need a better job because the one I am at now doesn't pay very much and it's not enough to support myself. I do want to find another and better job but would still want to work at the other place, well almost. I'd only want to...

better

better job

better paying job

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cowgirl03051979 i also need a better job the one that i have is back breaking work and it pays very little i have to listen to unintelligent customers curse at me all day and i can not even defend myself i do not have a college degree so that cuts down on alot of the jobs...

13 Feb 12

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do you enjoy the company of your roommate?

zills66 @zills66 (1419) • Saudi Arabia 12 Feb 12

i was out for quite some time to study overseas... before i left my roomie then he told me he'll wait for me.. he's not gonna touch my things and he's not gonna look for another roomie to share with the appartment bills, etc.....

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cowgirl03051979 i do not enjoy the company of a roommate i have always been a loner and have felt like i need my space ninty percent of the time i do best on my own i do have friends and i do enjoy the company of others but not all the time there is not really any people that...

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Watch out for ripoff programs.

kris182_2000 @kris182_2000 (5475) • Canada 12 Feb 12

The other day I singed up for a program called Commission Breakthrough. Whatever you do, I advise you not to sign up for it. I sat through the webinar, and saw that the one time fee was $34. I tried to close the page in the...

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cowgirl03051979 back last year i signed up for a site called project payday with the promise that i would be making hundreds of dollars per month. it cost me thirty four dollars to join they made it sound like it was so easy to navagate the site but it ended up being so...

12 Feb 12

Heirloom Sewing

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

do you like to sew things for use today that may not last for years, so things like fashionable little tops, things to use round the house and so on, or do you prefer to put your efforts into items that will be cherished by your...

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cowgirl03051979 when i sew i try to sew the things so that they will last but i am really rough on my clothes and stuff so they very seldomly do last and then if they are beyond repair i will usually find something else to use them for some of the things i would like to hand...

8 Dec 11

When did you learn to sew?

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

My mother taught me to sew when I was very small, I was only about three when she started and of course it took years to get any good, but I'm always grateful that she started teaching me the basics at a young age. When did you...

learn to sew

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cowgirl03051979 my grandmother taught me to sew when i was just a little girl i always like to watch her make quilts and i decided that i wanted to make quilts too but i was too little to work with a big quilt so she started me off just making a stuffed teddy bear she showed...

8 Dec 11

I sewed another top!!

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 5 Jan 09

I am on a roll, I just got through sewing a halter top that I made from a vintage 1970's pattern that I got from the Goodwill. This was easy. I am going to make a bunch more in different prints. I love it. This had a pants pattern...

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cowgirl03051979 i like this halter top alot it looks like something that i would be able to wear to work and i just love that blue color i really like vintage patterns you can always do so much with them you can make them look really vintage or you can make them look more...

8 Dec 11

I got my first dress done!!

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 3 Jan 09

I got this pattern a while ago and have not had the nerve or time to try it out. So 2 days ago I just told myself that I was doing it whether I wanted to or not! This is a short dress that i plan on wearing with some white...

jeans

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cowgirl03051979 that is such a cute little dress i absolutely love it since you have the pattern for it you can try making it then if it does not work out you can just try again when you are a little more advanced i think it turned out great though i would wear it with as a...

8 Dec 11

What should I sew first??

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 1 Jan 09

I have a ton of patterns and I do not know what to sew first. I have patterns for aprons, toys, teddy bears, shirts for me, clothing for my little one, and more. What should I sew first????

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cowgirl03051979 hmm well to me it just depends are you new to sewing or are you just getting back into sewing after taking a bit of a lengthy break if so then i would start with something rather easy just to freshen up your old skills if you have been sewing for a while and...

8 Dec 11

Anyone else sew aprons??

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 23 Dec 08

I bought a few vintage patterns for some great vintage aprons and I was wondering if anyone else sews them and are they very hard???

aprons

patterns

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cowgirl03051979 i do not sew aprons but that is just because i do not use aprons because i am not that into cooking but i am sure that the patterns that you bought will turn out very cute i think that level of difficulty is just based on someones opinion so you will never...

8 Dec 11

Straight/Skinny Leg Pants

vanonas @vanonas (949) • United States 12 Dec 08

Do you wear them? They've been in style now for a couple years and I sew my pants straight now. Well the old pants that are flared at the bottom I've sown straight or skinny. Have you sewn your pants straight like this? And if you...

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cowgirl03051979 yes i wear both stright and skinny leg pants i also like the ones that flair out at the bottom and that are boot cut too i only wear the skinny leg pants when i am wearing some kind of boot where i tuck my pants legs down into the boot tucking skinny leg pants...

8 Dec 11

How can I fix a zipper that keeps unzipping itself?

tuckerbabies @tuckerbabies (106) • United States 12 Dec 08

I think the headline was pretty self explanatory. I have a pair of pants that zip up and snap. They're in great shape and I like the way they fit. The only problem is the zipper comes down on it's own. Is there an easy fix for...

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cowgirl03051979 this is one fashion crises that i have never had haha i have never heard of this happening before and i do not know that it can be fixed i have racked my brain trying to think of a way but no such luck the only thing i can think of to do is when you are...

6 Dec 11

Computer Generated Sewing Patterns

Paula1966 @Paula1966 (1102) • United States 18 Nov 08

I was wondering what people's experiences might be with software that generates sewing patterns. I have tried Wild Ginger's Wild Things free download, and have purchased a couple of Leko cd's. One of the Leko cds I bought is for...

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cowgirl03051979 i have tried these patterns before they are rather easy to use and they are pretty quick the only problem is that the fabric does not hold up well the design was already comming off of the t shirt that i put it on after only a few washes i got all of my...

6 Dec 11

Anyone knows what's going on, my sewing machine needle keep bending

venshida @venshida (4836) • United States 10 Oct 08

I have two needles bend, and I cannot determine what is causing it. I have had broken needles, but not bending needles after couple stitches. I really need to sew some stuff this long weekend. I don't want to take my sewing...

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cowgirl03051979 hmm i am not so good at figuring out what is wrong with sewing machines because i do not understand them that well and because i still hand sew alot you might be able to try looking up on google to see if there are any blogs of people having the same problem...

6 Dec 11

How to fix a worn out belt loop

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 27 Sep 08

My husband's favorite work pants have 2 broken belt loops. The pants are used so often, that these belt loops just wore away. I was thinking of sewing them back together, but it doesn't look as if it will be an easy task. They...

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cowgirl03051979 i have had this problem with quite a few pairs of my jeans over the years i like to wear thicker belts with the big heavy belt buckles (sort of a western cowgirl style) and between the thickness of the belts and weight of the buckles it puts alot of strain and...

6 Dec 11

My stupid sewing machine now!

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 26 Sep 08

first my printer and now my sewing machine!!!! I was sewing a long just fine and then the belt broke. Now it is going to be a week until my hubby gets home and we can go to a town that has real stores so I can get a new belt...

and printer

sewing machine

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cowgirl03051979 wow what a good run of bad luck i would love to live in a place so remote that it takes a while to finally be able to get to the stores like that haha i feel for you though it seems like just when i finally get something fixed something else breaks maybe you...

6 Dec 11

T-shirt sleeves????

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 11 Sep 08

I have been using old tshirts that I do not wear anymore to make cloth fitted diapers , but now I have all of these t-shirt sleeves and I want some ideas on what I can do with them?? I do not want to throw them away!

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cowgirl03051979 i also hate to throw anything away i am sort of a pack rat when it comes to sewing thinking that just maybe one day i will need an old scrap of cloth if i were you i would look up on google for some ideas of what to do with them you could always make little...

6 Dec 11

Sewing Cloth Diapers

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 11 Sep 08

I have been sewing fitted cloth diapers for my son and for my grand daughter and now I have fallen in love with it and the diapers and have gotten really good at it, they look like ones that I have bought new. So I am thinking of...

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cowgirl03051979 i think selling cloth diapers from online would be a good idea with so many people out there that are all about only using recycable things i am not sure where the best place to start selling them would be though it would be best to start on a site like...

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