Sandra Johnson

@firef1y (78)

Joined myLot 9 years ago

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Don't you hate it when...

minx267 @minx267 (15527) • Hartford, Connecticut 23 Oct 15

I recently had a doctor (my oncologist) want me to get an MRI of my head.. she said one of my eyes appeared weerd to her it seemed to come out a little further than the other one.. Okay.. It wont hurt.. fine. I did it. The...

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Sandra Johnson People may complain about, but with the NHS such visits to the doctor are all free unless we choose to go private

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Do your children have any resemblance with you?

dpk262006 @dpk262006 (58676) • Delhi, India 23 Oct 15

Hello everyone! Since the beginning of human history, people have wondered how traits are inherited from one generation to the next. Although children often look more like one parent than the other, most offspring...

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Sandra Johnson Of my 2 youngest boys the older looks like a blonde version of his Daddy while the younger looks much more like me.

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When did you last visit a library?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 23 Oct 15

I will soon be getting on a bus to go to Hinckley (Leicestershire) for the weekly meeting of the Scribblers Club that I joined a few weeks ago. This takes place in a meeting room at Hinckley Library, and I am always struck by just...

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Sandra Johnson I don't go to the library nearly as often as I should, but they really are invaluable, not just for the books but also for such things as the internet access they offer,

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It's Friday!!!

Sandra Johnson @firef1y (78) 23 Oct 15

It's Friday the last day of the school week and the last day of this half term. Himself has just left to walk F to school and after we pick (he picks) F up at 3.15pm we'll be starting on eleven days of fun. OK, so Himself has to...

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buy or rent?

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (60790) • Centralia, Washington 22 Oct 15

I'm fuzzy on the benefits of buying a condo versus renting an apartment. I do not deal well with homeowner's associations cause of their rules and regs and God attitude. Would you buy an apartment if you had the opportunity?...

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Sandra Johnson Much as I would love to be able to buy, as with a large percentage here in the UK it's just not an option. I have lived in a high rise flat before and didn't much like it, but am now in a semi detached (one out of two houses connected together) and mostly find...

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Unassisted home birth

Samanthavv @Samanthavv (1380) • United States 23 Oct 15

I haven't seen much on my lot related to birth, but especially not unassisted birth. I was curious, since we have such a great demographic of users all over the world, what your thoughts are on unassisted birth? Birth without a...

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Sandra Johnson I didn't have an unassisted birth, but did have my youngest at home. He is number 6 and I did get a fair amount negative response from my consultant. But here in the UK we have a right to give birth where and generally how we want. My midwife was pretty much...

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Savings jar

Samanthavv @Samanthavv (1380) • United States 23 Oct 15

We made a really cool savings jar today! Use a glue stick and tape cut out images on a jar, spray paint, the remove the images with tweezers.. Now as the kids save they can see the money pile up in the silhouette.

savings

craft

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Sandra Johnson That's really cool

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Is the need to hoard normal?

vanny @vandana7 (100127) • India 23 Oct 15

I mean, come on. There are newspapers, empty rice bags, plastic covers, milk covers. Dad says you never know when we will need them. So difficult to keep the place dust free. :( For now, I have some stamina, I can try. Few...

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Sandra Johnson I think some hoarding is normal, especially if you've come from a background where every penny counts, but newspapers and empty bags, maybe not

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here i am {1}

Elizabeth @Poppylicious (11133) 23 Oct 15

Here I am. Here I am, sitting on the bus. It is dark outside. There's no kind of atmosphere. Fortunately I don't mean this literally; the bus is devoid of atmosphere. The moany woman at the bus stop stopped moaning once she was...

bus journey

friday

baby niece babysitting

personal

exhaustion

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Sandra Johnson Ooh have fun, the best thing about babysitting is you can give them back though

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I Redeemed $5 and Got Paid Immediately (Not in MyLot)

Macarrosel @Macarrosel (7498) • Philippines 23 Oct 15

I played this game app and luckily reached 2,900 coins, equivalent to $5. I redeemed this morning, and in less than an hour I received my payment through PayPal. Isn't that awesome? To recall, I had posted a discussion about ,...

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Sandra Johnson The games I play definitely don't pay

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Is "Suggest" being abused on MyLot? How do you do it anyway?

The Horse @TheHorse (217891) • Walnut Creek, California 20 Oct 15

There are certain writers here who consistently "Suggest" their own posts to me. I gave in and read and commented on a few of their posts. To my surprise, only a handful of them have ever reciprocated and liked or commented on...

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Sandra Johnson I don't know, I'm kind of struggling to navigate on here and like that there's an area I can click on to access more discussions. Not that I'll read or comment on every one of them, just the ones that pique my interest

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Being charged to advertise a supermarket?

Sandra Johnson @firef1y (78) 20 Oct 15

Well here in sunny (right) old England we're just about starting to get used to the 5p carrier bag charge (it takes us a while to get used to the idea of any change let alone get used to the change itself) and I'm ready to share a...

carrier bag charge

charity

recycling

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Do You Use Reusable Shopping Bags?

Artemeis @artemeis (4194) • China 20 Oct 15

Since plastic bags have been found to be environmentally unfriendly and hazardous, I wonder how many of you have changed to using recyclable bags or repeat using the plastic bag you last purchased with your visit to the...

shopping bags

plastics

plastic bags

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Sandra Johnson Yes I reuse them, but mostly as bin bags.

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When did you join MyLot and why?

rosyrose @vickyrose (2235) • Cooma, Australia 18 Oct 15

I just learned about MyLot from a blog that I've just read. I explored and found out that some of my connections from the previous site are now quite active and happy here, so I joined today! I've joined to reconnect with some...

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Sandra Johnson From the UK here and I was invited over by someone on another site that I write o

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Do You Know the Statistics for Toddler Shootings in the U.S.?

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40279) • Laguna Woods, California 18 Oct 15

I was shocked this week to read an article about how there has been an average of one toddler shooting a week in the United States! The statistics work out this way: 13 toddlers accidentally killed themselves 2 killed someone...

guns

gun crimes

shootings in the united states

accidental shootings

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Sandra Johnson Horrific. Being from the UK, I can't understand why anyone feels the need to have guns in the house or on their person.

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Do You Have Trust Issues?

Artgirl @owstalaga (4707) • Philippines 19 Oct 15

Recently I talked with a client who has been living in the US for years and they are here now planning to invest in properties. However I learned they do not trust the taxi drivers here because they feel like they will be ripped...

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Sandra Johnson I'd have no choice but to trust a taxi, but think I'd research approximate prices of what it would cost to get from place to place

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Good Night, My Lot !

Stacey @xstitcher (32270) • Petaluma, California 19 Oct 15

Time for me to head to bed. Tomorrow I think that Mom and I may be running some errands. I'm pretty sure that she at least has to go to the post office. Hopefully this week I'll be able to get some more things done--like some...

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Sandra Johnson Good night, we're just getting up and about here

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Muddy Mess!

Sherrye Barrow @sherryeb (580) • Duncan, Arizona 19 Oct 15

Tonight our little community got hit with a pretty severe thunder and lightning storm. I went outside when the storm had passed to assess the damage. Not to bad, a few things had blown over, but no real damage. I took a treat out...

rain

mud

goats

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Sandra Johnson Whoops, but at least you had an excuse for a long, hot, bubbly bath

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The Manchester City Skyline

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 19 Oct 15

With so much scaffolding, construction sites and cranes hovering over our tower blocks I find myself wondering what the city will look like when we finish building it. Everywhere I look there is a new building going up, and in...

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Sandra Johnson If the current government have their way the bubble will never burst and the only option available to the poor (working or not working) will be the modern equivalent of the workhouse

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I'm Back After A Busy Weekend

Paul Connor @mrtoffee (1522) 19 Oct 15

Wow what a busy weekend Sophie, Lily and I had, it was a daddy daycare weekend as Katie was at work and we did not stop. We did soft play, arts & crafts, movies with pop corn and lots of playing. I so love this time spent with my...

daddy

daycare

weekend

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Sandra Johnson Sounds like a great weekend. We had a family day out on Saturday then a day of messy play on Sunday while Himself was at work.

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