jenn80

@jenn80 (64)

Canada • Age 45

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Do you use a diary or scheduler? How is your time management?

feliniti @feliniti (875) 22 May 07

Do you find that you are good at managing your time effectively? Do you balance out your time spent doing chores/work/play or do you find that sometimes you have your priorities wrong? I am a student and sometimes I find that I...

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jenn80 I use a paper planner, but need to be better at time management, especially since I don't have a lot of small things to keep track of. I'm a grad student, so I have a number of big projects on the go for a long time, which I find makes them hard to plan for...

22 May 07

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Favourite all time comedy?

feliniti @feliniti (875) 26 Apr 07

What is your favourite all time comedy show on television? Perhaps it is going to be different where you are from? but you can tell us all about it... some shows are well known throughout the world. I think that my all time...

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jenn80 I loved a mini-series of Elmore Leonard's Maximum Bob that was on a number of years ago - far and away the funniest thing that I've ever seen on TV. I wish I could see it again...

22 May 07

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Running

ringo99runner @ringo99runner (5) • United States 12 Apr 07

I love running and have found it to be very refreshing, does anyone else enjoy running or jogging a few miles?

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jenn80 I did, and still do. I was running quite a bit over the last year, but I hurt my ankle and had to start for awhile. Now I'm trying to get used to it again in better shoes and custom orthotics, so hopefully I can really get back to it again soon.

22 May 07

Have you try Marathon before?

serena_wai @serena_wai (970) • Malaysia 21 May 07

Have you try Marathon before? I have signed up for a 10km Penang Bridge run next month. I am excite and at the same time really nervous about it. I have been really out from physical activities, no regular exercise, very little...

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jenn80 I haven't done a marathon yet, but I have done smaller races, and I just started training with an eventual marathon in mind (too bad I messed up my ankle, though.)

22 May 07

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Declutter my home and life

Ronnatwanna @Ronnatwanna (151) • United States 5 Dec 06

I want to declutter my home and life. I need to clear the clutter in my home and life. It is chaos to walk into my home. No place to sit, no place to eat...it is just chaos. I am going to declutter for 15 minutes a day in...

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jenn80 I'm just starting to really declutter. I've done little bits before, but I'm facing down a big move and too much stuff, so a bunch of things are going to have to be on their way out soon. Too bad I seem to like almost all of what I have.

20 May 07

Do you have Collectibles?

Mommamea @Mommamea (1215) • United States 14 Nov 06

I look around my house and think where did all this stuff come from? Then I realized I've been collecting for over 39 years. I have a collection of Porcelain Dolls. I have dolls from Geppeddos, dolls from Japan, Germany, Italy,...

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jenn80 I tend to love vintage things, and after many trips to the thrift store and the odd flea market (where things are probably too cheap for my own good) I seem to have developed collections of vintage: cookbooks, tableclothes, glasses, plates and platter, lights...

20 May 07

Have you ever felt the urge to really de-clutter your life?

feliniti @feliniti (875) 30 Apr 07

Lately I have been thinking about all the junk I have collected and how I want to simplify my life. I would really like to make a start and I have taken the first steps by giving some clothes away to charity. I collected to many...

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jenn80 I've made smaller efforts before, but lately I've been feeling a lot like I'd like to simplify a lot - in part because I'm hoping to move a good distance soon, but mostly because I just feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff that I have, and although my place...

20 May 07

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World of War-crack Widow - any others out there?

APMorison @APMorison (424) • United States 19 May 07

My husband has recently discovered World of Warcraft. While both of us love games he's a workaholic on disability after a stroke. I don't mind that he games its great therapy for him, but since the stroke he's a bit more...

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jenn80 I was for awhile. I played too (for a reason other than entertainment, actually, and he was along for the ride.) We both played a fair amount, but he'd never wait for me, and would rush ahead. Then, he started a guild, and if he wasn't playing with them (in...

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LOST| The Answers

KaraLee @KaraLee (460) • United States 19 May 07

Just curious if anyone watched LOST:The Answers after Greys anatomy on Thursday night? I saw it, it helped me to remember a lot of the stuff I had forgotten about the show in the sense of how they recapped a lot of things, and...

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jenn80 I didn't see it, but it sounds like something I could use. I remember a lot of details, but I know that there are even more that I forget, and something like this helps me keep it all a bit more straight and put-together in my poor confused head.

20 May 07

What would you prefer for your child's future a Private or Government School?

skbadhan @skbadhan (879) • India 19 May 07

Here in india private schools are dominating government schools in each and every thing wether its about studies ,quality education, social environment,over all development ect. government schools are failing to provide such...

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jenn80 We have some issues between private and public. Since private has so much better funding, they're the ones with the resources, and are therefore more attractive and, in almost all cases, a lot more competitive to get into. I think the issue for a lot of...

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Why hasn't John Hiatt really attained commercial success as a singer?

tendernesstour @tendernesstour (62) • United States 18 Mar 07

John Hiatt has long been one of music's most respected songwriters and has partnered with a mind-boggling array of respected artists. Yet, it seems that commercial success has largely eluded him. Is it his unique voice? His...

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jenn80 I think at least part of it is that he writes somewhat intelligent songs that, while excellent, aren't really what people expect, or have odd analogies or turn of phrase in them that require some thought. If you consider some of his more popular songs...

19 May 07

Omega 3 Oils

tsgirl01 @tsgirl01 (900) • United States 17 May 07

I would like to know if anyone has been using Omega 3 supplements for an extended period of time, and the benefits of taking it. Is it good for you, does it help? Have you had any negative side effects? I read some information...

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jenn80 I've been taking salmon oil along with a few supplements and, while I don't have a heart condition, I'm using it as a preventative, since it runs in my family. And, in general, it seems to help me feel better. One caveat, though - watch out for the salmon...

19 May 07

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When and how did you learn to knit?

cutepenguin @cutepenguin (6430) • Canada 9 Feb 07

My aunt taught me when I was little, and I forgot and was retaught as a teenager. I made a ton of slippers and half of a blanket, and forgot again. It's sort of like riding a bicycle though, because I managed to teach myself...

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jenn80 My aunt taught me so I could get a Brownie badge, and I've been doing it off and on ever since.

17 May 07

What do you do with your yarn remnants?

bonbon50 @bonbon50 (659) • United States 11 Feb 07

My mother used to make granny square afghans with her remnants. I personnally hate making granny squares...what do you do with your remnants? Put the to use or just toss?

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jenn80 I tie them all together, and make a stripey scarf. Because of the knots (I'm lazy) there are neat little tassles on one side, and it's nice and plain on the other.

17 May 07

What is your favorite thing to knit?

krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 19 Feb 07

I'm willing to admit taht my knitting experience is quite basic. I've never completed a sweater or any other large project. It could be because I am lazy, am afraid to try something major, or just delight in tiny projects. Or...

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jenn80 They're fairly simple, but I really love making knit flowers.

17 May 07

Anyone's Husband like musicals and knit?

mizcheekz @mizcheekz (178) • United States 1 Mar 07

My husband loves musicals! He also knits, which I tought him, but he knitted our daughter a sweater. I always make fun of him saying most women have to worry about their husbands sitting on the couch drinking bear and watching...

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jenn80 Sounds like my boyfriend - likes musical, doesn't like sports, doesn't drink, and I taught him how to knit. But, really, those are all reasons why I love him so much.

17 May 07

are you knitting now???

marina1981 @marina1981 (627) • Italy 4 Mar 07

are you doing something special for someone special?? or are you knitting for yourselves? i am preparing a bedcover for my bed, it is full of colors, but i am so far from finishing!

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jenn80 I just finished off a cabled scarf for my boyfriend that took ages to do, and now I'm working on a relatively simple little tunic for me out of the new "fitted knits" book.

17 May 07

What was your gateway craft?

twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 12 Mar 07

Like many crafter I don't do just one type of craft. I knit, make jewelry, soap, cards....and other assorted other crafts that strike my fancy. But what was the craft that got you started, that really turned you into a "Crafter"...

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jenn80 For me, it was sewing. I'd been knitting for awhile, but with sewing I realised that I could really make stuff that I liked, and especially things to wear.

17 May 07

How do you organize your knitting needles?

Autumn42 @Autumn42 (64) • United States 15 Mar 07

My needles are such a mess! Many of them are kept in a big vase. I started doing this because I liked the way it looked- like a boquet of knitting needles. However, it's easy for the small ones to get lost in the sea of...

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jenn80 I have all my knitting stuff in a few vases. I have a big and little matching one, with straight needles in the bigger one and double-points in the littler one. I also have more of a round pot for circulars, and a small one for crochet hooks and darning...

17 May 07