kimbers867

@kimbers867 (2539)

United States • Age 62

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Shopping and Meals

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11377) • United States 11 Mar 13

I know all of us need to shop for food and other items each month. Its important to read the ads to determine the best way to save money whether its go to one store and get everything to save on gas or visit several stores. I am...

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kimbers867 I don't plan out my meals with one daughter in high school and one in middle school we are always running around. When I can find some things that are on a really good sale, we stock up and put them in our freezer. I have been thinking about going back...

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Ready To Plant

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11377) • United States 13 Mar 13

Today I spent part of my afternoon weeding my garden area. My next move will be deciding what to plant, as the local gardening stores have lots of choices including tomatoes. Last year I planted two tomatoes and still have...

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kimbers867 Good luck with your blueberries! We have never had luck here in Maryland with ours. Guess it is the PH levels in the dirt. We have great luck with every thing else (strawberries, tomato's, cukes, zuchinni, blackberries). We are very fortunate that...

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Do you think earning money online impossible?

TrinityDownpour @TrinityDownpour (790) • Liechtenstein 17 Feb 13

I would think that earning small amounts online is not impossible but earning big sums on the other hand like a few hundreds or thousands online is near impossible. Only a few successful people can earn that much online. Earning...

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kimbers867 I do surveys in my free time (not much with a 16 year old and a 12 year old) and I save the points or cash to redeem in September for Christmas shopping! It really helps out. This past Christmas not one gift was charged!!! Woo Hoo! It takes some time to figure...

18 Feb 13

Does That Make Me A...

Jennifer @LovingMyBabies (85288) • Valdosta, Georgia 31 Dec 12

Stalker??? I admit it, I have stalked one person here...okay maybe 2 or 3 people but that's it I swear! And I didn't realize I was being a stalker until recently, lol...I am so curious I just cannot help it...

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kimbers867 Yes, I admit I am a creeper/stalker. I stalk my 16 yo daughter's ex-boyfriend. He was/is such a freakin control freak. Her dad had to break them up because he was getting so obsessive and he is only 16. I stalk his twitter because he has tweeted about my...

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Has Global Test Market gone scam?

asweetie @asweetie (1187) • India 25 Dec 12

I have been on this site for years and always got payment but since feburary I am asking them my dues and they never paid. All they said was we issued check and it must be lost. So they said they send check on my registered adress...

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kimbers867 I am also a member and cashed out this past September. Two years ao I hasa similar problem with receiving my check. I emailed them and they explained that they had to wait so many days then t hey would reissue my check. Messed up my holiday budget ur I...

30 Dec 12

Do you keep a gun in the house or car?

Emvy548 @Emvy548 (387) • India 26 Dec 12

We keep hearing of shooting incidents around the world where innocent people are killed. On the other hand more and more people feel insecure because of rising crime. An increasing number of people seem to be acquiring guns...

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kimbers867 My husband bought a rifle after 9/11 and keeps it locked in our bedroom. He does for target shooting with it. I do feel safe but honestly by the time he would get it unlocked and loaded would it be in time. Growing up my dad had a license to carry one and he...

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Bah Humbug.

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 25 Dec 12

And a happy and jolly Christmas to you all. I do hope it is going better for you than it has been for me. So far I woke up feeling like death warmed over and couldn't really get out of bed except to get my tea and medicine for til...

patch of hair missing

sick

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kimbers867 I dont know what it is this year but Christmas is not the same anymore. The girls opened their presents and have been in their rooms ever since. I'm stuck with all the preparations for dinner (which is the norm since my uncle and brother-in-law aren't...

25 Dec 12

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Is MyLot a habit with you?

Emvy548 @Emvy548 (387) • India 25 Dec 12

In my journey with MyLot I have found that it becomes a habit with you over the course of time. I remember when I signed up four years ago I had made a couple of posts and then forgot about it. It was only after I came across an...

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ylot

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kimbers867 Thanks for sharing the article. I have gotten very lax in coming out to mylot but one of my resolutions for 2013 is to come out and visit and contribute to at least one discussion a day.

25 Dec 12

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It's exactly 1 month until Christmas! Are you ready? I am, kind of...

schulzie @schulzie (4061) • United States 26 Nov 12

It's exactly one month until Christmas, but are you ready for it? I am getting there, slowly but surely. I did a lot of my shopping online this year. I did venture out on Black Friday but I didn't find anything worthwhile out...

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kimbers867 I started shopping in black friday. Went iut at 6 am and was still able to get all the deals I was looking for. Still have some shopping to do. Hoping to get the tree up next weekend.

26 Nov 12

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The Hunger Games

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11377) • United States 19 Aug 12

When I first heard about the series wasn't sure it would be a good choice to read, as I really hate to see something bad happen to my favorite characters. In this book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins we see the life of Katniss...

katniss everdeen

suzanne collins

the hunger games

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kimbers867 My 11 year old daughter introduced the books to me last winter. She read all three in a week, it took me longer to get through them. I loved them!!! We agreed that we wouldn't see e movie until I finished all three books. So we bought the movie last night and...

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Loosing my interest in mylot...... :(

ROCKHARISH3844 @ROCKHARISH3844 (395) • India 29 May 12

Hi friends... At first, i was very interested in mylot and i used to lot in at least once in a day and i was interested to respond to some discussions. I enjoyed my time in mylot. But i dont know why, but i am loosing my interest...

mylot

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kimbers867 I have taken a year break, but now that the school year is winding down I hope to get more involved again. I think our lives our so busy that there is just not enough time in the day to do everything we want too.

30 May 12

Vegetable Garden

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11377) • United States 4 Mar 12

I know many people like to eat fresh vegetables that they grow. Some vegetables are very easy to grow and others you need to learn how to grow them. I'm starting to think about what we should grow this year. What do you grow in...

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kimbers867 We usually grow Zucchini but this year we are not, we get so many that I still have plenty frozen from last year. We grow tomatoes, strawberries and cukes every year. Last year our cantalopes and honeydew cross pollanted and we had honey lopes. This year...

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Still Working at an Old Age

Graceekwenx @Graceekwenx (3160) • Philippines 26 Feb 12

Friends... I feel for old people aged 60 and above who still work for a living.. I even happened to take a cab ride one time and the driver was an old man aged 67. I asked him why he still is working.. He replied, "oh i still need...

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kimbers867 Unfortunately, in the USA a lot of retirees are going back to work because they can not survive in this economy. I lost my mom 7 years ago, she took early retirement then cancer was discovered and she only lived another 6 months. She would have to go back...

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Cellphone working on Mylot

lynpreety @lynboobsy11 (11343) • Philippines 26 Feb 12

Julienne's (my daughter) classmate are here working at their project on my laptop since it has photoshop installed. I have no choice but to use my cellphone to work on mylot. Julienne has her own laptop but I don't want to use it...

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kimbers867 Never thought to use my smartphone to access mylot, I will have to give it a try to see how it works. I do use my iPad when I think about it. I just don't have a lot of time with two kids (two part time jobs = one full time job) and all their activities but...

27 Feb 12

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Is it not a good idea to respond to older discussions?

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 5 Feb 12

Recently I noticed a few members discussing another member who was responding to older discussions. This morning I saw 3 discussions that really sparked my interest however when I got ready to respond, noticed they were 6 years...

discussions

good idea or bad idea to respond to older discussi

interesting discussions

older discussions

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kimbers867 Thanks for bringing this question up. I always wondered about it. I love mylot and wish I had more time to spend out here. When I see a discussion that I would like to respond to, but don't have time - I do save it for a later date. I do have some discussions...

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Did you spend a lot of money during the Christmas holidays

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 1 Jan 12

It might be a common questions; usually before the Christmas, people might spend and spend on buying gifts, or prepare a nice Christmas dinner for family and friends, so everyone can have a memorable holiday. After it, a monthly...

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kimbers867 I did spend a lot of money but luckily I paid cash for everything but $200 worth of gifts! I am lucky that I can do it that way, since hubby has a good job and my money is used for the cellphone bill then whatever other things that are not included in the...

2 Jan 12

Is this a sign to grow old?

youless @youless (112481) • Guangzhou, China 1 Jan 12

In the past we would go outside to count down and celebrate the new year. However, at present I prefer to stay at home and spend it with my family. It is cold outside. It seems to be less meaningful for me to count down outside....

grow old

holiday

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kimbers867 My daughter is a new year's eve baby so we always have her friends over. This year she was turning 15! When it got to be 11:50 p.m. all the kids ran in to watch the ball drop. Hubby and I sat outside around the fire, since it was cold outside. I even commented...

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My New Years Was Crazy...

Monkeyrose @Monkeyrose (2840) • Canada 2 Jan 12

So new years I worked 8 hrs at the grocery store. 3 hours later I worked for 6.5 hours at the village bar. As I was getting ready to leave the bar my friend's mom came in very worried because she could not find my friend, her...

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kimbers867 Wow! I thought my New Year's Eve was crazy but not after reading yours. I too worked an 8 hour shift at our local grocery store then had to go back because I forgot to pick up the sodas and munchies for my 15 year old's birthday party. Yes, I have a New Year's...

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New Year is Coming!!! Do you have any new year's resolution?

snowhybiscuis @snowhybiscuis (1882) • Philippines 30 Dec 11

I think resolutions should not only be made every new year. It should be made daily and the resolutions should be aligned with what you want to achieve in your life. This coming new year, I did not made any resolution because I...

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kimbers867 My only resolution is stop drinking diet soda! It is a big addiction to me and besides being expensive it is not good for you. I have one 12 pack of soda in the house and once that is done I am done. Now I might get a soda out occassionally but I am going to...

31 Dec 11

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Will you be keeping your mobile on after midnight on new years eve

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 30 Dec 11

Every year when new years eve gets here i forget to turn my mobile phone off.It seems to take ages to send all the new years messages through, as there are lots of people that are doing the same thing at the same time.Last year i...

happy new year

new years messages

text message

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kimbers867 I do keep my cellphone on because we don't receive a lot of Happy New Year messages. Can't you just put the phone on silence for your messages? Happy New Year!

31 Dec 11