mavisj

@mavisj (15)

Canada • Age 47

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Do you judge people by their appearance?

HeavenUnaware @HeavenUnaware (1757) • United States 12 Mar 07

I'm curious - please be honest. When you see someone you do not know at all, do you judge them based on how they look? If you see a teen with piercings, tattoos or unique hairstyles, do you automatically think they have...

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mavisj I have very often heard " First impression is the last impression". But this impression cannot be made by looks alone . It also depends on the attitude of the individual. Perhaps which is why you have beauty contests advocating "beauty with brains ". Beauty...

13 Mar 07

Do you spend some quiet time alone everyday?

lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 13 Mar 07

One moment you are scrubbing the floor, the next you are washing the dishes. One moment you are meeting a client, the next you are stuck in a meeting. One moment you are getting ready for work, the next you are preparing to...

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mavisj Truly, this is quite a mechanical life. In the pursuit of leading a quality life, we are often engaged with the routine both at home or at the work-place.However, life can be made interesting by finding innovative ways to get the routine things done. My...

13 Mar 07

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Why is the parent child relationships a mess these days?

LeftBehind @LeftBehind (12) • South Africa 12 Mar 07

I look at people around me and I see children running away crying about their parents not treating them right, I see parents asking where they went wrong? My question is where's the communication? One thing I'm glad about is my...

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mavisj The parent -child relationship today is quite materialistic. We are living in a nuclear family era which advocates a one or two child philosophy. In a family with both parents working and one or two children, the resources are diverted to satisfying every wish...

12 Mar 07

Do television adverts drive you crazy?

recycledgoth @recycledgoth (9894) 11 Mar 07

I don't watch television all that often, but I like to watch movies on tv occasionally. This afternoon I have had the television on and the same advert comes up over and over and over and over again. It is driving me nuts now, all...

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mavisj Advertisements can be informative and if repeatedly telecast during a time slot can be annoying. However, the viewer perhaps can switch over to other channels, quickly do some pending activity before returning back to his favourite programme. The programme may...

12 Mar 07

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Reduce The Hassles and Cost of Preparing Meals

kathy77 @kathy77 (7486) • Australia 11 Mar 07

Time and money are in short supply for my family of four. To make it easier and cheaper to prepare meals, we devised the following system. We wrote down all the meals we liked and incorporated them into a two-week menu plan called...

reduce the cost

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mavisj It is good to plan your daily menu. How do you accomodate the requirements for regular lunch/dinner invitations extended to friends in these plans?

12 Mar 07

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