mienkoos

@mienkoos (95)

Netherlands • Age 47

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Co-washing my hair

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 28 Aug 09

Hello, Since two weeks I'm using conditioner only to wash my hair. I have curls and my hair shines more and I have less fizz. So this is working fine for me. Does anybody else also avoid SLS in their hair? And use just...

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The kite runner - Khaled Hosseini

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 14 Aug 09

Did you read this book? What did you think about it? Were you able to put it away before the book was finished? Did you recommend the book to family or friends? I would like to hear what you thought about the book!

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Primark

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 14 Aug 09

Hi! Here in Holland the first Primark has opened at the end of 2008 in Rotterdam. Since I'm working near to the place were this shop is located, I've been there a few times. For the ones that don't know Primark: primark is...

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Who's doing the weight watchers?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 12 Nov 08

Hello, Together with my boyfriend I'm losing weight with the Weightwatchers program. I was curious about other people following this program. Are there more people following the program? What program do you follow? The Core-,...

weight watchers

Do you try to reduce fat in your meals?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 12 Nov 08

With today's empasis on healty meals, I watch how much fat I use and I try to search for alternatives for butter. I use more olive oil and when I bake I use sillicon bakemoulds to make sure I don't have to use a lot of butter....

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Problem with graduating....

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 11 Nov 08

My problem is that I'm finishing my masterthesis at the moment, but it's taking much too long. I've been working on it now for more then a year! At first I admit I was more busy with my work than with finishing my thesis. But...

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Starting all over again with running, any tips and hints?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 11 Nov 08

Hello, With a program on my MP3-player, I've started running a few months ago. But since our vacation I haven't been running, so my condition has returned to my starting point. This morning I've started again. Not from the...

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Addicted to mario kart; you too? Or do you have other favorite games?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 11 Nov 08

My boyfriend and I are really addicted to the game mario kart. We've got it two weeks ago, but if we've got time, we play this game. We've got more games for the WII, but we just play this one at the moment. The karting is nice,...

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Mario Cart

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 3 Nov 08

My boyfriend got Mario Cart this weekend. Before we both thought this was more something for kids. But we were so wrong! It's a nice game to play, even for us grown ups. What do you think about this game?

Who has read, is reading or is planning to read Harry Potter?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 31 Oct 08

I've just finished the last book and I really got hooked on these books. I started reading them when I was working with kids that all read these books. So to keep up with them and to know what they were talking about, I also read...

harry potter

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Angry about the way my sister is drawing attention!

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 16 Oct 08

Yesterday, my sister called me. When I asked her about her children, she began her "oh my son has got autism, do you know what that means to me" thing. My sis has got epilepsy from the age of 10, and that has had a big...

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Obama vs McCain: who do you think is going to be the next US president?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 16 Oct 08

Here in the Netherlands we get a lot of information about the US elections. Since Hillary and Obama competed, every day there's news about the elections and whole television programs are made about them. We even hear more about...

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How can I stay motivated while working on my masterthesis?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 15 Oct 08

Hello, I'm working on my masterthesis for some time now, and I notice I'm having trouble staying motivated. I've changed a lot of things in my research since I've started and still I get a lot of critics from the people at...

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What county or state are you from?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 15 Oct 08

Hello, I've started my lot a week ago, and I've noticed there are a lot of nationalities here. I always like to learn about different countries and cultures, so I think this is a good way to get in contact with people from all...

county state travelling learning

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How many times a day do you brush you're teeth?

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 10 Oct 08

Hello, I always brush my teeth 3 times a day. After breakfast, after lunch and before I go to sleep. My boyfriend says it's stupid that I brush my teeth 3 times and that if I'm working more it will not be possible anymore. He...

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problems finishing master-thesis

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 9 Oct 08

Hello, I'm trying to finish my master-thesis for quite some time now... All the time I get feedback that I have to change a lot of things: the lay-out, more references, more figures, less figures, better references, etc. etc....

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Action (Shop in the Netherlands and Belgium)

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 9 Oct 08

I'm addicted to shopping at the action. They have all these nice things to make my house look beautiful and all these handy kitchen-stuff for not a lot of money. But the bad thing is: I buy to much! I have a lot of stuff now and...

salon

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Weight watchers

mienkoos @mienkoos (95) • Netherlands 8 Oct 08

Hello, Together my boyfriend and I are doing Weight Watchers. We use the flexipoints program with a cd-rom. Its very usefull and we both lost a few kilo's. But...since our vacation and a very stressfull graduation (I'm still...

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