Natasha Garner

@mrsg1981 (133)

Exeter, England • Age 43

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Married mum of 3, photographer.

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Natasha Garner's Responses

How much do you rely on online shopping?

thinkingoutloud @thinkingoutloud (6127) • Canada 12 Nov 15

I have a tendency, like most people I would imagine, to do as much shopping online as I can because it's convenient. My daughter is now taking up the habit, as well. She decided to order a rather expensive pair of headphones from...

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Natasha Garner I would say that 90% of my non grocery shopping is done online. Of which a good 75% I do via Amazon, however I wait for price drops, and always make sure I qualify for free delivery. I also check reviews vigorously as I don't want the hassle of returning...

12 Nov 15

How did you discover MyLot?

crunch @Ryanskie (256) • Philippines 12 Nov 15

Because of the urge to earn money online, I searched for sites that can pay a reasonable amount of money. And one time when I was browsing for sites that can offer money like clicking ads, doing micro jobs, making surveys, and...

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Natasha Garner I rolled in straight from disneyland :D

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I think I found a false widow spider

Fleur @Fleura (30539) • United Kingdom 12 Nov 15

Yesterday I was clearing behind the tumble dryer (which is rarely used) and along with the dust and cobwebs and the ubiquitous dog hair I accidentally wiped up a spider. It was about the size of a frozen pea and seemed in quite a...

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Natasha Garner Eek, I am sure we had one in our house a few weeks ago also. Horribly things. I am not a fan of spiders at all.

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Mykites Warning

Paul Connor @mrtoffee (1522) 12 Nov 15

Yesterday I was introduced to a site called mykites, it is a blogging site with a similar structure to the old bubblews set up. I joined up and quickly hit the ten post limit for the day. However what I did not notice till the...

mykites

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Natasha Garner Thank you for sharing this, I am always looking out for new things to do and definitely no point doing something that is inactive.

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Ornaments for Christmas

tutti harris @tuttiharris (1338) • Chattanooga, Tennessee 11 Nov 15

Last week at Children's Church, the kids made these ornaments with sugar, salt, and water. We brought them home and baked them for them, and taking them back tonight for them to paint and get ready to take home and give to their...

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Natasha Garner What about some pom poms or some cardboard decorations? We love crafting. Have a look on pinterest there are so many amazing ideas on there. Have fun and enjoy :)

12 Nov 15

Disney Films!

Lucy Leyshon @RaineLockheart (219) 11 Nov 15

I was born in 1989 and as far as entertainment goes, was raised on Super Mario, Sonic The Hedgehog, Spiderman and most importantly, Disney. As a little girl, I was instantly drawn to fairytales, enchanting songs and...

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Natasha Garner Disney will always be an iconic brand throughout the years. As will sonic and the likes. My children love the disney films as do I.

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Would a minimum word limit help to eliminate some 1 or 2 line posts on MyLot?

Ann LeFlore @poehere (15123) • French Polynesia 11 Nov 15

I was wondering how people thought about having a minimum word limit for discussions. I know on forums or even on other writing site they require a minimum word count of say 100 words. I know most sites demand a lot more but this...

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Natasha Garner I think this could work, however I wouldn't want a massive word limit as sometimes we may just have a small question to ask that doesn't need hundreds of words. I do agree with posts that are just one liners shouldn't be allowed so much though.

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Organic Food: Are they really nutritious?

Mary Ann @therealmaryyy (3162) • Philippines 12 Nov 15

We mostly eat organic food in the house.. healthy living they say but are all organic food really safe? healthier than any other food? I found a 2012 article: (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19465692 ) Eating organic food will...

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Natasha Garner I don't very rarely buy organic, however we have an allotment where we grow a lot of vegetables, and hope to do more next year.

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Why is everyone so eager to sell me a coffin?

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 12 Nov 15

We all get those annoying tele sales calls from companies trying to persuade us to change our electricity supply or television package etcetera. Many of them are commonplace and several different companies constantly telephone...

coffin

funeral

telesales

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Natasha Garner I have to admit, I have never had the "pleasure" of being offered a coffin to buy. I am not sure it would be too high on my list of things I would like to take a call about. That said, our home phone is only here for emergencies, and I do tend to avoid taking...

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Not in a mood to do much

sofs @sofssu (23662) 11 Nov 15

Its been raining non stop for three days,. Its cold and depressing out here. I am really in no mood even to write online. I always thought that the weather didn't affect me too much.. but it seems it does, I just figured it out...

weather affecting mood

seed trays

planting seeds

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Natasha Garner I have literally just wrote a post about the weather and moods as I am feeling the same. I can't settle to anything and I am feeling grumpy and fed up.

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Learning to Drive - Tips Please?

Daniel Garner @djgarner86 (289) • Exeter, England 12 Nov 15

Hi all, So I am currently in the progress of taking lessons to drive and I have my test booked in the next couple of weeks. My instructor tells me that technically I am fine but I just need to breathe more and relax into it....

driving test

learning to drive

relax

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Natasha Garner Have faith in yourself, breath, PMA! Oh and remind me to buy those herbal drops ASAP! You will be fine. I believe in you.

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Tomato Sauce...jar or homemade?

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (83064) • United States 11 Nov 15

Tonight is pasta night in my house and I have a marinara sauce (or gravy as some people call it) simmering on the stove. I love homemade marinara and it's so easy to make. Not only is it quick and easy but it smells so good while...

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Natasha Garner I do both, dependant on what time I have available. But I much prefer homemade for anything we eat.

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Why I'm a bit sad this October

The Horse @TheHorse (220068) • Walnut Creek, California 25 Oct 15

If you know me, you know that I enjoy teaching farming (gardening, actually, but farming sounds more impressive) to the kids I work with. It teaches them self-reliance, it teaches them about science, and it keeps them busy when...

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Natasha Garner That is such a shame. We started our little allotment at the end of May. We lost all our potatoes and tomatoes to blight and had no success with some other stuff. However we were inundated with runner beans and courgettes.

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I am signing out for a while!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (23404) • United Kingdom 11 Nov 15

I am not going to be around for a week or two as I am going away on Holiday to the Beautiful country of Thailand. We will be hairing around visiting places and experiences while we are there. We will spend three days down the...

thailand

grand palace

bangkok

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Natasha Garner Please can you pack me in your suitcase?

11 Nov 15

Do Windows Updates Mess with Your Computer?

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16679) • Boston, Massachusetts 11 Nov 15

Yesterday I wrote about having a clogged brain, but you know, the same thing happens to computers. They get clogged up and start to run slowly when too many applications are running at once. Generally, if my computer starts to...

windows

computer

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Natasha Garner Yes at times they do. Also I hate when they want to restart to do them whilst I am in the middle of something and I accidently click the restart now instead of postpone. The grinds my gears.

11 Nov 15

Are you here for the money or the moany?

Max Crisp @Orson_Kart (6827) • United Kingdom 11 Nov 15

I read a lot of posts where people are only interested in making as much filthy lucre ($) as possible. I also read a lot of posts (probably more) where people are just trying to get stuff off their chests, sharing their problems...

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Natasha Garner Here for the funny, the happy, the sad, the unusual, the odd, the good, the bad, the memories, the stories, the new interactions, the social gain. Anything that keeps my mind occupied when I am bored and lonely really :)

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Say Cheese!!

Rosekitty @Rosekitty (19368) • San Marcos, Texas 10 Nov 15

I am not the type of person who will be the first to sit for a portrait I am not the kind who takes pictures in new clothes to show off, i am more of the kind who would rather hang back in a crowd while those things are going...

pictures

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Natasha Garner I dislike my photo taken with a passion. I work behind the camera as the photographer. Having my own taken puts me at great unease. The only time we get a portrait of us is if I set up the shot, and we have to take a load and even then I am usually not at all...

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Time Is Flying By!

Michael Liriano @BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351) • West Haven, Connecticut 11 Nov 15

I feel like time is literally flying by and just yesterday it was Monday morning and I was posting about how fast the weekend went by! Now its the Middle of the week and its almost lunchtime already lol! Time is really going by...

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Natasha Garner We were literally just saying that this morning in the school playground after dropping the kids off. It is literally just whizzing by from week to week at the moment. Time needs to slow down.

11 Nov 15

Homemade Christmas Presents

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5952) • Greece 11 Nov 15

I am going to give some homemade Christmas gifts again this year. Last year I made jewellery - earrings and necklaces, but this year I intend to go for something more practical. I have not decided yet what that might be. There...

gifts

crafts

christmas

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Natasha Garner I would love to receive home made Christmas presents. The thought and effort far outweighs the cost of a shop bought gift. I have so far made pickled onions, a sweet apple and sultana chutney and some blackberry jam. If I have the time I am hoping to do more....

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Bubblews update - Just who is running the ship?

Happy Homestead @destry (2572) • Kirkwall, Scotland 11 Nov 15

Just popped my head in over at Bubblews - and for those that may be interested in a little gossip, I stumbled across a couple of comments left by @nameless (Elaine). [b] "Oh, just a heads up, Kevin is no longer with Bubblews...

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Natasha Garner The more I re-read that the more confused I became lol. I gave up a long time ago.

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