I Hope to be On More Often
@GypsyButterfly (295)
Ukiah, California
December 1, 2022 6:38pm CST
Hi, everyone. Hope that you're all doing well. The last time I was here I was given an initial cancer diagnosis. It's my third bout. At first they thought it was ovarian & that it might have metastasized. It had. It turned out to be stage 4 uterine. I had my treatment last summer & then a year of maintenance. I have at least another year of that. I'm holding steady. I'm not currently able to work (except I try to do some tasks online) & just receive benefits. Which don't cover everything. So that can be a struggle.
I'm also a multi abuse survivor. It started with my mother. Somewhat physical, but mostly verbal, emotional & psychological. My late ex was like that as well. I've had it from other people on different levels. I've been doing inner work & healing for four years. I've been learning about & better understanding myself, experiences, reactions & such. I also had my first therapy session two weeks ago. I figured it was good to get a little fine tuning.
My style of writing is observational/conversational. I have also written poetry & short adventure, mystery, paranormal & fantasy stories. I've also considered doing articles. I do have a blog. I haven't really gotten that going. I have quite a few posts, but only a couple of subscribers. It's also not always easy to have inspiration or be determined. I remembered My Lot & thought I'd give it a go again. The upside, I can write whatever I want. If there are any sites like this, please let me know. I haven't discovered any others yet.
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@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
2 Dec 22
I too am searching for such sites like mylot where I can write and earn. Wishing you a quick recovery.
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@GypsyButterfly (295)
• Ukiah, California
3 Dec 22
Hi, Anindita. That's a very pretty name. What does it mean? Thanks for your good wishes. It seems like there would be more sites like this. For every topic there's multiple sites for it. It seems it would be the same for this. I'd prefer to be doing more writing. I mostly do surveys. I have earned some from those.
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@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
3 Dec 22
@GypsyButterfly My name means someone who is never criticized. Finding sites like mylot is difficult.
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@GypsyButterfly (295)
• Ukiah, California
6 Dec 22
@aninditasen That's an interesting meaning. Have you been able to avoid criticism?
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@GypsyButterfly (295)
• Ukiah, California
3 Dec 22
Hi, Anna. Thanks. I appreciate that. I had been support staff for developmentally challenged adults. Helping them with goals, behaviors & taking them on activities. Very joyful & rewarding. But, it could also be stressful at times. I'm also supposed to continue to limit contact with people. I hope to get back to it. In the meantime, I still volunteer at the shelter with the kitties. It's my happy place.
Online I mainly do surveys. I've been paid by several companies. I believe most are just available for the US. The one I earn the most from is Amazon Mechanical Turk. I'm guessing that is open to more countries.
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@porwest (92666)
• United States
2 Dec 22
That's one of my favorite things about this site as well, besides the great people of course—even the ones I often disagree with, lol—and that is that anything pretty much goes and whatever you feel like talking about you can write about. No need for niches or what not. Welcome back and I hope you find you like staying here.
We can always use more active members since some days it feels like while we have a lot, we don't have nearly enough.
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@GypsyButterfly (295)
• Ukiah, California
3 Dec 22
Hi, Jim. I think I will keep this tab up so that I remember to, at least respond to comments & messages. I'm inquisitive & love to learn about & better understand, pretty much, everything. I'm a Jill of all trades, Mistress of none, lol. Even so, I'm able to have a variety of conversations & maybe someone will know more about a subject & I can increase my understanding of it.
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@porwest (92666)
• United States
5 Dec 22
@GypsyButterfly This site is definitely good for all of that sort of thing.
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