queenbean

@queenbean (97)

United States • Age 43

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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First steps!

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 26 May 07

My daughter just took her first steps today! She's 11 months old. I've known she was capable for a while, because she walked with her shopping cart that offers NO support, but I thought she'd still be too chicken for a while. But...

first step

kids

walking

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Online negativity

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 25 May 07

I've found that people tend to be more negative and more insulting online than in person. I haven't seen it here on MyLot, but I'm also still new here. Every other forum that I've been in, unless there is an active moderator,...

forum behavior

internet

negativity

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Who else keeps independent records of their progress at AC?

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 24 May 07

Do you keep records of your articles, payments, etc., or do you just rely on the information on the My Content tab? I made a spreadsheet with the title, date of submission, exclusive/non-exclusive, pay/no pay, offer amount, pay...

associated content

records

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2 people

What sacrifices have you made to be a stay-at-home mom?

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 20 May 07

We all have had to make sacrifices in order to stay at home with our kids. Of course we're happy to do it, but there are some things we must go without in order to be at home and raise our children. I just sold my car, because...

stay at home mom

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What are your favorite writing exercises?

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 19 May 07

I recently heard of a writing exercise where you write the first sentence to a story, but that first sentence has to bring the reader right into the middle of the action. For example: "She knew that she had to jump off that bridge...

writing

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How can I get my baby to stop throwing food?

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 19 May 07

My 11-month-old daughter has recently started throwing her food. She loves to eat, but she'll just randomly pick up a handful of green beans or broccoli or whatever she's eating and toss it to the floor. When we tell her no, she...

baby

discipline

food

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Promotional ideas?

queenbean @queenbean (97) • United States 19 May 07

I've been with AC since February, and I'm really enjoying my time there. But I did some number-crunching, and discovered that my average pageviews per article is only around 250 -- that's pretty low. I don't want to end up getting...

associated content

pageviews

promotion

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3 people