serenidity

@serenidity (641)

India • Age 49

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Has anyone ever asked you what your income is?

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 5 Jan 09

And if they did what did you say to them. I have never asked anyone how much money they make from their jobs or any other source of income. But I on ocassion do have people ask me and it really gets on my last nerve. I usually...

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serenidity I am at home since the past 3 years now, so nobody has asked my income yet, but yes, many have tried to ask how much my husband makes and how we live just fine on a single income. It makes me mad, such questions and if its a friend I simply smile away and give...

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What India should ideally do with Ajmal Kasav?

subha12 @subha12 (18441) • India 16 Dec 08

I guess the media in India is making him hero somehow. He has taken so much innocent life and an evil to mankind. What India should do with him now? Just keep him in jail and give him VIP treatment what the government mainly does?...

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serenidity Here is what I think. Before the Govt. does anything with him, he should be allowed to meet his family. Not only that, he should be threatened that his family memebers will suffer for his deeds. And i only mean threaten, we of course don't eant to punish his...

16 Dec 08

What do you cook with butter ,oil or niether ?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 16 Dec 08

Which do you use and why do you use what you use ? .Is it taste thats the major issue or health? Your response on this issue is appreciated and thank you in advance .

butter

oil or niether

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serenidity For everyday cooking, it is usually vegetable oil in my home. I use olive oil for cooking pasta or some stir fry dishes. Butter is rarely used except for grilled sandwiches or that kind of food. Thedre are certain dishes which I make without either of the...

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Do you re-read books? And why?

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 3 Dec 08

After you have bought a book how many of you actually ever re-read the books? I do not think I have ever been able to re-read a book. Once I remember I stopped reading a self-help book and then went back to it a year later and...

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serenidity I do like to re-read books, sometimes years after I first read them. sometimes I re-read because I have forgotten most of its contents and at times I re-read a book because at some particular point or stage of life, I feel i will understand the book better...

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Do you use your mother or grandmothers recipies?

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 3 Dec 08

Last night I made Thumbprint cookies for my families Christmas celebration on Sat. evening...it was my mother's recipe. I also use one of the recipes she gave me for sugar cookies that was also my grandmothers. Do you find that...

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serenidity My mother cooks very simple food and I love it. Years after leaving home too, I yet crave her food, some things I try and cook like her, but the end result isn't exactly the same. So, yes to respond to your discussion, I do use my mother's recipes for some...

3 Dec 08

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Look whose talking!

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 8 Oct 08

I went to a wedding with my brother and two sisters this past weekend. We all rode together in the same car and stayed together at the same motel so we got to spend alot of time together. In the car it seemed that most of the...

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serenidity Thankfully no, none of my close family likes to monopolize our conversations, but i know exactly what you mean. we have a friend who is so dominating that if he can't have the last say or if the group in general is talking about things he isn't interested in,...

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Describe your life in one sentence!

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 21 Sep 08

If you had a saying the summed up your life that you could post on the wall for everyone to see what would that saying be? Mine would be.....Never, ever, ever give up! Share your one sentence that sums up your life or...

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serenidity Hi, simple questions are perhaps the ones who never have a simple answer in life ! Your question is so simple, yet I thought and thought and yet could not sum up my life in a sentence, it is different at every phase of my life. But if I glance back at my life...

21 Sep 08

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When is the last time you visited a zoo?

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 10 Sep 08

Sunday I got the opportunity to go with my daughter in law and granddaughter to the Minnesota Zoo. We spent a couple of hours there and saw some wonderful things. Minnesota has another zoo called Como Zoo and I actually prefer...

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serenidity When you have a toddler at home, zoo becomes a kinda second home ! We visit the local zoo thrice a year and send more than half a day every visit. I sometimes wonder why are kids fascinated with animals so much? It feels they prefer animals to humans ! When on...

12 Sep 08

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Do you share your salary package with firnds?

subha12 @subha12 (18441) • India 8 Sep 08

If any of your friend ask you about your pay package, will you tell him/her. One if my friend has nagging habit. she always ask so. I feel very weird. i think it should be secret. But there are very close friends who may share....

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serenidity In our country we have a proverb which says "Never ask anybody's age or salary". So to respond to your discussion, I never ask anybody's pay package neither do I share my husband's or mine when I was working. It is really rude and ridiculous to ask someone...

9 Sep 08

Any other Helium writers who have decided not to leapfrog?

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 27 Aug 08

I have come to the decision not to leapfrog unless I have a spelling or grammar error. I never spell anything wrong, but I do use the wrong word on occasion. I have no idea why I do it, I just do. Currently I have a market...

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serenidity Well, I have never been told to leapfrog, but yes, Helium does encourage that you leapfrog your articles for better ratings and to agree with you, I have firmly decided not to. Somehow, the process of going back and correcting an article other than for grammar...

28 Aug 08

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How is your relationship with your sister or sisters?

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 27 Aug 08

I have two wonderful sisters. Though we have been through bumps in the road we are really a tight knit group. We share so many things in common yet are totally different personalities. For the most part we really get along and...

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serenidity wow, what a wonderful discussion ! Yes I do have a sister, she is younger to me by 6 years and let me share a secret, we couldn't stand each other most of our growing up years ! we used to fight all the time and my parents had a hard time maintaining peace in...

28 Aug 08

I made my list and I'm sticking to it!

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 18 Aug 08

I have to do the walmart adventure today to pick up a few much needed things. But before I go I make a list and I am sticking to it! If I don't I tend to pick up things that are either on sale or things I don't really need! So...

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serenidity Sticking to the list??? Easier said than done ! How i wish I could. but I rarely do. I do make a list and usually after all of it is bought with a few additional items, I am just so tempted to walk down the other aisles and thats when trouble begins. I end up...

18 Aug 08

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Why few people like me are tested so much in life???

subha12 @subha12 (18441) • India 17 Aug 08

It really makes me think again and again. what wrong I have done in life? All the times one after another problem crop in my life. whatever way I try to fight, it seems not enough. Next day a major problem comes. Its really tough...

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serenidity It would be wrong on my part to comment on why major problems keep coming up in life. But I can speak for myself and I feel there are two main reasons bad things happen. One is my bad karma, I don't know when I did it or how I did it but obviously I did...

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Do you keep up on your laundry or do you save it and do it all at one time?

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 13 Aug 08

Today I have the day off and love to have the freedom from housework and washing clothes so I can spend the day doing what I love to do. Last night I cleaned the house and did my laundry. I live by myself so I don't have alot so I...

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serenidity My schedule keeps changing. Frankly I am not too fond of housework and the fact that my husband does none at all maked me ven more disinterested !! I argue that just cause he goes out and works and I take care of our child at home, doesn't mean home...

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On August 15th my mother-in-law's birthday

sudhajosyula50 @sudhajosyula50 (3808) • India 13 Aug 08

My mother-in-law is really good lady who is similiarly treats me as her own daughter.Her b'day is on August 15th.I have to prepare a lot for her as i like her very much. I want all the mylotters should wish...

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serenidity Hey what a great day for a b'day, India's Independance Day ! Hope she has a great day and a good life ahead too. She is lucky to have a daughter in law like you who appreicates her positive nature. So what preparations are you doing? Are you plannign to give...

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The longest journey!

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 6 Aug 08

This is not a discussion about travel...but a discussion about personal journeys we all take during the course of our lives. Each one of us experiences a journey that starts in one place and takes us to a new place in our lives....

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serenidity YOu know what, you have incredible zest for everything you do and that is so admirable. Well, my journey is long, long and long and don't know if i will ever get to my destination. I had was a passenger in a car accident a couple of years back, nearly lost my...

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Stranger Danger!

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 31 Jul 08

On our news the other night there is a new scam going through the community. Men and women come to your door and ask for a water sample. They say they are from the city and just need to step in and get a sample. On the news the...

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serenidity Now, this is what I call being a responsible citizen ! You reached out to so many people by this discussion and it was good thinking, warning others too. I am sure, everybody who read about it has become more aware and will be immediately put on guard if...

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Fruit Pizza

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 28 Jul 08

My sister makes this yummy dessert called fruit pizza....she makes it for special occasions and it's so light and good for you (if you can call dessert something good for you) LOL Here is the recipe! 1 (18 ounce) package...

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serenidity Fruit Pizza!! never heard of it, this one sure is one unique dessert. I am really not so fond of eating my fruits but on the other side I love Pizza, this may turn out to be a good way of eating my fruits the yummy way instead of the healthy way ! Thanks for...

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Shower curtain or shower doors?

jillhill @jillhill (37354) • United States 22 Jul 08

My sister just bought a new house and is taking down the shower curtains and putting up doors. There are many good things about the doors but I find for me I prefer curtains....first I can change the decor every years if I...

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serenidity I wish I had a choice in this matter. I live in a rented appartment and it has a sliding door. The bad thing about the door is that it sometimes doesn't slide so smoothly, gets stuck and is a pain to clean. Shower curtains would have been more decorative,...

24 Jul 08

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Are You Joining this Summer Reward-a-thorn Program?

wondericequeen @wondericequeen (7876) • Hong Kong 12 Jul 08

I gave up on Helium for awhile because now it requires people to rate which I don't really have time to do so these days. Then, this morning, I got this Summer Reward-a-thorn program from Helium. I joined last time and was quite...

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serenidity I have 3 rating stars but no writing star yet, so I think I am going to give this contest a pass. I tried hard last time, but didn't earn anything as I didn't have a writing star, this time just don't feel motivated enough. Best of luck to you ! Hope you do...

22 Jul 08