sheilanewton

@sheilanewton (58)

Age 75

Joined myLot 13 years ago

Live life to the full - it's all you've got.

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...wanted: frustarted writer

jeanneyvonne @jeanneyvonne (5501) • Philippines 29 Oct 12

Respond if you ever felt frustrated while you are writing or just plain angry that your writing career (professionally, freelance, or other) is currently in a standstill. I love to write but there is the frustrating and mean...

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sheilanewton I can empathise with how you feel. Writing - because it is a creative art - can be very frustrating. Sometimes you think your work is stunning, but when you put it out there as a submission, it is rejected. Sometimes, a piece that you think is only average is...

8 Nov 12

Cat makes me feel so bad. Did I do the right thing?

ctryhnny @ctryhnny (3460) • United States 7 Nov 12

There was a stray female cat coming to my window every night and making my 2 cats crazy even though both of them are neutered. She was tearing my screen apart and making that scary sound that female cats do when their in heat. I...

put to sleep

stray

trap

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sheilanewton This is such a sad story but I agree with everyone who says you did the right thing. A few years ago, the cat who had been a regular caller to our house and my two cats, came back to call after a three year absence. He was in such bad shape, with boils and...

8 Nov 12

do you know any legt (rewrite article )websites

rehanashraf @rehanashraf (350) • India 12 Oct 12

Hello friends internet is become famous every single day which going to.Online writing is comfortable methods to earn some add money from internet.To complete that cause there are so many writing websites out there and should...

earning money

rewrite article

weekly basis

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sheilanewton RedGage is a grand site for linking to already published articles/stories/poetry. And it pays per view. Only thing is, you need to have earned $25 dollars before you can claim your money. I've claimed my first $25 within a couple of months of joining. You...

12 Oct 12

palms itchy - it's coming in!

riyauro @riyauro (6421) • India 10 Oct 12

My palms is been very itchy today. We have a believe that when palm itch it means money is coming in. I have never noticed it happening to me since it was hardly itchy. .. I tell you I played a lotto of $30 million...

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sheilanewton I think the itchy palm thing means that if your right palm itches, you'll receive money - but if it's the left, you're going to be giving money away. Ah ... you must have bills to pay! Sorry to disallusion you, but it's definitely right to receive! Poor you.

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A worried friend!

chaobreeder16 @chaobreeder16 (425) 4 Oct 12

A few weeks I helped coach a friend for a job interview at a new premier Inn hotel that is just about to open. Out of 2000 people she got the job and I am thrilled for her but now she is talking about not taking it even though it...

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sheilanewton I think your friend has just got the jitters about starting a new job. Lots of us are scared to move on and forward. She just needs to keep getting that reassurance from you. Tell her she's worth more than a fish and chip shop that's going to close down...

6 Oct 12

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Do you have a bird feeder in your yard?

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 20 Mar 10

If so where do you place it? And what kind of seed do you use usually? I have one outside our front living room window I thought that way the kids could bird watch. Seems all we ever watch are the Starlings raiding the feeder &...

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sheilanewton My husband made a bird table and attached it to the trunk of our felled pine. It's a really simple design, with a little bird house on the top and two 'arms' to hang things on, like a seed feeder with perches and a net of nuts. On the top of the felled tree...

10 Aug 12

What Are Your Best Tips For Gardening In Small Spaces?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 10 Aug 12

We have a nice little place on the beach. Of course, room for a garden is so minimal. Plus there are rules for gardening ... no veggies grown in the front. So we have a sliver of land on the side and nothing to talk about in the...

gardening

gardening in small places

vegetable gardens

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sheilanewton Certainly, small spaces are best suited to growing in pots and tubs. We have a very small are at the back of our house (mainly concreted) for growing vegetables. I've found through experiencing, that carrots, onions, broccoli and pumpkins don't take too kindly...

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Crime dramas?

megumiart @megumiart (3771) • United States 3 Oct 09

Do you like to watch crime drama TV shows, like CSI, Law and Order and stuff? Or maybe doctor dramas, like Grey's Anatomy, House or Mercy? I've never watched an entire episode of any drama tv show. xD They just don't interest...

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sheilanewton I love crime dramas. Love medical dramas too - particularly Grey's Anatomy. The crime drama I'm in to at the moment is Prime Suspect USA. I think it's brilliant.

22 Jul 12

I grind my teeth when I sleep, how can I stop?

besweet @besweet (9859) • Ireland 20 Jul 12

I was sleeping at my friend's house last week and she told me that I grind my teeth in my sleep. She said that I am doing it very loud and she woke up from the sound. I think that it comes from stress, I've been very stressed...

grind teeth

grinding

teeth

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sheilanewton Stress is difinitely one of the causes of grinding your teeth in your sleep. Go seek medical advice about how to stop. You're right - you're causing problems for your teeth doing this. Best of luck with the GP visit.

22 Jul 12

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Is it wise to google the place where you want to go?

sherlysinguran @sherlysinguran (82) 9 May 12

My vacation schedule is coming and i am planning to spent it at home and somewhere new to me. I want to experience a sort of adventure going in a strange place alone. But it scares me, all i want is to have an idea what that place...

adventure

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sheilanewton I always google wherever it is I'm going. But I also buy a 'Rough Guide' and a 'Lonely Planet Guide' too. All of these sources of information give you details of not just the 'hot spots' to visit - but also the places off the beaten track. You can get second...

17 May 12

My cat has no tail at all...

ryanong @ryanong (9664) • Vietnam 17 May 12

See the others cats, they have a long tail but my cat, she has a very short tail, it is 1 cm only. What i know is cats need a tail for keeping balance when they jumps. My cat is ordinary cat except a very short tail. I remember my...

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sheilanewton There's a breed of cats called Manx cats, that have no tail at all. It doesn't affect the way they keep their balance, or run or jump. not at all. I think your lovely cat will be just fine with her 1cm tail.

17 May 12

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Gardening Dangers

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 7 May 12

Well, today I did alot of gardening stuff after some shopping in the morning. I tried to convince dad of thinning out more of his bulbs as most of them do not flower and they are just all mixed in with the other plants too much...

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sheilanewton I've got to admit that I don't thin out bulbs as much as I should. Ah...but this year, I DID! I had a really good thinning out and chucking out. Maybe next year, I'll get bloomes instead of a whole pile of daffodil leaves - and no daffs!!

8 May 12

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to my fellow mylotters....

salma07 @salma07 (639) • India 2 May 12

Hello friends, I've been in mylot for almost 4 months, and i have only changed my profile picture twice and even though i love the profile picture i have right now which i think is cute, but delivers a different mood. I want...

friendship

picture sharing

profile pic

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sheilanewton Well, I just love the profile pic you've got now. And if you like it, why change it? Just wait until something else grabs your attention and change it then. Don't be in so much of a hurry, my friend.

7 May 12

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Happiness through writing

brijcrumbz @brijcrumbz (73) • Philippines 30 Apr 12

I never write as much as I write more often today. I think it grows with me now, and I like the idea that someday or somehow I can write my own book that will be remembered by everyone. I'm happy writing just about anything,...

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sheilanewton Yes, brijcrumbz, I love writing too. In fact I'm ADDICTED to it. Since I retired a few years ago, I started writing creatively just for fun. Since 2010 when i started, I've had some of work published online and in hard copy. There's nothing quite like seing...

7 May 12

She meows at me when I wash dishes

allyoftherain @allyoftherain (7208) • United States 3 May 12

Whenever I'm washing the dishes, without fail, my cat will come up next to my feet, sit down on her haunches, and MEOW and MEEEOOOOW at me like I'm being terribly neglectful of her. It doesn't matter how much time I've spent with...

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sheilanewton If she's anything like my cats, she just wants to join in with what's going on. She's talking to you. Talk back to her - and you'll get a good conversation going, like I do with my two puss-cats. Only other thing I can think of, if it's not conversation she...

7 May 12

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So Quiet I Actually Took a Nap!

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 10 Apr 12

I think it was fairly quiet earlier even with the TV on for a short time, as I actually took a short nap! That almost never happens but I haven't been feeling well and have lost alot of sleep so it was a refreshing nap even if it...

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sheilanewton I just love to get time to myself to do my own thing. I like it when it's quiet - when there's just me and two cats sleeping on the rug. I can watch TV, get on with a bit of writing - and just chill. Even though I've got health problems myself, I don't feel...

7 May 12

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Are you growing anything this spring?

Shannonymous @Shannonymous (108) • United States 29 Apr 12

I just have a little balcony, but I'm growing several pots of green beans and also trying to grow potato plants from sprouting potatoes. So what's in your garden or window-box? I'd be interested to see the number of people...

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sheilanewton I've got quite a big garden to the front and the side of my house - but no room for a vegable patch. Too many trees and shrubs.I do, however, plant up tubs and baskets of flowers in brightly-coloured or terracotta pots and woven baskets. I grow potatoes and...

30 Apr 12

Hairick

nerein @nerein (283) • United States 10 Jan 12

Hello and welcome to my poetry corner. In this post I am going to write a couple of poems that I personally call Hairicks. What is a Hairick? A Hairick is a Limerick couple with a Haiku. In this post I will include two or three...

creative writing

poems

poetry

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sheilanewton Excellent. How unique. I love haiku and I love limericks. Ptting the two together is a superb idea. Looks great on the page too. Hairick eh? I've got to try this.

29 Apr 12

Cat video!!

jahernandezrivas @jahernandezrivas (11288) • United States 26 Apr 12

I just couldn't resit! My mother friend had sent her this video and I watched it and it was so funny! I really like it and thought I would share with you guys! It is so cute so let me know what you think here it...

cats

video

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sheilanewton What a shame. Couldn't find the server. i'll keep trying. I'm obsessed with cats. I have two of my own. And I love to watch big cats, like tigers, lions etc. on TV. One of these days I'll see big cats in the wild - hopefully.

29 Apr 12

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Random thoughts about enjoying life anyone?

Shannon @visitorinvasion (7709) • United States 28 Apr 12

I am on my 11th shot of gin and bored out of my mind. Please come share with me what you enjoy about life and how you go about enjoying life when nearly everything around you sucks. Right now I am enjoying a huge bottle of...

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sheilanewton You should never say you're bored. Boredom is a choice, in my opinion. There are always things you can do to enjoy life, even if it's just watching TV or DVD's of films. Me - I spend time with my two cats (when they want to be fussed, that is! Sometines there...

29 Apr 12

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