Writing with music on or off?

When you write, do you write better with music on or do you need to be in complete solitude? For me, it all depends on what I'm writing, but for the most part, I like music on while I'm writing. It...

Would you make your own cleaning products?

To save money? I ask this because I am going to start doing this myself as I start running our of cleaning products. This in turn will help me save money. I also have a couple of books with hint &...

Journal of a different kind

I have a notebook where I make notes of different things - I call this my "crap book". It has notes in there from my ideas to write here on mylot or other such sites, pictures of my dream houses, the...

Does seeing ghosts run in families?

Not sure if anyone would know, but I've seen ghosts (apparitions), been touched (that was only once when something sat on the end of my bed and then put their hand on my ankle-ish - wasn't...

Dirty Face

Being a sloppy artist, I often find myself with a dirty face due to accidentally touching my forehead, nose, or cheeks with my fingers that are covered with whatever medium I am working with. By the...

Have any of you had what would be considered a Paranormal experience?

In some of my other discussions I brought up the question if people thought pets were intuitive or psychic or if they had any odd occurances with a pet or pets they have had....Now here is a "people"...

Story ideas: Where do they come from?

I know I have responded to several discussions from writers who are stuck for ideas. I have said that stories are everywhere and you just have to keep your eyes open. Do I listen to my own advice? To...

What are your gardening problems. How do you tackle them?

I hope the picture has uploaded showing 16 of each Broccoli and Cauliflower plants four weeks after planting and all still growing well and healthy. I used to always lose a few plants to the cabbage...

Vampirism....fact or fiction?

I just watched a show on A&E that was talking about the history of Vampires. Now I know most people have read or heard the story of the prince of Wallachia or more commonly known as Vlad the Impaler...

Flu Pandemic?

The WHO has raised the alert regarding the H1N1 flu to the highest level -6, and I think that most of us probably saw this coming. What this means, they say, is that the flu is spreading rapidly and...