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ctinabina @ctinabina (386) • United States 13 Feb 07

I just started knitting about a month ago, and I really like it. So far I've only made scarves in garter, purl, and seed stitches. I'm looking for something else to make that is easy, but is not a scarf. Any suggestions?

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ctinabina I think that's a good project. Since the time I originally posted this, I have been knitting many baby things, including more "complex" projects like baby sweaters and stuffed animals. The project you linked to seems to be challenging, but not too challenging...

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ctinabina @ctinabina (386) • United States 9 Apr 07

Flylady is a Yahoo! groups based website that helps people organize and clean their homes. Here's a link: http://www.flylady.net The website provides motivation to clean a part of your home as well as encourages you to get...

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ctinabina It's true that her 15 minutes a day of cleaning is helpful, and I've gotten into the habit of making my bed every morning. I ended up cancelling the emails because I got so innundated. I should go back to the website and see what the new "zone" is for the...

29 Jun 07

ctinabina @ctinabina (386) • United States 13 Feb 07

Sometimes I just don't understand why people are famous. Here's a list of my 5 top overrated celebrities: 1. Paris Hilton 2. Nichole Ritchie 3. Keanu Reeves 4. Brooke Hogan (Hulk Hogan's daughter) and finally, I know I'm...

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ctinabina I had no idea that Ryan Seacrest talks about himself in the 3rd person. What an awesomely awful habit! I'm no real fan of Seacrest either. He just seems so... so... fake.

23 Apr 07

makingpots @makingpots (11915) • United States 26 Mar 07

I am very new to knitting and I taught myself from a kit/book. I have gotten better at most things but my cast on stiches are sloppy. A stranger at a baseball game(yes, she was knitting at a baseball game) once showed me a way to...

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ctinabina I use the tail method and my casting on is pretty neat. I just try an make sure that I'm casting on loosely. It seems any slack evens out by the first knitted row and my edge looks good. I've never heard of the 2 needle method!

10 Apr 07

inkyuboz @inkyuboz (1392) • Mandaluyong City, Philippines 21 Mar 09

I know it's a long way from November, but I'm curious if people still believe in these things despite the onset of technology. I for one heard a lot of stories back when I was a child. Our maid has a lot of scary stories and they...

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ctinabina I know it's a long way from November, but I'm curious if people still believe in these things despite the onset of technology. I for one heard a lot of stories back when I was a child. Our maid has a lot of scary stories and they still haunt me to this day....

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twilight021 @twilight021 (2059) • United States 8 Mar 07

On www.lush.com there is a new customer survey. Given the new price increase I was pretty anxious to voice my opinion. I said, I don't mind paying more for fresh/natural products....however there is a point that my budget can't...

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ctinabina I agree twilight, that the bar soaps are really not worth it to me anymore. They go so quickly and are so overpriced.

8 Mar 07

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 25 Feb 07

I volunteered to make a cake for my friend's St. Patrick's Day party. For his birthday, I made a cake that looked that it was made out of metal complete with studs and silver paint. What can I say, the guy is a huge fan of metal...

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ctinabina That's a great idea- to have a snake design. And there are a lot of opportunities for decoration ideas with a snake like different colored scales or several snakes tied in a celtic knot...

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ctinabina @ctinabina (386) • United States 7 Feb 07

My husband and I have decided against purchasing cable television. Yes, it's true that without cable we get no reception, but we've been doing just fine without it for the past 6 months. Initially, the motivation wasn't to save...

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ctinabina I totally agree. I would just watch the most idiotic shows. Even though I still watch movies, somehow I like the idea of actively picking out my movies rather than just passively flicking the TV stations for something mildly interesting. And commericals! URGH!...

1 Mar 07

ctinabina @ctinabina (386) • United States 7 Feb 07

My husband and I have decided against purchasing cable television. Yes, it's true that without cable we get no reception, but we've been doing just fine without it for the past 6 months. Initially, the motivation wasn't to save...

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ctinabina Maybe i should give that a go. Our internet is so darned expensive that it may feel more worthwhile if free TV was thrown in there too.

1 Mar 07

ctinabina @ctinabina (386) • United States 13 Feb 07

Sometimes I just don't understand why people are famous. Here's a list of my 5 top overrated celebrities: 1. Paris Hilton 2. Nichole Ritchie 3. Keanu Reeves 4. Brooke Hogan (Hulk Hogan's daughter) and finally, I know I'm...

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ctinabina Mischa Barton does sort of seem like a space case now that she's older. She was good in that movie when she was real little in the 6th Sense and Lawn Dogs.

1 Mar 07

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ctinabina @ctinabina (386) • United States 13 Feb 07

Sometimes I just don't understand why people are famous. Here's a list of my 5 top overrated celebrities: 1. Paris Hilton 2. Nichole Ritchie 3. Keanu Reeves 4. Brooke Hogan (Hulk Hogan's daughter) and finally, I know I'm...

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ctinabina I like Ellen, too. And do you mean Barbara Wa-wa? :)

1 Mar 07

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Ruralchook @Ruralchook (538) • Australia 23 Feb 07

Im really getting bored with the normal white, wheat, grain and fruity sweet bread recipes that are the norm. I thought I might make some vegetable bread for a change, but I dont really have too many vegie recipe's. I'd really...

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ctinabina I would suggest chopping up your vegetables and almost using them as a filling or stuffing in the middle of the bread. That way the bread still remains bready but you get to use up your fresh vegetables, too.

23 Feb 07

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ctinabina @ctinabina (386) • United States 10 Feb 07

It seems like a lot of us are very loyal to Lush. I know for me, personally, I didn't really care one way or another what bath stuff I bought until I became infatuated with Lush products. So why is it that we love Lush so much...

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ctinabina LUSH is a nice way to reward yourself. I also really like the smell of their products, too.

23 Feb 07

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krebstar5 @krebstar5 (1266) • United States 15 Feb 07

So we've already talked about the products that still make us cry when we think about how they were taken away from those of us who loved it so, but what about the ones that we didn't like? What LUSH product did you cheerfully...

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ctinabina I totally agree. Ginger = gross.

23 Feb 07

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hezoid @hezoid (2144) 21 Feb 07

I've noticed there are quite a few Lush fans on here, and being a Lush addict myself i thought i'd ask you all whether you tend to stash a hoard of Lush products or if you tend to buy what you need as and when you need it so that...

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ctinabina Ugh, that happened to me with Ruby Red Slippers. I thought I was so smart hoarding them so I'd have some for the lean times. That was a mistake. They got all hard and discolored, and they didn't smell the same. Sigh.

22 Feb 07

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JJLoa44 @JJLoa44 (346) • Canada 14 Feb 07

In either a good or bad way. I'm talking ones that you've read the description of, and expected one thing, and got another - whether that be good or bad. Our noses always can interpret things slightly different, after...

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ctinabina Really?!? HIWTK I've found to be one of the only predictable scents that Lush makes! Funny how we smell different things. I think HIWTK smells like milk and honey. Mmm.

22 Feb 07

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JJLoa44 @JJLoa44 (346) • Canada 14 Feb 07

In either a good or bad way. I'm talking ones that you've read the description of, and expected one thing, and got another - whether that be good or bad. Our noses always can interpret things slightly different, after...

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ctinabina I know. But that's what it was like! :)

22 Feb 07

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freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 19 Feb 07

Frozen Guinea Pig Found in Restaurant Freezer http://www.weirdnewstoday.com/2006/01/frozen-guinea-pig-found-in-restaurant.htm In DeKalb County, Georgia, a county health inspector found a frozen guinea pig tucked in a freezer...

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ctinabina Now I remember! In Peru roasted guinea pig is called "cuy." I just read this interesting book called Guns, Germs and Steel. It's a lay person's anthropology book. Anyway, in the book they say that in Mezo America, the only domesticated meat producing animals...

21 Feb 07

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