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gailseymour @gailseymour (20) 9 Feb 10

Just wondering if there are any other Helilum writers hanging out on MyLot? I've been writing there for a little over 3 months (joined on 30th October 2009) I've written 166 articles, sold 5 through marketplace and made a little...

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gailseymour Thanks, I highly recommend it, if you put the effort in the rewards are there.

9 Feb 10

gailseymour @gailseymour (20) 9 Feb 10

Just wondering if there are any other Helilum writers hanging out on MyLot? I've been writing there for a little over 3 months (joined on 30th October 2009) I've written 166 articles, sold 5 through marketplace and made a little...

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gailseymour @gailseymour (20) 9 Feb 10

Apparently I joined this site three years ago, not that I remember it, but there I am, with my (old) phot and (old) address. I can't figure out how to change those details though, the edit profile page just gives me the option to...

skbadhan @skbadhan (879) • India 20 May 07

hello friends It was the time of my college days. Our college principle was much strict for timing. many a times I use to get late without any excuse then one friend of mine told me a formula to reach in time,He suggest me to keep...

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gailseymour I don't keep my watch ahead of time, since once I'm up and around I'm pretty good at keeping to schedule. Besides, if I knew my watch was 10 minutes fast I'd just think I had more time than I really did and probably end up late anyway. I also hate waiting...

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gailseymour @gailseymour (20) 14 May 07

Am I the only one who thinks life's too short for dumb exams? I don't mean the exams which are an integral part of a course of study, or qualification, but the catch all, 'key skills' stuff we're subjected to in the UK these...

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gailseymour Yeah, and the best part is I'll have to do it all again next year. They say it's 'embedded on the course.' Lovely. Maybe next year they'll progress beyond basic punctuation and spelling and move on to comprehension? (And maybe then they'll be able to make me...

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creativemind755 @creativemind755 (400) • United States 15 May 07

It has been said, by many who study personality types, that your natural born temperament is the GREATEST motivator of your behavior. Of course, your upbringing (your parents' influence, AND that of any siblings u may have, or...

personality types

which is the real u

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gailseymour I tend to agree with you that your natural basic temperament is the biggest indicator of how you will behave in life, and can explain how siblings who share an upbringing and environment could still react completely differently to the same situation. I think...

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Phlamingho @Phlamingho (7825) • Denmark 15 May 07

How are you at public speaking? Can you talk in front of a huge crowd without feeling afraid?

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gailseymour I used to hate having to speak in front of more than half a dozen people, but I regularly talk to groups of fifty to a hundred now, and amazingly it just doesn't scare me any more. I think when I first found myself in a position of having to speak to a larger...

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Modestah @Modestah (11179) • United States 14 May 07

At what age does one become old? Are you old yet? I used to think 50 was old, but now that I am in my 40's fifty does not seem that very old anymore. Is old an age we become or is it a state of mind that we adopt? Does it...

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gailseymour You know I'm really not so sure about that. Before returning to college in September as a 'mature' student, I was pretty much the youngest of my crowd. My partner is 8 years older than me, and both of my sisters are older than me, and I always felt like a...

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mamacathie @mamacathie (3928) • United States 14 May 07

I am wondering if this is proper ettiquet to answer each comment made to a discussion you have started? I feel like I owe each person an personal comment if they take the time to comment on my discussion. Would you tell me what...

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gailseymour And it shows in the quality of your comments. If you have the time to spend to give each response an individual answer, then why not? Go for it. It does, as you say show that you are reading each response and treationg each member with the respect they...

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Modestah @Modestah (11179) • United States 14 May 07

At what age does one become old? Are you old yet? I used to think 50 was old, but now that I am in my 40's fifty does not seem that very old anymore. Is old an age we become or is it a state of mind that we adopt? Does it...

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gailseymour My Grandma always used to tell me 'Old is 10 years older than you are.' I thought she was nuts at the time, but now I'm not so sure. After all, when she told me that and I was around 5, 15 was old, or 'grown up' at least. When I was 15 and she told me that,...

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maildumpster @maildumpster (3815) • United States 10 May 07

.... do you expect it to be perfect or do you accept that they may have minor imperfections? I ask because being my own critic I drive myself crazy trying trying to get things perfect. (I started my own craft business last...

buying han dmade things

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gailseymour I don't think it's silly, I think it's part of a game. I remember reading somewhere about a group of Chinese painters who would paint only one painting and make it their life's work, but they would all include a deliberate error somewhere in the piece. I...

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mamacathie @mamacathie (3928) • United States 14 May 07

I am wondering if this is proper ettiquet to answer each comment made to a discussion you have started? I feel like I owe each person an personal comment if they take the time to comment on my discussion. Would you tell me what...

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gailseymour I seem to remember reading somewhere in the guidelines that this is not necessary, and in fact not advised. You should only reply to comments made in discussions you start if the response justifies it, by bringing up a new point, or asking a question. Since...

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engineous @engineous (396) • Australia 15 Feb 07

What do you think of manufacturers ceasing to stop making new plastic bags? Are you outraged by this? What will you do if they started to stop manufacturing plastic bags because it was endangering the environment? Would you be...

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gailseymour I'd love to never see a plastic bag again. Reading through all the replies on this discussion, it seems consumers in general are sick of 'em, and well aware of the environmental costs of the plastic bag. And supermarkets too are starting to do their bit, with...

14 May 07

mommey20032005 @mommey20032005 (264) • United States 14 May 07

I don't know about other people, but when your partner asks you to marry them everything becomes our's. Thats what I think. My fiance thinks other wise, since he is the one who works. and i don't because we can afford child care,...

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gailseymour Sweetie, your man is a pig and an idiot. There, I said it. If the children are his and yours, then you should get a job and make him pay for the child care, maybe then he'd realise how much he's taking you for granted. And if he thinks staying home with the...

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gailseymour @gailseymour (20) 14 May 07

Am I the only one who thinks life's too short for dumb exams? I don't mean the exams which are an integral part of a course of study, or qualification, but the catch all, 'key skills' stuff we're subjected to in the UK these...

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wachit14 @wachit14 (3595) • United States 12 May 07

I've read several discussions and have viewed several profiles that are either turning away new friends or limiting which friends they will accept. I don't get it so, without being judgmental, maybe someone can explain to me why...

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gailseymour I'm still new around here, and so far have only 1 friend (my sister who I refered to the site after I found it) so the idea of turning friends down seems completely loopy to me, but if you click on the link that says top referers in the left column, you'll see...

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Whisp1976 @Whisp1976 (488) • United States 5 May 07

Have you ever been betrayed by a friend? Have you had a friend who competed with you or constantly tried to undermine your self-esteem? If so how did you handle the situation?

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gailseymour I used to have a friend like this, who was slimmer, fitter and prettier than me, but because she was a few years older than me, and very insecure in herself, would be clingy and needy one minute and scathingly bitchy the next. She was a real drama queen,...

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kisssti @kisssti (1) • India 4 May 07

I find people working hard for 5 days bothering about nothing and doing things that are useful for the next week during the week ends. Now people are in such a situation where they are not able to do their personal works during...

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gailseymour I seem to remember being told at school that new technologies and scientific advancements would mean that computers would do all the work and we would move to a 3 day working week. The idea was that we would have much more leisure time and be happier and more...

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mypeace @mypeace (393) • Nigeria 4 May 07

A guy friend of mine, told me he is unknowingly dating a woman who is 7 years older than him. They didnt discuss their age when they started the relationship, but by chance he stumbled into the ladys documents that bore her age....

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gailseymour Really, in the scheme of things, is 7 years so much anyway? Maybe it's just because the guy is older, if it was the other way round no-one would even be asking this question. What really worried me about this question was the comment that 'he stumbled into...

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