Joni

@joni1215 (394)

United States • Age 68

Joined myLot 15 years ago

To thine own self be true

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Joni's Responses

Do's and Don'ts of sales

clv1984 @clv1984 (59) • United States 17 Jan 13

I make jewelry and headbands mostly for fun and escape but I'd like too start selling them too make some money. I've tried posting on craigslist and facebook but no luck. Does anyone have any selling tips or experience at selling...

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Joni CatGods offers the very best advice. I sell online to, at Trade Shows, Craft shows, flea markets, and all over. Word of mouth is the best. Carry some small items with you all the time. Get some business cards from Vista Print. And get over being shy! Best...

20 Jan 13

Employment is guaranteed poverty so what we must do

teotimoponcerosacena @teotimoponcerosacena (1550) • Philippines 18 Jan 13

I have witnessed the lives of my friends, some of them went to good schools, employed on a good paying job but I don't knew the reason for how many years they are working they can't buy a house and lot to be called their own....

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Joni Having a job is no guarantee of anything. It's a contract between you and them and they can terminate at any time. We are rented on a daily basis. sounds negative but it's true. All we get in return is a check each week. And we need to learn that all we...

20 Jan 13

Power concert for stress?

celticeagle @celticeagle (184390) • Boise, Idaho 19 Jan 13

I am allergic to stress. Yes, I get all the symptoms of being allergic when I am over stressed. Rash,nausea, headache,stomache, etc. Panic attack is what it is but back when I first started having these the first thing I thought...

allergic to stress

panic attack

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Joni I don't know if I have a safety valve or not. I have many activities that I enjoy. But, it takes a lot to get me out of my head. I have found that sewing will do it. but not something i want to do all the time. Music does quiet things down quite a bit. I...

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Being accused

kenshin2143 @kenshin2143 (1880) • Philippines 19 Jan 13

Just this morning, I message someone in a classified ads website and offered something related to the one he is seeking. Then this person, instead of accepting or rejecting my offer, mentioned several things about my reliability...

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Joni You did exactly the right thing. I think he was trying to obtain information about you. There are so many different schemes going on out there. When in doubt, punt.

20 Jan 13

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One of my kitties died this afternoon.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (167213) • United States 19 Jan 13

Creamery AKA Fluffernutter was on the love seat,sleeping, and as I came downstairs to get ready for work he gave a little gasp and was gone. Pretty unexpected and we have no idea why. He was my youngest cat, at nine years old. He...

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Joni Sorry for your loss . It's very hard to lose a furbaby. They are our kids. I lost my heart when mine passed after 16 yrs. I miss her so very much.I wish you well during this time.

20 Jan 13

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Silly cat!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64128) • United States 24 Apr 12

I cooked chicken tonight and, needless to say, the cats were rather excited about it. I did not share, well, a little of the drippings, but not a lot. So, because the roomie is... banged up... I took her plate into her room....

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Joni They are so comical. I think they get twisted up and forget what they were trying to do. My cat is pretty chubby and when she goes to clean her bottom she leaps into the air and lets out a chirp. I don't know if that means is bad or what. I tell her her...

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A full weekend: even an earthquake among other things.

marguicha @marguicha (229717) • Chile 26 Mar 12

Dear lotters, I haven´t been able to post much these days as I have my friend from mylot with her 2 children. Leo is disabled and Amber is two years old. Each of them have their own needs. Sometimes I get stressed as I don´t...

earthquakes

friends

life

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Joni Wow, I wish I knew what to tell you to be of some real help. I would see if there is any possible way for her to find another place to live though, because you have been ill and you don't need any additional stress. Those earthquakes are scary for...

26 Mar 12

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what do you think of stem cell transplantation

Will Zhang @lightrain (167) • Shijiazhuang, China 12 Mar 12

Hi,my lotters, I am in trouble now ,my father get liver Cirrhosis,and we searched on the internet and it seems stem cell transplantation is more suitable for my father although the operation fee is very high for me ,I love my...

pls

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Joni Sorry to read of your troubles. Although I don't know anything about this sort of surgery. I wish you and your family well and hope it all works out ok.

12 Mar 12

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I cry most days

alottodo @alottodo (3056) • Australia 9 Mar 12

I never used to cry not the way I do now a days...the problem is my grandson! he has a drug problem and he ask for money every day and I can't provide that and even if I do it's mean I can't afford to pay my own bills! at the end...

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Joni Walk away..I know it sounds hard and cruel but it will never stop and when you are on the streets for not paying your bills he will walk away from you. You are not helping him by giving him money.And one day the habit will become worse then he will...

9 Mar 12

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Can you remember what your favourite toy was when you were a child?

Anne18 @Anne18 (11029) 9 Mar 12

I'm nearly 49 and I think my favourite toy when I was a girl was my Tiny Tears doll. I still have her up in the loft, she is vert battered, only has one eye and felt tip pen on her. I had her for my sixth birthday. I also had a...

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Joni I think it was my rocking horse. I had a stick pony too. And of course my teddy bear and my top.

9 Mar 12

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Do you really take vitamins???

bjc66bjc @bjc66bjc (6730) • United States 30 Jan 12

Exactly how important do you think vitamins are...do you think they still works after a certain age.. I have tried to take vitamins several times but eventually I forget to take them for days...and then never take them...I...

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Joni I would say take plenty of B vitamins especially B-12. Best taken in shot form or sublingual (under the tongue) Vitamin C is always good. I am sure the chemo is what is making you tired. Best Wishes...

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Hi all, not good news about GIFTS!!!!!

bjc66bjc @bjc66bjc (6730) • United States 26 Jan 12

Hi mylotters, i was just on a three way call with gifts and her mom and gifts was crying so hard she could not even talk, she just kept calling my name,,,so her mother explained what was going on...\ KK was suppose to have...

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Joni Sorry she is not doing well. I know this is compounded with a fear of losing Adrian. It's too bad. I know she had surgery to lose weight a while ago and problems with nerves are a side effect of that. Perhaps you could ask if the Drs are checking her...

28 Jan 12

Does anybody know how to create videos with cute stuff popping over the video?

eunique317 @eunique317 (347) • Philippines 15 Jan 12

Hello mylotters! I need some help about making videos. When I go to youtube, there are some videos there that look cute because there are some animations popping out of nowhere to correspond to what the person in the video is...

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Joni Do some research with MSN technical support. I found them to be quite helpful in setting up groups. They have a group that discusses graphics and just about anything you might want to know. Good luck!

15 Jan 12

I will let you all know, when I will not be there... I am glad, I did it...

mr_pearl @mr_pearl (5018) • India 15 Jan 12

My Dear Fellow myLotters... I did a good deed today. I am so glad of it. I remember, when my resources were good, I had given the password to my online banking account to my brother. I had told him that if something happened to...

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Joni I think about that at times also. So I understand where you are coming from. Since you have been down for a while, it's common to think of doom and gloom. It's a symptom of depression and so forth. Do you have any hobbies or things you like to do that...

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how to improve your logical ability?

Will Zhang @lightrain (167) • Shijiazhuang, China 10 Jan 12

Recently ,I find a problerm ,it is my poor logical ability . I am poor of expressing myself loghically ,so a lot of my friends would not like to listen to what I say ,And I always was ignored by them.but acctully it is really...

haha

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Joni I would say when making a decision or caught in a conversation where you need to speak your mind try to keep your emotions out of it. Look at each side of the situation or question and then confront it from the most sensible, easy and effective...

13 Jan 12

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I am scared of my loneliness...

mr_pearl @mr_pearl (5018) • India 31 Dec 11

My Dear Fellows... Happy New Year to you and your family... Hope you had or having a great time, during the transition between 2011 to 2012... I am not having a good time and so I am seeking help again on myLot.. What I write...

loneliness

scared

solitude

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Joni Well, we have visited this topic before and I hope I don't get redundant with you. When I was younger I could not stand to be alone. It was just intolerable. So, I went to any place I could to be around people. I think it caused me to make some poor...

2 Jan 12