katieh

@katieh (151)

Age 55

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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Ordinary yet extraordinary

Always smiling @allknowing (144762) • India 18 May 11

I picked this plant from a nursery and it merged well with my garden. I had no problem taking care of it and what I pleasantly noticed was it was easy to proliferate it. Its cuttings can be grown and so too the flowers themselves...

cactus

easy to grow

gardening

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katieh It does look good! Just be careful if you have small children (or yourself, when propagating it) - euphorbia can cause a severe rash.

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Little boy who?...so sad

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 17 May 11

I read this article about this little boy found dead on the side of the road in Maine. He fits no description of any missing child reported in the area. They say he was four or fives years of age. This is just so sad. Who could...

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katieh True, But when a little child goes missing, one who's likely to be too young to identify themselves reliably if found, often the parents have their DNA taken. I can't post links because I have less than 500 comments, but if you search for "parents dna...

18 May 11

The Marriage Vows

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 16 May 11

My husband and I recited our marriage vows nearly seven years ago. I remember saying "In sickness and in health. For better or for worse. Till death do us part." I take all of these words very seriously and I know that he does...

illness

marriage vows

serious

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katieh That's a really difficult one. All I can say is that so far we haven't faced anything which would make me even consider splitting up. But I can't judge someone who gets pushed to the point of not being able to cope any more by their partner's illness. Sick?...

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Do you sell your stuff on other websites besides eBay?

842484 @842484 (103) • United States 28 Aug 09

Is there a better alternative?

alternative

ebay

sell

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katieh Like someone else said, it does depend what you sell. We sell secondhand books on Amazon. For us it's a better choice than ebay, because we only have a few things to sell and while they're relatively unusual they are not rare or valuable. On Amazon they can...

17 May 11

What form of electronics do you usually find yourself fighting with?

harck721 @harck721 (372) • Philippines 17 May 11

I was printing this book my mother is planning to sell in a fund-raiser for her friend who has b-r-e-a-s-t*cancer. I was in charge of layouting and printing. I was finished with the initial draft since two days ago. And now, I...

electronics

fund raiser

printer

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katieh harck, you may find it cheaper to get your mum's book printed by someone else using a big commercial printer. Little home use ones just aren't intended for intensive use. They get hot, and the ink is very expensive. I'd recommend you see if there is a printer...

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Eight Months Ago I Asked My Primary Provider at the VA to Set Up an Appt. With

Adoniah @Adoniah (7512) • United States 17 May 11

The Women's Clinic because I had a problem...He said that it was not time yet for my yearly Mammogram. At my next visit which was two months ago, he finally scheduled the tests that I needed...a little late...I am now scheduled...

get pushy get it done

omeprazole

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katieh (wants to give Adoniah a big hug) I'm sorry you're having such a scary time. It's awful waiting for test results. I hope you get good news this time. You're absolutely right - if you feel something is wrong, then keep nagging and get tested properly.

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Little boy who?...so sad

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 17 May 11

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katieh Wow, that's awful. You'd think they could identify him with DNA testing - he could have come from anywhere, not just the local area. Though, of course, if someone ditched an unwanted child, they're not going to report him missing, are they? And it's a...

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Never enter websites via links in unsolicited e-mails.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 17 May 11

Have you the habit of entering websites via links in unsolicited e-mails? Never do so? It may augment the attack of virus on your computer. So, only visit recognized websites. Am I right?

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katieh petersum, it won't matter if you are running it from Fort Knox if you click on a dodgy link and give the scammers your credit card details and bank passwords. Most of those phishing links have nothing to do with viruses. They're trying to get you to give...

17 May 11

Never enter websites via links in unsolicited e-mails.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 17 May 11

Have you the habit of entering websites via links in unsolicited e-mails? Never do so? It may augment the attack of virus on your computer. So, only visit recognized websites. Am I right?

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katieh You are absolutely right. Even if you think you recognise the website, you have to be careful. The name it says on the screen in the email may not be the site it is actually linked to - there are all sorts of tricks which scammers use to make you think you...

17 May 11

Advice on losing that dreaded baby weight?

Phyrre @phyrre (2317) • United States 10 May 11

It's been three months and this baby weight is starting to drive me crazy. I know that it's going to take time to lose it, but I had pre-eclampsia so I gained a lot more weight than I should have all in the last couple of weeks,...

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katieh It's difficult, isn't it? Especially when you are tired from lack of sleep. One issue is posture - your tummy muscles will be saggy because they were stretched. The good news is that you can correct that without doing any extra exercise at all :) Just think...

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Full Moons?

redeemgurl @redeemgurl (108) • United States 13 May 11

One time my friend's mother-in-law tried to run her over and crashed in back of the car I was in with other friends, then crashed into her house. When we arrived at the hospital, they told me in x-ray's that every full moon is the...

full moons

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katieh I don't think it's very likely to be the full moon, but it might be associated with her female cycle, if that just happens to be in sync with the full moon? Alzheimer's can depend on all sorts of physical things. The moon exerts exactly the same magnetic...

17 May 11

is "career growth" still a good reason to say during interviews when looking for

purplehaze @purplehaze (661) • Philippines 15 May 11

When you are interviewing for a new job and the interviewer asks you why you want to leave your present employer, is the answer " career growth" still an acceptable answer? How do you answer the question if the real reason why you...

career growth

interview

work

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katieh I think career growth is a good reason, but if that's what you say it's vey generic. It almost sounds like you're saying it because you've heard it's a good thing to say. Something more specific would be better, especially if it ties into the job you are...

17 May 11

I Guess They Think I'm STUPID!!!

LadyMarissa @LadyMarissa (12148) • United States 16 May 11

Tonight I received an email as follows... Attn: Your email has won you £250,000.00 on the On-going Euro Millions promo. For claims,e-mail:csteve.euromill@live.com. Congrats:Steve Cook OMG, I wish it was true!!!...

losing a small fortune

scam

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katieh I searched on "brianna johnson scam" and came up with a report of that name being used in a fraud. The twist is that they give you a cheque for _more_ than your win, and you put it in your bank and send a part of it so someone (in this case "brianna johnson")....

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Something is pruning my roses!

rosegardens @rosegardens (3032) • United States 17 May 11

Hello fellow mylotters. I was excited to see rose buds beginning on my year-old bushes, and I think one of them is 2 years old. My knockout began a bud about 2 weeks ago, and every day I am delighted to see it getting a bit bigger...

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katieh Oh no! Are they eating the stems at the bottom, or at the top right next to the bud? I've seen birds nip buds off annual flowers, but on a rose that would be quite a thick stem for them to get through.

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Have you ever worked in a group?

r0ck_r0ck @r0ck_r0ck (1952) • India 17 May 11

AS the title says, Have you ever worked as a team, by working here i mean something that you do for living, Was it hard to co-operate with others? what problems did you face? I personally find it quite easy to works as team, i...

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katieh I almost always work in a group. Sometimes we have very clearly defined roles (for instance in one project I am writing the program and another team member is setting up the website it is to go on). Sometimes it's less well-defined (in another project we are...

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Potty Training

Babygirl1984000mx @Babygirl1984000mx (218) • Canada 16 May 11

I have a question for all the mothers of a 19 month old boy. I have been trying to potty train my son for the past month or so and he still hasn't given me any indication that he wants to go. I am not consistant due to having a 2...

parenting

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katieh He's very young to be potty trained. I would just wait a few months. If you wait until he's ready, it'll take a few days and that will be it. Why spend months making your life difficult?

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