Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (48410)

Staten Island, New York • Age 42

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Originally from Minsk, Belarus. Published 12 books and 2 poetry anthologies. Content writer for HubPages. Also help authors publish books.

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Discussions (2114)

Lena Kovadlo's Discussions

Overcharged again

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 13 Dec

I got some stuff at the supermarket today. One of the things was yellow squash. It was on sale for 88¢/pound. That’s a great price. Unfortunately, that’s not what I ended up paying for it. I just got home and looked at the...

supermarket

overcharged

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8 people

Week of soup

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 11 Dec

Monday evening I made cabbage soup with cremini mushrooms for dinner. I had a huge bowl of it. It was pretty good. It was even better Tuesday and Wednesday. I’m gonna have it today again and probably on Friday as well. This is...

cabbage soup

dinner

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10 people

Made cranberry sauce again

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 4 Dec

I had another 12-ounce bag of fresh cranberries in the fridge so decided to make cranberry sauce again before they go bad. As usual I used Ina Garten’s make-ahead cranberry sauce recipe. It always comes out really good. The...

cranberry sauce

ina garten

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Binge watching Beverly Hills 90210

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 3 Dec

I decided to start binge watching Beverly Hills 90210. Luckily the show is available on Pluto TV. I don’t even need to sign up to watch the show, which is great. I’m close to halfway done with season two. Unfortunately, not all...

binge watching

pluto tv

beverly hills 90210

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Should I give this a try?

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 2 Dec

My mom downloaded ChatGPT and she seems to love it. She can ask it anything and it will talk to her like a real person, giving her suggestions on things, helping her figure out what to do in certain situations, etc. Of course it...

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11 people

I carried a turkey

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 1 Dec

It was supposed to be just my mother and I for Thanksgiving so we decided we weren’t gonna do a turkey. But then my uncle called her and told her he wants to come over with his wife for Thanksgiving. And my sister-in-law asked us...

turkey

thanksgiving

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9 people

When will this end?

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 24 Nov

My mom got her latest gas bill and again both the previous and current readings are an estimate. I went to the garage to check the meter and the reading there was way lower than both readings. Don’t remember if it was the previous...

gas bill

overcharged

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8 people

Dentist is expensive

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 21 Nov

I went to the dentist November 5th. I had cleaning done and the dentist came to see me for a few minutes at most. Cleaning was $150 and the periodic oral evaluation (dentist) was $125. There was an in-office write-off of $80 so I...

dentist

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7 people

Waiting for my Walmart order

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 17 Nov

I drink Taster's Choice instant coffee. I usually get a 7 oz. jar from Duane Reade / Walgreens when it's on sale as it seems to be the cheapest there. Lately, the sale price is either $8.99 or $9.99. It used to be much cheaper....

delivery

walmart

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5 people

Automatic tip

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 16 Nov

I went to a steakhouse with my mom yesterday. When we got the check, I saw that they automatically added 18% tip to the bill. That is not right. They shouldn’t decide for me how much tip I give them or that I give them any tip at...

tipping

dining out

restaurants

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10 people

Overcharged for juice

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 14 Nov

I love Martinelli’s apple juice. It’s 100% (pasteurized) juice. No concentrate. Taste is delicious, especially when out of the fridge. I usually get the 10 fl. oz. bottle. My local Russian store sells it for $1.99, which is...

grocery shopping

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10 people

Coffee accident

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 13 Nov

While eating breakfast I decided to watch an episode of Chicago PD. Everything was going well until shots started firing in the episode. I guess it startled me because I jumped and the coffee from the cup I was holding ended up...

spilled coffee

accident

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8 people

What’s for dinner

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 12 Nov

For the past two nights, I have been eating a bowl of Russian dumplings for dinner. I usually have them with some butter, sour cream, and the water they boiled in. It’s sort of like a soup. I even add some dried parsley or dried...

dinner

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Reading on a rainy day

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 30 Oct

I was looking forward to getting out of the house today, but it’s raining and windy so I’m stuck indoors. It’s gloomy and not where I wanna be but better than getting soaked outside. Decided to read a book. The book I started...

rainy day

reading

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5 people

Figured out how to watch some of my shows for free

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 28 Oct

My Spectrum TV package is TV stream. This means that I watch TV through the Spectrum app. It costs only $40/month, which is a great deal. It has many of the channels I watch. The downside is that it doesn't have CBS, NBC, FOX, and...

tv streaming

watching shows

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2 people

Store couldn’t process my OTC card

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 27 Oct

I went to the supermarket today to get a few things that I needed. I decided that I was going to use my OTC card to buy the stuff as I have a lot of money on it. When I got to the register and gave the cashier the OTC card she...

grocery shopping

otc card

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10 people

Inflation refund check

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 26 Oct

I don’t know if it’s just our state (NY) that did this but an inflation refund check just came in the mail. It’s only $400 but it is still a nice amount to get. I definitely didn’t expect it. The check is made out to hubby and...

inflation refund check

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Would you pay more for an autographed book?

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 23 Oct

Melania Trump’s memoir in hardcover is sold for $40. On her website there is a signed hardcover of her memoir being sold for $150. I am assuming it’s exactly the same book and it’s just autographed inside. That’s $110 more for a...

books

autographs

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8 people

134% tip

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 21 Oct

Back in 2018, I went out with my cousins to a popular restaurant in Manhattan called Zuma. I think it was for someone’s birthday. After the waiter brought us the bill we divided the total among everyone except the birthday person....

dining out

tips

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8 people

Ate in Eately yesterday

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (48410) • Staten Island, New York 20 Oct

Yesterday, my mom and I went to an Italian restaurant for dinner. It is located inside Eately in downtown Manhattan, where the twin towers used to be. The food there is really good, but it’s not cheap. Our bill with 20% tip was...

eately

italian restaurant

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10 people