One thing after another, help, overwhelmed, argh.

@Hatley (163781)
Garden Grove, California
October 17, 2012 10:38am CST
For s ome reason if I am having a bad d ay not alone a bad week somehow my emotions are shutting down my ability to make my usual earnings.I am wondering if others feel that how their days or weeks go, does help do better here in mylot or worse depending on ones disposition . Your take fellow mylotters. somehow I seemed to almost shut down as I had one thing after another all d a y yesterday and of course I only earned half as much which in itself did not make me any happier.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
17 Oct 12
Oh, I understand! This is one of those days when I don't feel like working. I slept late and haven't done a lick of work all morning and it's almost noon. I think sometimes we just need a day when we don't really do anything constructive, a time to settle down and just rest. "doing nothing" can be very constructive and give us the mental and emotional down time that we need from time to time! Do you do surveys or anything else beside myLot? Maybe you just need some variety to stay interested and engaged.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 12
hi dragon54u oh my yesterday I found out that after waiting a whole month for my stamps to come from order on line,I find out that somehow they had never been sent. okay I have bills to mail ou and have to borrow stamps. so I try to order more stam psso log in and find either my user name or my password is not right fought this for three hours even trying to start new account and still got that wrong password or user name,. I spent three hours and did not get it settled so wasted my my lotting time then when I mylotted I was also still edgy and angry. my earnings were just awful. yes I have some surveys I should go to occasionally specially mysurvy.com.thanks for the suggestion.hope today is a better day for us both hugs.
@ajk111 (2495)
17 Oct 12
i have many days like that. i can go days without having the impetus for mylot and that is usually weekdays. clearly connected to work as i have been on holiday this week and i've been on mylot every night. hopefully you will be feeling better soon and the 'writers cramp' will dissapate and you will be back to your old self.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 12
ohno ajk its iBs cr am p brought on I guess from letting m yself get all bent out of shape over not getting onto Usps so I can buy some stamps. I am going t o let my son clear that mess up so I can get back to feeling great a gain. its just adominal muscles cramping bu t it hurts. lol lol
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 12
hi riyauro today oct 18 I feel good again like a human being and c an almost laugh at my sons emails to me telling me I had really fowled up things.so he sent for two books of stamps ten each and I sent for one book of tem so I will have plenty to pay billswith. lol.
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
Oh hats you seem so much in pain. please take rest and get better.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
17 Oct 12
I should imagine that everyone is prone to lack of concentration when the day seems to be going badly. Problems or worries tend to occupy the back of the mind even when we feel that we are concentrating on something else. I believe that the diagnosis is a simple one, it means that you are a human being.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Oct 12
hi Asylum and riyauro I am feeling great this Satu rday evening Theres some black clouds looks like rain finally. that would be nice if it actually does rain. lol.so this is going to be a great weekend,
@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
yeah so true. we all go through hard times and are not able to come mylot because of other commitments. I hope that hats gets better and gets in the mood to mylot soon. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
17 Oct 12
I just get to feeling bla and sit and play poppit all day instead of all the things I was planning on doing...
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 12
hi dawn I think you had more f un than I did yesterfay,. I did not get my stamps I ordered from usp online and found out they had never been sent,here I am with no post stamps and bills to mail out. grrr. so I tried to reorder and I will be damned they wold not accept my user name or else my password and I even tried making a new account filled out all the blanks got user name and pass word okay but it would not take, so borrowed three stamps and dumped the problem in my sons lap .the information I filled out just sat on the page,with no explantion as to what to do next,. screaming time.
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@GardenGerty (157721)
• United States
17 Oct 12
I think when I have experiences like that then my brain goes there instead of where it needs to be and I just chase the problem round and round in circles. Yes, it affects my earnings. Some days I have some physical things I would rather do than computer things and that sabotages me as well.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
18 Oct 12
I should have taken a walk, planted and worked on my budget.
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• United States
17 Oct 12
DOnt let your bad day get in your way of working at all. You need to think that earning is better than whatever else can be going on in your life. Stand up and stay strong in your tough times and know you can do whatever you want in life. Its your life no ones elses and you dont need others to bring you down and bring you down enough to not even work on mylot, its not worth it at the end of the day.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Oct 12
hi riyauro and lologirl I am feeling one hundred percent better today so hope it shows in my earnings too. I always get perked up when I see my earnings go up.yesterday was much better so hope I can get back to one d ollar a day again. I really need t o put more money in the bank this month,. lol
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 12
hi lologirl yes I am irritated with myself for getting tied up in knots and trying my IBS as I do need my earnings and I know'from before I can d o much better .so relaxing and thinking positive and letting positive vibes help me to feel great again heres to better feeling and better earnings too
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
hi hats then you relax and do some breathing exercise. It will help you re-energize. I can understand you. I feel the same sometimes but then I see the earnings, i get going. I want to do better each day too like you. You are a role model for many and you have to get back here and write it out. So relax fast and come back
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Oct 12
hatley aunty You are alone. You are 86. you do not have any relatives to help you. this feeling makes one feel bad. on that days we do less. do not worry. this feeling comes to people above 60 also. nowadays people in 20s also get this feeling on account of love, friend etc. now tell me aunty-- how are you? did you take your medicines properly? did you take breakfast? did you take bath as per your schedule?
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Oct 12
Hatley aunty is staying in an old age home in California. Her son is living about 3 miles from that home. He visits her once every week probably on sundays. Aunty is managing by staying alone with other elders and is a confident lady. Three or four days she was not having computer in August or so and mylot members missed a lot--especially myself, surekha, fantabulus, vidhyaprakash ....etc. are close friends.
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
yes ravi, you are so right. i hope hats, gets better. I did not no she has no family.. She is a hero and a survivor. I hope she takes medicines on time.. is there someone to take care of her.???
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
19 Oct 12
@ravi.. good to know that you are hats good friends. I wish to be her good friend too. @hats. you are a survivor hats. At least you have your son and he is concerned about you. I am glad you are doing better now and hope thing work out fine. By the way i did not get the stamp part. what do you do with that??
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@GardenGerty (157721)
• United States
17 Oct 12
When things do not work out right it just makes me want to give up. I know that feeling well. I am not earning like I should either. On a better note, hubby is on his way out the door for a job interview. Keep your fingers crossed as it would make life a lot more fun.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 12
oh Garden Gerty I will keep myfingers cr ossed and my feet too inhopes he really lands that job,.yes indeed when he has a job life would be a lot better and more f un right here in Ca its so bad so many people out of work and so fe w jobs opening up. I let myself get all snarled up and it triggered myIBs took some ibuprofin and some tums so hopefully in a f ew ho urs it will 'leave and I can g o shopping tonight.
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@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
That is very understandable. We are humans after all and all that we do can be link in one way or another to our emotions. The ups and downs of life can really set the mood for our actions. Anyway, I do hope you get back on track and feel better soon.
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@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
23 Oct 12
I am happy you are back on track here. I have been struggling to do so myself. I have this plan to do more here everyday and every time I sit down to start I already feel distracted and out of mood even before starting. It has been weeks now and I don't really know what's bothering me specifically.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 12
hi choybel I am feeling fine today and perhaps I can pick up my earnings a little more after this. I am back on track today and not worried about anything. I should not have worked on the stamp bit when I was hurting so lol.
@alottodo (3056)
• Australia
18 Oct 12
Oh miss Hatley sorry to hear you are having one of those days! I guess it happens to all of us sometimes...when it happens to me I just go out and talk to my neighbours, or call some one on the phone or turn on the TV and watch a movie! but most of all I turn off my computer for the day!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 12
hi alottodo I had an attack of IBs abdominal cramps so should have stayed off the mylot and off Usps trying to get my account to open so I could order stamps. anyway today I am fine again and can do some mylotting and feel fine as a fiddle. happy days again.
@alottodo (3056)
• Australia
19 Oct 12
I Am happy for you! happy days again have a lovely weekend!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
dear Hatley, I also feel the same ,when I have other things to do or when the site is too slow. I feel sad with my earnings when it's too low. Like these past two days, the site loads too slow and there are times that I cannot open the page- that makes me sad and annoyed. So, I just leave the site and do other things- that makes my earnings too bad for this week Anyway, cheers ma'm
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Oct 12
yes. the speed of the site is important for us to be happy to be present and also earn. ammas.com is another site wherein i use to be present most part of the day about two years ago. but that site has become awfully slow and am not going there. i think speed problem in mylot is temporary and it will be sorted out soon.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Oct 12
now i think speed is good. postings are accepted immediately. i am now in canada. how it is in Philipines.?
@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
Hi ravi, I have done better this week I guess. i have already got above the minimum pay..It is more than $10 in 17 days. I would love to do better like you and other veterans here. Jaiho i hope your net is fast now.
• United States
17 Oct 12
If I'm having a busy day then I end up not having enough time to come on myLot and get stuff done here. But for the most part, I try to get on myLot as often as I can when I'm at home. My emotions usually don't get in the way, unless I'm really really sad to the point where I can't do much of anything. But I find that when I'm sad I have a few more discussion topics to post. The only time when I don't come on myLot is when I'm really sick. This whole past weekend I felt absolutely horrible. I wanted to come on mylot so bad but I just couldn't bring myself to even get on the computer.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 12
hi courtknee good for you as really I should not get tied in knots when unpleasant things happen, for one thing I hav e not felt completely well lately and i am afraid its slowing me down here and messing up my earnnings too.Ibs poking its mean head up and giving me abdominal cramps. lol I am trying to rise above all that.
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• United States
19 Oct 12
It's not your fault that you deal with stress that way though. But when you are stressed or things aren't going your way, you should use myLot as your place to come and get away from it all. Whenever I'm feeling upset or sad about something, I usually come to myLot and read discussions or start my own. With my boyfriend being away in the army, I can't tell you how many times I've come to myLot and made discussions about everything that was going on and how I felt. I've found it's a good way to relieve some stress and get good advice. I hope you're able to do the same :)
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Oct 12
hi courtknee I always want to spell it courtney as we have some by that name in our family tree lol. I am also thinking I am using mylot and this discussion to sort of dump my stress and get some advice as how to destress lol. already am feeling better today no IBS for one thing,. those sessions of cramping are n fun. sometimes when I am here my physical problems cease so am hoping so far today will be felling great again.
@prashu228 (37525)
• India
18 Oct 12
hi Hatley ,hope you are doing good. Don't feel bad, "every angel has a day", just relax and enjoy.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 12
hi prashu yes today I am fine again and next week for sure am getting the blood work and the drs appt done so I can always feel better every day. /
@echoforever (5180)
• United States
17 Oct 12
Yes I have this happen sometimes. Yesterday was not a good day for me here I also earned about half what I usually do. I find it sometimes hard to myLot when I feel low but I am always here. I just don't earn as well, like you I suppose! It does help me feel better though if there are fun or interesting topics to get involved in. Try to find some of those perhaps that will help you today. I hope you will feel much better soon
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 12
hi echo I shou ld not have let myself get so upset as it triggers iBS and that hurts. so today Im trying to think positive and yeah maybe find a few fun discussions to repond to for a change too,. thanks.
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• United States
18 Oct 12
Hope you've started to feel better already! myLotting is great therapy in itself at times
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
I think yesterday was the first day i did so much on mylot. Other days i am lazy.. but I see that hats is getting better and coming in the mood.
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
Hi hats, I eel the same sometimes but when i see the earnings i get on my toes and do my best. I can see that we need this money so you have to feel better to mylot. I hope god takes away all your pain so that you can be back. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead
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@prashu228 (37525)
• India
18 Oct 12
hi riya, can you share the secret?
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
Hi prash, when i see the numbers go bigger in earnings I become excited and I do better the next day. I already crossed the minimum payout for this month.. I did not cash out for last months and the total is like $24.13 in my earnings..I would have had more from last month but because I was not online for i week since i had gone to Mumbai..So I guess the bigger numbers is very encouraging..
@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Oct 12
Oh i am sorry prashu but I thought you were boy all this while....I just checked your profile and discovered that you are a girl....now since i know it, let play girlie girlie..
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@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
18 Oct 12
I believe you day can effect your ablity to write.. There are sometimes that I sit down and respond to different discussions and I can do a whole lot in a little bit of time.. Then there are other times where it is hard for me to just write a couple lines.. Even after trying to look at different subjects.. If I am having a really bad night I will check on my discussion really quick may respond to one or two of other peoples discussions and just go to bed.. Knowing that my mind just needs a break and try to better the next day.. It will past, just relax, the more you stress over the lack of being able to write the longer this will stay.. I can understand your frustration..
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 12
hi I have bee n going thru much the same thing then the mess with the Usp not recognizing my user name triggered a siege of IBS and then I hurt as I w as trying to straighten out things and just made everything worse and my earnings dropped too and that was a damper on my spirits too today I am fine again and can really work here now. thank god.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Oct 12
thank yuoo sjvendend i am doing good today Saturedayt and the weather is so odd all overcasst like it w abts tik rain but is n ot going it at all. wish it would as we need it.
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• United States
19 Oct 12
I am glad that you had a better day.. I like reading your discussions and responses.. I am so happy that you are happy;-)
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@rameshchow (4426)
• India
18 Oct 12
everyday is a new day. every experience teaches us many new things. hold your hopes on god, he will show you a way when you don't see any way.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 12
hi rameschow glad to seeyou back and ravi oh I started to try to get o n the usp site to buy needed stamps and they would not accept myuser name so made a new account meanwghile I had asje dcn y sonto intercede and we worked at cross p urposes but its all strightened out now. today I am not ill and feel fine again. happy day for a change.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 12
I am still a bit uptight typos mess meanwhile I had asked my son to intercede and we worked at cross purposes but its all straightened out now,. I hate it when I miss so many typos like that, I got so wound up and uptight half the time I was shaking from nerves.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Oct 12
new experiences are good means fine. if they are not good then it causes problem.
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• China
18 Oct 12
It happens to me at times.I come here nearly every afternoon.I enjoy talking with my mylot friends very much.However,sometimes I am in no mood to do this for one reason or another. I can't but leave my computer off for a while and do something else.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 12
hi yesterday was a comedy of errors and working when I was in pain was one of the sillier rhings I have done,. I am so grateful t all of you for your support and am blessed. at times I do feel alone as my roomie is losing her memory and as a matter of fact I have to think for her a lot of times. she has no concept of anymore poor thing. but I do not mind as all my working y ears I did work helping others as a nu rses aide in the hospital.anway am glad to feel good again,.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Oct 12
you have all helped immensely and today I feel great . next week I will get the bloodwork done i ha ve put off too long and the new doctors appointment I have been putting off.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
18 Oct 12
yes. it happens for most of us. but we live in a family. another member will give encouragement, take us to the doctor, give medicine and see that we become alright. but in the case of old people in homes they required a lot of mental support and in fact in the case hatly aunty -- we mylot members are here extending support through online. On a few days i use to feel bored -- i will stop mylotting for one hour at least -- read some book, hear music or watch movie and then again i will be in mylot.
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• United States
18 Oct 12
Hi! Ouch--sorry to hear that you had a bad day yesterday. Hope today was better. Does anything effectively help the way you would need it to? I remember when I have those days and if it's nothing that my family did, I try to tell them that I'm working through whatever the issue is and it was nothing they did that caused it. Better than unnecessary blame. :-)
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Oct 12
hi Cricket I am going to ask my gastric doctor for something for the pain of those cramps as I read there are medications fot it. but now I feel fine again. I panicked when I could not log on to my usps postal account and ca used a whole bunch of problems'but all has been straightened out now.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Oct 12
hi cricket we figured it w as the highly spiced little sausages I had for breakfast each day I had the abdomonila cramps. when I see the new doc tor I can ask him for something fvor those cramps the sausages seemed to have chili pepper in them and I cannot handle that. ouch
• United States
19 Oct 12
Hi! Glad that you're feeling better and I hope your dr can prescribe something. Are you affected by certain foods such as peppers and onions? Be well!
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@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
I was sick for two days and got only .02 for an earnings here at mylot. It did makes me feel bad and a bit disappointed and did not do mylot the following day. I give myself some break for a day and guess what the next day I'm into mylotting again. I hope you'll get better soon and will be back to mylot just like the old good days. Anyways, based on your number of comments I could tell that you've been here for a long time. I hope I'll be like you as well and will do mylot for long.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Oct 12
hi leeandrew welcome to our m ylot.I ho pe yo u enjoy it as m uch as I do and stay . I am starting my fifthe year here and my earninbgs have really come in handy.I am feeling much better todayl myearnings yesterda y were more normal so hope i can keep it up .
• United States
19 Oct 12
I am new to My Lot, but I think this kind of thing happens with a lot of different sites where you can earn money. If you are having a bad day it seems to slow down your progress and robs you of energy to do what you want. I think that applies to everything we do really....our whole daily routine. If you are off on a particular day it seems to throw everything out of whack!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Oct 12
hi sharecuzicare like that user name lol,welcome to m ylot. yes I think I should have taken some time off but am okay now.I had a much better day yesterday and hope I do that well todayt too.yes i think it does apply to other things we do.