Hi ho, Hi ho..

United States
October 27, 2015 10:57am CST
'Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go!' Most people can recall this song sung by the 7 Dwarfs, of Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. Lets take that dreaded 4 letter word, 'work'. In can be used in many forms or fashion. Depending how one wishes to view it. I myself 'work' very hard to not 'work' at all. Most of the times it really 'pays' off. Now, back to 'work' here. When you go off hi hoing (my own word), what do you think you need to work on? Be it your occupation? A project you started? Or perhaps even something of your inner being? (such as controlling your emotions, etc.) I will admit, besides needing to clean house. (I'm busy now) I need to learn to 'work' on my patience.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Oct 15
I am work in progress .. I am always working on my emotions, thoughts and reactions. I have projects waiting to be done.. and I have truck loads of work to be done.. I am always doing stuff.. Today was one of those days when I decided to take off from work and chill out.
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• United States
27 Oct 15
I hear exactly what you are saying. Sometimes it does feel that 'work' is never done. In some shape, or form. I don't blame you, every so often we all need a day like that. I tend to take more of them then most.
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@sofssu (23662)
27 Oct 15
@TexanTornado You can afford to since your kids have grown up and gone out into the world.. I need a few more years when I can relax and take more days off.. we all need them.. we would have earned them by then, I guess.
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• United States
27 Oct 15
@sofssu Yes, you will soon reach that 'freedom' phase in life too. Where you don't have to constantly be doing this that and the other to make sure everything is to specifications cause they have to be.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
27 Oct 15
I came finding the snow white.... In case anyone finds her, please PM me.
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@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Oct 15
You need a shiny red apple - she falls for apples you know Or you might ask the Magic Mirror on the wall!
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
28 Oct 15
@TexanTornado and @much2say - Okay, I wonder why I did not get any notifications for the comments/responses on this one (thought to mention this and put it on record).
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• United States
27 Oct 15
Ok, you will be the 1st to know if we find her, or if she shows up. Ok, make that the 2nd.
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Oct 15
I would say that I need to work on my anger. It is very hard to control sometimes, but I am working hard to overcome it. I know that i will be able to, in time. I do need to have more patience when I wait on things to happen. It seems I wait and I wait, and it doesn't happen, but it more than liely does, i just don't know it.. Since I am retired and divorced, I consider anything I do online fun, but in some aspects it is work, as i have to work at it to make what I need to, in order to cashout.
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Oct 15
@TexanTornado i certainly need all I can get so i will try to earn wheere i can. I know it isn't much, but hey I will take it. I just build my payapal up until I need it, and then I transfer itto my bank account.
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• United States
27 Oct 15
@rosekiss I truly understand. A little of something is better than nothing at all. That is probably the best way to go about it.
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• United States
27 Oct 15
I can so relate to you in so many ways in which you stated. I guess my lack of patience can speed up my fuse running short, and lead to anger. Yes, I would have to agree with you, in your circumstances even though doing the online stuff can be fun, it does equal out to work, especially if NEED the payout.
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@rebelann (111160)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Oct 15
Do you kiss your husband and children with that mouth? Cheeze, that is one word I no longer use, I'm way too busy having fun. Just ask Ally, she'll tell ya, well, kinda
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• United States
28 Oct 15
Yes, I do use this mouth to kiss them. Well, I try very hard not to use it too often. Oh she will huh? By a bark or tail wag?
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• United States
28 Oct 15
@rebelann I can just about imagine..
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• Preston, England
27 Oct 15
I doubt if anyone really working in a diamond mine goes to work of a morning with such enthusiasm and a cheery song - the dwarfs are seriously mixed up
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• Preston, England
27 Oct 15
@TexanTornado they find them easily - no pit collapses - pit dust-lungs or exploding pockets of flammable gas or flooding, etc. They don't even wear pit helmets.
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• United States
27 Oct 15
You really don't think so? I don't know, if I knew I could pick free diamonds, I think I would be a bit giddy myself. But that is just me.
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• United States
27 Oct 15
@arthurchappell That might be why they so giddy, they don't have to deal with all that, and come out of the mine, with millions.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Oct 15
I need to work on not procrastinating, like putting up laundry, I wait till too late and then it gets put off until the next day
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• United States
27 Oct 15
I know what you mean, but it's also work to procrastinate. I mean it's not that easy to just ignore it and go off and do other things. Ok, I tried to make that sounds good, but I failed. I can easily put things off, and not think twice about it. So I'm with you there.
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• United States
27 Oct 15
@Jessicalynnt It's funny, cause I can so easily enough relate to what you are saying.
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• Centralia, Missouri
27 Oct 15
@TexanTornado sometimes I realize I spend more time trying not to do something than if I just get up and go get the silly thing done!
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I am working on my attitude, on unpacking, and on general housework.
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• United States
28 Oct 15
The attitude can be an ongoing thing. The pack doesn't sound like fun at all, and I feel for you there. The housework, well, I try not to do too much of it myself.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I just try to survive each day at work. I really dislike two of my coworkers, and they're the ones I work with most often. The ones that I do like are on the other side of the building so I don't get to see much of them. So each day is just knowing I have to put up with these 2 and try to survive it without losing my cool.
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• United States
28 Oct 15
@TexanTornado It's fine when it's busy because they don't talk to me when it's busy, although the guy doesn't like it when it's busy and he starts complaining about every little thing. But when it's slow they talk and that's even worse!
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• United States
28 Oct 15
@katsmeow1213 That truly sounds like a miserable time. No matter what you seem to be stuck in a lose-lose situation. Not sure what kind of work you do, but perhaps earplugs would come in handy!?
• United States
28 Oct 15
Oh no, that must really make things quite difficult. When the 'office' environment is full of tension it makes for some very stressful days.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Oct 15
Patience is the key so we must have lots of this.
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• United States
28 Oct 15
True, but I mine seems to go quite quickly at times.
@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Oct 15
I guess I need to work on, ahem, all of the above - and then some. But seriously, I need to clean the house too - like massively. And being "here" doesn't help me with that - ha ha - but I'll tell ya the computer chair is super clean! We need our own 7 dwarfs to come clean our houses!
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@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Oct 15
@TexanTornado Oh yes, the keyboard is quite clean - ha ha! I should get off my butt to get my butt on more places to keep this place clean!! But hiring 7 dwarfs would be useful, if we could. Nah, I take that back - 6. I don't know if I want a dopey one to clean the house - ha ha!!
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• United States
28 Oct 15
@much2say Well, you could always use it for dusting. Pull a 'Risky Business' move with your bottom, and you have a nice easy way to get all the dusting done. Ok, well you might want 5. You wouldn't want to catch a cold from Sneezey.
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• United States
28 Oct 15
I know exactly what you mean.My house isn't getting any cleaner. Ah see, I sit on my love seat, while I type, but both the love seat and the keys on my laptop are quite clean. So Hey, thanks a million, I did get some work done after all. Oh now, you on to something with your logic? Think they have a listing in the yellow pages under ' Dwarfs for hire'?
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
29 Oct 15
Oh, I love that song!!!
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• United States
29 Oct 15
Yes, it can be quite a catchy tune.
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• United States
29 Oct 15
@fufurinha Oh how nice. I'm sure it's still a catchy tune, even if I couldn't understand the words.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
29 Oct 15
@TexanTornado yes, and we have it in portuguese as well.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
4 Nov 15
Oh, I don't have a lot of patience either. That is a trait that I need to work on a lot.
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• United States
4 Nov 15
I am so glad that I am not alone with the lack of that 'virtue'.
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• United States
8 Nov 15
@simone10 Oh I know exactly what you mean. It seems the older I get the less tolerance I have for certain things.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
5 Nov 15
@TexanTornado Not at all. And it seems like the older I get, the worse it gets. Especially when I am out in public because I can get so worked up by people in grocery stores.
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• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 15
My patience could use a bit of work too. It is strained to the breaking point to easily.
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• United States
28 Oct 15
Well, if it helps any, you aren't alone. I think even a patient person needs 'work' on being patient.
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
28 Oct 15
In years psst I think the only time I liked to sing going to work is when I got to drive almost all the way to the job starting out at the ocean and wishing I was there swimming. I could think about all the beach boys songs flowing through my head when this one happened.
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• United States
28 Oct 15
Oh I bet that made for a pleasant trip. However once you got to work, did the attitude change? Or was you able to keep the music going in your head to make the rest of the day also pleasant?
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• United States
28 Oct 15
@poehere Oh then that is great. Doesn't sound like it was 'work' to work where you did, which always helps a great deal.
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
28 Oct 15
@TexanTornado Whee I normally worked was in basement of building adding cable and equipment so we always had the radio playing there. I had an excellent job and loved it becaue we moved around a lot and worked in so many different places.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
28 Oct 15
When I hear the word work I think of dusting my bedroom today and reading some more of my book, then there is the craft projects waiting for me to do and the survey sites I belong to and to write to some of my friends.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
28 Oct 15
@TexanTornado Oh yes, when I was still in the workforce it was like it took twice as long to do what I do today.
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• United States
28 Oct 15
The list of work for people can be never ending, and that doesn't even include the ones who actually have to leave the house to go to their actual work (occupation).
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
2 Nov 15
When I get done here on myLot I will be hi hoing off to work on the dishes and supper for the evening. Fun fun fun.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
17 Nov 15
@TexanTornado Oh trust me I was being so sarcastic!
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• United States
17 Nov 15
@Shellyann36 Oh I am sure you were.
• United States
3 Nov 15
No offense, but I can think of a lot more things to call fun.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
14 Nov 15
Work on perfection? Why would I do that?
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• United States
14 Nov 15
No one said you had to work on me.
@gudheart (12659)
29 Oct 15
I am to work soon and I still have a lot of work to do on myself to improve :D
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• United States
29 Oct 15
I think if we were honest, then we would all realize we need to work on ourselves. Cause no one is perfect.
@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
28 Oct 15
I think that happens to us alot i it can be very hard to be patience it takes time but it can be done.
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• United States
28 Oct 15
Yes, I have no doubt it can be done. I think it's more a frame of mind, when it comes to such.
• Vancouver, Washington
29 Oct 15
@TexanTornado Yea a frame of mind very possible.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Oct 15
Oh, yes! I am sure there are lots of things we all need to work on ... and patience is a good one!
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• United States
29 Oct 15
I do have to agree with you. I am sure I could be working on a lot more myself, but I need patience for it all.