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household shortcuts
i am fine with most household chores, but i hate matching and folding socks. hate it! my solutions is to keep a laundry basket in the corner of the laundry room and all socks go in there to be matched by the person needing socks. :) it seems to work well for us. what is a shortcut you take during chores?
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now or later
do you do the dishes right away after each meal or do you let them pile up in the sink before doing them? we pile until one side of the sink is full and then it is time to load them in the dishwasher.
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brand loyalty
i'm a pretty frugal person. i coupon and buy sale items. i garage sale, thrift shop, buy clearance, etc. for our clothing needs. but there are some things i always buy even if a similar item is cheaper. my must have brands: cottonelle toilet paper ivory bar soap secret deordant curel lotion are you loyal to certain brand…
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any doctors in the house? why is my weight the same?
about a year ago, i started weighing myself at night and in the morning. based on the weight i was that night, i was able to (accurately) predict what i would weigh in the morning. typically i would lose 2 pounds overnight. sometimes more, but very rarely less. in april, i started taking fertility meds. it has really…
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end of the season green tomatoes
i picked the last of the tomatoes off the plant this morning. it is getting too cold and i don't want to lose them to frost. they are all green and very hard. i plan on putting them in a brown paper bag in the windowsill to ripen. any other suggestions how to ripen them? any recipes for green tomatoes (salsa, fried green…
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do you ever forget how old you are?
hubby has a birthday in a few days and the boys asked him how old he is going to be. he answered wrong and i had to correct him. :D it made me laugh.
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ikea
hubby and i had a date night there and went window shopping. we came home with a wishlist a mile long. what's your favorite thing ftom there?
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what lies do you tell your children?
do you tell them you have seen an alien race land on earth? do you tell them you are a werewolf? do you let them believe in the tooth fairy, the easter bunny, santa? do you make up answers when they ask something you don't know? are your children better off for your lies? what was the most traumatic lie told to you by your…
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do we do our youth a disservice teaching them
about and with technology at a young age? a topic that was brought up on the 'today' show. discuss.
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talk me out of eating the corndog
i just opened my pioneer woman email. she sent out recipes for homemade corndogs and cheese on a stick. i am a goner for corndogs! mmm, yummy! i love them. and now i want one. very. badly. :) talk me down from the dark side.
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ugh! my dog
i was cleaning the bathroom and noticed my hairbrush had some hair matted in the bristles so i cleaned it out and threw the hairball away. my dog got up from her spot and proceeded to 'sneak' (like i don't see her if she is low to the ground? lol) to the trash car and pull out the hairball to eat. i wish i understood why…
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spending $50 in the yarn store
i'm using my $50 groupon today (that i got for $12 - yay, groupon!) to go pick out some new sock yarn! and maybe some new patterns. but mostly, yarn. whoo-hoo!
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need new names, from the silver bullets to the leprechauns
my boys play roller hockey and it is typical to have a nickname on the back of your jersey. last year, on the silver bullets, they were 'slapshot' and 'sniper'. this year, the silver bullets have changed their name to the leprechauns (shakes head, i don't know why) and the whole team wants to re-vamp their nicknames. i…
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taking family pictures
love it or hate it?
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poll: sweet potato fries or regular fries
which one?
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do you have a problem kiddo?
one child that is just more difficult to raise than the other(s)? maybe they are stubborn ...or creative (at the worst possible times) ...or ask a million questions. you know it's going to serve them well as an adult, but you question them making it adulthood? :)
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do you have a favorite child?
are they similar to you? or opposite of you?
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going postal
how often do you send letters or packages thru the usps?
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it's too dark in my room
sometimes i hate this time of year. the days are getting shorter which means my room is no longer well lit when the alarm goes off in the morning. it's dark and shadowy. boo. :( i miss the light. the grey makes me want to stay in bed. anyone else having a difficult time waking up in the morning without the sun?
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acupuncture
who's done it? what for? did you get the results you were hoping for?
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recipe ideas for homegrown plums
anyone have some creative ideas on what to do with 5 gallons? i've had a plum syrup that was amazing but i don't have a recipe. recipes for jelly would be appreciated too. can you make chutney/salsa with plums? marinades? cookies/cakes/pies? help a sister out. :)
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wedding toast
i should have asked this question a few weeks ago since i just gave one at my sister's wedding (although i think i did well). :) have you ever given a wedding toast? what did you say? do you try to include jokes or embarrassing/funny stories?
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...and this is why i don't bake
i love to cook! i love to try new recipes and make substitutions - just throw things together and whip something culinary up. i don't love to bake. in fact, i hate having to be 'exact' on ingredients and measurements. i will rarely be in the mood to bake. today i woke up in the mood to bake (a once-a-quarter or less…
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what flavor of frozen yogurt
should they invent but haven't yet?
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i finally found something a panera i *don't* like
i love panera! i go once ever three weeks or so. i've tried several things from the menu and i always like them. most times, i'll stick with the tried-and-true you-pick-two greek salad and broccoli cheddar soup. it's my fav combination. today i was looking for something new and got the you-pick-two mac and cheese and…
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favorite after school snack as a kid?
when my mom made pineapple upside down cupcakes.
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a grammar funny
i have seen this going around on facebook and thought i'd share: Dear People of the World, I don't mean to sound slutty, but please use me whenever you want. Sincerely, Grammar
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is your signature legible?
is your handwriting neat or messy?
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flipside of boys acting masculine, girls acting feminine?
ladies, does it bother you when you hear a woman aspire to be a stay-at-home mom instead of working a career? several of my friends feel offended by it because 'it's not the 50s; women can do more than that now'. how do you feel about schools teaching girls how to cook and sew (a lost art)?
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i get minutes miles, but not mph
if i run one mile in 12 minutes, that's a 12 minute mile. or four miles in 28 minutes, that's a 7 minute mile. but i don't get how to convert that to miles per hour. can someone help me with the math?
