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Community Planning Meeting: 12.15.11 - Everybody welcome!

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Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kindred
I think a summary would be really helpful. I was also thinking you could do it as keywords instead if you think that format would work better. Either way, I thought it would be helpful if people were trying to find a particular topic rather than ... more
I definitely agree with that.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
For Sam---Snuggling always makes me feel less gloomy.
Aww
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
So, did you guys see how much we raised for the Eden Gives Back Christmas families? Because it was a handsome chunk of change. I just want to say "go all of you"!!!!
12/15/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
I thought that was awesome - I kept meaning to donate and then would forget or place an order and get down to 9 points and realize I had to build it back up.
12/15/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by Jul!a
So, did you guys see how much we raised for the Eden Gives Back Christmas families? Because it was a handsome chunk of change. I just want to say "go all of you"!!!! ... more
WOW!
12/15/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Jul!a
So, did you guys see how much we raised for the Eden Gives Back Christmas families? Because it was a handsome chunk of change. I just want to say "go all of you"!!!! ... more
Each family is getting that much!?! Holy smokes?
12/15/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by Jul!a
So, did you guys see how much we raised for the Eden Gives Back Christmas families? Because it was a handsome chunk of change. I just want to say "go all of you"!!!! ... more
That was incredible! $700+ will buy a lot of joy I hope! How many families are there in total? 4 or 5?
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Each family is getting that much!?! Holy smokes?
I know, it's crazy right???
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kindred
That was incredible! $700+ will buy a lot of joy I hope! How many families are there in total? 4 or 5?
6 families!
12/15/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Jul!a
6 families!
Oh man, that makes me kind of want to cry. Its so sweet, they can do so much with that much money. I remember when my house burned down as a kid and we got donations from the school we attended from the families and we were able to do some much with it buy clothing and food and tons of things most people take for granted. Thats why I do charity every year in person, every change I get because I feel like I need to pay it forward.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Jul!a
6 families!
Awesome!
12/15/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
I wish I could have volunteered but I couldn't get any info here. There is one group that I give to but they are in another state. The FD takes donations so every kid in town gets at least one toy from Santa- who delivers them from the fire truck.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by Jul!a
6 families!
Makes me so proud of this community!
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Oh man, that makes me kind of want to cry. Its so sweet, they can do so much with that much money. I remember when my house burned down as a kid and we got donations from the school we attended from the families and we were able to do some much with ... more
Last year was the first year I did any kind of charity on my own, thanks to the Eden Gives Back program. It was a great feeling after all was said and done, and then I got the thank you cards from the families I adopted and it made my heart melt. I don't think I can afford to do as much next year, but I do definitely want to keep doing something every year.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
(Do you ever have where you absentmindedly reach for your glass of water but wind up bringing a candle up to your face for a sip instead? Whoops.)
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kindred
Makes me so proud of this community!
Me too
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Antipova
(Do you ever have where you absentmindedly reach for your glass of water but wind up bringing a candle up to your face for a sip instead? Whoops.)
(yes)


(have almost accidentally drank a lot of very potentially bad stuffs)
12/15/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
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Originally posted by Antipova
(Do you ever have where you absentmindedly reach for your glass of water but wind up bringing a candle up to your face for a sip instead? Whoops.)
I did that the other day - with the Walnut Scrub I was reviewing.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Last year was the first year I did any kind of charity on my own, thanks to the Eden Gives Back program. It was a great feeling after all was said and done, and then I got the thank you cards from the families I adopted and it made my heart melt. I ... more
Usually a lot of places need help wrapping the gifts they get for familys and shelters and stuff, which is what I usually do. Go help wrap and hand out the presents. I also do a lot of work at the library for events for kids like face painting and things like that. You can do a lot without giving money that is still really helpful. My family always did the adopt a family thing growing up through my moms work, we always thought it was fun to shop for people.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
(Do you ever have where you absentmindedly reach for your glass of water but wind up bringing a candle up to your face for a sip instead? Whoops.)
No but I used to always dip my paint brushes in my coffee. Or drink my dirty paint brush water not paying attention.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Usually a lot of places need help wrapping the gifts they get for familys and shelters and stuff, which is what I usually do. Go help wrap and hand out the presents. I also do a lot of work at the library for events for kids like face painting and ... more
I'll have to look next year for stuff like that.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Last year was the first year I did any kind of charity on my own, thanks to the Eden Gives Back program. It was a great feeling after all was said and done, and then I got the thank you cards from the families I adopted and it made my heart melt. I ... more
I really want to start doing something as a family once the kids are a little older.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
No but I used to always dip my paint brushes in my coffee. Or drink my dirty paint brush water not paying attention.
haha! oh man.

"And this is from Starkiller's 'brown period'..."

and you'll be all looking back from the afterlife and saying "No! That's just before I learned to put a lid on my coffee!"

in your biographical movie.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
I didn't get a chance to update the formatted list of things we've covered and gone over, although I wish I had. Does anybody have anything to bring up now that we've been chatting for a little while?
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Kindred
I really want to start doing something as a family once the kids are a little older.
I think that's fantastic!
12/15/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
Has anything been looked into about being able to opt out of the catalog? I know alice says she uses them for her affiliate flyers but I still think Id like to be able to opt out of getting so many
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Antipova
haha! oh man.

"And this is from Starkiller's 'brown period'..."

and you'll be all looking back from the afterlife and saying "No! That's just before I learned to put a lid on my coffee!"

in your biographical movie.
Hahahaha, that made me laugh, lol.


And it also makes me think of this one episode of Dead Like Me where Daisy has to go reap an artist. He died when the creepy little guys swapped his water for turpentine, and refused to move on because Daisy took one of his paintings.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
haha! oh man.

"And this is from Starkiller's 'brown period'..."

and you'll be all looking back from the afterlife and saying "No! That's just before I learned to put a lid on my coffee!"

in your biographical movie.
Hahhaa I think my mentor Dorian Cleavenger told me he did that before and tons of flies kept appearing out of no where surrounding his painting before he picked it up and smelt it and realized what he did and why it smelt like coffee. Its just too easy to do.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Well - this is probably a really small thing - but sometimes I wonder what I can do about making the forum a better place. I mean - I try to look for newbies and answer their questions and I am starting to try to put together some answers on reviews, etc. to help folks. I'm about to go back through the vibrators thread and find a couple of folks I helped way back when and just see how they're doing now.

But I wish sometimes that there was someone saying, "Hey...we could use you to do this.." if you know what I mean.
12/15/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Has anything been looked into about being able to opt out of the catalog? I know alice says she uses them for her affiliate flyers but I still think Id like to be able to opt out of getting so many
I think that JR has mentioned it, but it's something that I think would be a great idea. I'll keep trying to push for a way to opt out too.
12/15/2011