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I'm visting Spokane[Washington] and I was wondering if there's any cheap, clothing stores there.

I'm limited on cash and I need new school clothes, etc. I only have a couple of shirts and 2 jeans.

Any thrift stores?

I found this great site on google.

http://spokane.citysearch.com/yellowpages/directory/Spokane_WA/110/524/page1.html

Long url, I know, but it has a lot of links to thrift stores and even consignment stores.

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Okay, so i like this guy, like love this guy. I think he likes me 2, but im not sure... I really, really want to go out with him but it seems we both are really shy and i can't hold how i feel anymore but i dont know how to tell him. what should i do?

You can start flirting with him, like whispering in his ear, touching his arm gently, stuff like that. If he responds, then you'll know. You can ask him to go to a movie with you or with your friends. Or you guys can hang out at the local cafe or coffeehouse. It never hurts to try!

Do you have to be a twig to join a water pollo team?
I have muscles in my arms, but not a whole lot in my legs. I have some, but not a whole bunch.
Also, is there anything that i can do to make my legs smaller?

Hev

It's probably best to have muscles in your legs, because you have to move really fast to get the ball from going into your goal. It's basically a combination of swimming, football (soccer), basketball, ice hockey, rugby and wrestling and mostly resembles soccer/football and you use your legs a lot in those sports.

You can try going to the gym every other day and doing a lot of cardio, maybe some yoga/pilates?

omg i am sooo fucking pissed off at my friend. she won't stop talking about my boyfriend and it's really starting to get me pissed off. Cause she even admitted to still liking him since they went out like during the summer but all i hear from her is what they did the first day they went out and how good of a kisser he is. what should i do i don't want her to get mad at me??!!!!

I think your friend is being jealous.

She probably misses her old bf and even wants him back?

The best thing to do, is sit aside and talk to her and ask her to please stop doing that, because it's hurting your feelings. Don't be like 'OMG U BIOTCH U ARE SO STUPID' or something like that.

I babysit an 11 year old boy and an 11 year old girl 3 days a week for 4 hours a day. The boy is very sweet, but the girl is a brat. She doesn't listen to me and always does mean stuff to me. She has poured water down my shirt and refused to help with stuff. She trys to make my job very difficult. I don't know why, since I'm very nice to her and I try to help her and do what she wants to do. My family is in a lot of debt so we need the money a lot. What should I do?

I think that Katie is right.

Maybe she's bored and has nothing else to do.

Ask her if everything is okay, and then ask her what her favorite activities are, type of music is, favorite books are. You can read along with her and play some board games that she enjoys. She probably feels like she has nothing to do so her best bet is to fool around.

If she has any homework, or any extra work during the summer, you can help her out or ask her questions so you can interact and help her out with areas that she may be struggling with.

Best of luck!

Okyy. Well,, i better state thhat my handss are shkking unconttraolbly, whichm akes it hard to typpe well, buttt ill tryy my hardest.

Well, today, the doctor said I have strep throat. 2 dayys ago i started feeling siick with a head achhe & stomach problems. I didn't eat after 2:00 ppm that dayy.
The nnext day, I diidnt eat anythinng. It was more head ach and stommach problems.
Yesterdayy, all i at was a cressent roll& a little bit of noodle soupp. My stomach & head still.
Today, I wentt too the doctors office & they siaid ii had strep thhroat. Now, my throat & head & stomach hurtt. All iive had to day wass half a frapp from starbucks.

I've loost 10 lbs so farr, noot onn purpose.

quuestions:
1. Iss this really unhealthy?
2. Am i supoosed to be SUPER coold?

I agree with the person 2 posts down.

Eat something easy to swallow.

You can try drinking warm/hot tea, some yogurt, ect.

My mom told me that when my throat hurts and I don't feel good, is to mix honey with warm-hot milk. It's soothing for your throat. You're not supposed to be cold. Try dressing more warmly, like a sweater, and some sweats and socks. You probably should lie down instead of being on the computer or being up and doing stuff.

Best wishes.

My bf has an older brother (11 years older). He looks up to him like a father cz he helped bring my bf up. I like his brother a lot. Hes a nice guy.
Ive realised that whenever his bro is with us my bf doesnt treat me too gd (rude etc), for no reason. As soon as his brother has gone hes really nice to me.
He can't even be bothered to see me, or talk to me, if hes going out with his bro later on.
When we talk on the phone he doesnt make an effort. Its like Im talking to myself. When he talks to his bro they're laughing n hes telling his brother everything.
Before I didnt see it. Then I thought I was exagerating n I thought it was me who was acting diff. But now its jus obvious to me.
I have tried talking to him about it but he jus says Im being stupid and he wouldn't do that to me. If I say smething about his bro hes gonna get annoyed with me. He always does.
I dunno how to approach the situation.

I think..

He's trying to 'show off' to his brother and be cool around him since his brother is so much older than him.

Talk to him, face to face, the phone or IM doesn't give you the same feeling, and tell him how you really feel. He isn't being considerate of your feelings. He might think its cool to act like that, but he's actually hurting you emotionally.

Best of luck, hun.

My four year old nephew who is turning five has his birthday on the 8th of this month, (in two days)and i want to make him a present, because i havent gotten paid yet, so i really dont have money until next week, which kinda sucks, and i have a lot of craft things, a whole bunch in matter of fact.
So does anybody have any ideas?
I have feathers, colored paper, paint, foam board, colored pencils, stickers, beads, different colors of string, etc.

Hev

You could make him a scrapbook with pictures of family, friends, favorite places to go, favorite toys, ect. He can put it in his room as a keepsake memory. You can also make like a picture frame and paint words on it such as 'aunt', or something.

Me and this guy have been seriously talking latley. We hang out, go to the movies, and flirt a ton. The thing is i am 17 and he is 32, and people seem to have a problem with that. We havent done ANYTHING that can get any of us in trouble, so whats the big deal? Besides, i will be 18 in 2 months.

I wouldn't pursue the relationship, but if you believe that you are truly in love, then go ahead. It's your relationship, not mine. Just be careful, if he tries to make a move on you and you go in too deep, I think it can be considered illegal since he's about 2 times older than you.

Does anybody know any ways to learn your lines? like any unique ways or anything?

Hev

Make up a song, to the tune of a common song, like Mary had a little lamb, or row row row your boat. Thats what we did in Spanish a few years back to the tune of row row row your boat to help us learn verbs. 'yo soy, tu eres, el y ella es, nosotros somos, vosotros sois, ellos y ellas son'. xD

Is there anything that i can eat every day to loose weight?
I tried the cereal thing, but it doesnt work at all!
Please help!

Hev

Not really. You can try those weight watchers foods? But, like the person below me said, you have to do it the old fashioned way. There are no shortcuts.

If this helps..

My mom has been eating healthy food and has been cutting out high calories and has been going to the gym 3 times a week, and shes lost 6 pounds.

Check the nutrition labels, if it has more than 150 calories and more than 2 grams of saturated fat, then its unhealthy.

I hope I helped you, and good luck.

I always forget where I end up putting my stuff so I always have to look to find where its at.. I misplaced my sissors, my brush, and now my water today! How can I get ti where I dont forget easily?

Maybe like someone else said a few posts down, but you can carry around a little notebook or a little pack of postits, and the things that you put down [brush, scissors, ect] you can write, scissors - next to lamp, on top of nightstand. Something like that.

okay well i am going onto my parents plan this weekend. and i am going through sprint. i really want a razr phone but they do not sell them at the sprint store so this is what i was thinking. (i have no knowledge on this whatsoever). okay well i was just going to add a line onto their plan and with that i can get one of the free phones. well if i got a free phone would i be able to switch the sim card out of that phone and possibly like buy a razr off of ebay with no sim card in it and put the sim card from my free phone into the razr phone? would the sims card only work on sprint phones or how would that work? i know one of my friends got a new razr phone and she put her sim card from her old phone into her new razr. but she had cingular. thanks in advance. and i am getting my phone this weekend so please hurry.

If they don't have it in the store, you can ask them if they'll be having any coming in this week or so.

You can also check their website.

I also have cingular, so thats the best help that I can give you.

Best of luck.

- Sima.

what is a good amount of money per hour

if i dont really know the kids except that that they are a sister of a family friend

and that the daughter is 2 and the son is 7

Editt --

Two year old - 8 dollars.
Seven year old - 6 dollars.

what age can kids start to babysit other kids?

I started when I was 11 turning 12.

I think when you hit puberty, and you're going through changes, and when you come to realize that you need to be more mature, and that you are growing up.

I've noticed that everytime I run,jog or walk in the morning when there is a chilly breeze, my legs get really itchy to the point that I can't stand it. I go home and I scratch till my legs are raw and red. I put water on it and it helps but not alot. Is there any thing I can do to prevent this? What is it? and is there any medication I can take to help the itching? Also, does that happen to a lot of people or is this just me? Thanks! I really appreciate it.

Your skin sounds like it's being really sensitive to the temperature, maybe you can start putting some unscented lotion every day on your legs. Maybe when your legs are smooth, you'll notice that the itching makes it unattractive and you can enjoy your new smooth legs. xD

I also found that baby oil works great for your skin.

man there's this "click" at my school that i'm not apart of and lets just say their names are tina and megan. they think they own everything they come up with! i mean like they put their name like this .name*. i mean just because they use that does it mean it belongs to them? they're calling me a biter just because my cousin changed my sn on my myspace and on my msn! now they keep on harassing me about it! i mean me and tina used to be best of friends until 6th grade when she started hanging out with 7b girls. and megan doesn't even know me that well. she is such a bitch! i don't mean to be rude but like it's just what she is! what should i do? i mean they think they own everything they start using! like they got mad at my close friend just cause she started using a bag from LeSportsac. is it right that they torment the people who aren't in their "click"? what should i do? should i tell them to back off? or should i tell them taht everything they use isn't just for them? i seriously need some advice!
i'll give a rating of 5 for anything

Tell them off.

Thats the best I can think of.

If they keep harassing you and keep messing around with you like that, you need to stand up for yourself. It isn't as hard as you think. I used to be shy until this girl started being rude..

girl - *cut in front of me in the lunch line to join her other giddy friends* excuse you, uhm, excuse you.
me - excuse me? yeah whatever. *cuts in front of her*
girl - ughh! stop that! i was here before you.
me - *mocking her* ugh like totally! like, um. GO BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE AT.
girl - *rolls eyes and shoves me aside a little*
*friends start to laugh*
me - *mocks laughing* *smiles* *steps in front of her again and gets lunch, pays, and leaves*.

Easy as that. If they see that you're not standing up for yourself, they'll know that you aren't standing up for yourself and they'll keep doing it.

I'm looking for suggestions about a good summer cologne for men. Nothing to "flowery", rather a nice masculine scent.

Thanks!

The smell in the Abercrombie is the one that I absolutely love.

You can go by the counter and look for it. Ask them what specific one that they use in the store.

Okay,so i have a friend who started to use"lean blance" diet pill.
She lost 25 pounds in to weeks.
I really want to use it.
My mom isnt a fan of pills,but hear is my story.
Last summer,i worked out and took dance classes.
Somedays i would work out for 3 hours others 2 hours.
But everyday i worked out ate the right food.
No result,after 4 months.
Zip,nada
So yes i have anger about it,because i pushed myself to a place ive ever pushed myself.And im proud of that.
But,im not happy with the outcome.
So i talked to my mom about it but she doesnt want me to.
The sideafixs are headachs or stomach promblems.
Can,some one help thinks of ways of trying to help my mother understand.
Because she says workout,and it MAKES me so mad.
Because i worked my ass off,and nothing to prove of it.
Its so hard to lose weight.
And im not happy with my self,at all.
Can people give me suggestions as to what to tell my mom ?Please

Please dont delete

Your mom is right.

I'm sorry for being mean, or dissapointing, but she's right.

My mom tried Relacore.

She complained of stomachaches and she said she felt really dizzy.

My mom decided to go the safe way, so she ate healthy stuff and she went to the gym about 3 times a week. She's been doing that for 2 months now and she's lost 6 pounds. She replaced regular soda with water and sometimes diet soda. She replaced white bread with whole grain bread and wheat bread.

My aunt goes to the gym every day. She drinks tons of water and no soda. She is forming a six pack, toned her thighs, and her stomache looks flatter.

i always sweat when its hot.. but who doesnt. but its always me who gets sweat marks under their armpits (i do wear deoterant)so i always have to change my shirt just awaiting it to happen again or put on a jacket so its not noticable bc it wouldnt go through the jacket, but i mean who wants to wear a jacket during the summer? summers coming up and i dont know what to do to stop it before im emarrased while im playing with friends and i raise my hand or something and theres a big ring of sweat... HELP!!

Hmmm. Well, in my seventeen mag, I was reading about that, and maybe you could go to the doctor if its REALLY serious because your sweat glands may be acting up or something.

Some tips, like if you raise your hand, don't raise it all the way, just a little.

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