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How do you make lemonade when life gives you a lemon?
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Jan 27 2010, 9:34 am - by lolitagirl


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We have all heard that we need to make the best of a bad situation..

or when life gives you a lemon, we need to make lemonade.



So tell us, how did you take a bad situation, and turn it into something good?
I LOVE MY BUNNIES!!

Jan 27 2010, 10:17 am - Replied by: lolitagirl


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Ok, I will start.  I am pretty good at this.  But on Feb 15th last year, I made myself the sweetest lemonade from the sourest of lemons which life gave me.

I don't want to go into the details... well on one hand I do, but it is best not to, not in pubic (ok, I am torn on how much to say. I love everybody here, and I love my lemonade, but I don't want to bother people, and there are people who don't need to know)

I had developed a totally non threatening but silly little medical condition in Nov/Dec '08.  It was a sleeping thing, and it WAS a total lemon.   I mean, if this happened to you, you would feel really ...kya-----   A lot of people who get it,  just really hate it, and are very ashamed, annoyed  and sad.  Well i can't go on waisting my life with shame and sadness.   So I went to the doctor to see what I could do...

The doc gave me a couple options...  one was more medicine, which would totally make me feel nasty, ikky,  bloated every night.    I thought would not sleep well at all with such meds  

Now I don't know anybody who likes to sleep feeling nasty, ikky and bloated.  So I decided to take all my options and think of the best thing for me.   

I learned how to make lemonade.  

I just thought up of my own little way of managing this.   and I did it, my own personal medicine that doesn't require taking any pills.   Granted there are some things I need to to, but I don't think it is a problem at all.    Best of all, I felt super happy and cute, because I could really enjoy wearing my jammies more often and sleeping really well.  

So as a result of my lemon, i made this lemonade which has
-- Made me closer to my closet friends, because they all know and care about me
-- Made me feel happy 
-- Given me a new perspective on life, and  even cuteness 
-- Made me sleep so well   I mean, this cured the 20 some years of onset insomnia I have had as well! 
-- Gave me the confidence that I can overcome any challenge 
-- Gave me the confidence to get my dream job

I mean, it is not a serious thing... but it could have been a really bad lemon, but I made lemonade, in my own little personal way.

 Sometimes we get a lot of lemons in our life.  Whether it is medical, problems with relationships,  or just life in general.  Keep on believing that there is a way to make lemonade with your lemons, and nothing but good will come out of a potentially bad situation.   

good luck, and happy lemonade-making

I LOVE MY BUNNIES!!

Jan 27 2010, 6:31 pm - Replied by: kyutie


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Lemon to a sweet Lemonade

When I was in College (I would say around Junior year), I wanted this doll (its an item similar to a doll) and its so hard to make and I would have to get it commissioned.

Then, I graduated college and I had save enough to buy the doll.  To my mistake, I was lured into buying it without really thinking about it twice.  It takes about 2 months to get this doll done and ready.  However, the person commissioning charges for re-stocking and insurance fee.  So, it has been 2 months and I haven't heard anything from them.  Then, I asked what was wrong, they said that it needed some accessories and parts and I had to pay extra.  So, I did.

I kept calling for the next 6-8 months, still nothing.  All I get is 'its almost done' blah blah'.  Then, one year.  I was so angry   I couldn't take it any longer.  I just asked them to ship it to me no matter what the condition was.  Then, when I received it ... it was just the doll without the accessories, clothes...

What did I do?
Instead of just looking at it and thinking how badly I was ripped.  I turned things around and started learning how to make accessories and designing my own stuff.
After learning how to design the accessories and fixing the doll, I noticed I should have done it myself in the first place.  But it made me think that I can do anything that I want as long as I am motivated to do it. 

I started to read more motivational books, inspirational stories and learning to live life to the fullest. 

Its so weird how this bad incident actually gave a positive impact.    


Check out my blog via www.kyutie.com
Jan 27 2010, 11:19 pm - Replied by: lolitagirl


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kyutie wrote:
Lemon to a sweet Lemonade

When I was in College (I would say around Junior year), I wanted this doll (its an item similar to a doll) and its so hard to make and I would have to get it commissioned.

Then, I graduated college and I had save enough to buy the doll.  To my mistake, I was lured into buying it without really thinking about it twice.  It takes about 2 months to get this doll done and ready.  However, the person commissioning charges for re-stocking and insurance fee.  So, it has been 2 months and I haven't heard anything from them.  Then, I asked what was wrong, they said that it needed some accessories and parts and I had to pay extra.  So, I did.

I kept calling for the next 6-8 months, still nothing.  All I get is 'its almost done' blah blah'.  Then, one year.  I was so angry   I couldn't take it any longer.  I just asked them to ship it to me no matter what the condition was.  Then, when I received it ... it was just the doll without the accessories, clothes...

What did I do?
Instead of just looking at it and thinking how badly I was ripped.  I turned things around and started learning how to make accessories and designing my own stuff.
After learning how to design the accessories and fixing the doll, I noticed I should have done it myself in the first place.  But it made me think that I can do anything that I want as long as I am motivated to do it. 

I started to read more motivational books, inspirational stories and learning to live life to the fullest. 

Its so weird how this bad incident actually gave a positive impact.    



That is some awesome lemonade!  

Now you are very good at making accessories!! 

I love motivational stories and videos too!  I am always watching TED videos, and getting good motivational advice everyday!   Plus I like to surround myself with positive people 
we can do it!

PS: you should post a picture of your doll for us :)
I LOVE MY BUNNIES!!

Jan 28 2010, 3:01 am - Replied by: KizukuDawn


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>8D I beat the crap out a dem lemons until juice comes out!! nyhahahaha! lol, jk.


But really, I just loved Kyutie's story too, that was so awesome ;A; and if I ever go to buy one I'll definitely make sure it's not from that Joe smo.


I really want to start learning to sew and make my own dresses and skirts and accessories. Specially since I went to an Anime Expo and bought a Bodyline dress that I thought was sooo pretty, but then when I opened it there were all these rust stains on it and stuff and then to top it off I had too big of a rib cage so it didn't fit. So I'm even more determined than ever now to get good grades in school, and make better art so that I can get money for fabrics and a sewing machine of my own and get to it! >u< I would love to make my own stuff. >
I've made other lemonade out of really bad lemons, but it may be a bit too personal for sharing online _<. I really enjoy what I conquered even now though.

Other than that I think I still kind of struggle with lemons and ignore them usually. XP I'm afraid they'll squirt in my eye. lol. 


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