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		<title>The Commonsense Guru Speaks</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/11/the-commonsense-guru-speaks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a resource hound. I collect patterns, books, materials, how-to stuff for crafts, writing advice and books. I subscribe to blogs and read guru advice on just about any topic that tickles my fancy from decorating to writing to how-to-live-a-good-life. Yes, I admit that I read self-help stuff and what I call guruing (pronounced grew-ing). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Know Why The US Post Office Is Going Down</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/10/i-know-why-the-us-post-office-is-going-down/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/10/i-know-why-the-us-post-office-is-going-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USPS is going down because they hate their customers. It&#8217;s true, read on for the evidence. This story starts with a sweet reader who bought some of the cutlery pens leftover from when A Lovely Thing was an eshop. There are a few more available; you&#8217;ll find the link ~~&#62; over there on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Therapists Have Whiskers</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/09/my-therapists-have-whiskers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One fine Sunday in July, hubs and I went out to breakfast. On the way home, we spotted a yard sale and swerved through traffic to get to it. That&#8217;s where we found a cage full of kittens &#8211; among them was LC (Little Cat). ~~&#62; Aw, she cuddled instantly and was only $15. How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ma&#8217;am? Don&#8217;t You DARE Call Me Ma&#8217;am!</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/07/maam-dont-you-dare-call-me-maam/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/07/maam-dont-you-dare-call-me-maam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We took mom to breakfast yesterday and true to form she started complaining. Yesterday&#8217;s bitch session included the ever fun topic of kids-these-days. Kids have no respect for their elders, mom said. I guess some youngster had the audacity to call her by her first name last week. How dare they! It&#8217;s ma&#8217;am, damn it! I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Dumb Can One Woman Be?</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/06/how-dumb-can-one-woman-be/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/06/how-dumb-can-one-woman-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the hubs talked me into hiring a cleaning lady &#8230; just once &#8230; to get the house back into liveable shape. We&#8217;ve both been working extra hours &#8211; me writing a novel and, oh my GAWD the house was awful. And the worse it got the less either one of us wanted to tackle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life as Dominos</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/06/life-as-dominos/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/06/life-as-dominos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing leads to another. Meeting so-and-so led to this-and-that, this-and-that led to meeting whats-his-name. That’s the basic gist behind the domino effect. Prominent in my life, it’s a phenomenon that I wholeheartedly believe in. The most recent run of dominoes is very exciting. Losing my TV job to downsizing was the first domino. Diving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do I Look Like a Grandma?</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/05/do-i-look-like-a-grandma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 16:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Crochet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knitting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure where the idea that only grandmas work with yarn ever came from. Just look at these classic Hollywood stars all with needles in their hands. Doris Day often played the girl-next-door, but granny? Uh no. There&#8217;s some debate as to whether the needles in Judy&#8217;s hands were prop or real. Who cares? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Change of Life</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/04/a-change-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nope. I&#8217;m not talking menopause &#8211; not yet anyway. I&#8217;m talking about changes in attitude, desires and things I need to live my life. Fear not, dear readers, nothing life shattering has happened to me. It was just shopping &#8211; shopping for a tote bag. I carry around a lot of sh!t &#8211; a laptop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #60</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/04/well-said-wed-60/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/04/well-said-wed-60/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. ~ Andrew Carnegie]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #59</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/04/well-said-wed-59/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/04/well-said-wed-59/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You aren&#8217;t wealthy until you have something money can&#8217;t buy. ~ Garth Brooks]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #58</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-58/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-58/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. ~ Elvis Presley]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed #57</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-57/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-57/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you do what you&#8217;ve always done, you&#8217;ll get what you&#8217;ve always gotten. ~ Tony Robbins]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #56</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-56/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-56/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never judge a book by its movie. ~ J. W. Eagan]]></description>
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		<title>Go Ahead. Embrace Your Inner Ralph Kramden</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/go-ahead-embrace-your-inner-ralph-kramden/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/go-ahead-embrace-your-inner-ralph-kramden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poor Ralph. Everyone made fun of him &#8212; even his wife. Not me. Ralph is my kinda guy. He was certain that he could create a life that he really wanted. And he never stopped looking for the right way to achieve that life, either. Go, Ralph! There&#8217;s nothing shameful with wanting something more, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #55</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-55/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-55/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to make a buck. It&#8217;s a lot tougher to make a difference. ~ Tom Brokaw]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #54</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-54/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/03/well-said-wed-54/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn&#8217;t. ~ Erica Jong]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #53</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/well-said-wed-53/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/well-said-wed-53/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The small act of paying attention can take you a long way. ~ Keanu Reeves]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #52</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/well-said-wed-52/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/well-said-wed-52/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man&#8217;s character, give him power. ~ Abraham Lincoln]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #51</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/well-said-wed-51/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/well-said-wed-51/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. ~ Lance Armstrong]]></description>
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		<title>Shabby Chic Meets Technology</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/shabby-chic-meets-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/shabby-chic-meets-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not blind. Yes. These fabulous covers appear to hold paper doilies. But I&#8217;m thinking that with a few modifications, they&#8217;d be beautiful ereader or iPad covers. Maybe using lace instead of burlap? Those cameos, though, they really make the look, don&#8217;t they? Love, love, love this inspiration!]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #50</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/well-said-wed-50/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/02/well-said-wed-50/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t know where you&#8217;re going, you might wind up someplace else. ~ Yogi Berra]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #49</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/well-said-wed-49/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/well-said-wed-49/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.” ~ Omar Bradley]]></description>
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		<title>How are You Doing on Your Resolutions?</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/how-are-you-doing-on-your-resolutions/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/how-are-you-doing-on-your-resolutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I normally don&#8217;t make New Year&#8217;s Resolutions. That&#8217;s not to say I&#8217;m not a goal setter, because I am. Goals get set throughout the year whenever the need and/or desire arise rather than waiting until New Year&#8217;s. Thanks to the fine folks at Jimmy Dean and BlogHer*, I&#8217;ve set a resolution this year. And that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #48</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/well-said-wed-48/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/well-said-wed-48/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions. ~ Alfred Adler]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy Lady in a Mermaid Costume</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/crazy-lady-in-a-mermaid-costume/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/crazy-lady-in-a-mermaid-costume/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late October, I posted a list of WIPs that I really wanted to finish. I felt a lot like the crazy lady in the mermaid costume balancing on a ball. Heehee. I just wanted to use this photo &#62;&#62;&#62;&#62;, &#8217;cause I love it! How is the crazy mermaid lady doing on her WIPs? Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #47</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/well-said-wed-47/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/well-said-wed-47/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees the others. ~ Aristotle]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #46</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/well-said-wed-46/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2011/01/well-said-wed-46/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.” ~ Bertrand Russell]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Journeys for the New Year</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/creative-journeys-for-the-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/creative-journeys-for-the-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, another year comes to an end. Is it me, or does time just seem to go faster and faster? 2010 certainly went by in a blur, but it was a wonderful blur. I completed so many of my creative projects, checking goals off the list with a flourish and a satisfied tah-dah! I hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #45</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wed-45/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wed-45/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cheers to the New Year and another chance to get it right. ~ Oprah Winfrey]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holiday Jubilation</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/happy-holiday-jubilation/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/happy-holiday-jubilation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #44</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wed-44/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wed-44/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life isn&#8217;t about waiting for the storm to pass. It&#8217;s about learning to dance in the rain. ~ unknown]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wednesday#43</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wednesday43/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wednesday43/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mind is everything. What you think, you become. ~ Buddha]]></description>
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		<title>A Better Way to Stack Your Books</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/a-better-way-to-stack-your-books/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/a-better-way-to-stack-your-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fabulous. Unless you want to read the yellow-spined book on the corner. I cannot even imagine how long this took to build. Using journals and/magazines for the very top no doubt helped level the desk. I really love it! Same library? Maybe not. The carpet is different. Who knew librarians could be so wonderfully creative!? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #42</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wed-42/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wed-42/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ~ Larry Elder]]></description>
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		<title>Game Changing Epiphany: How NaNoWriMo Changed My Approach to Everything Else in My Life</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/game-changing-epiphany-how-nanowrimo-changed-my-approach-to-everything-else-in-my-life/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/game-changing-epiphany-how-nanowrimo-changed-my-approach-to-everything-else-in-my-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s the longest headline I&#8217;ve ever written, and it fits perfectly with the point of this post: Changing your approach to just one thing could change everything. NaNoWriMo threw down the challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Cranking out  word count is a completely different approach to writing for me. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #41</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wed-4/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/12/well-said-wed-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #40</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/well-said-wed-40/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/well-said-wed-40/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction. ~ Pablo Picasso]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #39</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/well-said-wed-39/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/well-said-wed-39/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trust is much like crumpled paper&#8230;it can never be the same again. ~ Marah Johnson]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Partners: Hype or Helpful?</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/writing-partners-hype-or-helpful/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/writing-partners-hype-or-helpful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supposedly writing partners can help you by inspiring you and encouraging you. I didn&#8217;t believe hype. Really I didn&#8217;t. But working with Sue on the Selling in an Antique Mall: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide ebook saved the ebook. Really. It did. I had been writing this thing for months and months. I&#8217;d sit in front of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #38</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/well-said-wed-38/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/well-said-wed-38/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you really want something, you&#8217;ll find a way. If you don&#8217;t, you&#8217;ll find an excuse.  ~ Jim Rohn]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #37</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/well-said-wed-37/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/11/well-said-wed-37/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life. ~ Sandra Carey]]></description>
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		<title>National Write Your Ass Off Month</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/national-write-your-ass-off-month/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/national-write-your-ass-off-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember how I said I wouldn&#8217;t take on any more projects? Me, too. Ugh. I wish they&#8217;d do this in January! I signed up, but the odds of me finishing it are slim to done none. (Was that a Freudian typo?) Maybe the words in my last 10 pages of that script can count towards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #36</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/well-said-wed-36/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/well-said-wed-36/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ~Marie Curie]]></description>
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		<title>The Curse of WIPs</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/the-curse-of-wips/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/the-curse-of-wips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time is nigh to break the Curse of WIPs. First, I vow not to take on another project until all the WIPs (works in progress) are done. That includes the embroidery project that has been stuffed in my nightstand for the last four years. Hold me to that, dear blog readers. It&#8217;s your solemn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #35</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/well-said-wed-35/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/well-said-wed-35/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birds are so much wiser than we! A robin builds a nest for robins. A seagull builds a nest for seagulls. They don&#8217;t copy each other &#8211; or build themselves nests as described in The Birds&#8217; Decorating Magazine.~ Dorothy Draper, In the Pink]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #34</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/well-said-wed-34/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/well-said-wed-34/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.  ~ Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, At Knit&#8217;s End:  Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much Visit Notes from a Cottage Industry for her wonderful words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You a WHO or a THAT?</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/are-you-a-who-or-a-that/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/are-you-a-who-or-a-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[WRITING]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Honestly, I&#8217;m not the grammar police, or the punctuation police, and I don&#8217;t look down upon those who misspell the occasional word. I&#8217;d bet every post on this blog has a typo, spelling or grammar error &#8230; or two. I&#8217;m fine with it. I&#8217;m a writer, not an editor. All that said, there is one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Worth A Thousand Words</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/its-worth-a-thousand-words/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/its-worth-a-thousand-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A homeless man and his dog sleep on the streets of a German city. It&#8217;s a powerful photo. Does it tug at your heart like it does mine? The photographer, Smilla, is a costume designer for films in Europe. By virtue of her profession, she looks at fashion as an expression of who people are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Cracked</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/i-cracked/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/i-cracked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought Darren Rowse&#8217;s &#8220;How to Make A Million Blogging the Right Way.&#8221; I&#8217;m joking, that&#8217;s not really the name of his ebook. It&#8217;s called &#8220;31 Days to a Better Blog&#8220;. Following Problogger.net off and on over the years, I&#8217;d been eyeballing the ebook for awhile. However, I&#8217;m way too cheap to blow $70 on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well Said Wed. #33</title>
		<link>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/well-said-wed-33/</link>
		<comments>http://alovelything.com/2010/10/well-said-wed-33/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lovely</dc:creator>
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