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		<title>My Balance Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I moved closer to work, I had an hour drive to and from work.  I re-read my 2012 post that went into depth about how I balanced work/life and thought I&#8217;d update it.  Sometimes I can&#8217;t believe I endured &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/my-balance-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4720&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What The Most Successful People Do At Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in the middle of reading Laura Vanderkam&#8217;s new e-Book &#8220;What the Most Successful People Do At Work&#8220;, a series that follows two previous e-books about what successful people do before breakfast and on weekends. All of these short books &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/what-the-most-successful-people-do-at-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4194&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling Is A Pain (But I Do It)</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/recycling-is-a-pain-but-i-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can make one change a year, I would add recycling a hard-to-recycle item on your list. We&#8217;ve struggled with this over the years as we didn&#8217;t have curbside recycling for many years, and we still often forget what &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/recycling-is-a-pain-but-i-do-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4694&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mindless Magazines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently got free magazine subscriptions to InStyle and Redbook. While InStyle has always been light on content, I thought Redbook offered more &#8220;insightful&#8221; articles about relationships, marriage and life in general.  At least that&#8217;s what I remember from skimming &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/mindless-magazines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4683&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The World Is Divided&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/the-world-is-divided/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have lots of posts in my head but work is keeping me too busy to write anything substantial, so here&#8217;s a random list&#8230;.or some causes of world divides: Democrat vs. Republicans &#8212; I know I&#8217;m leaving out Independents, Green &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/the-world-is-divided/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4675&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Frugal Substitutes: The Master Chart</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/frugal-substitutes-the-master-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of finding frugal substitutes for expensive wants turned from a comment, courtesy of reader and commenter Debbie M, to a full-fledged post at grumpy rumblings. Here&#8217;s the excerpt from that comment, and I&#8217;m called out to name my &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/frugal-substitutes-the-master-list/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4644&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can Someone Who Hasn&#8217;t Taken A Real Vacation In Years Not Have ANY Vacation Time?</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/how-can-someone-who-hasnt-taken-a-real-vacation-in-years-not-have-any-vacation-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for the long title for this post but I&#8217;m really puzzled how come I have zero vacation time left when I haven&#8217;t gone on a &#8220;real&#8221; out-of-town vacation in years? I&#8217;m not panicking since I will continue to accumulate &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/how-can-someone-who-hasnt-taken-a-real-vacation-in-years-not-have-any-vacation-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4615&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Story Of A Purse</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/story-of-a-purse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never thought of myself as a purse lover.  When I look through magazines, I don&#8217;t really get excited about the new &#8220;it&#8221; purses.  I never aspired to own designer purses.  I have exactly 3 purses for work &#8212; 2 &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/story-of-a-purse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4631&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fees, Fees, Fees</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/fees-fees-fees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My girl friends/family and I generally don&#8217;t talk about finances.  It&#8217;s not really about privacy; it&#8217;s just that we have so many other things to talk about! However, I wish that we did share financial insights once in a while, &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/fees-fees-fees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4598&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Had A Post About Working Mom Guilt</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/i-had-a-post-about-working-mom-guilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about working mother guilt countless times.  And I like reading and commenting on posts and articles on that issue, too.  I feel it&#8217;s important for women to stop beating themselves over choosing or having to work, as their contributions to &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/i-had-a-post-about-working-mom-guilt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=4607&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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