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		<title>An open letter to people no longer in my life.</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/11/07/an-open-letter-to-people-no-longer-in-my-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear friend, family, coworker, ex-boyfriend, former roommate, or person I knew for a time and no longer keep up with outside of Facebook updates: I really cared for you. Having you in my life was (probably) very important to me in some way or another. I learned from you (I think). Our experiences (hopefully) made &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/11/07/an-open-letter-to-people-no-longer-in-my-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1575&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Go away, October</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never have I ever experienced a more trying, emotionally exhausting, draining month in my entire life. I don&#8217;t think I can physically or emotionally handle another October experience. In October, I&#8230; Moved into a new house. Went on a 10 day business trip on two day&#8217;s notice. Worked 18 hours a day for each of &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/10/31/go-away-october/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1567&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Look, ma! I ate a burger!</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/08/08/look-ma-i-ate-a-burger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Note: since writing this post, I've been told everything I've ever known about this story is a lie. However, this is how I remember it, so this is the story you're getting] It all started when I was two years old. My mom had cooked a delicious meal for her, my father, and me. As &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/08/08/look-ma-i-ate-a-burger/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1547&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I will not meet the &#8216;man of my dreams&#8217; in Starbucks.</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/06/27/why-i-will-not-meet-the-man-of-my-dreams-in-starbucks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All single ladies romanticize about where they&#8217;ll meet the next guy they date. Will I bump into a cute bearded boy with glasses on the bus? Will someone find this book I&#8217;m reading really interesting? Will a guy on a bike accidentally hit me in a crosswalk and I&#8217;ll fall into a coma and he&#8217;ll &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/06/27/why-i-will-not-meet-the-man-of-my-dreams-in-starbucks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1519&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where were you?</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/05/02/where-were-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 06:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s that moment that defines a generation, so they say. That moment that you&#8217;ll always remember where you were, who you were with, and what you were doing when you heard. We&#8217;ve now had four. Four defining moments in just a decade. Not even a generation, just a decade. On September 11th, 2001, I was &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/05/02/where-were-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1340&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s done.</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/04/06/its-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first got laid off, someone told me the average job search takes 259 days in this economy. That number absolutely terrified me. 259 days is nearly 8 months, or two-thirds of a year. That&#8217;s a long time to go without a job, without a steady paycheck, without any sense of responsibility. Thankfully, I&#8217;m &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/04/06/its-done/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1321&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No more frowny faces.</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/01/25/no-more-frowny-faces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear readers of this blog, As of 1:30 yesterday, I am no longer employed. It was a situation that was bad from the start and I&#8217;m happy to no longer be involved in a situation that was bad for everyone in my department. I wasn&#8217;t meant for that job, at that company, and I&#8217;m glad &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/01/25/no-more-frowny-faces/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1286&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If you don&#8217;t use it, you&#8217;ll lose it.</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2010/11/27/if-you-dont-use-it-youll-lose-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a do-gooder, bleeding heart liberal, I constantly struggle with finding fulfilling work. I constantly need my job to grow, change, and evolve. It&#8217;s stressful and demanding and this doesn&#8217;t work for everyone. Some of the smartest people I know have jobs that rarely change or they stay in the same position for 3, 4, &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2010/11/27/if-you-dont-use-it-youll-lose-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1073&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All cannot be forgiven.</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2010/11/26/all-cannot-be-forgiven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Thanksgiving, I&#8217;m thankful for being crushed, repeatedly, by life. Without those lessons, without all that heartache, I wouldn&#8217;t be grateful for the amazing opportunities and people life is handing me at the moment. I&#8217;m a firm believer that the only way to truly know if you love someone is if they have the capacity &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2010/11/26/all-cannot-be-forgiven/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1054&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween is cursed.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicolemcairns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a long Halloween-hating history. It all goes back to when I was in the Brownies. The same girls won the Halloween costume contest every year. They were in pageants and always dressed as princesses and their moms actually owned my makeup (my mom turned 49 this year and only wears mascara) so they &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2010/11/01/halloween-is-cursed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&#038;blog=8660559&#038;post=1034&#038;subd=nicoleindc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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