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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&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1575&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Go away, October</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/10/31/go-away-october/</link>
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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&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1567&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;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&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1547&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;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&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1519&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;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&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1340&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;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&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1321&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;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&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1286&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s go for a drive.</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/01/19/lets-go-for-a-drive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 was a weird for me: I changed my career. Again. My best friend got married. I stopped talking to my best friend. I started hanging out with tall people. I&#8217;ve never had tall friends. I fell hard. For three different people. The only thing they had in common: they were all (and still hare) &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/01/19/lets-go-for-a-drive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1261&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First snow of the year.</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/01/12/first-snow-of-the-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past few weeks, several people I&#8217;ve come into contact with have told me, &#8220;Don&#8217;t get too close. I have a cold.&#8221; Well, I got too close to someone because I&#8217;m starting to feel the first cold of the new year coming along. I woke up this morning with a bit of a sore &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/01/12/first-snow-of-the-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1243&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday!</title>
		<link>http://nicoleindc.com/2011/01/10/happy-birthday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the day I can finally rent a vehicle (even though tomorrow is the day my driver&#8217;s license expires). Today is the day I hit the official &#8220;quarterlife&#8221; crisis moment (despite having gone through that for the past four or five years). Today is the day I turn 25 (and the day I turn &#8230; <a href="http://nicoleindc.com/2011/01/10/happy-birthday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nicoleindc.com&amp;blog=8660559&amp;post=1237&amp;subd=nicoleindc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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