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	<title>Musician&#039;s Widow &#187; family</title>
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	<description>The wife of a touring musician tells it like she sees it...</description>
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		<title>Back to reality</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/08/09/back-to-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My little vacation ended as of today. For the last week, I unplugged heavily and enjoyed having my parents visit. I continued to post in my various locations &#8212; Facebook, Twitter, here, etc. &#8212; but if anyone pays much attention they probably noticed that my volume of interaction decreased dramatically. That was because I wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A leg&#8230; up?</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/08/05/a-leg-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Periodically, my husband and I have had troubles with our air conditioning duct work staying in tact. This summer, the heat has really wrought havoc on them. It seems at least once a week, we&#8217;ll realize one of our vents is blowing hot air, which means going up into the attic, reattaching the duct to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic day</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/07/29/domestic-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to put all my writing and designing work on pause yesterday. It was a totally domestic day.
Domestic - adj. &#8211; of or relating to the household or the family or devoted to home duties and pleasures
Since getting married, I&#8217;ve grown to hold a new respect for my mom and all moms out there. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acts of kindness and &#8220;Home&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/04/20/acts-of-kindness-and-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/04/20/acts-of-kindness-and-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am flying home today. And yet, I&#8217;m at home.
I&#8217;m blessed with two homes. The one I have with my husband and our crazy, wonderful life in Nashville. The other in Texas where I grew up and where my family is. Like I wrote in a note to my brother tonight, &#8220;I have the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What makes me who I am&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/02/25/what-makes-me-who-i-am/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I heard an article yesterday that a college in Massachusetts is now accepting YouTube videos of students applying for admission.
An excerpt from the story:
&#8220;We&#8217;re not judging it on the qualities of the production values,&#8221; says  Lee Coffin, dean of admissions at Tufts. &#8220;We&#8217;re not looking for  Oscar-winning short films.  What we&#8217;re really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Winners (Jan. 24 &#8211; 30)</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/01/30/weekly-winners-jan-24-30/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/01/30/weekly-winners-jan-24-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first time my Weekly Winners post comes all from the same day. However, it was a very special day. It was Stride &#38; Ride.
My excitement for the day was trumped by this overwhelming hope and joy of the event. As we made the walk around Cowboys Stadium, I was amazed at how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When to give. Why to give.</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/01/27/when-to-give-why-to-give/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2010/01/27/when-to-give-why-to-give/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a fund raising focus has been on helping the people in Haiti following the earthquake that devastated the island. The need there is great, and its wonderful to see the outpouring of love and aid that has come from the tragedy.
However, right here in our country, there are many people and organizations that are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the future</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2009/12/31/letter-to-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2009/12/31/letter-to-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear 2010,
Be nice.
No, seriously. Be nice. Your predecessor, 2009? Talk about your evil woman! I say good riddance to her. Don&#8217;t let the champagne cork hit you when you go.
I should be fair and admit 2009 had its good aspects. One of which was my laying the groundwork for the future professionally. And within that, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas in my heart</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2009/12/26/christmas-in-my-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2009/12/26/christmas-in-my-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Christmas, I wrote about there being &#8220;No price to the holidays.&#8221; This year, it felt like all I saw leading up to Christmas was dollar signs&#8230; the cost of living had me down in the dumps and stressed. It seemed like we were on this strange teeter-totter; once I&#8217;d be up, something would come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday doldrums?</title>
		<link>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2009/12/16/holiday-doldrums/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musicianswidow.com/blog/2009/12/16/holiday-doldrums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m trying really, really, really hard to be in the Christmas spirit this year. And as I look around me, I see that to be true for so many people this year.
I got laid off last Thursday. Two weeks before Christmas. TWO WEEKS! Now how do you tell a 7-year-old Santa lost his job before [...]]]></description>
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