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		<title>*8Things: Mantras For Writers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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You guys, I am so depressed. Seriously, the last three days I have barely gotten out of bed. The winter is kicking my ass. And yet, everyday, I write. What are the mantras you say to get you thru the resistance? Do tell!
*8 Mantras for Writers
1) hello resistance. hope you’ll be going along soon.
2) you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: Projects I&#8217;ve Got Cookin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20100304/8things-projects-ive-got-cookin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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My mind is so very busy right now that I wake up in the middle of the night strategizing. So here&#8217;s a list to store some of it &#8212; *8Things I&#8217;ve Got Cookin&#8217;. What&#8217;s on your burners?
1. ESeries Art Lessons : art history + soulcare + blessings from moi, delivered to your inbox for a low weekly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: People to Play With</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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There are five days of snow and grey in the forecast. So this week I&#8217;m trying to cheer myself up by dreaming of the *8 People I Would Love to Play With. I&#8217;ll show you mine if you&#8217;ll show me yours!
*8Things: People I want to Play with
1. Royal deLuxe: giant puppets!
2. hulu hoopers
3. bollywood dancers
5. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: to Minimize</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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When I got sick with debilitating chronic pain, everything had to change. My once busy calendar had to be cleared. The defacto commune had to move out of my house. I had to Do Less. A lot less.
Thankfully, due in no small part to the book The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things I&#8217;ve Learned in the Past Little Bit</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20100204/8things-ive-learned-in-the-past-little-bit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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*8Things I’ve Learned in the Past Little Bit
1. You Can Cook It Fast.  I’ve always been a decent cook. Not  fancy, but good. Homeskillet style, I call it. Since moving to CPH I’ve had to learn to do it every night. Not just for special occasions or when I have time. Now I can cook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: On Your Bedside Table</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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The things you keep close at hand are usually the most reliable, handy, treasured items in your stash. So I ask you, what do you keep on your bedside table? I&#8217;ll show you mine if you show me yours&#8230;
*8Things: On My Bedside Table
1. The Body Shops&#8217; Hemp Hand Protector &#8211; smell suspiciously like a teenager&#8217;s bedroom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: Highly Handy Websites</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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This week for *8Things I&#8217;ve been thinking about the go-to websites that I keep at the top of my favorites. List. These aren&#8217;t blogs, mind you. Rather, a list of non-blog websites that really help a person out. I&#8217;ll show you mine if you show me yours&#8230;
*8Things: Highly Handy Websites
1. Bing Translate- an expat&#8217;s best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: Artists Who Inspire</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20100114/8things-artists-who-inspire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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This past week I&#8217;ve been deeply nurtured by a handful of artists and performers. They&#8217;ve inspired me to think in new ways, to explore new options, and perhaps most importantly, to laugh at life a little. (Why so serious?) So for this week&#8217;s *8Things, here are *8Artists Who Inspire Me Everyday.
1. Orien Lavie: Jen Lemen introduced me to this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: To Stop Doing in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20100107/8things-to-stop-doing-in-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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Since reading Style Statement: Live by your own design, I&#8217;ve begun following author Danielle LaPorte&#8217;s kick-butt blog White Hot Truth. For the start of the new year Danielle had a couple of great posts in which she asked &#8220;What are you going to STOP doing in 2010?&#8221;
 Being a big proponent of the Do Less Revolution, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: I Fell In Love with in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20091231/8things-i-fell-in-love-with-in-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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What *8Things did you fall in love with in 2009? Let us know in the comments below, or grab a button and play along.
Happy New Year from Magpie Girl!
1. A much younger man.
2. A much older man.
3. A clever artist.
4. A rebel.
5. A bird or two.
6. An entire graduating class.
7. A body of water.
8. A joyful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: To Enjoy in the Dark</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20091217/8things-to-enjoy-in-the-dark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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Here in Copenhagen, at roughly the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska, the days are dark in Winter. The sun makes her weakened appearance slowly around 9:30am and leaves us a mere 7 hours later around 4pm. During the time the skies tend to be grey, the cloud cover low, and the mood somber. Thankfully, Winter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: Generous Gifts for Trying Times</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20091210/8things-generous-gifts-for-trying-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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Today we found out some long-time friends of ours may have to leave their dream jobs in Thailand because the NPO they work for is out of funds. Their salary has been reduced by half these past few months, and with their savings depleted their only hope is to return to the States and look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things for a Peaceful Holiday</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20091126/8things-for-a-peaceful-holiday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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It the Christian tradition, the season before Christmas is called &#8220;Advent,&#8221; meaning &#8220;to come.&#8221; It is season of preparation, and a time to wait.
Regardless of your spiritual tradition, this time of year is indeed a time of waiting. Waiting for the Light, for presents, for the arrival of loved ones. Waiting to see the smile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: Your Creative Rhythm</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20091119/8things-your-creative-rhythm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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One of the more challenging parts of living a creative life is discovering your best working rhythm. We all have a work pattern that suits our energy levels and nurtures us with alternating periods of work and rest, gathering and creating.
I have spent plenty of time trying to force myself into a “productive” work routine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*8Things: Saints and Sinners</title>
		<link>http://www.magpie-girl.com/20091105/8things-saints-and-sinners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle</dc:creator>
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I was away on Dia des los Muertos, but when we got back on the first the girls and I put up our annual altar. This year as we arranged our icons and sugar skulls I noted how this practice, once so unfamiliar, has become increasingly rich for us a family.
This year I turned a postcard of [...]]]></description>
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