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		<title>Meetings &#8211; Leave the Sticks at Home</title>
		<link>http://www.desertpond.com/work-life-quality/meetings-leave-the-sticks-at-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon, I jumped on my fifth conference call of the day with two hours left to go. Five hours so far that my ear had been glued to the phone. Well, actually, I use a speaker phone, but you know what I mean. One benefit of using a speakerphone is that it leaves your <a href="http://www.desertpond.com/work-life-quality/meetings-leave-the-sticks-at-home/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writer&#8217;s Bump</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have writer&#8217;s bump. Yes, I said &#8220;bump&#8221; not &#8220;block&#8221;. I might actually have bumps, now that I think about it. First, there&#8217;s a bump &#8211; a callous, really &#8211; developing at the base of my right hand from where my wrist tends to sit on the keyboard as I type or on the desktop <a href="http://www.desertpond.com/start-writing-again/writers-bump/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My five year old is starting to discover the joys of writing and wrote his first story last week. He was so proud he asked me to bring it to work with me and then quickly made me promise to bring it back home, too. I was wise enough, albeit at the last minute, to <a href="http://www.desertpond.com/start-writing-again/writing-zone/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writer&#8217;s Day Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I felt a little worn out yesterday so I didn&#8217;t get much work done. Actually, worn out isn&#8217;t quite accurate. I didn&#8217;t feel tired, I just felt lazy. I should have done some writing. I should have worked on my Squidoo lenses. I meant to go around visiting. That&#8217;s what I call socializing &#8211; visiting <a href="http://www.desertpond.com/start-writing-again/writers-day-off/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Meetings and Why I Hate Them</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work Life Quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad meetings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like to work. It&#8217;s not working that I don&#8217;t like and the biggest reason why I sometimes question the quality of my work life is meetings. Yes. Hate them. Most of them, anyway. I participate in a LOT of meetings &#8211; in person, by phone, all day meetings, staff meetings, project meetings &#8211; you <a href="http://www.desertpond.com/work-life-quality/meetings-and-why-i-hate-them/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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