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		<title>Only Boring People Get Bored!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have also been completing a book project (more details soon, waiting for final publication). I applied to speak at a conference and was accepted. Great news, except the proposal was based on a book project I hadn't completed. In my sick mind, I figured if I had the conference staring me in the face, I would get the book project done. It worked - and I have the deep dark circles under my eyes to prove it. No, I did not hit myself in the face with the car door,  I would tell you if my husband was punching me in the nose while I sleep. I actually do a fine job of torturing myself all be myself.  So, I spoke at the conference two weeks ago and final publication of the book project should be next week. Now, I'm just waiting for the burning desire to complete another book project. There is a burn, but it's heartburn from the pulled pork sandwich I ate last night at 11:30 right before going to bed.

And, my freelance projects have wound down. I am hoping to be offered another one, but not yearning for it. Actually, I'm hoping to get the yearning feeling soon.

Yes, I am still working on my Masters, but it feels like a walk along the beach at sunset compared to the circus act I've been recently. 

And, I'm waiting to be bored. First, I had to get the yard and garden back in shape. Done. Then I had to start my workout routine again, I'm very sore most days, so done. And now "Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations" is having a marathon. Really, I can't get a break.
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		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/09/only-boring-people-get-bored/</link>
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		<title>I Have A Secret!</title>
		<description><![CDATA["The Secret" reminds us that whatever you give your attention to, that is what you manifest. What it fails to tell us is whatever we ignore is given permission to do as it likes. 

So, when you ignore those pesky credit card bills, they have a tendency to grow, what with added interest and late fees. It's amazing how quickly those balances grow. If only our bank accounts would grow like that when we ignored them. Just think how great it would be to find an extra $35 in your account because the bank was late paying you your interest. Sure, the interest was only $2.35, but that late fee was $35! 
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		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/08/i-have-a-secret/</link>
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		<title>Traveling Smart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August 22, 2010 This weekend Bill and I traveled to Sacramento. I travel quite a bit for work, and have been properly coached on traveling smart by my co-workers. Like when I was told in no uncertain words, &#8220;Purchase an overnight bag, because we are not checking baggage.&#8221; God knows that when you are traveling for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/08/traveling-smart/</link>
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		<title>Nurture, Nature or Neurosis?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I read recently in In the Realm of Hungry Ghostsby Gabor Mate`, MD, that the "...emphasis on genetic causation in medical literature... is astonishing given the shaky logic on which supporting studies are based." This struck a chord with me because I'm adopted, and have more in common with my adopted family than I care to admit while sober.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/08/nurture-nature-or-neurosis/</link>
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		<title>Keepin&#8217; it Fresh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know when you read those magazine's with advice about how to spice up your romance, I'm supposed to wear a new nightie or buy a new perfume and greet him at the door... well, I'm sure you've read those articles. Instead, I like to greet him on my cell phone, "What's up Mother F *#@$%#$?" It's cheaper and there's no worry about the neighbors wondering if I have a new boyfriend.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/08/keepin-it-fresh/</link>
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		<title>Salt, well maybe Veruca Salt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the pleasures of having children is lying to them to see their reactions. Of course we call it, "pulling your leg," but really, it's taking advantage of their naivete, helping them lose it to be exact. 

So when our cherub was seven years old, we told him that before we had children, his dad and I were spies. He believed us for awhile, and now it's a running joke in the family.
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		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/08/salt-well-maybe-veruca-salt/</link>
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		<title>Schooled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's pretty darn hard when you have a dog that sheds in tufts no matter how often you take him to the groomer and the freakin' vacuum is a pain to pull out of the closet, so you just hope no one comes over, or, at the very least, people who do come over are not judgemental about a bit of dog hair on the ground. It's not like I ask them to lay on the floor and roll in it - I do offer them couches and chairs to sit in.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/07/schooled/</link>
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		<title>Home, Sweet Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My work takes me to Orange County, the land of sea breezes, temperate days, and beautiful people. It is also the land of narrow yards, streetlight alleys, and a patchwork design of freeways. 

So, I was a bit surprised the other day when a colleague asked me if I had moved to Orange County yet.

"No, I'm still in Cherry Valley."

And he responded ...

"Oh, I'm sorry." 
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		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/07/home-sweet-home/</link>
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		<title>A Recipe for Disaster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I don't care that J.K. Rowling wrote her books while homeless on napkins in coffee shops. I'm pretty sure that recipe is not going to work for me. I'm not interested in the fact that the experts say to diversify my portfolio. I know where my money is working for me, so I think I will stick with that, thank you very much. And, I'm not interested in how great your approach to life is working for you. I prefer to find my own approach. Sure, it may look like a disaster from where you are standing, but so did being homeless and writing books on napkins and look how that turned out.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/07/a-recipe-for-disaster/</link>
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		<title>Happy Fifth of July</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year was rather uneventful, except for the 16 chocolate covered strawberries and the four brownies I ate. I did get to see good friends whose children no longer play soccer with my cherub because they are all away at college and my cherub is running cross country and track, and I stuck my cold feet in a hot jacuzzi while being amazed at the fireworks, and how lucky I am, we are, to live in a country where when you see bright flashes and hear big booms, it is only a celebration.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dianemierzwik.net/weekly-affirmation-blog/2010/07/happy-fifth-of-july/</link>
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