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		<title>birthday card from my son</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[R gave me a handmade card with the following message inside. Of course it made me cry Had to share it. &#8220;I can&#8217;t begin to tell you how much I love and appreciate you. You&#8217;ve always been there for me &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/birthday-card-from-my-son/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=425&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On anxiety and engagements &#8211; aka things are not always what they seem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who know me a little bit (or a lot) know that I recently celebrated my 40th birthday and that my lovely man took me away to a very romantic place where he presented me with a gorgeous &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/on-anxiety-and-engagements-aka-things-are-not-always-what-they-seem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=422&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yay me :-)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I am proud of myself for a number of reasons: 1. I have started yoga again (with G this time) and even though the classes are beginners’ classes, they are pretty hard core and I am pretty VERY unfit! &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/yay-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=398&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Big High School Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; UPDATE: Raph was accepted at both schools at which he applied and has chosen to go to Westerford. So the time has come. With R turning 13 in less than a week (eee!) the next big decision on our &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/the-great-big-high-school-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=404&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fathers&#8217; Day</title>
		<link>http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/fathers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend is Fathers&#8217; Day. My dad is currently in the UK but usually he lives right next door, with my mom. He won&#8217;t be here this Fathers&#8217; Day and I don&#8217;t know if he&#8217;ll be around for next year&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/fathers-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=385&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working from Home Day 1 &#8211; Lessons Learned&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/working-from-home-day-1-lessons-learned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once not that many moons ago I was a freelance copywriter and as such worked from home for a year. I found it stressful and unproductive for a number of reasons, mostly related to working from my own place which &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/working-from-home-day-1-lessons-learned/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=390&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ouch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So R seemed happy enough when I collected him but after we dropped off his friend who needed a lift home I asked him how the meeting went and he said it was &#8216;a total disaster.&#8217; When pressed for details &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/ouch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=376&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letting My Inner Control Freak Mom Side Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So who would have guessed I had such control issues? Ok apart from you. Oh, and you… Oh ok whatever. Tomorrow is the first meeting of R’s new group that he’s starting at school (blogged about here) and he is &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/letting-my-inner-control-freak-mom-side-show/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=375&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pride, in the name of love</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find myself once again amazed by my son. Some of you may recall that he hasn&#8217;t been his happiest this year, largely due to his being saddled with not the best teacher in the world, who doesn&#8217;t like boys &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/pride-in-the-name-of-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=367&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The End of the Road &#8211; my final post for Getaway</title>
		<link>http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/the-end-of-the-road-my-final-post-for-getaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m driving the 7 hours back to East London to fly home tonight. The road is long with many a winding turn, and quite a few cows. Two of them charge in front of me on the N2 when I’m &#8230; <a href="http://joyannefaith.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/the-end-of-the-road-my-final-post-for-getaway/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyannefaith.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13618633&amp;post=360&amp;subd=joyannefaith&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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