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					<description><![CDATA[Like many of you, in January each year, I turn to Goodreads and list my reading goals. After picking a total count of books to read, you then check off books as they are completed. Sounds simple right? Wrong. It &#8230; <a href="https://barbaramcdowell.net/2014/04/08/reaching-reading-goals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beauty in Stages:  Reflections on My Younger Self</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Birth to the Early Years – The doctor said you were the mirror image of your older sister when you came out.  You had a little less hair and smaller eyes, but were quite similar in black and white ‘70s &#8230; <a href="https://barbaramcdowell.net/2014/02/27/beauty-in-stages-reflections-on-my-younger-self/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Do You Ring in a New Year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 01:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pastel New Year 2 via Billy Alexander stock.xchng.com My mother always says the way you ring out the old year is how you’ll spend the new. When I was younger, there was no sense of relevance to her words.  New &#8230; <a href="https://barbaramcdowell.net/2014/01/01/how-do-you-ring-in-a-new-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Artistic Lessons for Us Courtesy of the MTV VMAs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To some, the annual Video Music Awards are of a past era&#8211;one where the thrill of seeing cutting edge artists like Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna is long over.  I&#8217;ve watched the awards each year and wished for many of &#8230; <a href="https://barbaramcdowell.net/2013/08/26/2013-mtv-vmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In July, I packed my comfy sandals, tucked in my summer wear and went to Atlanta for the Romance Writers of America national conference.  The first thing you might wonder is, &#8220;what&#8217;s a horror and suspense gal doing in a &#8230; <a href="https://barbaramcdowell.net/2013/08/19/rwa-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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