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		<title>Look Like a Million Bucks But Just Spend a Few</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is proof that you don't have to spend a fortune to look like a million dollars.]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage is a Three Legged Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When unmarried executive men read my blog posts, they sometimes email me and ask, &#8220;how can I find a wingspouse?&#8221; What a difficult question to answer. I could give a list of traits, but different traits work with different couples. I could provide a list of places to find educated career-driven women, but not all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setting the Bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being married to a successful person is really tough on the ego. For years I&#8217;ve dreamed of having a second career, doing something I could be good at. Sometimes I imagined owning a cafe that specialized in nibbles to eat. Other times, I dreamed of owning a software company like my mom. I even considered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kathi and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, things just don't turn out the way you hope. My husband's birthday is a good example.]]></description>
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		<title>Summer if I were CEO</title>
		<link>http://wingspouse.com/blog/dreams-of-a-corporate-wife/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, summer break seems to get shorter and shorter. I remember when going to school before Labor Day was unusual, and summer lasted nearly three months. Now, every year the starting date comes earlier and what summer is left is consumed by tryouts, summer sports and a ton of mandatory reading. My 11th grader [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Robert Byrd Reunites with Wife</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s headlines announce that Robert Byrd, the longest Serving U.S. Senator, died at the age of 92. While most stories focus on Byrd&#8217;s contributions to the country, few mention his wife. Erma Ora James Byrd stood by Robert&#8217;s side until just a few years ago when she died at the age of 88. Was Erma [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Difference a Year Makes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gosh, I can&#8217;t believe how much difference a year makes. I was going through some of my old posts when I ran across my page Having It All. As I read my own words about having a career someday and maybe writing a book, I realized how much of it has already come true. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Sure What Wine to Serve &#8211; Try This App</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been trying out a new (and free) app on my blackberry that I want to share with you. It is called Nat Decants and is a lookup tool for pairing food and drinks, deciding which wines to buy, and more. What a find! Natalie MacClean, creator of this mobile app, has an online version [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Experiment: Day 9 Finding Joy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding joy&#8230; isn&#8217;t that what we all want? Chapter 8 of Turn Your Face by Barbara Linney talks about taking time to do something you enjoy, outside of work. For me, the chapter title says it all: Dance When You Can. My husband and I began ballroom dancing when his career became SO hectic that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Experiment: Day 8 Just Do It</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathi the wingspouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kathi examines the difference in attitudes toward women just a generation ago and reflects back on her own experiences.]]></description>
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