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		<title>Eat, Pray, Love Book Review &#8211; Love it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Needless to say, I really enjoyed Eat, Pray, Love - it was like listening to someone very similar to my own sensibilities figure herself out on so many levels.  The biggest connection I felt was Liz's nervous chattering mind, I felt like I could understand what she felt in so many moments - searching for a stillness, serenity, and peace of mind.  Her painstaking transition into what became such a huge triumph in India with a sudden understanding for the love in her whole heart, God, spiritual stillness, peacefulness, and strength really struck a huge cord with me.  And, the author's intricate and detailed way of telling the story was so enveloping - makes me want to travel to India and find peace of mind myself.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/08/29/eat-pray-love-book-review/</link>
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		<title>Virtues of Peacefulness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Codes for Living Peacefully with Others:  Ahimsa (compassion for all living things), Satya (commitment to truthfulness), Asteya (do not take what is not freely given), Brahmacharya (sense control), and Aparigraha (take only what is necessary).  Tracy went through each of the virtues and talked about their history and significance &#038; as we did our poses, she posed questions to us for personal reflection.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/07/06/virtues-of-peacefulness/</link>
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		<title>Rework = Buy it!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What I learned while reading this book is that sometimes the big business approach isn't best.  You've got to embrace 'you' and what that means is going to be different to everybody.  If your product is simple and thats what makes it great, embrace simplicity.  If your business works well with with 6 employees at the table, why go global?  If your plan isn't perfect in the beginning, then keep working at it, its OK not to be perfect at launch.  Be your self and be upfront about your shortcomings, you may not seem as professional but you will seem a lot more genuine.  People don't like spam, so don't sell crap, sell something you believe in. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/07/05/rework-buy-it/</link>
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		<title>30th Birthday in Toronto = Excellent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bobby and I just had a great dinner at the Green Eggplant Restaurant on Queen Street East - with the Hawks game in the background. ;) Nice atmosphere, great service, great food - I highly recommend it for anyone going to the "Beach".  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/05/31/30th-birthday-in-toronto-excellent/</link>
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		<title>Florence and The Machine: Rabbit Heart Lyrics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever listen to a song about 50 times and then finally after singing loudly in your vehicle to lyrics (that you thought were the words that whole time) happen to NOT be in fact be the words? Well, that's what happened to me on Saturday during our drive to Toronto, while listening to "Rabbit Heart" by Florence and The Machine. :)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/05/30/florence-and-the-machine-rabbit-heart-lyrics/</link>
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		<title>Preloved.ca &#8211; Recycled, Reinvented, Sustainable Clothing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bobby and I aren't exactly the fashion experts, but today we learned a little bit about smart consumerism and sustainability.  Not sure if you've ever heard of Preloved clothing line, but we hadn't yet and now we do. ;)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/05/30/preloved-toronto/</link>
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		<title>Blow Me a Kiss</title>
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Blow me a kiss from across the breadth of my reflection.  I see you in there, breathing and thinking.
Spirit of this girl, playful and strong.
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		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/04/15/blow-me-a-kiss/</link>
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		<title>Designing for the Web by Mark Boulton</title>
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I just got done reading Chapter 25: Bringing  it all together of an online  book Designing for the Web by Mark Boulton online and realized the main  reason I woke up this morning and went directly to the computer was in  fact not to start reading an online book, it was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/03/21/a-practical-guide-to-designing-for-the-web-by-mark-boulton/</link>
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		<title>I heart these hand-carved stamps!</title>
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So I was just browsing around on outblush.com, one of my favorite places to waste time looking at all the things I would love to buy online and I found a link to an etsy artist who makes hand-carved rubber stamps that can be carved to look like you and your loved one/significant other/partner in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/02/28/i/</link>
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		<title>Hover</title>
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Wow ~ two great art-making weekends in a row.  I can hardly believe it.  ;)
I&#8217;m so happy when I get to spend some time at home working on art and relaxing &#8211; something I need to make more of a priority in my life.  Lets face it &#8211; our time is precious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/02/28/hover/</link>
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		<title>Fashion Graffiti Creations</title>
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Spent a few hours today working on some drawings and I&#8217;m happy to say I have something to show for it.  View the rest of the images I uploaded to Flickr by clicking the image below and let me know what you think. :)

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		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/02/21/fashion-graffiti-creations/</link>
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		<title>Orange Contemporary Brunch in Chicago</title>
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Enjoying some fabulous alone time and delicious coffee with my favorite person this cloudy and gray morning at Orange. He&#8217;s having the pancake flight that includes cakes from Barcelona, Tokyo, New York, and Paris.  Wish I could get the Paris Hotcakes as a regular sized dish &#8211; they are Nutella-filled&#8230;really? Nutella-filled? Holy yum!! On [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.focusbalancecreate.com/2010/02/21/orange-contemporary-brunch-in-chicago/</link>
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