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		<title>Do You Have a Divorce House?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/02/do-you-have-a-divorce-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a recent party with some families from my childrens’ elementary school,  I asked a woman where she lived.  She described the house and I said, &#8220;Oh I love that house! It&#8217;s one of my divorce houses.&#8221; &#8220;Divorce houses?&#8221; &#8220;Yes, you know, the houses you imagine moving into and mentally decorate when you fantasize about leaving your husband and living alone?&#8221; Awkward silence. Oops. Am I the only one? I love my husband. I really do. And I actually like him too. But there are those times &#8211; like when he places his fantasy league championship trophy, a bobblehead, on the fireplace mantle and every time the skull mug from his frat house days reappears because, &#8220;It&#8217;s great for holding change,&#8221; or he starts another so-called home improvement project, that I imagine life as a single dweller. Source: mochatini.org via Hello_Ladies on Pinterest &#62; And so sometimes, while I’m walking, running or driving around town, I spot a house that meets my criteria: - close to my current home so my husband and I can share custody and I can drop by frequently to visit and maybe stay for dinner (because while I wouldn’t miss his bobblehead I would miss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They Want Our Shoes Too?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/01/they-want-our-shoes-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Uploaded by user via Hello_Ladies on Pinterest &#160; Some pay us less than our fair share. Some want to control our bodies and make us pay more for health insurance. Others want us to run only after dawn and before dusk and never with headphones and never alone. Being a woman requires nerves of steel. And so many of us reward ourselves for perservering, heck, powering through, by focusing on what&#8217;s fun about being a woman. Like being a mother. And having girlfriends. And shoes. We love our shoes. But now new data threatens to ruin that pleasure. A study from The Journal of Applied Physiology is garnering lots of alarmist headlines: High heels, high danger Study says high heels cause permanent leg damage High heels ruin the way you walk: study Before you toss your Manolos, know this: the researchers studied only nine &#8220;habitual high heel wearers.&#8221; That&#8217;s not a very extensive research field. If you&#8217;ve ever donned a heel higher than three inches, you don&#8217;t need a study to know high heels aren&#8217;t  natural. But sometimes the emotional benefits of wearing a Louboutin outweigh the risks. Just be careful of your calves.  And for more footwear choices, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Need Our Girlfriends</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/01/we-need-our-girlfriends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s guest contributor, Judy White-Orlando, reminds us of the importance of girlfriends. Women still face unfair hurdles at work. We are woefully underrepresented in Washington. The media is constantly sending us messages we&#8217;re not thin enough or pretty enough. But we have something powerful that helps lead us through the challenges. We have our girlfriends. We Need Our Girlfriends Thank you Martin Luther King for allowing me and my seven girlfriends to enjoy our annual girl’s weekend on Cape Cod.  Every year we plan, email, and pack, bringing way too much food and wine for our fabulous weekend. We have gone on this special weekend for 12 years. I am the self-nominated cruise director of this group and of course no one objects. Weeks before the date, I send a litany of emails, outlining the themes, food assignments, possible activities and gift swaps. These emails must end up in junk mail because most go unanswered (?)!  The full gang arrives Friday night with every color Vera Bradley bag known to mankind.   Often time snacks, fire wood and empty wine bottles (yes, empty… wild girlfriends that we are, passengers enjoy ‘roadies’ on the trip down) have been seen falling out of the Eddie Bauer Explorer. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SkinnyScoop Tastemakers</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/10/skinnyscoop-tastemakers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to be included in SkinnyScoop&#8217;s new Tastemakers program. SkinnyScoop is of our favorite sites because it taps into the collective wisdom of women who willingly share their knowledge, and ecommended products, go-to resources and tips on this &#8220;virtual cheat sheet for everything.&#8221; Tastemakers provide content in a range of categories including, Balance, Amuse, Covet, Nurture and Energize. We hope you&#8217;ll check it out. And while you&#8217;re at it, take a look at our list of ways to observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month. SkinnyScoop Tastemakers]]></description>
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		<title>Where Do You Buy Your Work Clothes?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/06/where-do-you-buy-your-work-clothes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve tackled some tough issues this month &#8212; gender discrimination, pay inequity and the working mother&#8217;s juggle. So we’re going to lighten it up this summer Friday. Let’s talk about clothes. A working woman’s wardrobe may not be as serious as some of the other topics we cover at Hello Ladies, but building a work wardrobe can require just as much finesse, strategy and fortitude as managing a career and a family. That&#8217;s because the middle-of-the-market designers seem to have forgotten the middle-of-her-life woman and the doesn&#8217;t-quite-have-a-middle-woman. It is possible to find decent clothes at the high-end, but the economy stinks and not every occassion, job or budget calls for Akris. Last week I shopped for some staples and a few new pieces to get me through the summer.  It wasn&#8217;t easy. With a small budget, and even smaller amount of free time, I stuck to the higher-end mall stores like Banana Republic, J. Crew and Ann Taylor. And what did I find? Not much that&#8217;s wearable. The stores are stocked with: 1. Tissue tops. They just don&#8217;t cut it. Or cover it for that matter. Those of us above a size 4  need some fabric on our bodies. I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Hid New Shoes in the Trunk of My Car</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/06/i-hid-new-shoes-in-the-trunk-of-my-car/</link>
		<comments>http://helloladies.com/2011/06/i-hid-new-shoes-in-the-trunk-of-my-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday on my lunch break I bought a pair of navy BCBG ballet flats at DSW. Originally $98 they were marked down to $25. And then I threw them in the trunk of my car. And I left them there until later that night, after everyone in the house had gone to sleep. Then I snuck them inside and slid them into the closet next to my brown, grey and leopard ballet flats. Do I really need to hide a $25 purchase? No. I just wanted to avoid the inevitable conversation. &#8220;Do you really need another pair of black shoes?&#8221; &#8220;They&#8217;re not black. They&#8217;re blue.&#8221; &#8220;Whatever. Do you really need another pair of shoes?&#8221; &#8220;Yes. I didn&#8217;t have blue ballet flats.&#8221; &#8220;But don&#8217;t you have zebra ones?&#8221; &#8220;Leopard.&#8221; &#8220;Whatever. So why did you need another pair?&#8221; &#8220;Because I didn&#8217;t have blue.&#8221; &#8220;You have those pointy toe ones.&#8221; &#8220;Those are slingbacks. These are flats. And they are light blue. These are navy.&#8221; &#8220;Whatever. Money doesn&#8217;t grow on trees.&#8221; &#8220;Neither do shoes.&#8221; So I hid them. And I am not alone. Daily deal site Eversave, along with MyCityMommy, surveyed more than 500 women about their shopping habits and 30 percent of the respondents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Name Your Barbie</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/05/name-your-barbie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 18:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted this photo on Facebook with the caption, &#8220;This is how I show up for work everyday. You?&#8221; Eden Goodsoe of Skinny Scoop replied, &#8220;Is there a Barbie that has her hair in a wet ponytail, no make-up and a mishmash of clothes? That&#8217;s me!&#8221; which got me wondering, if you could name your Barbie, what would it be? I might be Late for Work Barbie or Tired and Cranky Mommy Barbie.  I could definitely relate to Bad Hair Day Barbie, Needs a Manicure Barbie, and Slow Jogging Barbie. But Mattel doesn&#8217;t sell those dolls. Lest I appear too self-deprecating, rest assured, I could also be Great Shoes Barbie. What Barbie would you be? &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Not Alone: Facebook is Annoying</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/im-not-alone-facebook-is-annoying/</link>
		<comments>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/im-not-alone-facebook-is-annoying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eighty-five percent of people polled by Eversave admit they&#8217;ve been annoyed by their Facebook friends.  I&#8217;m not alone.  The survey says the top three  annoyances are friends who use the social site to complain, share unsolicited political views (oops) and brag about their &#8220;seemingly perfect lives.&#8221; That&#8217;s the one that gets me. Last year I wrote, &#8220;It is not helpful for the media to bombard us with messages about perfect women, with perfect bodies, living perfect lives, with perfect spouses. What’s the point? These stories omit the parts about the personal trainers and nutritionists who helped the celebs get back in shape, or the fact they are getting paid big bucks to get those bodies back, or the house staff and personal assistants and nannies helping them balance work and family, or the really tough nights and overwhelming doubts that every new parent experiences at some point. And we are left wondering why our lives aren’t more like theirs. And now Facebook is starting to read just like one of those glossy magazine features.&#8221; Perfection is over-rated. It&#8217;s our flaws that set us free. As I wrote, &#8220;It’s not that I have a problem with celebrating a fabulous life. I actually feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/elizabeth-taylor-1932-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hollywood film star and AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor died today at the age of 79. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>If Husbands Were Shoes</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/if-husbands-were-shoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This post first appeared on Skirt!) If husbands were shoes, I always thought I’d marry a stiletto. A stylish, beautiful stiletto of course, maybe a Manolo Blahnik or a Jimmy Choo. If I didn’t marry a stiletto I’d at least end up with a Prada pump. I imagined Mr. Right wearing a well-tailored suit to the office every day. He would work in the city in finance or law. On Friday nights we would open a bottle of red and order take-out from a Thai restaurant. But when it came time to settle down, I made a very different choice. The truth is I never even dated stilettos or pumps. They sounded great on paper, but in real life I was always attracted to loafers. If my husband was a shoe, he’d be a loafer &#8212; not a Gucci, not a J.P. Todd, but a Bass Weejun, to be exact. It turns out the Weejun is the perfect fit. Weejuns are classic like Levis, navy blazers and Timex watches. They have solid New England values. With a Bass Weejun, what you see is what you get. They are never pretentious and they don’t make other shoes feel bad about themselves. [...]]]></description>
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