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	<title>Late Bloomer Bride &#187; Cohabitating</title>
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		<title>Don’t Forget to Smile</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/06/don%e2%80%99t-forget-to-smile/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/06/don%e2%80%99t-forget-to-smile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohabitating]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it’s the simplest thing that can make a difference in your relationship.
One of my favorite authors, Mira Kirschenbaum, wrote in her book The Emotional  Energy Factor:  The Secrets High-Energy People Use to Beat Emotional Fatigue that smiling at your spouse first thing in the morning can positively set your whole day.
Made sense to me. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OTT: Stuff, Stuff, and More Stuff</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/05/ott-stuff-stuff-and-more-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/05/ott-stuff-stuff-and-more-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building a House]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Husband recently went to San Francisco for a three-day conference on angel investing. Yes, he found this exciting. I was excited, too. But, for completely different reasons. Besides having the bed and the remote control all to myself for several days, it also meant I had a big chunk of time to take another giant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Marriage Affects the Pace of Your Life</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/04/how-marriage-affects-the-pace-of-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/04/how-marriage-affects-the-pace-of-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohabitating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[waiting to get married]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The slow movement is gaining speed. Christine Louise Hohlbaum has an entire blog devoted to our relationship to time and our too-often inability to make friends with it. Her Power of Slow concept does not say necessarily to live life slowly, but rather to live life mindfully. I like that concept. I&#8217;ve been trying it on for size.
Except [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Agreement and A Hair Dryer</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/04/on-agreement-and-a-hair-dryer/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/04/on-agreement-and-a-hair-dryer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohabitating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Husband Material]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Husband and I had dinner with a few other couples Saturday night. Somehow it came up that, if I added up all the footwear I own &#8212; slippers, hiking boots, specialty dancing shoes, the works &#8212; it adds up to about 100 pair. At which point, a girlfriend of mine turned to her spouse and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Step Away From the Thermostat and No One Will Get Hurt. Oh, and a Poll!</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/04/step-away-from-the-thermostat-and-no-one-will-get-hurt-oh-and-a-poll/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/04/step-away-from-the-thermostat-and-no-one-will-get-hurt-oh-and-a-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have announced to Husband that his time is up. The first five years of the thermostat were his years. It’s time to pay the piper. The next five years are mine.
Click.
The A/C is off. It’s 55 degrees outside. We do not need the A/C.
I am determined that all those cute clothes from White House/Black [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sacred Altar of Forgiveness. It May Take a 1955 Housewife.</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/04/the-sacred-altar-of-forgiveness-it-may-takes-a-1955-housewife/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/04/the-sacred-altar-of-forgiveness-it-may-takes-a-1955-housewife/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohabitating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication and marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I was scolded. For dripping egg on the sacred altar of all domestic godliness, also known as the stove.
This scolding was met with an equally immature and inappropriate (and ill-advised) response. Yelling. Something like, “just go away, already!”
Yeah. We’re over 40. Most days.
Husband does not understand why I make the same mistake (read: [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Other Fun Blogs, Lots of (Really Good) Relationship Advice</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/03/other-fun-blogs-lots-of-really-good-relationship-advice/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/03/other-fun-blogs-lots-of-really-good-relationship-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohabitating]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latebloomerbride.com/?p=1879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read. A lot. I’ve come across some terrific bloggers (and other sites) who have interesting perspectives, ask good questions, and provide healthy advice. Below is a very short list of some I’ve come to know and love.

A Simple Marriage  A sample blog post: How To Improve Marriage And Slow Down Life At The Same [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kitchen Wars</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/03/kitchen-wars/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/03/kitchen-wars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohabitating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latebloomerbride.com/?p=1780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal isn’t just for financial news. They like to address all kinds of lifestyle and home issues, too, such as When the Kitchen Knives Come Out.
This article cracked me up. It shows how couples do battle around food preparation.
It reminds me that, when single, you often lose sight of your preferences. After [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Of Snails and Puppy Dog Tails*</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/02/of-snails-and-puppy-dog-tails/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/02/of-snails-and-puppy-dog-tails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s true that you will continue to learn about your spouse long after you’re married – sometimes for years after the wedding vows are spoken. And, how you find out these new things about your partner can be quite an adventure.
For instance, I believe  how they handle international travel speaks volumes to how they handle [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s In Your Shopping Cart?</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/02/whats-in-your-shopping-cart/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/02/whats-in-your-shopping-cart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe I am a champion grocery shopper. Fresh organic veggies. Check. Fresh basil for pesto. Check.  Salmon on sale. Check. Husband’s favorite cereal? Check. A case of wine (because you really want to earn that 15% discount, right?). Check.
Six bags later and we could open our own gourmet restaurant.
When I was single, I sucked at [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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