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		<title>Mother-In-Law: From Adverse to Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/02/mother-in-law-from-adverse-to-advice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mother-In-Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aviva Samet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daughter-in-law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deborah M. Merrill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eden Unger Bowditch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sally Shields]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are struggling with an overbearing mother-in-law or just looking to acknowledge the mother-in-law you that is so dear to your heart— here is a reading list that can serve information for those who are looking to make amends with their mother-inlaw, give a gift in hopes that their mother-in-law will take a hint, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life List</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/life-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bucket list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Smolinski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Goddard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smithsonian]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been nearly four weeks since 2009 brought promises and resolutions along with a new calendar. Many of us are already finding ourselves bogged down by work, worries, and winter— the last thing on the mind seems to be keeping that resolution. Perhaps it&#8217;s the perfect time to switch gears and think long-term. Pull out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recession Session #2: Start At Home</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/recession-session-2-start-at-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cut costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measureup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.measureupplace.com/?p=404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cutting costs may seem difficult, but with a bit of planning the benefits certainly outweigh the costs. 
In the Kitchen
With grocery prices rising nearly as fast as the dollar is falling it may be tough to keep up with the shopping. Spend a bit of time planning your meals and make a shopping list for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recession Session #1: Be Prepared</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/recession-session-1-be-prepared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Boss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lay offs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resume]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.measureupplace.com/?p=396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s here and we have no choice but to weather the storm.
The deep cuts of the American economic crisis are continuing to hemorrhage jobs at an unmatched pace.
A recent U.S. Labor Department jobs report shows the economy lost 524,000 jobs in December and 1.9 million in the year&#8217;s final four months following September&#8217;s credit crisis. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Swear</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/i-swear/</link>
		<comments>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/i-swear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[president]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inauguration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measure up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington D.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white house]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.measureupplace.com/?p=384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a historic day in America as Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president. &#8220;On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word Count</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/word-count/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[measure up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[understanding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.measureupplace.com/?p=366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If your man does not seem eager to express his feelings, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have any. It&#8217;s possible that he just doesn&#8217;t have the means to share them. A link between the center of emotions and speech center are 40% less developed in men than they are in women. This may account for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep It Subtle</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/keep-it-subtle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/keep-it-subtle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[husband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-fat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recipe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.measureupplace.com/?p=361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Has your man given himself the gift of a few extra pounds this holiday season? If so, here are a few subtle ways to help him return the unwanted pounds. 
Eat More Often: Believe it or not, in eating a handful of light meals a day one can keep both hunger and pounds at bay. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of an Office Party Embarrassment</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/anatomy-of-an-office-party-embarrassment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.measureupplace.com/2009/01/anatomy-of-an-office-party-embarrassment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drunk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embarrassing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[story]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.measureupplace.com/?p=354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A tornado forms when cold, dry air in the upper atmosphere is met by warm, moist air in the lower. The two combine, creating an unstable and swirling confusion of wind and weather. The cyclonic turn begins slowly enough, but steadily increases in momentum, pulling the funnel tighter and gradually into an out-of-control force of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Actions Speak Louder</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2008/12/actions-speak-louder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.measureupplace.com/2008/12/actions-speak-louder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I Love You]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.measureupplace.com/?p=350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women, it’s no secret your men want to know they are loved, but sometimes they just don’t know how to take the compliment of “those three words.”  Too many times it seems like men and women are speaking different languages when it comes to I Love You, and the words of frustrated women fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filing the Cabinet</title>
		<link>http://www.measureupplace.com/2008/12/filing-the-cabinet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Candidate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New President]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabinet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clintonian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defense Secretary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Holder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guantanamo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Rothman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presidential]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Gates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.measureupplace.com/?p=346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s Cabinet is taking shape and Americans are looking on, hoping to gain a greater sense of what 2009 will promise. As always, appointments come with criticism and Obama’s choices are no exceptions. With progressive critics already scorning “betrayal” and many Republicans on the fence about Obama’s decision to grab so many sitting [...]]]></description>
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