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		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to log on to say I&#8217;ve finally completed my first novel! I have a lot of posts pending so stay tuned. Hope you are having a great 2012~ Dee<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=367&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can officially say i&#8217;m writing a novel. Once I surpassed that 70,000 word mark, it didn&#8217;t matter whether it was all trash &#8211; it was 70,000 words&#8230;and I actually liked a lot of them! I would like to think i&#8217;m diciplined enough to keep up this blog and the novel, but boy does that &#8230; <a href="http://dacostad.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/writing-my-journey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=360&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NOT In my house</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOTIn my house This post is dedicated to one of my heroes, JP. So I’ve come to understand that people have different ideas about respect. However – at some point in our lives we stop compromising our values. Our homes are our sacred ground – the only place we can seek refuge and feel safe. &#8230; <a href="http://dacostad.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/not-in-my-house/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=357&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can vanity alone motivate people to become parents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can vanity alone motivate people to become parents? The question might seem a bit odd, but one cannot help but wonder what drives some people to have – and then continue having children – particularly when they lack the skills , tools or drive to do so. With her permission, a dear friend has permitted &#8230; <a href="http://dacostad.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/can-vanity-alone-motivate-people-to-become-parents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=356&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;You can be whatever you want!&#8217;  &#8211;  and more rubbish I&#8217;ll never tell my children.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘You can be whatever you want!’ &#8211; and more rubbish I’ll never tell my children. Life’s most dubious LIE has got to be that you can do whatever you set your mind to. What a load of crap! What I would prefer to say is ‘Whatever it is in life that you devote the most &#8230; <a href="http://dacostad.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/you-can-be-whatever-you-want-and-more-rubbish-ill-never-tell-my-children/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=346&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Must FUN have a shelf life?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Must FUN have a shelf life? For the longest time I had gone without a kitchen timer and I finally caved at the Dollar store last year and bought one. I loved it; the kids – not so much. Now I time homework, video game playing, reading time. EVERYTHING worth living for with the exception &#8230; <a href="http://dacostad.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/must-fun-have-a-shelf-life-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=340&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This New Year ( Okay First Quarter of the New Year)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This New Year “It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are.” James Mackintosh I have no idea who James Mackintosh is. I’m sure Google would tell me if I ask but that task is for later. The quote is a key indicator to the path of contentment; &#8230; <a href="http://dacostad.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/this-new-year-okay-first-quarter-of-the-new-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=338&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to spot a ‘Hater’ – as perfectly demonstrated by many of the commentators of this fine article:</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to spot a ‘Hater’ – as perfectly demonstrated by many of the commentators of this fine article: http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/schoolsandresources/highschools/article/834981&#8211;ace-earns-perfect-report-card-how-did-she-do-it OH. EM.GEE. I am shocked and appalled by some of the responses to the above article, which was posted in the Toronto Star yesterday, July 12, 2010. The article is a personal story about a grade &#8230; <a href="http://dacostad.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/how-to-spot-a-%e2%80%98hater%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-as-perfectly-demonstrated-by-many-of-the-commentators-of-this-fine-article-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=335&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How do you stay current &#8211; with your dreams?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you stay current – with your dreams? To find focus is life is a real challenge. How does one balance the here and now with the dreams of tomorrow? Sometimes these two are so disparate that you can only wonder what may come of either. We can barely predict a time as close &#8230; <a href="http://dacostad.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/how-do-you-stay-current-with-your-dreams/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2577805&amp;post=333&amp;subd=dacostad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>THURSDAY BLOG &#8211; Would you intervene if your friend was keeping a  secret from their significant other?</title>
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