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	<link>http://writerlauren.com</link>
	<description>Writer &#124; Copywriter &#124; Humor &#124; Fiction</description>
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		<title>The Top 7 Reasons I&#8217;m Ready for Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m totally ready for children.  Why?  Because I spend four days a week as an office manager.  Actual mothers may laugh at this assertion, but allow me to explain the comparisons (as I understand them). 1)      Everyone thinks I have a magic wand to fix all problems. For mothers, I imagine this lasts until your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/the-top-7-reasons-im-ready-for-children/</link>
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		<title>The Stool Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WARNING: this post contains repeated use of, and references to, the words: stool, poop, sh*t and bowel movements.  If you become easily offended by people (especially women) talking about their poop, or by junior high humor in general, I’d advise you to stop reading.  And maybe stop being so anal.  Sorry, couldn’t resist. “You have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/the-stool-test/</link>
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		<title>Big Heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are probably three parts of your body that you always want to stay healthy.  Your reasons may vary from essential life function to essential social function, but if a doctor were to address any of your brain, heart or genitalia by saying, “There’s something wrong,” you’d probably think, “Oh god, please not my genitalia.” [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/big-heart/</link>
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		<title>Pretty Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Men: Tell Your Woman She’s Pretty I know most of you don’t get this.  You understand that you’re supposed to tell your woman she’s pretty&#8211; just like you’re supposed to put the toilet seat down&#8211; but the reasons behind it are about as clear as a Jody Foster acceptance speech. Women might be complicated, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/pretty-women/</link>
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		<title>Crutches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a universally held opinion that crutches suck, right?  There’s underarm rashing and bruising, there’s falling and immobility, you get sore wrists and hips&#8211; the list goes on.  No one in the history of the world has ever said, “I really hope I fall and break my ankle so I can have crutches.”  No one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/crutches/</link>
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		<title>Men and Their Jeans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried to wrestle the last piece of candy from the chocolate-smeared fists of a chubby cousin?  Or tried to extract a decaying tooth from a tiger?  How about corralling 10 5-year olds carrying South African noise makers while hopped up on sugar and caffeine? If you can at least imagine the above [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/men-and-their-jeans/</link>
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		<title>Office Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just started working in an office. I know.  It’s not the most interesting start to a blog post, but stay with me- it gets better. “Just started” is probably a little misleading.  It’s not like I’ve never worked in an office before—I spent seven years in commercial real estate before realizing there was more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/office-space/</link>
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		<title>I Won the Essay Contest!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to those of you who voted. &#160; My essay, &#8220;The Chicken Farm,&#8221; appeared on Forbes.com in July.]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/i-won-the-essay-contest/</link>
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		<title>New Article on The Daily Muse&#8211; How to Know if You&#8217;re Underpaid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey guys!  Think you&#8217;re underpaid?  Check out my latest article on The Daily Muse!]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/new-article-on-the-daily-muse-how-to-know-if-youre-underpaid/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m an Essay Finalist!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read my essay on The Daily Muse, and find out what happens when you accidentally send clients to a chicken farm. In order to win the contest, I need your vote.  Voting starts Sunday!]]></description>
		<link>http://writerlauren.com/im-an-essay-finalist/</link>
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