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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I am really sorry I have been so slack with blogging these last few months, but life has been so crazy busy. And I know that is the same old, same old excuse we always give when we don&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/happy-new-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=309&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic bliss and other weekend activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a really productive weekend – probably one of the most domestic weekends I have had in some time. You see, I am not really that domestic a person (people who know me will not be shocked to read &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/domestic-bliss-and-other-weekend-activities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=282&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gifts of love</title>
		<link>http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/gifts-of-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a bit of a call out to friends, I have been overwhelmed by the generous gifts of all kinds of baby/toddler accoutrements that have been sent or are coming my way. There is something special about having a cupboard/house full &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/gifts-of-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=277&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Hungry Child Can&#8217;t Wait: Ask 5 for 5</title>
		<link>http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/a-hungry-child-cant-wait-ask-5-for-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today guest blogger Sarah Lenssen shares a way that we can make a difference. Famine and disaster can be overwhelming and I find I struggle with knowing how I can help. My intention often then gets lost in my own &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/a-hungry-child-cant-wait-ask-5-for-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=259&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Almost there</title>
		<link>http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/almost-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interviewing is done, dusted, completed. Hooray! It was pretty full on and heavy at times but I got through and I only cried once! I really had no idea what to expect but thankfully Hypatia had sent me the list &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/almost-there/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=244&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Action stations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So after some encouragement from mates, and the need to check stalking protocols, I emailed my CW at the department earlier this week to see where things were up to. It has been a month since our last correspondence. I &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/action-stations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=236&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pirouettes and paneer</title>
		<link>http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/pirouettes-and-paneer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although things on the foster care front have stalled somewhat I have decided that my life needs to keep moving on. I have been in such a holding pattern these last couple of years doing IVF and it was so &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/pirouettes-and-paneer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=222&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunity Cost: Did I miss something?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is written to participate in the Blog Hop initiated by the lovely TM over at Tortoise Tales. To be honest before TM bought up the concept and directed me to this fabulous and concise definition from Wikipedia, I &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/opportunity-cost-did-i-miss-something/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=163&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Change of Tack</title>
		<link>http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/change-of-tack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay so there has been some movement forward (dolly steps) but in a sightly different direction. I decided I needed to take some control of this stagnant ship so I called my caseworker to ask if there was any way &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/change-of-tack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=130&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Year On</title>
		<link>http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/a-year-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is my son&#8217;s birthday. It is also the anniversary of his death. It has been a whole year. 52 weeks. 365 days. Wow. Even after all these days and weeks a large part of me still has massive difficulty &#8230; <a href="http://nurturenaturally.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/a-year-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nurturenaturally.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22625303&amp;post=114&amp;subd=nurturenaturally&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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