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	<title>Mindy Long</title>
	<link>http://mindylong.com</link>
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		<title>The Personality Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had always wanted to become a full-time freelancer&#8212;someday. I always worried about the typical issues that surround being self employed&#8212;no 401(k), no life insurance, no health insurance, etc., etc., etc. Leaving the comfort that came with the steady paycheck of an office job always seemed a little risky. But around the time my son [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/the-personality-test/</link>
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		<title>Family Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a work-at-home freelancer, I often have to remind myself that I&#8217;m the one who sometimes intrudes on the family space and not that the family is invading my workspace.&#160;
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I recently found myself telling my husband the hockey game he was watching was making it hard for me to concentrate on the story I was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/family-space/</link>
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		<title>Punching Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I work at home. I have a home office with two desks&#8212;one for personal use and one for my business&#8212;and a separate e-mail so I&#8217;m not mixing my personal and work messages. Closing the door and stepping away should be relatively easy. However, the reality is that pending deadlines, my to-do list and the actual [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/punching-out/</link>
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		<title>Being Confident</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently read this quote about being confident in your work and I couldn&#8217;t agree more: &#160;
&#8220;There is a difference between being arrogant about yourself as a person and being confident that your work has some value. The first is unattractive, the second is healthy and natural. Some people respond to one as if it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/being-confident/</link>
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		<title>The Joy of Working from Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re having some work done in our house today and I needed a quiet place where I could conduct a phone interview for a story. I sought out some solitude on our back deck and got to sit in the sun for a full 30 minutes while running down my list of questions and learning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/the-joy-of-working-from-home/</link>
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		<title>When It Isn’t the Right Fit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every so often, a potential project comes along that just isn&#8217;t the right fit. As a freelancer, it is always hard to turn down work. But I&#8217;ve found that it is even worse to take on a project that I can&#8217;t commit to 100 percent or that doesn&#8217;t tap into the expertise I can bring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/when-it-isn%e2%80%99t-the-right-fit/</link>
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		<title>For a Good Laugh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had one of those days when you just need a pick me up? The &#34;Blog&#34; of &#34;Unnecessary&#34; Quotations can get me laughing every time. It is hilarious. The concept is simple&#8230;the author posts pictures and funny commentary of signs with misplaced quotation marks. Whenever I look at it I end up with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/for-a-good-laugh/</link>
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		<title>Send Some Love to the Journalist in Your Life</title>
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If you&#8217;re going to be sending a Valentine to a journalist this year, check out the great options at 10,000 Words&#8211;Part I from 2009 and Part II from this year.&#160;
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		<link>http://mindylong.com/send-some-love-to-the-journalist-in-your-life/</link>
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		<title>Book Club: Pick a Picoult Novel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In anticipation of Jodi Picoult&#8217;s next book, House Rules, that will hit book stores on March 2, I thought we could &#8216;Pick a Picoult Book&#8217; for the next virtual book club.&#160;&#160;


There are 18 to choose from, so pick one that sounds good and let&#8217;s circle back and share our thoughts on March 9. Who knows, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/book-club-pick-a-picoult-novel/</link>
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		<title>Book Club: Half Broke Horses</title>
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What can I say? I loved this book. I hadn&#8217;t read it before selecting it for book club, which can sometimes be a risky maneuver. Luckily, it worked out.&#160;
Walls calls the book a true-life novel that tells the story of her grandmother. It recounts Lily&#8217;s experiences growing up on a cattle ranch where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/book-club-half-broke-horses/</link>
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