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		<title>How NOT to Talk to Your Kids About Your Mastectomy, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2012/01/27/how-not-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-your-mastectomy-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Amy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My girls are 5, 7, and 11 [Happy Birthday, Claire!], and I&#8217;ve always tried to be pretty open and straightforward about body parts and functions. For example, seeing someone&#8217;s underwear shouldn&#8217;t be a big deal, right? We ALL have bottoms, and we ALL wear underwear. No need to dwell on it, freak out about it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appreciating What You Have… Especially When You Asked For It</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2012/01/25/appreciate-what-you-have%e2%80%a6-especially-when-you-asked-for-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Being Thankful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenging Times]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night the Aurora Borealis was supposed to be visible here where I live, in parts of southeast Wisconsin.  As it turned out, Mark Baden told us on the 10 o&#8217;clock news that viewing wouldn’t be very good with our cloud cover, so I went to bed early. I grew up in northwestern Wisconsin, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boobs and Consequences</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2012/01/24/boobs-and-consequences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Info & Awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who don’t follow my whinings updates on Facebook (if you’d like to keep up with the fun, sarcasm, and my blinding flashes of insight, you can find me here and here), I am currently recovering from two surgeries.  On November 1, I had an adrenalectomy, and on December 20, I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Christmas Letter</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/12/24/the-christmas-letter/</link>
		<comments>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/12/24/the-christmas-letter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings Family and Friends from the Lasko’s **Guest Post by Hubby** It’s really hard to believe that another year has come and past. Once again Hubby has been given the gargantuan task of trying to summarize the year lightheartedly without completely boring you. Good luck with that. If you don’t want to be bored the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Another Little Piece of…</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/11/23/take-another-little-piece-of%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/11/23/take-another-little-piece-of%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it’s been awhile, huh? And then I start back with something of a cryptic title. (Give me a break, OK?  I haven’t had enough energy to be verbally playful for quite awhile!) So here’s the deal.  I am learning to do without. That is:  my body is learning how to survive without my right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wordless Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/10/12/wordless-wednesday-28/</link>
		<comments>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/10/12/wordless-wednesday-28/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Crafting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In keeping with my last post, I&#8217;d have to call this entry &#8220;&#8230;three hat, four&#8221; (referring, of course, to the infamous Dr. Suess): &#160; &#160; FYI, I found the free peace sign pattern here:  http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-peace-sign-detailed/ &#169;2012 a broken compass. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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		<title>One Hat, Two Hat&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/10/07/one-hat-two-hat/</link>
		<comments>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/10/07/one-hat-two-hat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cooler fall air always makes me feel crafty and creative. I&#8217;ve been wanting to make hats for quite awhile now, and I originally thought I&#8217;d try knitting them. However, my knitting skills are pretty limited, and with my gluttony for immediate success I thought I&#8217;d be better to start out with crocheting, instead.  (I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mat Kearney&#8217;s &#8220;Young Love&#8221;:  Music and Concert Review</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/10/04/mat-kearneys-young-love-music-and-concert-review/</link>
		<comments>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/10/04/mat-kearneys-young-love-music-and-concert-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You wouldn’t know it by reading my blog here, but once-upon-a-time, before kids – and I mean that to include not only my own three girls, but my two stepsons who I actively helped raise for the decade pre- Claire, Kate, and Amy  – I was a bit of a music junkie. So getting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conquering Mt. Laundry &#8212; with OxiClean</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/10/03/conquering-mt-laundry-with-oxiclean/</link>
		<comments>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/10/03/conquering-mt-laundry-with-oxiclean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a regular reader, you’re well aware of my aversion to cleaning. This doesn’t necessarily extend to doing laundry.  While I don’t profess to have the timing of laundry down, per se, I have developed an impressive arsenal of “weapons” to remove most stains and keep our clothes in good shape. On this note, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travelling with Briggs &amp; Riley (#BRX)</title>
		<link>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/09/30/travelling-with-briggs-riley-brx/</link>
		<comments>http://abrokencompass.com/2011/09/30/travelling-with-briggs-riley-brx/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been on more trips this calendar year than I have been on the past 10 years combined. I’ve learned a few things about the whole taking-your-stuff-with-you business. For starters, I’m getting much better at packing.  I still have a long way to go to be as proficient as Hubby, who travels extensively for [...]]]></description>
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