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		<title>The REAL Reason American&#8217;s Celebrate the 4th of July</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 07:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know the REAL reason that American&#8217;s celebrate the 4th of July? We&#8217;re willing to bet that you don&#8217;t (see video below). So, before you embark on your Independence Day celebrations, you may want to freshen up on your US History and remember what the decorations, cookouts, and fireworks are all about. But don&#8217;t rush off to Google, WIRL Project has you covered! Here is an excerpt from ILoveLibraries.org to make you sound like the smartest guy (or girl) at the party: &#8230; July 4th is so special is because it’s Independence Day, a holiday celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In 1776, founding father and soon-to-be president, Thomas Jefferson wrote what is now the United States’ most famous and cherished document to give a list of grievances against King George III of England. It was written to justify the colonies breaking away from the mother country and becoming an independent nation. Revised by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence was signed by our founding fathers and accepted by Congress on July 4,1776. But the spirit of Independence Day is not only about the United States officially becoming a country. It’s about celebrating the values that the country was founded upon&#8230; Independence Day celebrates those very ideals of democracy, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and is for anyone who finds faith in the words “all men are created equal.” But &#8230; it is also a holiday to remember and honor those first Americans who made sacrifices to create the Republic and then defend it over the years. Oh, and here&#8217;s a video to prove that American&#8217;s really don&#8217;t have any idea why they&#8217;re celebrating. Don&#8217;t let this be you! &#160; &#160; Enjoy and Happy 4th!  &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Song Lyrics Gone Wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve done it, you know you have. You&#8217;ve completely butchered, or even made up, song lyrics. It&#8217;s okay, it happens to the best of us. Who cares if the words &#8220;make sense&#8221; anyway? The important thing is that they roll off your tongue smoothly. It&#8217;s awesome when you catch someone blatantly singing the wrong words; you laugh, call them out, and then try to put together how they ever came up with that combination in the first place. Like that time your sister thought the first few words to the song Brown Eyed Girl were &#8220;Hey there Rodrigo&#8221; instead of &#8220;Hey, where did we go&#8221; &#8211; yeah, it&#8217;s pretty freaking hilarious! But it&#8217;s a little embarrassing when it&#8217;s you who is fumbling and making things up &#8211; like when you go to karaoke, read the screen, and find out that you&#8217;ve been waaaaay off all this time! WIRL Project wants you to know you&#8217;re not alone and we thought this stand up bit by comedian, Peter Kay, would make you feel at ease. He hilariously highlights some of his most epic song lyric fails. All this time he&#8217;s been singing about bird seed, pot pies, and his massively mistook some of Shaniah Twain&#8217;s song lyrics for something REALLY wrong! Take a few minutes to laugh and relate with Peter as he tells the story of his super funny song lyric fails. &#160; &#160; Do you have any song lyric bloopers? We&#8217;d love to hear them! Share your story in the comments below! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Mom Slams People Who Call Their Dogs &#8220;FurBabies&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a buzz going around online about comparing dogs to children. A recent post titled, No Your Dog Is Not Your &#8220;Baby&#8221; &#8211; Saying That Is An Insult To Moms published by Elizabeth Broadbent from YourTango, discusses how people who refer to their pets as &#8220;Furbabies&#8221; or &#8220;FurKids&#8221; really tick her off.  Apparently, the world had a lot to say about this subject and their weighing in on social media. Broadbent makes comments such as, &#8220;Your puppy is not your child, so stop saying that he is. I have three children now, and I know this for certain — kids and dogs are not same&#8221; and &#8220;Getting a dog just doesn&#8217;t stack up&#8221;, and &#8220;Kids do some amazing things dogs just can&#8217;t stack up to.&#8221;. Broadbent makes comments such as, &#8220;Your puppy is not your child, so stop saying that he is. I have three children now, and I know this for certain — kids and dogs are not same&#8221; and &#8220;Getting a dog just doesn&#8217;t stack up&#8221;, and &#8220;Kids do some amazing things dogs just can&#8217;t stack up to.&#8221;. Many, including hundreds of commenters, are outraged that Broadbent would even &#8220;go there&#8221;. Amy Attaway, a commenter on the post, says, &#8220;For all those women who aren&#8217;t able to have children, these furkids may be all they have. I think it&#8217;s sad you feel the need to belittle people who are doing absolutely no harm to your own life. Concentrate on and love your children. There&#8217;s no need to degrade.&#8221; And Lindsay Combs posted this on her Facebook page, &#8220;I&#8217;ve never given birth nor am I sure if I ever want to or even can, but my dogs are my world&#8230; Just bc I don&#8217;t change their diapers everyday&#8230; [and they don&#8217;t] speak the words &#8220;I wuv you mommy&#8221; doesn&#8217;t mean they can&#8217;t mean the world to me just as a child could. &#8230; don&#8217;t for a second think you can tell somebody what to or what not to call their dogs or any pet for that matter. It 100% should NOT be an insult to Moms everywhere &#38; if it is, you should be ashamed!&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;ve never given birth nor am I sure if I ever want to or even can, but my dogs are my world&#8230;&#8221; We want to know how the WIRL Project audience feels about this. Can you see what the author is saying or are you outraged at her comments? Do you have your own &#8220;Furbabies&#8221; and do you refer to them as such? Do you have children of your own as well as a family dog? Does the love &#8220;compare&#8221;? Or should we even be having this conversation? Why does it matter who loves who? Can&#8217;t we just be happy there is love going around? Many will have their own opinions, we are all entitled to them, but it&#8217;s how you present yourself as you share your thoughts and ideas that will earn the respect (or disrespect) of others. Why does it matter who loves who? Can&#8217;t we just be happy there is love going around? Tell us what you think about calling dogs and pets &#8220;Furbabies&#8221; and &#8220;Furkids&#8221; in the comments below. Or, better yet, submit your own thoughts and stories here! &#160; &#160; &#160; *Image source: Popsugar.com]]></description>
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		<title>What It&#8217;s Really Like to Be a Flight Attendant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a flight attendant comes with some major perks: For one, you get to travel the world. But the job isn’t without its own challenges, too. Those of us in more grounded offices get to go home everyday; if your office has wings, though, you might be away from your home on nights you’d rather be in your own bed. So what wins out: Homesickness, or love of travel? Turns out that’s just one of the questions that comes up when you get ready to start a life in the sky. We got together with Glenn and Curtis, two flight attendants (and partners—they met on the job!) at the same major airline with a combined total of 37 years experience, to find out what the lifestyle of a professional flight attendant is like, from being a newbie to a pro in the business. 1. It’s not just a career. Glenn: “It’s a career, but it’s also a lifestyle. We have friends all over the world. We’re professional travelers. I’ve been based in London and Hong Kong, as well as San Francisco, where we both are now. You get used to living out of a suitcase, and bringing your little toiletry kit with you everywhere. You have your set of routines, depending on whether the flight is domestic or international, what the weather is like in the place you’re going, things like that. But you adapt to it, too. At home we have this big bag with a bunch of little bags inside, all stuffed with different currencies.” &#160; For the rest of this confessional written by Sarah Purkrabek of Afar, visit the link below. *Photo and excerpt source: Afar.com]]></description>
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		<title>WIRL Challenge Wednesday: BlogU</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Is It REALLY Like to Attend the Blog U Conference? Prompt: We want to hear from the faculty, staff, and attendees of the BlogU conference. What was the experience REALLY like? Was it worth the investment? Who did you meet? What did you gain? Was it worth it? Due 6/15 9:00 PM EST Use the Category “WIRL Challenge” and Tag “WIRL BlogU”. You may contribute as a member, guest, or anonymously. &#160; Thoughts to consider when sharing your WIRL: Were you nervous to attend the conference? Are you a &#8220;serious&#8221; blogger? Was this your first time attending? What was it like? Were the classes useful? Did you like the people? Did you network and make good connections? What were the sleeping arrangements and logistics like? Suggestions for the future? Social events: Were they fun? What did you gain? What could BlogU improve on? Were the speakers/teacher helpful? Tell us the REAL story!! We’re dying to know!! &#160; Contact Help@WIRLproject.com if you have any questions. ]]></description>
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		<title>WIRL Challenge Wednesday &#8211; Medical Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Is It REALLY Like to Work in the Medical Field? Prompt: We want to hear from Medical Professionals. Nurses, Doctors, Veterinarians, Pharmacists, Dentists, PA’s, Surgeons, Administrative Professional, Medical Sales Representatives, etc.! Confess and share the nitty-gritty stories you&#8217;ve encountered or had to deal with in the medical field or simply tell us what your job is REALLY like. As with any job, there are insider secrets and behind the scenes stories that are very interesting and entertaining. At WIRL Project, we want to know what our medical professionals are REALLY thinking and dealing with! Due 6/08 9:00 PM EST Use the Category “WIRL Challenge” and Tag “WIRL Medical Professionals”. You may contribute as a member, guest, or anonymously. &#160; Thoughts to consider when sharing your WIRL: What type of medical professional are you? What made inspired you to enter this career? What is the most obnoxious thing you&#8217;ve had to deal with? Is there something funny or embarrassing you&#8217;ve encountered?  What are you REALLY thinking when a patient shares very personal, juicy details with you? Have you ever had to step away because of a smell, sight, or reaction from a patient? What do you love about being a medical professional? What is the best success story you can share? What is rewarding about your job? If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same career? What was medical school like? If you knew someone was going to enter into the same profession as you, what advice would you have for them? What should patients know about medical professionals?  Do doctors get paid the &#8220;big bucks&#8221; like most people think? Are you overworked? Underpaid? Appreciated? Tell us the REAL story!! We&#8217;re dying to know!! &#160; Contact Help@WIRLproject.com if you have any questions. ]]></description>
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		<title>What DIY Blogging is REALLY Like: Q/A Session</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We sat down with a successful DIY / Furniture Repurposing blogger, Bre, from Brepurposed and asked her to let us in on the insider scene of blogging. She shared her honest answers and stories below: WIRL Project: Where do you get your pieces of furniture to repurpose for your blog?  Bre: I get my pieces from a number of places! Craigslist, garage sales, estate sales, and I have my go-to thrift shops in my area that I try and hit up at least once a month. My friends and family are always on the look out for me too and have brought me some amazing pieces! WIRL Project: How long does it take to flip a piece around? Bre: The timeline is different for each piece and also depends on the type of paint I&#8217;m using. If I&#8217;m going for a distressed, shabby chic look, I&#8217;m usually using a type of chalk paint which requires minimal prep. I don&#8217;t have to sand or prime so I can just clean off my piece and get to work. The paint dries super fast too, so I could be done with paint in a day or two and then I just need to distress and seal. Sealing takes 1-3 days because you want your wax or finish to completely dry and set before you recoat. If I&#8217;m going for a more polished look, I might be using a different type of paint that requires primer. This adds in an extra step and can extend the timeline by at least a day or two. Of course there are the final touches of adding new hardware and maybe some fun paper. All in all, I would say a painted piece of furniture could take anywhere from 3 days to a week and a half. Of course that&#8217;s if I had free time every day They usually take longer! WIRL Project: What do you do with these beauties when you&#8217;re done? Bre: Most pieces I try and sell. I would love to open up my own shop one day. Of course there are pieces we keep and I&#8217;ve also donated some to auctions, etc. I&#8217;ve also done a bunch of pieces as gifts for family and friends. WIRL Project: Have you ever had an epic fail?  Bre: I wouldn&#8217;t be where I am today if I didn&#8217;t have any fails! It&#8217;s all about learning what works for you and doing a lot of trial and error. WIRL Project: Does repurposing furniture and blogging take up a lot of your time? Bre: Blogging takes up a TON of time. It&#8217;s like a second job. I was unemployed for a while, so it was my main focus which was awesome because I had the time to focus on it. Now that I&#8217;m working again, it&#8217;s been a struggle to find that balance. I don&#8217;t have all that extra time to spare and I have to manage it much better. It can get frustrating because I would love blogging to be my full time job (or owning my own shop). I know it will happen one day if that&#8217;s what God chooses for me, so for now I&#8217;m continuing to grow as much as I can and refine my skills and technique so I&#8217;ll be ready for that day &#160; &#160; &#160; Join the conversation! Easily contribute your story here with the tag “WIRL Blogging”. &#160; About the Author… This WIRL was contributed in part by Bre Bertolini from Brepurposed. She is a successful DIY blogger who likes to repurpose things. If you visit her blog you&#8217;ll find she stalks craigslist, thrift stores and friend&#8217;s basements to find hidden gems, and gives them new life. She can be found at her website, on Facebook, and Pinterest. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>What It&#8217;s Really Like to be a Blogger While Managing a Career as an Attorney, Wife, and Mother of an Infant and Toddler</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We asked Jennifer Burby who is an attorney, wife, and mother, as well as a blogger at Champagne Supernova, to share her honest thoughts and stories about blogging for the WIRL Blogging Challenge. We&#8217;ve listed our Q/A session below for you to enjoy!  &#160; WIRL Project: How much time do you spend on your blog each week? Jennifer: The short answer is that I probably spend 15-20 hours a week doing something either directly or indirectly impacting my blog. The long answer is that having a blog isn&#8217;t just about writing a post and publishing it. It&#8217;s also about growing a readership, self-promotion, and connecting with your audience and other bloggers. I read somewhere that there are 153 million blogs on the internet. Readers are overwhelmed with the variety, and, in order to read my blog, people have to discover it and I have to offer something that they can&#8217;t get from other blogs. When I&#8217;m not writing and publishing my own post, I&#8217;m busy engaging in online &#8220;linky&#8221; parties, pinning on pinterest, locating and uploading news articles to my blog&#8217;s Facebook fan page, editing and adding photos to my blog&#8217;s Instagram account, and then reading other bloggers&#8217; posts and commenting on them. It&#8217;s exhausting, but necessary. I read somewhere that there are 153 million blogs on the internet. Readers are overwhelmed with the variety, and, in order to read my blog, people have to discover it and I have to offer something that they can&#8217;t get from other blogs. WIRL Project: What do you wish people who don&#8217;t blog knew about blogging? Jennifer: This is difficult. In addition to the amount of work that goes into blogging, which I detailed in my answer to the question above, I wish people who don&#8217;t blog realized that not all bloggers are self-obsessed narcissists. I think some, but not all, non-bloggers stereotype bloggers this way. In reality, bloggers just want a way to fuel their passions by highlighting their talents; whether it&#8217;s writing, making crafts and DIY projects, cooking and baking, or taking photographs. WIRL Project: Do you ever feel frustrated about blogging? Jennifer: Because I just launched my blog in January of 2015 and it&#8217;s relatively new, the answer is generally &#8220;no.&#8221; However, as I&#8217;m not tech savvy, I can sometimes get frustrated with uploading information on the blog or updating the blog site itself. I also sometimes feel frustrated by time constraints to publish a blog or events that are out of my control that preclude me from writing. For instance, sometimes I want to sit down and write a post, but then my three-year-old wants me to watch a movie with her instead. She will take precedent every time! WIRL Project: What are insider secrets you could share? Jennifer: When blogging, focus on the quality of your post, rather than the number of times you are posting. In other words, &#8220;quality over quantity.&#8221; When I first started blogging, I had an unreasonable goal of posting five times a week. Not gonna happen. As blogging isn&#8217;t my full time job and I am balancing it with a career and a family, it takes a couple days of research and being alone with my thoughts to create a quality post. Regardless of the number of times someone is posting, they aren&#8217;t going to obtain a regular readership if they aren&#8217;t posting quality material that people want to read. WIRL Project: What makes you feel like your blog is &#8220;successful&#8221;? Jennifer: Positive feedback. Even though I started my blog five months ago, I&#8217;ve already started receiving positive feedback from readers world wide who have taken the time to tell me about how they enjoy my posts. A couple months ago, a lady reached out to me concerning a post about the baby blues and motherhood. She thanked me for sharing my story because she went through the same thing and felt like a bad mother. While I would eventually like to significantly monetize my blog, receiving positive feedback has been a huge motivator. WIRL Project: What&#8217;s been your biggest blogging blooper of fail? Not finding typos until after the post has gone live. These are usually stupid mistakes or finger-slips like &#8220;want&#8221; instead of &#8220;what&#8221; or &#8220;form&#8221; instead of &#8220;from.&#8221; I fix them as soon as I see them, or as soon as someone tells me about them, and usually hope not too many people noticed them. &#160; Join the conversation! Easily contribute your story here with the tag “WIRL Blogging”. &#160; About the Author… This WIRL was contributed in part by Jennifer Burby at Champagne Supernova. She is an attorney, wife, mama, snot wiper-upper, choking preventer, baby booty-wiper, and Grand Poobah of her blog, The Champagne Supernova. When she&#8217;s not blogging, Jennifer enjoys traveling, pretending she&#8217;s a professional photographer, running, and laughing. She can be found at her website, WIRL Project, and Facebook.]]></description>
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		<title>WIRL Challenge Wednesday: What Is It REALLY Like to Be or Have a Twin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 05:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Is It REALLY Like to Be or Have a Twin? Prompt: We want to hear from Twins! Tell us what being or having a twin is REALLY like! We&#8217;re looking for insider views and perspectives. If you are a twin, know anyone who is, or are a parent of a twin, we NEED to hear from you!!! All stories are relevant&#8230;let us know what it&#8217;s really like! Due 6/01 5:00 EST Use the Category &#8220;WIRL Challenge&#8221; and Tag &#8220;WIRL Twin&#8221;. You may contribute as a member, guest, or anonymously. &#160; Thoughts to consider when writing your WIRL: Are you identical or fraternal twins? What is your relationship with your twin really like? Are you super close? Do argue a lot? Do you feel that you have a special bond that is unlike other siblings? Have you ever wished you were not a twin? When? Why? Identical twins: Do you secretly hate that someone looks just like you? Or have you ever pulled any pranks? Most twins seem like they&#8217;re best friends with each other and constantly together. Why is this? Did you enjoy being in the same class as your twin in school? What are some benefits or drawbacks of having a twin? Do you hope to have twins yourself someday? Is there a crazy &#8220;twin&#8221; story you could share? Has being a twin ever brought you any unique opportunities? Such as a Double Mint commercial? &#160; Contact Help@WIRLproject.com if you have any questions. ]]></description>
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		<title>WIRL Challenge Wednesday: What is Blogging Really Like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 04:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Blogging REALLY Like? Prompt: We want to hear from Bloggers! Tell us what blogging is REALLY Like! We&#8217;re looking for the nitty gritty, behind the scenes action that everyone wants to know, but nobody talks about. Due 5/24 5:00 EST Use the Category &#8220;WIRL Challenge&#8221; and Tag &#8220;WIRL Blogging&#8221;. You may contribute as a member, guest, or anonymously. &#160; Thoughts to consider when writing your WIRL: 1) How many hours a day/week do you spend on your blog? 2) What is something you wish someone would have told you about blogging? 3) What is the most frustrating thing about blogging? 4) Why do you blog? 5) How did you choose what you were going to blog about? 6) Are you technology savvy? 7) Do you make any money from blogging? If so, how do you do it? If not, does your blog put you in the hole? 8) What do you love most about blogging? 9) What do you wish non-bloggers knew about blogging? 10) What advice would you give a new blogger who was just starting out? &#160; Contact Help@WIRLproject.com if you have any questions. ]]></description>
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