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		<title>First Look: My Ink</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/12/07/first-look-my-ink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s a little blurry, angry, hurty and smudged with lotion, but here is a first look at my tattoo,  forever found on my upper back. The design is based off of The Last Unicorn, which I think is pretty awesome.
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		<title>Why I am an EcoWoman</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/06/17/why-i-am-an-ecowoman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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Previous to this life of craft and writing, I was employed in the non-profit environmental sector. Shortly after moving to the city, I became involved in a group called EcoWomen. 
Their main function was an &#8220;EcoHour&#8221; where top women in the environmental and conservation field came and talked and shared their career paths. What an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A letter to my blog</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/06/02/a-letter-to-my-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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Dear Blog,
Please accept my apologies for my constant neglect and the broken promises of updates and content. I know I don&#8217;t treat you as well as the other blogs that I write for. I hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive me as I will hopefully find more time in my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Handmade will Save the World</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/04/13/how-handmade-will-save-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting conversation with Matt from greenUPGRADER last week. On doing some research on a topic, he happened upon a line in my bio that&#8217;s floating around on these here internets. The one where I proclaim that handmade will save the world. 
It&#8217;s something that, to be honest I haven&#8217;t put a whole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tough decisions</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/03/31/tough-decisions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to make a very tough call the other day. I had an interview scheduled for the evening of the 30th for a job that I have been waiting to move forward on for a long time. That morning, I woke up with a tremendous head cold. My sinuses were filled, ripe with pressure, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bribing myself with Coffee</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/02/19/bribing-myself-with-coffee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;ve tried to live without coffee this past week and have been drinking tea instead. 
It is not the same. At all. 
I&#8217;ve been totally off my game and highly unproductive. I&#8217;ve felt fuzzy and distracted. I know that it might not totally be the lack of coffee, but man it&#8217;s a good excuse as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presents from afar</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/02/17/presents-from-afar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my travels in Chile, I came across so many wonderful handmade goods. It was very easy to bring back small mementos that were crafted by local artisans. Here are some of the great gifts that are now making there way to friends and family.

This pendent of lapis lazuli is for my momma. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Alma Mater turns 30</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/01/25/my-alma-mater-turns-30/</link>
		<comments>http://kellyrand.com/2009/01/25/my-alma-mater-turns-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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I got an email the other day, alerting me to an alumni competition called 30 Objects, hosted by my alma mater, the Savannah College of Art and Design. These emails always jar me a bit, make me take note. Not because of the content of the email (more on that in a bit) but because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change in the New Year</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2009/01/02/change-in-the-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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Change can mean so many things. It can be both positive and negative. We became desensitized to its definition with the constant overuse in 2008.
Many things changed for the better for me in 2008. It was filled with many leaps and bounds of good that I made happen. I met my current business partners at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Lost My Handmade Holiday</title>
		<link>http://kellyrand.com/2008/12/30/i-lost-my-handmade-holiday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Rand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I&#8217;m an avid procrastinator and so therefore didn&#8217;t finish all of my family&#8217;s gifts as timely as I wanted. So I spend an exorbitant amount of money to have my packages picked up on the 22nd of December with the guarantee that they would safely arrive at their destination by the 24th.
Well, one package [...]]]></description>
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