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	<title>Missives from a Metropolis</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tell All in Tel Aviv</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2010/03/03/tell-all-in-tel-aviv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My blog is about to take a turn: two days ago, I moved to the Tel Aviv. After almost four years in Brussels, it was time to move on to a new post, and our cards pointed towards The Middle East. With two small kids, it&#8217;s never easy to find enough time to write all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time&#8217;s Ticking</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2010/01/21/times-ticking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today my husband and I looked at a space where we will probably hold our farewell reception in a month to say goodbye to our friends and colleagues in Brussels. In a month, my daughter will turn one. In a month, we will move out of the maison de maitre that has been home to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December Doubts</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/12/13/december-doubts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The moment I commit to writing I hear a little voice peeping from behind a closed door. Sofia has just woken up from her second nap of the day, and Luca won&#8217;t even consider closing his eyes for a minute until the sun sets. When does a writer find time to write? Something has to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Four Month Marker</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/06/15/the-four-month-marker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sheila</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to be organized. Now as the mother of two, I organize the bare minimum and hope the rest falls into place.Since my daughter was born four months ago, I have had three appointments at the pediatrician. At the first appointment, I showed up an hour early. At the second one, I arrived an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Juggling Act</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/04/04/81/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are days where I just can&#8217;t get it together. Where I feel as if I&#8217;m juggling watermelons with greasy fingers. Everyone ends up in tears. Today is one of those days. It&#8217;s hard enough getting out the door with two kids and a dog but even harder to coordinate Saturday morning errands with all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sofia Mia!</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/03/24/sofia-mia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She&#8217;s here! Our daughter, Sofia Maria Ortona, was born on February 23, 2009 in Brussels. In the end, as suspected, her brother Luca chose her name. When my husband told Luca that his baby sister had arrived (without mentioning her name), Luca replied, &#8220;Sofia!&#8221; He tried to explain to Luca that we were actually leaning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pick a Name</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/02/20/pick-a-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never imagined that my two-year-old toddler might have a say in the name of his sister. My husband and I can&#8217;t decide between the names Livia and Sofia, both of which we like. I&#8217;m leaning more towards Sofia; my husband prefers Livia (he says it&#8217;s more original and less common &#8212; he&#8217;s probably right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Pip Squeak in a Week</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/02/16/a-pip-squeak-in-a-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a week, we&#8217;ll be a family of four. I&#8217;ll be the mother of a son and a daughter. Yet most times I still feel I&#8217;m a kid myself.

I&#8217;m supposed to check into the hospital this Saturday for some preliminary tests. If all goes as scheduled, our baby will enter the spotlight on Monday, February [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Language</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/02/02/77/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, instead of his usual bossing around of me, my son was bossing around our dog, Brie (named because she is the color of the cheese &#8212; not because she smells like it). Mr. Big Eyes had dropped a piece of bread on the floor, and, rather than picking it up himself, he summoned our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where are you, Mamma?</title>
		<link>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/01/26/where-are-you-mamma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sheilapierce.com/2009/01/26/where-are-you-mamma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sheila</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Our second child should make her debut in less than two months. She kicks more than Luca ever did so I can&#8217;t help but wonder if she wants to show her face sooner than planned. A doctor&#8217;s appointment this Thursday will help answer some of my questions, even though it&#8217;s clear that nature has the [...]]]></description>
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