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		<title>Etiquette Tip #3 &#8211; Watch Your Kids</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/etiquette-tip-3-watch-your-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[childern's etiquette]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nice restaurants are not your kids&#8217; personal playground and the patrons and waitstaff are not your personal babysitters. It amazes me the people who either don&#8217;t realize it, or don&#8217;t care enough to keep an eye on their kids in public.
I was having lunch the other day and there was this group of adults with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=119&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everyday Manners &#8211; Etiquette Tip #2</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/everyday-manners-etiquette-tip-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that many Mavens of Manners preach the evils of technology, especially cell phones. Public cell phone usage is definitely a pet peeve of many. I personally have no major aversion to the use of cell phones in public, in theory. As with anything, though, there is a right way to use them and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=107&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everyday Manners &#8211; Etiquette Tip #1</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/everyday-manners-etiquette-tip-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am always amazed at the people who don&#8217;t know that they should say &#8220;excuse me&#8221; when they pass in front of another person at close proximity.
I cannot count the number of times that I have been waiting in line someplace, or in the store looking for an item, or sitting down watching a movie [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=102&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Organizing Tip #1 Utility Space</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/organizing-tip-1-utility-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
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Utility spaces can, at the very least, be a pain in the neck. At their worse, they can be a source of clutter and chaos, making getting anything done nearly impossible. But organizing these spaces doesn&#8217;t have to be very difficult, or even time consuming.
Most often these very narrow spaces, usually between a kitchen and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=75&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>White Chocolate Amaretto Cupcakes</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/white-chocolate-amaretto-cupcakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love, love, love this White Chocolate Amaretto Cupcake.
I like to call this one the Grown and Sexy Cupcake. It is very simple to make, has a creamy  frosting, but not fussy and the flavor is a little more sophisticated than your average
cupcake. Great for Valentine&#8217;s Day!
 Cupcake Recipe
1 Box Butter Recipe Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1 Cup Buttermilk
1/4 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=62&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Lady of Elegance</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/first-lady-of-elegance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Style and Fashion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[first lady]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jason Wu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo courtest of Flickr
Michelle Obama was a vision in white last night as she attended, count them, three inaugural balls. The one shouldered, Jason Wu chiffon gown was a perfect choice for our very lovely, very statuesque first lady. One may think that white was an iffy choice given the fact that she had to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=47&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Black Is&#8230;Well&#8230;The New Black</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/black-iswellthe-new-black/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Style and Fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black is the new]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a popularly held belief that if a lady wants to stand out at a formal event, she shouldn&#8217;t wear a black dress.
But truly, it doesn&#8217;t have to be that way. Black can be a girl&#8217;s best friend when it comes to any event, formal or otherwise.
Often when we wear a brightly colored or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=31&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Design Tip #1</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas Decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas decorations]]></category>
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It&#8217;s that time again. Time for the holidays. Time to deck the halls, buy all of those wonderful Christmas gifts, and the time of the year when everyone seems merry and life seems just a little more hopeful and festive.   An easy way to bring just a little more style and personality to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=5&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Party in a Pinch</title>
		<link>http://bellanicastyle.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/christmas-party-in-a-pinch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bellanica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas Decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas decorations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday, I caught a wild hair and decided on a whim to host my husband&#8217;s Army Recruiting Company Christmas Party which was scheduled for that upcoming Friday.  I don&#8217;t really know what came over me, so we will just chalk up my generosity to the fact that they literally had four days to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bellanicastyle.wordpress.com&blog=5931440&post=13&subd=bellanicastyle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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