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<title><![CDATA[SRL Lifestyles Home Columnists Jessica Norman]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[The 'science' of baby gender]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/science-baby-gender/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The critter in my stomach is barely a flutter, but the great Gender Prognosticators are hard at work determining whether we should invest in pink or blue.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Being pregnant can have its perks]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/17/being-pregnant-can-have-its-perks/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There weren't many people in the grocery parking lot as we pulled in last weekend.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Surprise announcement draws even bigger surprise reactions]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/03/surprise-announcement-draws-even-bigger-surprise-r/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Family planning for the Normans started before we got married.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The end of personal space]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/13/end-personal-space/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My life to this point has revolved around No. 1. I groom, feed, clothe and entertain myself. I make decisions based almost solely on what I need and want.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville 101: If you build it, they will come]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/26/statesville-101-if-you-build-it-they-will-come/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I must start by saying that I now know who is responsible for the doggie dropping signs around town. More on that later, though.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:07:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How much do you know about Statesville?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/25/how-much-do-you-know-about-statesville/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Take this Statesville quiz, courtesy of Statesville 101.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statesville 101 off to good start]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/19/statesville-101-good-start/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Better late than never when going back to school. 

Last night kicked off the first of my schooling on Statesville through the city's "Statesville 101" program.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yes, your air conditioner can freeze]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/09/yes-your-air-conditioner-can-freeze/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I always assumed that when someone told you the air conditioner had frozen that the unit had seized up, maybe from a shock to the system like a power outage or excessive changes to the thermostat. It wasn't until last night that I saw firsthand was a frozen home air system looked like.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:08:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreclosure a blessing in diguise for first-time buyer]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/jun/15/foreclosure-blessing-diguise-first-time-buyer/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A single word strikes fear in the hearts of home owners and sellers across the country.
Foreclosure.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:09:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The end of plastic shopping bags]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/mar/15/end-plastic-shopping-bags/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Just say no to shopping bags.
That's my new mantra heading into the spring.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:09:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In the battle against pet hair, I keep losing]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/feb/15/battle-against-pet-hair-i-keep-losing/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A clean house means a happy Jess, and pet hair has to be my enemy No. 1.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Winter drafts bring back childhood memories]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/jan/15/winter-drafts-bring-back-childhood-memories/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As a child I was used to heavy plastic stapled to our window frames. The small, cinderblock home was warmest at the walls, where baseboard heaters pumped scalding heat up the paneling and collected at the ceiling.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:07:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Norman Christmas anything but normal]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2007/nov/15/norman-christmas-anything-normal/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Decking the halls just wasn't as glamorous in an apartment.
We hung our stockings from the kitchen bar. Christmas lights outlined the vertical blinds that led out to our closet-sized "deck." The tree was tucked into the corner beside the futon. 
This year we're homeowners.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:06:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trim energy costs with simple swap outs]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2007/oct/15/trim-energy-costs-simple-swap-outs/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I knew when I went into the Statesville city offices that I was an energy-conscious consumer. Still, there was nothing like that utilities deposit to motivate me to keep costs low. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Get rid of pests naturally]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2007/sep/25/get-rid-pests-naturally/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Pests by nature disrupt life. These nuisances pop up in inopportune places and times.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recycle to reduce footprint when moving]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2007/sep/15/recycle-reduce-footprint-when-moving/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Nomads keep possessions to a minimum because they are constantly on the move. For years I was a college nomad, moving each year in and out of apartments.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Navigating the mortgage market]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2007/aug/15/navigating-mortgage-market/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Whoever named a home loan a mortgage wasn't playing around.  Its roots, "mort" and "gage" literally translate to death pledge. Ouch.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:59:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Preparing to buy first home a rite of passage]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2007/jul/15/preparing-buy-first-home-rite-passage/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There are many rites of passage to adulthood and I've got at least three marks on my belt: finishing school, getting married and starting a career. The next rite is buying a home. (We won't get into the rite after that for fear of setting off Granny Radar in my mother-in-law.)]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:58:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sprucing up the yard will be tough task]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2007/jun/25/sprucing-yard-will-be-tough-task/lifestyles-home_garden/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Let's face it: our yard stinks. It stinks so badly that the husband almost passed on the house.

It is a small yard by most Iredell County standards, taking up a measly quarter acre.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:03:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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