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ora et labora</description><title>natalieraquel</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @natalieraquel)</generator><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>I can't wait 'til the day that I finally get to say,</title><description>&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Mom, you don’t have to work anymore. Relax. I can support you now. Thank you for everything that you’ve done for me.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/40898812477</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/40898812477</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:33:32 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>https://www.etsy.com/listing/120404230/beaded-flower-earrings?</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d8f47000458df74ab7c9d4bad030fb44/tumblr_mgnhffMKz81qcigudo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120404230/beaded-flower-earrings?" title="Check out my handmade jewelry!" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120404230/beaded-flower-earrings?" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.etsy.com/listing/120404230/beaded-flower-earrings?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/40580611888</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/40580611888</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:50:02 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Adding items to my etsy shop... check it out :) </title><description>&lt;a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/natalieraquel"&gt;Adding items to my etsy shop... check it out :) &lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;It’s a slow and steady process but I’m excited!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/40500615031</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/40500615031</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:39:12 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>very.true.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8nj935bE91qefl7bo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;very.true.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/35999762644</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/35999762644</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:12:41 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Style just goes in circles sometimes. That plaid shirt for...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcdgrtLFjc1qcqdqpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Style just goes in circles sometimes. That plaid shirt for example….&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/34230382116</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/34230382116</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:07:33 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Makes sense.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdw19dWVy1qfep67o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Makes sense.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/34230337628</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/34230337628</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:06:09 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>check it out! ...in business.</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/natalieraquel"&gt;check it out! ...in business.&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/34014372750</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/34014372750</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 03:00:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>~advice&amp;#8230;.

Sounds stupid, but don&amp;#8217;t hold on to clothes that don&amp;#8217;t fit! It&amp;#8217;s...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;~advice&amp;#8230;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sounds stupid, but don&amp;#8217;t hold on to clothes that don&amp;#8217;t fit! It&amp;#8217;s a lot easier to feel confident stepping out of the door when everything you grab in your closet accentuates your frame. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;P.s. it saves a TON of time&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/32784321432</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/32784321432</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:14:28 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>back at it!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;m having a day where my mind is filled with ideas. Feels good to get back to being creative and letting ideas, just&amp;#8230;. flow.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/28269568936</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/28269568936</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:26:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"Evelyn Couch: Hey! I was waiting for that spot!
Girl #1: Face it, lady, we’re younger and..."</title><description>“Evelyn Couch: Hey! I was waiting for that spot!&lt;br/&gt;
Girl #1: Face it, lady, we’re younger and faster!&lt;br/&gt;
[Evelyn rear-ends the other car six times]&lt;br/&gt;
Girl #1: What are you *doing*?&lt;br/&gt;
Girl #2: Are you *crazy*?&lt;br/&gt;
Evelyn Couch: Face it, girls, I’m older and I have more insurance.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Fried Green Tomatoes  …I love this scene!&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/25626579201</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/25626579201</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:31:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"Perseverance -

there are always gonna be challenges. just gotta have the strength to keep..."</title><description>“&lt;p&gt;Perseverance -&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;there are always gonna be challenges. just gotta have the strength to keep overcoming them…&lt;/p&gt;”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;One year ago I wrote this self made quote. I cannot even begin to tell you how much I held myself to it and how much understanding this concept has done for me.  I am not the smartest person out there but I really do believe that understanding the reality that there are always challenges that always need to be overcome will aid you in being successful.&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/23911153241</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/23911153241</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 00:24:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>bicycling - my new "thing"</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I recently started up a new hobby.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Cycling.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I never really thought it would be an activity that I would find myself doing, but nonetheless I have taken to it well. Like many people out there I have always owned a bike and somehow just let it sit in the shed gathering dust. But recently my bf got interested in fixing up his bike.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I am an active person, so I felt like it’d be another great way to workout and an even better way to get OUTSIDE.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;So much of my life is spent inside at work and inside the house when I come home.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;On our first trail ride we did 12 miles.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;And most recently we did 9 miles with more uphill/downhill involved. (I felt like a little kid going down the big hill, can’t lie. I may have even said “wheeeee!”)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I still have a lot of work to do in the technique arena, but as I said I’ve just begun. W.I.P. (work in progress).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/23910942517</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/23910942517</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 00:20:23 -0400</pubDate><category>cycling</category><category>exercise</category><category>workout</category></item><item><title>agreed!</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m434qhMGsa1qe52v7o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;agreed!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/23528160281</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/23528160281</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:23:05 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>patience, diligence and opportunity</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Many people are in a rush to do great things. But make sure you are trying to do great things with patience, diligence and the ability to see opportunity where others may not.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; I&amp;#8217;m by no means and expert, but I can tell you from experience that being in a rush can prevent you from being thorough. If you are not being diligent you may prevent yourself from spotting an opportunity.  And the inability to understand what an opportunity is just leaves you, well&amp;#8230;short. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/23518606659</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/23518606659</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:48:00 -0400</pubDate><category>advice</category><category>thoughts</category></item><item><title>i did it!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;That feeling you have when you resist buying something that you don&amp;#8217;t need &amp;#187;&amp;#187;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/21984775715</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/21984775715</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:37:00 -0400</pubDate><category>thoughts</category></item><item><title>ha!</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2n3678fJu1r8sg3jo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;ha!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/21981814024</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/21981814024</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:50:12 -0400</pubDate><category>crafts</category><category>funny</category></item><item><title>inspired</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve been so inspired by the people, nature, and life lately&amp;#8230;. I have a lot of creative ideas building up so hope you will see them soon :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/21981672953</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/21981672953</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:47:00 -0400</pubDate><category>inspired</category><category>creative</category><category>thoughts</category></item><item><title>"sweet sweet fantasy, baby" - MC</title><description>&lt;p&gt;My drive home today was amazing. My sunroof was back, sunglasses were on and it was 80 degrees and sunny.  I blasted 90&amp;#8217;s Mariah Carey all the way home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8230; I loved every moment of it. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/19328356522</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/19328356522</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:27:31 -0400</pubDate><category>music</category><category>r&amp;amp;b</category><category>life</category></item><item><title>ha… this is funny</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysxzol7sf1qcigudo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;ha… this is funny&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/16963495690</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/16963495690</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:30:00 -0500</pubDate><category>fitness</category><category>map</category><category>workout</category></item><item><title>Love what you do…</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfnb0mNbq1qcigudo1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Love what you do…&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/16551685112</link><guid>http://natalieraquel.tumblr.com/post/16551685112</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:11:24 -0500</pubDate><category>quotes</category></item></channel></rss>
