<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:41:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@appiepearl/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[10 Facts & 1 Lie // My Reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Truth be told, I'm the world's worst liar Or am I? I managed to fool most of you But some of you caught me So the fun is over and it's time to come clean and tell you guys the truth. This challenge was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tenfactsonelie/@appiepearl/10-facts-and-1-lie-my-reveal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tenfactsonelie/@appiepearl/10-facts-and-1-lie-my-reveal</guid><category><![CDATA[tenfactsonelie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:19:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtwKJmPfQuSxDMC69QCZZ6gU29aSDm2gz8Ro2Acbn8CUN5fmLQM1X4CrG7MAsZFgaYpTWGgTwmXYSaG8LQtMaCna?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn More About Each Other // Love it Shove it Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source The most amazing thing about Steemit is that it connects us to people all over the world and allows us to celebrate both our similarities and our differences! So when I saw this awesome challenge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/loveitshoveit/@appiepearl/learn-more-about-each-other-love-it-shove-it-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/loveitshoveit/@appiepearl/learn-more-about-each-other-love-it-shove-it-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[loveitshoveit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:24:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYwBY9iFfrcvbh46heytYEbN9RecWvSBqxAvZ1fvg4J8g6x5G53LkTANTeecnvGUyJGZh7Gf4V4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Facts and 1 Lie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who doesn't love a good fun game? I've seen a few of my Steemit friends play along and it's been a lot of fun to read. Thought I'd throw myself in the mix. The rules are pretty simple. You pick the lie]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tenfactsonelie/@appiepearl/10-facts-and-1-lie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tenfactsonelie/@appiepearl/10-facts-and-1-lie</guid><category><![CDATA[tenfactsonelie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfyi1E3Jvjtz1TGP2DAXtSZNSzg4Km4eWu9jw55MiArRim65SwkHNbWwYPdXHamD2DHN83DNGjSRgr2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work-Life-Steemit Balance // How do YOU Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is Chaotic We jump from one thing to the next, we juggle priorities, we never have the time we need. We often spin our wheels and yet accomplish very little in a day. image source Life is a Balance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@appiepearl/work-life-steemit-balance-how-do-you-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@appiepearl/work-life-steemit-balance-how-do-you-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 23:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy8UyQm4BZa5vfg8dGBWrbVT9YczToLBpzm3z5DNhq6MChzPWsizQ2fVkjZLBQAUZ52gQKpfHnQdUhtWWrgkAxVStueULfKii7ne?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babies & Reggae // The Cutest 11 Seconds of your Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Saturday, I'm spending the day relaxing and I hope you are too. Came across this video of my twin nephews and it made me smile. Thought I'd bring a little cuteness to your day.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@appiepearl/babies-and-reggae-the-cutest-11-seconds-of-your-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@appiepearl/babies-and-reggae-the-cutest-11-seconds-of-your-day</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 21:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHyQoxsMRYCtEmfu1UDab2tzbm6168gGXyQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powerful Example of Womanhood - Contest Entry 'WomanPower']]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the story of one of the most amazing women I know. She is the epitome of strength, love, perseverance, bravery, wit and grace. Dealt a rough hand at an early age, she is a true heroin in life.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womanpower/@appiepearl/powerful-example-of-womanhood-contest-entry-womanpower</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womanpower/@appiepearl/powerful-example-of-womanhood-contest-entry-womanpower</guid><category><![CDATA[womanpower]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 06:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25wWrwbvix4BQHbds81g8RdjSie3y4mSR8JHDQUuYDia8svuxyYXUtLQxyxKvsxLLNb9QR7JHiE65V1GXprWrer6BANcFQfZtv1dxvdt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow day in the desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you can imagine, it doesn’t snow often here in the Mohave desert. But yesterday Las Vegas had a bit of snowfall. It didn’t stick to the ground (rarely does) but it did make for some gorgeous mountain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@appiepearl/snow-day-in-the-desert</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@appiepearl/snow-day-in-the-desert</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCi4VRivJ1khFy79TLueWA3w4VW5KScQ5H6HsTV6nDLXKxZzSVax4BXA1PeckJ4p2QdDw4vf5S3kA9zdE3pwBLkRUY32iFGD2M3Aaixj8af8ybNdRhnkJGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAPPINESS CONTEST 01 - The Simple Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's way too easy to complain, or talk about all that's wrong in the world, how we've been mistreated or the things that make us tick. We say we don't have enough time or don't make enough money. But how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/happinesscontest/@appiepearl/happiness-contest-01-the-simple-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/happinesscontest/@appiepearl/happiness-contest-01-the-simple-things</guid><category><![CDATA[happinesscontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negckez3zs7jiUpNAWWaebTWtSV59uamFKAThVDkMA7sJbRgTgphqZTN6LZ8JhThFv1FXxWfHMKuAWHoRGHEtLAgxJA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank You People of Steemit!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three short months ago I joined Steemit on a whim. It was around the Thanksgiving holiday, and I had some time to spare. My boyfriend, the fabulous @johnelder-org, had stumbled upon it and thought it was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@appiepearl/thank-you-people-of-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@appiepearl/thank-you-people-of-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26Cfui7ZLdmWff1kw1PwthFyu8sBogYkq8X3EX5TpDZsz99JinC4JEDysutGHXNP8B9R1yr2hyg8iyco8Y61Sn7dFkTLipga44iv6Z58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 23 // 25 Songs in 25 Days Music Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Love This! So I saw this great post from @jokossita about a music challenge. Post 25 songs in 25 days all with a different theme/reason/meaning. Being a total music lover with ZERO ability to write or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-23-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-23-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[musicchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R8woWCAuRZEy25TMmihJ7DRkezRnU6YZ7iHbyAZyp23JwwEDwrdEVx735z58oY7mcsdPuuzxUNcCGXZBZKgVQ1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 22 // 25 Songs in 25 Days Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Love This! So I saw this great post from @jokossita about a music challenge. Post 25 songs in 25 days all with a different theme/reason/meaning. Being a total music lover with ZERO ability to write or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-22-25-songs-in-25-days-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-22-25-songs-in-25-days-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[musicchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:03:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R8woWCAuRZEy25TMmihJ7DRkezRnU6YZ7iHbyAZyp23JwwEDwrdEVx735z58oY7mcsdPuuzxUNcCGXZBZKgVQ1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 21 // 25 Songs in 25 Days Music Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Love This! So I saw this great post from @jokossita about a music challenge. Post 25 songs in 25 days all with a different theme/reason/meaning. Being a total music lover with ZERO ability to write or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-21-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-21-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[musicchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R8woWCAuRZEy25TMmihJ7DRkezRnU6YZ7iHbyAZyp23JwwEDwrdEVx735z58oY7mcsdPuuzxUNcCGXZBZKgVQ1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Thoughts on Why I Never Wanted Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[I never had that relentless longing to become a mother like a lot of women have. One of the most beautiful things in the universe, yet I just don't have that desire. I have no apathy either. Indifference]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@appiepearl/some-thoughts-on-why-i-never-wanted-children</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@appiepearl/some-thoughts-on-why-i-never-wanted-children</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:37:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxxykCKQeW9qyK9UAKCQiZS8tB5JPEGsZC3keNRc1wX6Kii4KQzs2gHkFhQW2LocQCnMnWrizkcsM1NGYsimdSsecXgy2CEACRiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Steemit Pushed Me Out of The Comfort Zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[So the lovely @katrina-ariel has nominated me for the #nocomfortzone challenge started by @topkpop. You can see the original post here I like this one a lot. It's easy for us to write about the things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nocomfortzone/@appiepearl/how-steemit-pushed-me-out-of-the-comfort-zone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nocomfortzone/@appiepearl/how-steemit-pushed-me-out-of-the-comfort-zone</guid><category><![CDATA[nocomfortzone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:37:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA1qqtcoJvJVWztdaoN8w3dsfWmwJKt8xRzn1y1ZcSaoAdXo7bH5bcPfrzLJWuphs8nvq7rjjZWMq7oXyiFK3cdGahAoMAv2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Steemit is Pushing my Boundaries - Poetry]]></title><description><![CDATA[So the lovely @katrina-ariel has nominated me for the #nocomfortzone challenge started by @topkpop. You can see the original post here I like this one a lot. It's easy for us to write about the things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/noncomfortzone/@appiepearl/how-steemit-is-pushing-my-boundaries-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/noncomfortzone/@appiepearl/how-steemit-is-pushing-my-boundaries-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[noncomfortzone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA1qqtcoJvJVWztdaoN8w3dsfWmwJKt8xRzn1y1ZcSaoAdXo7bH5bcPfrzLJWuphs8nvq7rjjZWMq7oXyiFK3cdGahAoMAv2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[There, the beautiful one perched atop her barfly throne. She of the napkin flirt, vicious child dulled by god. I of the barfly throne bastard saint, lost the day.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@appiepearl/barfly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@appiepearl/barfly</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:40:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 20 // 25 Songs in 25 Days Music Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Love This! So I saw this great post from @jokossita about a music challenge. Post 25 songs in 25 days all with a different theme/reason/meaning. Being a total music lover with ZERO ability to write or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-20-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-20-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[musicchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R8woWCAuRZEy25TMmihJ7DRkezRnU6YZ7iHbyAZyp23JwwEDwrdEVx735z58oY7mcsdPuuzxUNcCGXZBZKgVQ1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 19 // 25 Songs in 25 Days Music Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Love This! So I saw this great post from @jokossita about a music challenge. Post 25 songs in 25 days all with a different theme/reason/meaning. Being a total music lover with ZERO ability to write or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-19-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-19-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[musicchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R8woWCAuRZEy25TMmihJ7DRkezRnU6YZ7iHbyAZyp23JwwEDwrdEVx735z58oY7mcsdPuuzxUNcCGXZBZKgVQ1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 18 // 25 Songs in 25 Days Music Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Love This! So I saw this great post from @jokossita about a music challenge. Post 25 songs in 25 days all with a different theme/reason/meaning. Being a total music lover with ZERO ability to write or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-18-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/day-18-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[musicchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R8woWCAuRZEy25TMmihJ7DRkezRnU6YZ7iHbyAZyp23JwwEDwrdEVx735z58oY7mcsdPuuzxUNcCGXZBZKgVQ1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 17 // 25 Songs in 25 Days Music  Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Love This! So I saw this great post from @jokossita about a music challenge. Post 25 songs in 25 days all with a different theme/reason/meaning. Being a total music lover with ZERO ability to write or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/3ttbs3-day-17-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/musicchallenge/@appiepearl/3ttbs3-day-17-25-songs-in-25-days-music-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[musicchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[appiepearl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R8woWCAuRZEy25TMmihJ7DRkezRnU6YZ7iHbyAZyp23JwwEDwrdEVx735z58oY7mcsdPuuzxUNcCGXZBZKgVQ1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>