<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:24:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bynatasja/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If you must lie, be brief...]]></title><description><![CDATA[For three years now I've lived in Portugal. When I was still planning to move here I had a lot of friends. Most of them would tell me, I will come visit you in Portugal! Months later I got a call from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@bynatasja/if-you-must-lie-be-brief</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@bynatasja/if-you-must-lie-be-brief</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLjqxnB9a2xweshnb5Eo3uhUVD3y1kCMRzrAYf6Q7cUHmVFskfje9uMLe66tGeGJpy5Ks6npVR9uRXBgKzLXymqRUB3zkAZRghGs79j2VusiS19TW8fdA2TctX8xtgTFyvAML?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do with energy you can´t use?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I gained so much energy by removing the stress from my life, but now I´m forced to sit at a desk all day. Doing... Not much. An earlier post was about downgrading in jobs, and loosing the stress of a hard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@bynatasja/what-to-do-with-energy-you-can-t-use</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@bynatasja/what-to-do-with-energy-you-can-t-use</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZxQffNqbgQh7gEVsyKrwnr8c4oxW8pYJYJShDkMXw2VUbpuyzA48L5fyveQSU44CFb8zCdicQLLhc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My discovery of the low FODMAP diet]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was a cute little girl, I was already suffering from stomach pain when Santa Claus came to school. As long as I can remember, I suffered from bowel pains when something exciting was going to happen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@bynatasja/my-discovery-of-the-low-fodmap-diet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@bynatasja/my-discovery-of-the-low-fodmap-diet</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZPqUfyRD47ReQm6tD3vtaJ3pgpr1ZAn2GZLq75cLEdtQrcDwFhAqB1bUwjV9dsJdvTrvuveZKVg7DB2d?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downgrated in jobs, but gained so much energy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, inspired by a recent post of @dragonslayer109 about journals, and following my post of 3 months ago about my stressfull job as a callcenter supervisor, I would like to write about what happened next.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@bynatasja/downgrated-in-jobs-but-gained-so-much-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@bynatasja/downgrated-in-jobs-but-gained-so-much-energy</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD2y5JmGiVMZYJa6s2vE5svmSEksrmG7frnf5e8rkcyaFuGUJTLCU4GK7ykkAcuBhGHNAPD3qz6PjdR7fdNLd1tdWqRe1pUpEjZipEcTf1Gwp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: ThursdayGreen]]></title><description><![CDATA[My favourite public park to hang out: Parque Eduardo VII in Lisbon. Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S5 phone.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-thursdaygreen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-thursdaygreen</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 15:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTm6vg4ir7VW5oa22J4WFcJfQkvHbGoKmqgkUzzvLStDdaESdxGkbjmTWuwTAATjBzh6YVRgLYuWg8Ds17qHgHFa9fHYUmAYD2TwDVty5PZXEm4ei?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: WednesdayYellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[This little beauty was hiding in the shadow on my lunch break. Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S5 phone.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-wednesdayyellow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-wednesdayyellow</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 17:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTk9qfecVpTRKv5LpejoUVC6CamZFp86QGduq5QFQpTFXd8iELBzPtPUAWwEFte2CNYAZ8sg68FVX4LTBeERyVA8mpx5NzuFGoHM82txGRSauJtGE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: TuesdayOrange]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beautiful sunset on a very warm day. It's like the horizon is on fire. This was the first time I went to the beach, after moving to Portugal. Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, at Costa da Caparica,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-tuesdayorange</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-tuesdayorange</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77srG5UMQoin2n91xd41NYnjbXXvdnJESEWSenyHThFosPJa4ZW7TZ3j2iPNG9wA8k7fpFmPV6J12sCax2vLcsZqzrE9CJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My stressful job as a supervisor in a call center]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are callers waiting! Why are you not on the phone? Why are you more than 3 minutes on the phone? Pick calls up within 20 seconds! Mind the Service Level! Your break was too long! Why didn't you thank]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bynatasja/my-stressful-job-as-a-supervisor-in-a-call-center</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bynatasja/my-stressful-job-as-a-supervisor-in-a-call-center</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 11:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zNFrfJkycKAJxszkyMKyYeNdqvu8SUZPtGaznq6CktjFUAR9yRE2ciwPNbpPwUCiYG86mFq1UPtQ447Pze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: MondayRed]]></title><description><![CDATA[My sister taking a selfie in front of some beautiful red streetart. Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, at the LX Factory in Lisbon.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-mondayred</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-mondayred</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 11:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkS2FCusMdJtwXAR9KB4nR74gbffFMfFN7fKTrFH6AuimXgjjNX9rDk3UYhXHvmCN3eq6NRDshzjUAyPBpx1qaLykY6CeM9XurraJddGb81eNKst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: SundayPurple]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mam and aunt standing behind the top of a laying hot air balloon. Picture credits to my cousin Dave Baumgarten Photography, quality got messed up by sending the picture to me though. The balloon is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-sundaypurple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-sundaypurple</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2017 09:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeDZKTAEcGr1q9GXgYDSKSWC36hoTEp7Z4YrCX4j3ffiHARhN2UbopWBPzPTjhSkGPDkEMhZyYo9dNN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: SaturdayIndigo]]></title><description><![CDATA[This peacock stared at me, right into my lens. It sat perfectly still when I made this picture. I was mesmerized by its beautiful bright colors and fell in love with the bird immediately. 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The King on his horse is symbolically]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-fridayskyblue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@bynatasja/colorchallenge-fridayskyblue</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 07:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg1U5ndhdjqnM1ggY2s6UPRTnt9AWUB3FNxFQgmm4546G8bFjg2oVGmvAnFrSpJq4ZfkRUTinta4JyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Dutch girl living in Portugal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years ago I immigrated to Portugal by myself. It was the most terrifying and exited thing I ever did! But as it turns out, it was the best decision of my life. Hi all! My name is Natasja, I was born]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@bynatasja/introducing-dutch-girl-living-in-portugal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@bynatasja/introducing-dutch-girl-living-in-portugal</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bynatasja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 09:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75NstHKVJgNu7JmxD6uLnijCMS9UBCXy9veq9J8enY5feR4Zhwu1z326ZLymc17ffqKxfx398aGCad3ZxnRFuHeLEywFJe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>