<?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 22:20:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lulabelle/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage Advice.......]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get you a wife who can unashamedly fart loud enough you can hear it in the next room. This according to my husband, anyway. :-D]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/marriage-advice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/marriage-advice</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 20:25:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7FxFNLGVuN3xJE6c1jNoXtBYRz4Bs5J2qCtimAr1TGVsmTZVGdKMxjgMV39hXVYrAFLkZDGi3LxZvjFbWESvTtd9ZNgREGRAcwcodU2yu2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Got Skillz......]]></title><description><![CDATA[While updating my resume I reached into the bag of Starbursts I have beside me and pulled out exactly one serving. This is definitely going onto my "Special Skills" section! :-P]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/i-got-skillz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/i-got-skillz</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 03:59:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The One Where Lulabelle Talks About Her Latest Trip to the DMV.........]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a history of not taking the best Department Of Motor Vehicles state ID pictures. My last picture wasn't so bad (that I can remember). But the one before that the picture I took made me look high.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lulabelle/the-one-where-lulabelle-talks-about-her-latest-trip-to-the-dmv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lulabelle/the-one-where-lulabelle-talks-about-her-latest-trip-to-the-dmv</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvA8T33kKpp3RsBvZue1Hns5Cwuz57pgmmNsNa9vHE2pb2fMKe69iF2YT7Q21rVVUtWx15BWdbE8XUV8bERzAYu42CqmVNjVVCD3Mn4C2Zr5CDPcVD1gS4eUrTjNqoXKXAuzRupvHBHBrGta1t3fk35t25VM9CwWXzWzTBxcn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Throw Up Thursday.......]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I........ Lost a job I hadn't started yet Our car began making an unsettling noise on the highway and had to be taken to the mechanic Our internet died because it rained 3 drops in 5 hours (and is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lulabelle/throw-up-thursday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lulabelle/throw-up-thursday</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 03:41:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lulabelle's Favorite Things of the Month (Not Sponsored But Should Be :-P )....]]></title><description><![CDATA[**FTC Disclaimer: All products mentioned were purchased by me. This is not a sponsored post. Favorite things. Oprah Winfrey made this concept famous by devoting one show a year to her favorite things and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lulabelle/lulabelle-s-favorite-things-of-the-month-not-sponsored-but-should-be-p</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lulabelle/lulabelle-s-favorite-things-of-the-month-not-sponsored-but-should-be-p</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn2sEG2jt1EDD2jS5VCjXNWUZV2RE9s8BUrwubqHiQhQWC2aRrnxP4e5PkFPXsvF9YXy6NQWTkvMZdm5rPCK2h4jEPScDRdkvSmxKaUhQ8ZGEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expectation vs. Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I was taking a soak in the bathtub this evening, I noticed I was joined by a couple fruit flies. "Honey! There are fruit flies in the bathtub! This feature was NOT on the resort brochure! I think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/expectation-vs-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/expectation-vs-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 04:02:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Shot In The Dark......]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night my husband and I went to his mothers new apartment to help her unpack. She mentioned that this apartment had a hot water tank that when it was turned on, it sounded like someone shot a bullet.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/a-shot-in-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/a-shot-in-the-dark</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:33:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Cable Guy.....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regarding your surprise visit yesterday, I have a few thoughts. I know you didn't realize this, but I have a rule about answering the door when I'm home alone. I don't. Unless you call me first. And if]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/dear-cable-guy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/dear-cable-guy</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 03:56:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Silent Dinner Bell......]]></title><description><![CDATA[Either it is time for dinner or I just interrupted some sort of comittee meeting! :-D]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/the-silent-dinner-bell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/the-silent-dinner-bell</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1AreaDn1D7Jp7ZEvgLC9TvJctofX1ChMgSZyrG6hwCHTzMcnLEYN4GXACaiB8ytc7oZ8LCwT4qSGFLEcVacXj9W42Fh4DfE5rZQo89zQNoKoxSoQoWKirXJbHLrZNfJq6Z8AGymaEWygyksQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sound Bites From My Childhood......]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've wanted to upload this story sooner than today, but our oldest cat has been sick and after a trip to the vet yesterday it was determined she needs dental surgery. So it's gonna be a fun next couple]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/sound-bites-from-my-childhood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/sound-bites-from-my-childhood</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 01:41:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cat's Midlife Crisis......]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following post comes from my blog and the original can be found here: At the original upload of this blog post (in 2015), our oldest cat was an 11-year-old American shorthair named Cathy Cat. She would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/midlife-crisis-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/midlife-crisis-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 19:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnpvAQU7WRe6MXU6ji5iJmRyakcee9AaQDZaZhdzCDFtz3ieLwULHgPNSaoy59kYgCgZk8XypB7LnR7qeP2qGDWbgm8GMTrR66KNrWiqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Wars and Family Secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following entry was originally uploaded on my blog in December of 2015, the same week that Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered. You can read the original entry here: Well kids, it seems that with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/star-wars-and-family-secrets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/star-wars-and-family-secrets</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 20:25:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dangers of Getting Dressed In the Dark.......]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up in the midwest, there is a certain time of year, namely winter, where you get up before the sun and have to leave for work or school before the sun is up. When I was in high school, I had to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/the-dangers-of-getting-dressed-in-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/the-dangers-of-getting-dressed-in-the-dark</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:58:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think Before You Nair......]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following is a blog post I wrote in 2015. The original can be found here: Let's talk about hair. Specifically the hair on parts of your body that you want to remain smooth as a baby's bum. It's not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/think-before-you-nair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/think-before-you-nair</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:21:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Awkward Phone Calls and the Midwest’s Finest Nicaraguan Attack Gerbils……]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part two of our trashcan saga is below. Part 2 takes place two months after Part 1. You can read the original here: Argh! I just hung up the phone after having to make an awkward phone call. So, awhile]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/awkward-phone-calls-and-the-midwest-s-finest-nicaraguan-attack-gerbils</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@lulabelle/awkward-phone-calls-and-the-midwest-s-finest-nicaraguan-attack-gerbils</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:42:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqoN9PQuMSUDBgt5Cmigj9hm8j48vS3EStXXan2E2qYkQrGnYSMHjF5rhq4iPrdvfDVQZuW4qsQ36xAHGWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tendonitis, Trash and Theft: Unfortunate Alliterations.......]]></title><description><![CDATA[My next two posts will feature a few stories I wrote back in March of 2015 regarding drama we were having regarding out trash can. Enjoy! (I am thankful to also report we have seemed to turn a corner in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/tendonitis-trash-and-theft-unfortunate-alliterations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/tendonitis-trash-and-theft-unfortunate-alliterations</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 16:21:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEgfimp5m9Gg6D5TwrGTvprNzsMvkfy4ZX8NzS8URN7wfYj1c4eKFwiZsyB3m1Tq4T6duYQ6tdMT7zfSyhnAsnyyHCM3E2gRZ4QGE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarcastically Insured.......]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's entry comes from my blog. The original entry from 2015 can be read here: So today I woke up to our youngest cat standing on my midsection and looking down at me. She was singing the song of her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/sarcastically-insured</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/sarcastically-insured</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 20:44:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRADITION!!.........]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my bio above I mention how we threw a bat mitzvah for our cat on her 13th birthday. Today I decided to share that story that was originally on my blog. Enjoy! (The original blog entry can be found here:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/tradition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/tradition</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 01:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JNw6M2si2Fv3m8LSYZcm499B1HoPE3SWfPSPLKVHuTZxNEvn2rDCUd2WLRHhQKtoEdVUWBAQZb4RTF8zJfM8xEKVCfD8v7s4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To the Two Men in the Cab Wearing a Collective 4 Bottles of Cologne.......]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other day I read a great post by @meesterboom about the pitfalls of riding on public transportation (you can find it here: ) and it reminded me of something I had written on my blog about 2 years ago.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/to-the-two-men-in-the-cab-wearing-a-collective-4-bottles-of-cologne</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/to-the-two-men-in-the-cab-wearing-a-collective-4-bottles-of-cologne</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4JJYaP3HnrS7PnBLaWQ4BEiBrJL8UkX8bjmkHit1KkNoDXT4osUmqiyhsRfJ4d7Gd1fkaxNsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loopholes.........]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently realized I needed to add more cranberry juice to my diet. So, uh, does this count? :-P]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/loopholes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@lulabelle/loopholes</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lulabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 17:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WCJQrrwz4iWDove3vYhFBiuEPcZ4zFzXTqCVGuyavxCtBjQDjhwhuyaRKEJzoUVVFLoUkt4hS5EykcRHFWyt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>