<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:52:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@natalyaborqo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[All You Need Is Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would like to start off with something that everyone is familiar with in one form or another if you don’t know what love is.. damn, that is just sad. There are different types of love according to me,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/all-you-need-is-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/all-you-need-is-love</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 09:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3DfnvwJpNZcxiW7aEKQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost Vegetarian Chili]]></title><description><![CDATA[I really enjoy cooking or maybe it’s the eating part that I really like best. Not sure. Don’t have much time during the week to spend cooking and try to avoid microwaveable processed crap. So weekends]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/almost-vegetarian-chili</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/almost-vegetarian-chili</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:40:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3w4nUJhdaNZh2HFfUoY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Wheat Belly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coming up on the 3-1/2 week mark of being gluten-free. I went out to dinner tonight and ordered salmon and broccoli with a salad with Italian dressing. Something here must have had wheat because I am sick]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/anti-wheat-belly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/anti-wheat-belly</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/F7pXcna7voXwEFpsLpbND2PKDe7dB1uSa9kZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to Write]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven’t been as active on this blog as I intended to be. My goal was to get more into writing. And while I have been doing the writing part for a book I haven’t been doing as much on here as I would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/trying-to-write</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/trying-to-write</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMgGsPogaCdrDHb39AA38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Weeks of Gluten-Free]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this rounds out the second week of being gluten-free. My reasons for turning into this ultra-picky eater and now being one of those girls I used to roll my eyes at when they ordered…is due to health]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/two-weeks-of-gluten-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/two-weeks-of-gluten-free</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN4y7roH1mfMES5VSXjYz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Tips for saving for your child’s education]]></title><description><![CDATA[School is expensive! And it’s only going to get more so. The days of parents paying for their children’s degrees has pretty much ended. This makes it harder for young adults to finish a degree. They have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/6-tips-for-saving-for-your-child-s-education</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/6-tips-for-saving-for-your-child-s-education</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:02:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMf9f6w2cGPzdWj5WW1Gi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simplify your cleaning routine]]></title><description><![CDATA[What about your cleaning routine? As daunting as it can be to realize you have an hour to wash and dry your hair, make up on, eyebrows, nails, and get out the door, it can be even more daunting to suddenly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/simplify-your-cleaning-routine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/simplify-your-cleaning-routine</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN4geQeZ8QM6i75JMgJPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merry be your Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hubby and I decided last year that we would get Christmas photos taken every year of our little family so we could watch it grow throughout the years. And yes, Raja is a part of this little family. So,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/merry-be-your-christmas-f345bb69ee1a8est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/merry-be-your-christmas-f345bb69ee1a8est</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2018 11:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpSnGWWf493mJUM7UiuUjjqHLmb5FaWR3vDDUrP4av1zqXmuw2wdce4eTCUkQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Get Your Slang On]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before my kids became teenagers, I was still using the same worn-out old slang phrases I’d been carting around for years. I’d tell my kids to “chill out” and “stop trippin” when they were “acting up.”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/10-ways-to-get-your-slang-on-dc4ad0e7c3a0eest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/10-ways-to-get-your-slang-on-dc4ad0e7c3a0eest</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 08:41:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjFLzi6pzzoaosuoxAtdyHoYLMbtDQsYzLxEcHyzC3EzfViUdU3f7T1Jt8oJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mobile Phone — Mama’s Best Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[My advice of the day is to get your child a mobile phone. If you haven’t already. That way, when your child is bored in school, she can text her friends or check her Facebook. Seriously. My policy is this:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/the-mobile-phone-mama-s-best-friend-5ec7951550e0cest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/the-mobile-phone-mama-s-best-friend-5ec7951550e0cest</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 08:48:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhyTAzpxbsoxsfMrmZfZgZgDBtMM9wntN4TeAYzHuZwVZeCqZWbrdFJdbjS7f?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning Skills: Are Black Holes Simple?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is at the center of a black hole? Don’t ask me; I have no idea. 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Formal rhetorical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/the-rhetoric-stage-9th-12th-grades-a38e8a886a2d2est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/the-rhetoric-stage-9th-12th-grades-a38e8a886a2d2est</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaWxjaEsGBhPzcarxERjTjnS7fqcAQn6KFd2TVAE1K89xyqX6ZP3qiZ5wJYXrin1UnhJUkRCKEdHp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Rhetoric Anyway? The Logic Stage:  5th – 8th Grades]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 5th-8th grade, you can begin a study of formal logic if you are following a classical curriculum. Formal logic is simply a set of rules that help one analyze the trustworthiness of the information received]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/what-is-rhetoric-anyway-the-logic-stage-5th-8th-grades-ae382ab995dceest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/what-is-rhetoric-anyway-the-logic-stage-5th-8th-grades-ae382ab995dceest</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoNpsdWNrqMzBTnfMGUKn5YtQ8584Ycy9whBPM7Yop?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Rhetoric Anyway? (part 1) Teaching Rhetoric]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do we teach rhetoric? How do you approach a concept that is so all-encompassing? Like I said, it’s a process. So, you start early, lay the groundwork, and build slowly by showing connections. One nice]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/what-is-rhetoric-anyway-part-1-teaching-rhetoric-691234ab0611eest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/what-is-rhetoric-anyway-part-1-teaching-rhetoric-691234ab0611eest</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 09:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNohD6i8ZMrktagTZZNTJjKeK2CcFJcEzbsfrbk7Q6DUzxwLRtURV1SS2YoTTd4aXLPGi5MrAurSKp1yHkzxvo6smSniJ4fdNN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Rhetoric Anyway? (part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought the word ‘rhetoric’ was an insult – describing the kind of speech that is all about flash and nothing about substance. I thought it was something old and Greek and no longer of much use. It is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/what-is-rhetoric-anyway-part-1-3763e964913aaest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/what-is-rhetoric-anyway-part-1-3763e964913aaest</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:32:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmo7wg27Fgh8V7DtsGHh5a4EVggsVNrBkUzmnaYafp2vzrey5b9Y6s1qfELFbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Board Games for Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[I cleaned out our bins of educational games we used in homeschool over the weekend. Here is a list of some of our favorite board games for kids in a variety of subjects. Professor Noggin’s Ancient]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/board-games-for-kids-9aed0eaf49b23est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/board-games-for-kids-9aed0eaf49b23est</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoq87LGqY1DZg1WbrytJ5a5vPaVE7XhLNqHyMC4VHGMxsbZPVnv6eNAvpGT32?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Olympics Lesson Plan Resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are some Olympics lesson-plan resources that will help you bring the Sochi Olympics into your classroom. The New York Times Learning Network features as lesson called An Olympics in the Shadow of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/6-olympics-lesson-plan-resources-90b4f47c79f7eest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/6-olympics-lesson-plan-resources-90b4f47c79f7eest</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 10:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhekSGqvFhNe2rMrYHEw6ihDq6s1JJBrunoEDjAGejykVnPNa2Dw65oPqHRKn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Lesson Plan for Covers Investigative Journalism and More]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reader Idea | Practicing 'Detective Skills' With Infamous Local News Stories - NYTimes.com Clarence Davis/The Daily News, via Getty Images I absolutely love this creative lesson plan using news stories]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/creative-lesson-plan-for-covers-investigative-journalism-and-more-e79b240bcbc54est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/creative-lesson-plan-for-covers-investigative-journalism-and-more-e79b240bcbc54est</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:26:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JLypLpqVPBaPBMJeQf3KPaxBrB3E6MsTtFaU475J3Pk2ghJPkExNAhbP94Bw3F6KSqMt67CMA6cKsnwSCCsRQyQdWkGZzKcHodc6ywqyTCHnMtaYyPjSMvZobHWVZANEQRfuuD8GwM9Bc6iS2r8kkcFXmR5QYGPFuJyR1atPY3Vc1KXMiwZtH6m5xDRPZ5mr58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trends in College Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the trends in college education is away from general education and toward an early focus on a major. Before the end of my son’s first semester at college, his adviser encouraged him rather forcefully]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/trends-in-college-education-866a51a453ac8est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/trends-in-college-education-866a51a453ac8est</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yrFjfYiX1veazzNwiCbSTeq2BhnBgjUmhaXgJAh8MT7raiuMKHkZycNzFcKJSxd6s7S9k7VVaCqac7c3xYMQjYTCRScpTn4hux?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teach Homeschool History with Passion]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an interview with The Atlantic’s David Cutler, historian and author Eric Foner talks about teachers who influenced him and how high school teachers can better prepare students for college-level history]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/teach-homeschool-history-with-passion-ec0a80de48526est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@natalyaborqo/teach-homeschool-history-with-passion-ec0a80de48526est</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natalyaborqo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2018 12:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961VwXJLET9QB5H5h8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>