<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:08:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stephie.spicer/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Art in My Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently moved to a new apartment. After several years of living with roommates, I now have a place to myself that's a bit bigger than where I was before, and it's been a joy (and a lot of work!) to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@stephie.spicer/the-art-in-my-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@stephie.spicer/the-art-in-my-home</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephie.spicer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsLBYecSp3jKD1kzdmSDMqKgzmHHsKoc9JDUSPs22cBY61RM88X1PoQB7oyRhgwnhQyF3u3WSPjv5Ba4pse7PHz87BciDi4Bk7LsciPp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working through Overwhelm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last few months have been overwhelming for me. I moved, I bought my first car, I flew to England, drove to Madrid and back (alone, after almost zero driving for the last 9 years), and worked through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@stephie.spicer/working-through-overwhelm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@stephie.spicer/working-through-overwhelm</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephie.spicer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWFxzgF7aevFQV6E69FQteY5wxrfE5HLsPomxzEHJeau55jokr4mzwDnYzvWaxbHcvenvWbBCqSdhB9KpnNBqHVkvLT9G9tA9Li6c28jRdiZT2b5v1nZgiK51j5cutFwx14Lwg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Top 10 Books of 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[2020 certainly was a year for reading. I usually read about 24 books per year. During 2020, I went through a total of 56. 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I hope you've enjoyed following, and maybe have felt inspired to try the Camino yourself sometime. Just please]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@stephie.spicer/el-camino-primitivo-day-11-the-last-day-o-pino-to-santiago-de-compostela</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@stephie.spicer/el-camino-primitivo-day-11-the-last-day-o-pino-to-santiago-de-compostela</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephie.spicer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckdsmsET55evxUNGGfDaDPuWu2WJvgdj3d5T9rAe27Vxkk1ndnLJ3zcKoxfyzufYPqXtmMcEsYySDcbmahKdLBrHRvEWRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to make Leaves of Lórien Pins from a Soda Can ~ Lord of the Rings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently some friends gave me a cape/cloak that they were getting rid of, because they know my tendency to upcycle and make new things out of old. 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