<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:45:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tanata/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Day two: A physical feature you like on yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[I suppose if I had to choose, I would pick my hair because I’ve always liked the color and texture. I am the only one in my whole family to get the dark brown almost black color, and it sets me apart from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challehge/@tanata/day-two-a-physical-feature-you-like-on-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challehge/@tanata/day-two-a-physical-feature-you-like-on-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[challehge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1rTfyZ8cmep4GnXfYrzc3TC6h6YofiNvy2xCYxcVD3kYUQFeF3x6rfbukceSVeePwSov2RyyKVGeUhLVdx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day one: A facial feature you like on yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[9.14.15- I’m already struggling, and it’s only the first day! Every time I think of a facial feature that I MIGHT POSSIBLY consider to be an option, I think of all the flaws that go along with that feature]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge/@tanata/day-one-a-facial-feature-you-like-on-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge/@tanata/day-one-a-facial-feature-you-like-on-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP1LwhMpNsM9QB2i14js7msiXzEBSZa8hiozyTsZzKhykgf6ZJ3qG9XsGGoZ3hbg9DKmpfAMCR4E6rvLXaEidpaWBViaabMVRrhKjCD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 30 Day Self-Esteem Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only challenges I participate in are those typical exercise-motivation challenges: 30-day ab challenge, 30-day plank challenge, 30-day push-up challenge, butt challenge, thigh challenge, arm challenge,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fitness/@tanata/the-30-day-self-esteem-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fitness/@tanata/the-30-day-self-esteem-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[fitness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:40:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su5jiAXMrqcH7CNSM1YCgAZ1zgT8m34cHQPEsgDTUPVPKGM2sFttT14rDJs4AJcRGMW6H6JsVGR67qLBUvHvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never, never give up!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes we make plans and do everything right, but things fall apart. What do you do? Make more plans and make more plans and make more plans. If we don't have a vision we perish. Stay focus on today]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tanata/never-never-give-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tanata/never-never-give-up</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/82kPqomaPXmNsjpE7hf2aYgYn4CHHxNLWYJioaHX61GS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless: can we change it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homelessness is not a new problem in America. Even most settlers who first came here were homeless. The only problem is that it’s not something that has changed. At any given time there are thousands of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/social/@tanata/homeless-can-we-change-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/social/@tanata/homeless-can-we-change-it</guid><category><![CDATA[social]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2020 17:53:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt21rCMBqTrG9ne4yQw5y4y2wNejq3PS6NvtncfxJR75GDtcYwyeqQKRsSGXJDZVqzHJJ1H2vgXjTwqM1JUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visiting mom]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to see my mother on Saturday. It's funny how the place where you grew up can look like somewhere else sometimes. My granddad came into town as well, it was really nice to talk to him about things,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@tanata/visiting-mom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@tanata/visiting-mom</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:42:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnsYwyStaSqy4qdwV8UujeZWQFt8Uu8ria7G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s think when to speak]]></title><description><![CDATA[  “If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.” -James 1:26 I firmly believe you should be able to state differing opinions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationships/@tanata/let-s-think-when-to-speak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationships/@tanata/let-s-think-when-to-speak</guid><category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFGyjGvTagkwR3Zw2e2JACiuhTvm3Lmr6MAgTCdXeJUH1NDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 reasons why you need to add vitamin C to your skincare regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[ If you haven’t added vitamin C to your skincare routine, now is the time! I’ve just this year at 33, started using a really lovely vitamin C based face cream that I am really enjoying. It’s never]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woman/@tanata/3-reasons-why-you-need-to-add-vitamin-c-to-your-skincare-regime</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woman/@tanata/3-reasons-why-you-need-to-add-vitamin-c-to-your-skincare-regime</guid><category><![CDATA[woman]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKUXGLqi6svoFSnh3R8imCS7A21RdEmVmRQif1K6M1wtN8zdF68xZXHQos6x3cA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My New Apple iMAC Computer]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Christmas gift (to me and from me, hahaha) combined! What a dramatic transition from my old Macbook 13 inch screen to this huge and stunning 27 inch iMac desktop. I'm all set for some serious photography]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tanata/my-new-apple-imac-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tanata/my-new-apple-imac-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bA2uG7tg7GpVD48VUycZRVw55NBf5BCm8boyenZCfSPT1RFJzyBfpfRZDp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make it SIMPLE - and let go of perfectionism]]></title><description><![CDATA[My message today is super easy: MAKE IT SIMPLE. With whatever we want to achieve for ourselves in life we often get hung up on the details, compare ourselves to how others do it, make it (or think it)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/success/@tanata/make-it-simple-and-let-go-of-perfectionism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/success/@tanata/make-it-simple-and-let-go-of-perfectionism</guid><category><![CDATA[success]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:01:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/82kPqomaPXmNsjpE7hf2aYgamDHP2WjrKeNSuqerb5Qa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deepwoods]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Fantasy Page Length: 278 Author: Paul Stewart "Fascinating, but completely weird " In a fantastic land floating in the middle of Open Sky, lives a very strange wood troll named]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@tanata/the-edge-chronicles-beyond-the-deepwoods</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@tanata/the-edge-chronicles-beyond-the-deepwoods</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:54:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDKNxFSDe2P84dfFViiRYXdXwZNKWhnZwZAPe9E6xH2U9FJTrLynmEuJcnqzwSM6d3qvXjYJpNr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Turned Out the Lights?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind the silk scarf wrapped around my head, my eyes can only see darkness. As each hair on my body stands at attention, I can sense my partner circling me like delicious prey. My nose twitches as I sniff]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sex/@tanata/who-turned-out-the-lights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sex/@tanata/who-turned-out-the-lights</guid><category><![CDATA[sex]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2020 09:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/axopD2eJJx4aMK8iHRBTGJ7fkKqczQ8LnTWCzok4jkjkdRdC81h9qG7ZbvPg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easy 5 Minute Tostada Recipe – Gluten Free, Wheat Free]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things that make clean eating so easy for me is being prepared.  My fridge is so full of food containers all the time.  If  I didn’t have yummy stuff ready to heat and eat, this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tanata/easy-5-minute-tostada-recipe-gluten-free-wheat-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tanata/easy-5-minute-tostada-recipe-gluten-free-wheat-free</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 15:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwQ8hbYBePRrRNFcYgLEtQLWxNixH7MJhiCDp1vESAzHHcaXPECJXsCLVwfNFhxkZMUccWzt2sYVpZwf4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safer sex communication skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[You jump in your car and what’s the first thing you do? You put on your seat belt. You don’t do this because you’re an accident-prone, bad driver. You do it because you know it’s safer. Sexual health]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sex/@tanata/safer-sex-communication-skills</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sex/@tanata/safer-sex-communication-skills</guid><category><![CDATA[sex]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 08:38:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxen6LyRStTV2A8DoFqiEMWAXKxMzabER7q53jq1UsFvZdeaMSZBjYpSvfrLSi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting out…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m so tired. I’m tired of the daily grind, the need to drag myself into a job I hate, every day, to earn money to buy things I don’t need and can’t even use because I’m always working. I’m tired. Tired]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tanata/starting-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tanata/starting-out</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:44:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfeKM2MDXc1GvPskU6huPjvDTikfQ9AjPSehcNofU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eating Out vs Eating At Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[As with all things cost-saving, the true cost of saving money is often labor. YOUR labor. This is never truer than with a meal. There are a lot of directions I could go with this post: - I could do a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tanata/eating-out-vs-eating-at-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@tanata/eating-out-vs-eating-at-home</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 11:20:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDEhuZagsAYYwptWNmW4rWWLfoeoegy19BKiyc2G87PCvrGmqLopf8BVcks2VvFjqozWKwY9oc3ZxPq9ACx5eAJXL9zaXN8sG1FP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Beauty? A Reflection for the Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is one of those days when I’m feeling a bit more introspective. So I want you to consider this question: When someone asks you who the most beautiful woman in the world is, who do you think of? Often]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beauty/@tanata/what-is-beauty-a-reflection-for-the-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beauty/@tanata/what-is-beauty-a-reflection-for-the-day</guid><category><![CDATA[beauty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 12:44:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrMLE5ggmJcPQJurQDGgVKMn9UZ5GFdDYw8MJXeogZHFXzdSD6UTVNYvSs5bKSkAKnQpcrmG9iTZkcgmgz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When unbreakable discipline can become a liability to your sport and career]]></title><description><![CDATA[ I have always seen discipline as the most valuable trait of an endurance athlete. The beauty of endurance sport compared to most others is there’s a very strong correlation between effort in and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sport/@tanata/when-unbreakable-discipline-can-become-a-liability-to-your-sport-and-career</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sport/@tanata/when-unbreakable-discipline-can-become-a-liability-to-your-sport-and-career</guid><category><![CDATA[sport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2019 11:49:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su5jiAXMrtmCBpnYfcVgzEE657B5osSFBHSt9HGLxY2spmCqD61wxqrNBCn8Au3wqvWmpFoLhW6vcTw9DsBJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Season of Giving: Decluttering is A Win-Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[These are bags ready to be donated!  (Several years worth of professional work attire that needs new homes.) 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I think I paid about $3.50 for the stamp.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christmas/@tanata/diy-ink-stamp-acorn-christmas-napkins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christmas/@tanata/diy-ink-stamp-acorn-christmas-napkins</guid><category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tanata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 13:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpTE84pDxp5GiDoCzG1ziJKiysoAXH1GPwJeRjM4KbypyY6BUzpXcvHpeCPhy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>