<?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>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:02:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thegoldencookie/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected and life altering]]></title><description><![CDATA[My story starts in 2018. My husband and i decided that it was time to try for a baby. After months of trying to fall pregnant and it not happening, I finally got excited, my period was late but that excitement]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivational/@thegoldencookie/unexpected-and-life-altering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivational/@thegoldencookie/unexpected-and-life-altering</guid><category><![CDATA[motivational]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcn6oBF47jLKKqdyaXQxtXLvXYTCVoHJThp3rh7cg1CVe7CK6cFjmL75u5DU6FmsFFXbtw3uLyogTo57YXNeiUtzyrgkZMQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 books In 7 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exhaustion doesn't even begin to discribe how tired I was after this week. I had decided that I wanted to tick an item off my bucket list, being a book worm and knowing that I have been slowly but surely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/7-books-in-7-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/7-books-in-7-days</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 11:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WFNiYGtxhaaMuiKLZpEWmuFxeQPVTvk9Avs2boZiLDw3Smzq84c5A71Z12uzJrfXdi6wfoRFxvnpozqukhjC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lunch at Hassar Grill]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday, I finally went to a new place with my hubby for lunch. I comfortable little place called Hassar Grill. Price wise they are definitely up there but the quality of the food and the service is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@thegoldencookie/lunch-at-hassar-grill</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@thegoldencookie/lunch-at-hassar-grill</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7z2FHuiH33xT5yoeqHMT8Q9W5vdyDJuB19HfP8j3Zoqo9uNgwNUHN6FGK4wRZThxSDqhBEHKaULKK7cnrs5xUAtiG3jK1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot minutes and catching up]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've been on steemit and being reminded of my laziness this past while I decided to drop by with some updates. I'm as clumsy as ever. In fact just last night I accidentally kicked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegoldencookie/hot-minutes-and-catching-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegoldencookie/hot-minutes-and-catching-up</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:42:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storytime- Beginners luck]]></title><description><![CDATA[So recently I've decided to take on painting, because it's an expensive hobby, I got a child's waterpaint kit to start off with as well as a few canvases that I could wash and repaint (for practice purposes.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@thegoldencookie/storytime-beginners-luck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@thegoldencookie/storytime-beginners-luck</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 07:49:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9k6PkXXzYPKPLTXC2Nt8ydj1brL4qe7Zi7XHYHgmnUQAAbvkPrbQonuWmEiBnw1ACQQLN7WMeCWwWArsK8r7sAsbSkLcnFY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Story time- Sweet nothings]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favourite pass times is lying on my husband's chest and talking about us and about the memories we share. Last night I decided to ask him something I never have before. "Do you remember]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@thegoldencookie/story-time-sweet-nothings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@thegoldencookie/story-time-sweet-nothings</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 06:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WGvhEFkgPJXACg33B2ZCEtB6vkHXsAs6aL1iMXmJ5BDf7mGbVmRTQA18qKYEmSb81fsaS669BKAtvzv2kKYr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 year challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[So lately over social media I've seen the 10 year challenge and memes talking about the age of filters, and that's true, I won't lie. So I decided to do my own version of 10 year challenge Let's start]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegoldencookie/10-year-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegoldencookie/10-year-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErYsVTkyL1HrBdC4aSN2utCk2Le9dqpkEJShR8bD5UJLNwcJLKxkYcTprPT96fVNuWiNxk3YPv7FToGenHMtknk5t6YCJe8jRBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not so great start to the new year]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been two weeks since last I posted anything. Let's just say that I needed a holiday from my holiday. To make things worse, I've been a little sick the past few days as well. Let's start with what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/not-so-great-start-to-the-new-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/not-so-great-start-to-the-new-year</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wishing you a jolly Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[**Twas the night before Christmas and I was browsing for memes. ** **Ideas to put in my Christmas cards or so it would seem. ** When I came across these, I thought I would share, because what is Christmas]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@thegoldencookie/wishing-you-a-jolly-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@thegoldencookie/wishing-you-a-jolly-christmas</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 19:41:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WP7bDL1nquQ9XRbHRDdVL8FZaW5WwdB7uPjbPFgBCDNGYajauqSXzshhfkrq9EoeTCnLvycBLukNvbzX7zXg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm melting]]></title><description><![CDATA[First off let me just mention that I have a extreme sensitivity to heat. When I get too hot I get nauseous, dizzy and my nose will start to bleed. Yet I still moved to one of the hottest places in South]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/i-m-melting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/i-m-melting</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnqCqThtc4EQWGD3kxHReFAUe3pG527YHxCgEpKNrqtpizP4H1A13SBf1BpcaS6TvYKUSYiYVrftFapJoj81WG4HyizpXaSW6GeEFxHbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucky lady]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm honestly blessed to have the husband I have. He is so very special and treats me like I'm the most precious thing in the world. 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The thing about being diabetic, you tend to get those often but I haven't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/weekend-trip-to-the-hospital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/weekend-trip-to-the-hospital</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:01:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chivalry was the cause of my husband's pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things I love most about my husband is how chivalrous he is. So a month ago my husband and I went to JHB for a weekend. 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It's so bad that it feels like I get paralyzed and even after the sound is gone, it takes a few seconds for me to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegoldencookie/theory-about-my-weird-reaction-to-ice-cracking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thegoldencookie/theory-about-my-weird-reaction-to-ice-cracking</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2BV2DCKji1HEYXzjuKsdFYDmamwH3eehDXhPSRqVp7rEuPD1tuMGQXury83neoWcywR7zuxbxW5koUrnYv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheating or not?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guys, I'm shook. Like rocked to the core. 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Of course the cutest of all of them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/weekend-away</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoldencookie/weekend-away</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldencookie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:24:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErFuAjoHughJfFBpDhGv319hVCnJYYmiPBgPcvKvhqeoV71qFb7Vo93757xBFKqmFntPBRoDPppPneyiA17G5ps2fryjtwjBijAE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Packing for a weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm such a girl. My hubby and myself are going away for the weekend to visit my family and yet I'm packing so much, it looks like I'm moving. 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