<?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, 24 Apr 2026 13:45:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thehousewife/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Confessions of a Lazy Steemian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can I call myself that?  Anyway, I thought I'd write a little update because a bit back a made the goal to post once a week (for 6 months) and to be engaged on a daily basis.   Well...I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thehousewife/confessions-of-a-lazy-steemian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thehousewife/confessions-of-a-lazy-steemian</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thehousewife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 02:54:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiYJPaUDKJynk7jHXFnRvhAeAJgC93qQGPo61iUZu4NhzfYxAcGePiPrdyPxg56DfG7MQxuoA2wUkD7AS2eaMNfBi1wMRTmrowQm6oJSA9qqy4vZXMXXnQ9PdTg6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is What My Child is Dressing Up as for Halloween]]></title><description><![CDATA[My almost 4 year-old has a birthday around Halloween so we usually combine the two holidays.  Because of this, she is pretty obsessed with Halloween.  This year she has asked to be a hotdog 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