<?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, 12 Apr 2026 02:16:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thisgirl/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tenacity]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wish I could tell a story of a great musician who wows the audiences and brings them to their feet. This is instead the story of an unrequited love for my guitar, and of finding my true passion too late.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@thisgirl/tenacity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@thisgirl/tenacity</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 23:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7pA8HxnfzdtJpmes9rZ6S8wAf8gzUdgJR9oVKHUJtqArqFEkzdQpKUchD4TCoYsUW2URZYs5LiYy9TGXW8JNXsnPbC43WgfVRBCY6o3xzyehAJGrBV1rxFDQPhnf5pmK9QVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So Cal Steemit meetup created!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finally created, upon lots and lots of requests from lovely @mariannewest (pictured with coffee) SoCal Steemit meetup, so that we may, well, meet up. If you live in Southern California, please join! This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socalsteemit/@thisgirl/so-cal-steemit-meetup-created</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socalsteemit/@thisgirl/so-cal-steemit-meetup-created</guid><category><![CDATA[socalsteemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:34:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrCowUQmCH8PSALADqbRp2xRUZhVgDm6NfqduLYFZnUAmzMWmYSwsn7KPDjgky6UtKNRpSDFAXV18BS9zfuuoHAwanTEYxhvb8uoZgA3skDo4RXbZhVfqiccaDuVLUWJpFipe2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it just grass or is it artwork? So enjoying the rain , with a tiny bit of sun, in San Diego, CA, for a change. I lean towards the latter. Does anybody know what this grass is called?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socalsteemit/@thisgirl/color-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socalsteemit/@thisgirl/color-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[socalsteemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 03:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLrRc21Upp2H3Z6XUxvZMssRB6sR72qT1P2oStC8fKoM8ECVUzQxM2mN3PLYh3rLaj2aGxXYPJuz3yv28FViRsBBs6AjvxQM81gqCi6V5cmEEte2bz2iE1XW9ReRexS4mBYzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GREEN in San Diego, California?  That's a crazy thought!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is from outside my window this morning. To most people it looks like a pretty picture, to us San Diegans it is just amazing! Wow, I have a lush garden today, and with zero water from my part. It all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@thisgirl/green-in-san-diego-that-s-a-crazy-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@thisgirl/green-in-san-diego-that-s-a-crazy-thought</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:42:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgTfL49P9sXAWmYSi35X3DAkfK89CHje9Uv4MHjkELbCXkmAhmfTT6KY9csDvTXp1L8TwYL4tvwSsWe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First San Diego Steemit meetup: when you realize it's actual people writing on steemit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So.....I met some steemians this past Sunday, under the cold, but welcoming San Diego sun. It was awfully nice to see that people behind the words and pictures on steemit are actually....woooow! People.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socalsteemit/@thisgirl/first-san-diego-steemit-meetup-when-you-realize-it-s-actual-people-writing-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socalsteemit/@thisgirl/first-san-diego-steemit-meetup-when-you-realize-it-s-actual-people-writing-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[socalsteemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 23:54:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsiYvW24z4XpLi1nWDKZ7K2G2fesbdRpvBhNyymmG7C9b8aMVdKZTXet5EHTiJM7M12v33UNrP7GrbRgVQ3L3vbyu2dUTDCPUpY7v7cwDGVABXfc3esokJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My truly monochromatic Monday picture.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In honor of whoever came up with the Monochrome Monday Photo trend, this is my monochromatic picture. It basically sums it up. Try to beat this. Any guess of what it is?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monochromemonday/@thisgirl/my-truly-monochromatic-monday-picture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monochromemonday/@thisgirl/my-truly-monochromatic-monday-picture</guid><category><![CDATA[monochromemonday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsoGbkbvopsEorTy7ednGwE5d7Fqd4Yc8cMwain5rsKYAk8SJceexupk8rjfu6NERBZPFes3rDLYrDvmNCwkLz7n7jUTzwCqMC3KnEqniZnnVZ61rkBGT8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The story we tell ourselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[They told you that you were not enough, and that you were too much, That this was wrong with you, You were crazy, You were misbehaved. They told you To tone it down, Sit with your legs crossed, Blend in,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tkc/@thisgirl/the-story-we-tell-ourselves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tkc/@thisgirl/the-story-we-tell-ourselves</guid><category><![CDATA[tkc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9zofXyB3RswH8cD4v5jaR5h2MCySWoAkKTu6NWzW7qgNzi82np1qj6BxpvU4F2xrevVePDi7X2YeZPvLhjg6NBDymnZNQbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite: sound check!]]></title><description><![CDATA["Sound check!" squeaked Svetlana excitedly.  It was her first day at her job as the new voice for the brand of Russian cigarettes.  The ones that transform you into a 6 feet tall beauty with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tkc/@thisgirl/freewrite-sound-check</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tkc/@thisgirl/freewrite-sound-check</guid><category><![CDATA[tkc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfBh1uajQaiGzSqFu8dmSGdwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret #2 that my Italian parents forgot to tell me to survive my 20s: sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Try being raised in a Catholic country, where the sin for masturbation is blindness, divorce condemns you to hell, and making love is just to give babies to God.  For goodness' sake! Try growing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tkc/@thisgirl/secret-2-that-my-italian-parents-forgot-to-tell-me-to-survive-my-20s-sex</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tkc/@thisgirl/secret-2-that-my-italian-parents-forgot-to-tell-me-to-survive-my-20s-sex</guid><category><![CDATA[tkc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfFbypn8cZZ9SjuXV3UYQGLuC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I need a steemit for dummies!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seriously! I don't get it. I. Don't Get. It. Anybody knows of any post that makes it super simple to understand steemit????   Pretend I am 5 years old.  I floss my tears with a nail-polisher,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@thisgirl/i-need-a-steemit-for-dummies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@thisgirl/i-need-a-steemit-for-dummies</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 23:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfBh1uajQaiGzSqFu8dmSGdwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite: "If you have any thoughts, please let me know."]]></title><description><![CDATA["If you have any thoughts, please let me know," whispered Dr. Irina Kravosky to her patient, with a maternal voice that encompassed care, sadism, and reassurance all at once.  She was fond of Mrs.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@thisgirl/freewrite-let-me-know-if-you-have-any-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@thisgirl/freewrite-let-me-know-if-you-have-any-thought</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 02:28:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfBh1uajQaiGzSqFu8dmSGdwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five secrets my parents forgot to tell me to help me survive my 20s]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my early 20s I moved by myself to the United States from Italy, and I was basically on my own. My parents forgot to pack their best advise for me, and I did not make a good counselor to myself. I am]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@thisgirl/five-secrets-my-parents-forgot-to-tell-me-to-help-me-survive-my-20s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@thisgirl/five-secrets-my-parents-forgot-to-tell-me-to-help-me-survive-my-20s</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 01:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfBgtkBU9rjckfV4DwPdjYrTg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are alone on New Years' Eve.....]]></title><description><![CDATA[To all the people who today do not have a family to celebrate with, or just lost someone special this year, I wish you healing, strength, solace, and a better new year ahead.   I know how hard it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@thisgirl/if-you-are-alone-on-new-years-eve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@thisgirl/if-you-are-alone-on-new-years-eve</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2017 21:29:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FurUDHYR2pp5ZaBpooR2tuM8J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes for a great introduceyourself post?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello seasoned Steemians, Can you please help me figure out why some #introduceyourself posts seem to do really well and others (like the one I posted this morning) don't? I thought long and hard about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@thisgirl/what-makes-for-a-great-introduceyourself-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@thisgirl/what-makes-for-a-great-introduceyourself-post</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 04:29:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HcUbsY2KNTeC24FBjx46ok7ok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why gray hair is a life lesson, and a metaphor for the best to come. Nice to meet you on my birthday, Steemit!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proper presentation, finally. Nice to meet you, with my favorite picture of my travels. Hanging out with street beggars in Turkey, also known as two beautiful and sweet women. These ladies were,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@thisgirl/why-gray-hair-is-a-life-lesson-and-a-metaphor-for-the-best-to-come-nice-to-meet-you-on-my-birthday-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@thisgirl/why-gray-hair-is-a-life-lesson-and-a-metaphor-for-the-best-to-come-nice-to-meet-you-on-my-birthday-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 17:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfEyBXFkrNeGpMxmxiKqzB2rA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A random door in....?]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.S.:  1. I only post 100% original work and photos taken with my smartphone.  It is much smarter than I am. 2. Let me know you are following me and I will follow you back! 3. Thanks for reading]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@thisgirl/a-random-door-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@thisgirl/a-random-door-in</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfeWJQGFseW5FZk8psEx6uyeN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where am I?]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.S.:  1. I only post 100% original work and photos taken with my smartphone.  It is much smarter than I am. 2. Let me know you are following me and I will follow you back! 3. Thanks for reading]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@thisgirl/where-am-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@thisgirl/where-am-i</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfeWJQGFsdRLBmZRLCZv86ndL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do what you can with what you have.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you do not have a football (or soccer) net, paint it on your house.   (Can anybody please translate what the writing says? I don't speak Arabic. You may even find out where this photo was taken) ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@thisgirl/do-what-you-can-with-what-you-have</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@thisgirl/do-what-you-can-with-what-you-have</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfeWJQGFseUq3mkEpBrTV6tPx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Assisi is one of my favorite Italian cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am in such good mood that I am going to post a picture of one my favorite cities in the world. Assisi, Italy, for me, has it all, and some. And I know Italy like the palm of my hand by now.  Your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorfulphotography/@thisgirl/why-assisi-is-one-of-my-favorite-italian-cities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorfulphotography/@thisgirl/why-assisi-is-one-of-my-favorite-italian-cities</guid><category><![CDATA[colorfulphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HaYKogLasuSoRzMvifFKoH5We?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a colonoscopy is awesome and fun! And how traveling prepares you for it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colonoscopies are fun! And awesome! Let me show it to you. When I turned 50 years old, I postponed having my colonoscopy for the following 2 whole years, horrified by the many miserable stories of people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@thisgirl/why-a-colonoscopy-is-awesome-and-fun-and-how-traveling-fully-prepares-you-for-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@thisgirl/why-a-colonoscopy-is-awesome-and-fun-and-how-traveling-fully-prepares-you-for-it</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 23:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfeWJQGFrn9TwZeudGV5XGkU6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>