<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:50:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/lifeofratticus/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I seem to have been gone for a month...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in January I was still really struggling with my mental health, and while I was doing ok with adapting to the anti-depressants, I was not noticeably getting anywhere. I was also still struggling with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/i-seem-to-have-been-gone-for-a-month</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/i-seem-to-have-been-gone-for-a-month</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkX1wQsHSBxybS8pq2qxA4WQivZvANi15xTzEo7T2RYHkq5qmNE8myemg8Z3F?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The last week in my cooking]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I haven't managed to get back to posting regularly, or even looking at my list of posts to make. Slowly getting sources of stress sorted out or pushed into the future to help with the mental health]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@ratticus/the-last-week-in-my-cooking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@ratticus/the-last-week-in-my-cooking</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjZctxzTMXiiAiRVSVQm7EW7RejYGmmJJ9k23mRPxVHXrFBoZuJZ7sbtsf4CX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just a short update - and maybe a couple of pics of my girl...]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, it's been over 3 weeks since I posted. I will firstly report that I am still here, still alive and (mostly) well. With that said, I've been doing a lot of work getting my health back on track over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/just-a-short-update-and-maybe-a-couple-of-pics-of-my-girl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/just-a-short-update-and-maybe-a-couple-of-pics-of-my-girl</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 03:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkaPnyrk5T5yuFy2gjDgWzcXeZqYpSNvfddCxofiBuk6NzyzMVYmJUNk3U2UK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected, but not surprising]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of you probably have noticed my absence, others probably haven't. I've been struggling for a little while, and a bit over a week ago I was helped to make the decision to call the doctor and get help.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/unexpected-but-not-surprising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/unexpected-but-not-surprising</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkFcbsx2nNtQSvcwMKhUnhLhyjCGyGZ6zamob3HY3FFxQUpR2YUvT6LDgo5x4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before I get back to normal...]]></title><description><![CDATA[As my recent updates have shown, life has been a bit of a turmoil lately, and that's not about to change with centrelink's decision today (despite their decisions as recently as last month) that my fiancee]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@ratticus/before-i-get-back-to-normal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@ratticus/before-i-get-back-to-normal</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:10:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpnfdVfvizpFakLVHuRo5ARcCut5LvTSavLMf8JBwVYVD3kn13TkiUAdF7PU5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A thank you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a short post to let you all know that It is also to let you know that I am thankful for the support that those of you who have interacted with me over the last month and a half have provided. I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/a-thank-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/a-thank-you</guid><category><![CDATA[lifeofratticus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhgDkpmWVzEnzJKz7VexaMiqTj79CurcKYcTjNexrvkoQiaCGcomdNzkaFtwA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Mother As some of you would have noticed from my previous posts, my mother's health hasn't been good. We thought that she was getting better, but the improvements were only temporary. On Monday 20th]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/my-mother</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/my-mother</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 11:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkshXr9xjndHmqcoHfu1KJawUrALVbk2B95GvVa9hgiDw7Zd2t7vgJALWz85j?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intermission part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following on from my previous post, I'm currently in Adelaide. I arrived mid morning on Saturday to the news that while mum wasn't in renal failure as previously diagnosed, she wasn't in a good way at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/intermission-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/intermission-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[lifeofratticus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2018 09:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjasnLye6mLZn7w8zmuPBe2kuTr5TDuFyUbgKFhiW6xQRRNYiKZaPSBe8cAq7?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intermission]]></title><description><![CDATA[I expect that my next week or 2 will probably not contain much in the way of posts, and it may take a while for me to get back into the swing of things. I had the phone call tonight and fly off tomorrow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/intermission</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/intermission</guid><category><![CDATA[lifeofratticus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:56:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoWdc71RDTcjafprzb41U4QpGjyH1EdG9YczcLQdfguir8TQPNpLPQ8z99vFb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where have I been for the last week?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asides from being a new father, and spending what time I can over at my partner's place visiting her and our baby, I've been sick. So sick I've spent more than half of every day last week in bed sleeping,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/where-have-i-been-for-the-last-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/where-have-i-been-for-the-last-week</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 06:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkGiRLkaWSzPdmf5cgVNajA87L3qA5jrihAavJqCnznrJEyUoVBxVfKbNo7BB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The time has finally come!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Way back towards the end of last year, I had a couple of announcements that were made, and this week saw the end of one of those phases. On Monday morning we got up early and we headed to the hospital.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/the-time-has-finally-come</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ratticus/the-time-has-finally-come</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 02:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmomfDUPBqAtaYWdxKuhTaP2qk3XiSvWLTTgpuoifYTKbo6qkRJgaUqp5RAQqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mount Lofty]]></title><description><![CDATA[While I was in Adelaide recently, I had a couple of fitness excursions with my sister. 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The day's planed journey, with endpoints marked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/the-last-leg-of-the-road-trip</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/the-last-leg-of-the-road-trip</guid><category><![CDATA[lifeofratticus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 06:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2DEFFNUQ2DkxjSiU1P5VpexGkyr6iPYXToRhrRxRtPuyQM7q1DZMyo7eX5Ndg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne Meetup and Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having arrived in Melbourne with my travelling companion and rested for the night, we had an afternoon meetup in the city to get to. Because I have awesome friends though, my host had arranged for another]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/melbourne-meetup-and-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lifeofratticus/@ratticus/melbourne-meetup-and-food</guid><category><![CDATA[lifeofratticus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratticus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 04:58:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2CJ2dRVAPPkymd4s1zzjJQRCvzWRe3txLjQvP1hS5LV2nUVq4gPmnbtuAGPYL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little road tripping with my new friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I'll be getting back to my schedule later this week, but first, what I've been doing for the last few days. 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