<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:06:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@laurabean/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I could not have predicted the last year or more of my life.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been an adventure that's for sure. Since the birth of my beautiful children, life has just been a relentless blur. It is not bad, just difficult - impossible at times, but always worth even the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/i-could-not-have-predicted-the-last-year-or-more-of-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/i-could-not-have-predicted-the-last-year-or-more-of-my-life</guid><category><![CDATA[returning]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 19:37:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the world Megan and Oscar! (Sorry I've not updated.... It's been kind of busy!!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[7 Weeks ago I gave birth to my beautiful twin babies. They are both amazing and very funny! The different facial expressions and bodily noises that they make both melt my heart and have me laughing and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/welcome-to-the-world-megan-and-oscar-sorry-i-ve-not-updated-it-s-been-kind-of-busy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/welcome-to-the-world-megan-and-oscar-sorry-i-ve-not-updated-it-s-been-kind-of-busy</guid><category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 23:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/bqA9tjZHuvzfb9GH1evguMK5hvVsVSbh1pg5irJNYw9ysKovDCZmP8umR29VYQRvXr4Zq6bcn9p6GZoKd1NpFTq4PUPrHx9KHG9HuiSuvb9ajM2A3EAYSdmTguZAf9aMcUKq5gRfnCd2neWDq7NnEMMwKs2tiFP4jDMa1MpU8B8uTxbxUCUZP5XeVHp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pregnancy Journal - Week 35!     The babies are ready to arrive........]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would like to have updated more frequently than I have done so to this pregnancy journal, however I have mainly been held back by a huge lack of motivation and energy due to all the pregnancy-related]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-35-the-babies-are-ready-to-arrive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-35-the-babies-are-ready-to-arrive</guid><category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 18:48:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77rscFKKWyPHpjcaTnzGuo4NoWBeEFeAonN1kt1JTgt35d9bdMqem2rCL4GBphssQikJFWDiRPc3paVuaqDJttUBjvZ6mk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pregnancy Journal - Week 27 - Only 10 weeks until C-day!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling crap is back! I am in unbelievable pain most days, in most positions that I sit, stand or lay down in! Everything is getting squashed it feels like, and of course kicked at quite frequently. I]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-27-only-10-weeks-until-c-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-27-only-10-weeks-until-c-day</guid><category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 03:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYD9fnju8rTx5wb66KvxTxtKZYaFk1TYrEyMnFV7nkuti8X2ihX72Hk8PzVJjvgmawYHp7A1srv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems from pain - Without you]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this recently, It's actually the lyrics to a song I have written. One day I will be brave enough to upload a video of me playing guitar and singing it, but until then - it can be read as a poem.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/poems-from-pain-without-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/poems-from-pain-without-you</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 07:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpy3aGuUiJA1mdjDg38ncWFRc4jsyiviHnfL6iXdE5cpuJ3gJefWw9WkeMWkFq6fPGrKy8oknNJCouE6Msosk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pregnancy Journal - Week 26 ... 11 weeks to go until C-Section!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week 26 and the Third Trimester is showing its presence..... My bump is getting bigger quite quickly now and its taking its toll on my body. The sickness has returned with force (I have been sick most]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-26-11-weeks-to-go-until-c-section</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-26-11-weeks-to-go-until-c-section</guid><category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 04:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVNGQcghDD5VcXxVEfikxEEqgenjCqgsDWexEPmVTWGfwz95oZmpZDLk6c1C7pu4aMemZJkZKMCyzup39MeWULWU59jL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems from Pain - Broken Confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[I miss your smell I miss your smiles and those cute tiny wrinkles around your eyes Your quirky ways you have sometimes I miss when I could call you mine all it takes to heal I am told is time which I'm]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/poems-from-pain-broken-confusion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/poems-from-pain-broken-confusion</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 00:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeLCQygrLw2VKzh39p468Qw6usNBTZVErKZNaPhvduos7j56n2vwsrMsx29d48yK87j624SETBynmGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems from Pain - Pity & Blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[She loved him too deeply She was in danger, she knew but the longer she loved him the stronger love grew she believed they were soul-mates he said he did too but those convincing loving moments became]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/poems-from-pain-pity-and-blame</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/poems-from-pain-pity-and-blame</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 23:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2SEoQYUucnB6EaTAsG4CfTx147Xnm3JmQfmfCpydWyLmECDeAvFD2AFwKicepNU4tiTUG8QUPoxNwRJQkD9Jwqp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pregnancy Journal - Week 22  It's getting quite scary now....]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am getting very nervous about my body getting bigger as the babies grow so rapidly over the coming weeks. The main reason for this nervousness is due to the pains I am experiencing already from the babies]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-22-it-s-getting-quite-scary-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-22-it-s-getting-quite-scary-now</guid><category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 19:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNeL6MpDyPCFmoQfZ7bM6osEjUg5MD3WJ4PB7jyfP6yQuF2wCvHPjTCtbBz3947FAPSZk6MxXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pregnancy Journal - Week 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[My hormones have really settled down now, sickness is minimal, nausea practically non-existent and I have a lot more energy and have been successfully running my home without the help of others! Of course]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-21</guid><category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs789BRdX5xgmnQs2EJHyzbYyETLfHgkah3kSVMmNYpQ69Qhg3erWQcX2LNJiPyS1tvaJLYQVmPa4DkLBUm5wFttKkqxkAUW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Twins Pregnancy Journal - Week 20  "I am now doing this on my own!!" and Gender Reveal!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since my last post things have changed somewhat in my circumstances. I had a private scan at 16 weeks and the lady confirmed that one of the babies is 100% a boy (We could see this too). I can really see]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-twins-pregnancy-journal-week-20-i-am-now-doing-this-on-my-own-and-gender-reveal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-twins-pregnancy-journal-week-20-i-am-now-doing-this-on-my-own-and-gender-reveal</guid><category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:39:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs78FznDcgwxeZmqc156cy9Pukba79WVeMYiRkmdEna9y86XC1grebJ2dUHXd5eTYWoyAaqz49A7QYir5YL3we9XboPBNVUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems from Pain - "Moving on"]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shattered vision taunts my thoughts Now the future fills me with fear It was all planned out – our happy life But now you are no longer here I know we can’t be together But my heart hates us being apart]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/poems-from-pain-moving-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/poems-from-pain-moving-on</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 23:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNfJHAk5q2XxVhyNzs3UamHDW8XBgnK5eWc967WSA4v3nMreM9qz4FcV9LRQzhMXy6cVBoiYmC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I lost 35kg - I feel happier and healthier and this is how I did it....]]></title><description><![CDATA[I admit I was one of those irritatingly lucky teenagers when I was younger - I could eat whatever I chose and I just failed to put on any weight. I am sure other factors like nights on end spent dancing]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/how-i-lost-35kg-i-feel-happier-and-healthier-and-this-is-how-i-did-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/how-i-lost-35kg-i-feel-happier-and-healthier-and-this-is-how-i-did-it</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2017 17:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdbJakD5WKoFtRJbVys6BUiXgWrdtTiwmErXy7tB8DAFUSU9Te71tdCvvF9PWKh4svWULBa7XhH7pGqbwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye TwentySeventeen - Happy New Year Steemians!]]></title><description><![CDATA[To all Steemians: I hope you leave 2017 with positive thoughts for the coming year. Let go of anything that has been dragging your mind down - now is the time to move forwards. 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Xxxxx]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/merry-christmas-steemians-20171224t192651163z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/merry-christmas-steemians-20171224t192651163z</guid><category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2017 19:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwKC7fCsviNnse9ikHRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pregnancy Journal - Week 14 - Life is good! :D]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well as I have entered the second trimester of the pregnancy my hormones have definitely began to settle as predicted by so many. Scientifically this is deemed to be because the placenta has now taken]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-14-life-is-good-d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/my-pregnancy-journal-week-14-life-is-good-d</guid><category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaJQ3C68BvmbnhCVXCGpah3U1xmXkC25hkjFgjcabEaqEQsVRgXSJxpUZftVFZABHr7qybr1t8NgkN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is too much for one person - Can we help? It's such an important cause!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I posted a request for a recommendation on Facebook a few days ago because I needed some help to move some boxes from a man with a van. I had a message from a man who kindly offered to help me anytime]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@laurabean/this-is-too-much-for-one-person-can-we-help-it-s-such-an-important-cause</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@laurabean/this-is-too-much-for-one-person-can-we-help-it-s-such-an-important-cause</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurabean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 12:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChad7W1QDKAGyUWgw5hAeVxnbmWPKry1kGaD5WZBwa8s29tGBR2hTVmeQ3R5s3qptK15pGtewDnWoZR4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pregnancy Journal - Week 13 - Scans, NHS experiments and moving house!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday we had the first official scan of the babies. It was amazing to see them respond to being prodded by the doctor. We saw their tiny hands and legs waving around. 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