<?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[The Odd As City ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real stories from people: challenges, struggles that came with hard decisions, growth and outcomes. No victims here. ]]></description><link>https://www.theoddasscity.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:35:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theoddasscity.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My B-Day Get Away...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surprises always get me! I am a true believer of fully enjoying a gift from someone you love and who loves you in return; so, by going with the flow of it being a surprise, allows for just that! Now let me explain a little bit more. I do not need every moment to be "a moment", rather I am actually a simpleton.  I prefer there to be memories, shared laughs and quality time-LESS IS MORE! My husband totally gets me. And for that I am writing todays blurb. Lets go back a few weeks, to when we...]]></description><link>https://www.theoddasscity.com/post/my-b-day-get-away</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c086a26e2d81392490d301</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:40:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26d142_b440756093fb4a8dbb8dd4c72c552309~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Donielle Newton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adulting at it's ... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you think you've got it, you don't. I'll be honest there is a lot of emotion here. I have reached an age where I look back, reviewing memories and I wonder HOW I HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR... I have birthed 5, raised 6. I am MOM. It's what I hold close to my heart, I hold value in and honor. It is the best, the wildest, the craziest, the saddest, the hardest job to do... because there is no "completion".     Jobs have a completion: a submission, a deadline, a finality to. Not this job. This...]]></description><link>https://www.theoddasscity.com/post/adulting-at-it-s</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b628805f6a1e874c589dcb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:20:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Donielle Newton</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>