<?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[Annitsa--It's Ukrainian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annitsa Spry]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:51:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Check-In #8: On Track]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a couple weeks since I've checked in.  I haven't had the itch to sit down and write, which happens sometimes.  I've been trying...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/check-in-8-on-track</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66479d4fe3faa779957ef10a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 21:10:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 Month ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a full month since I started my positive-thinking shift.  I wish I could tell you that I have turned my life around and that...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/1-month</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6632b82c172232174520a910</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 22:32:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check-In #6: Underneath It All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Egor Vikhrev I woke up today after having terrible stress dreams all night.  My anxiety is seeping deep into my subconscious. ...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/check-in-6-underneath-it-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662aa0f77af6ad05815f111b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_e5341909966643e0a344679b17c90ee9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check-In #5: Bring It On]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've written here.  I've been busy with honestly what I can't remember.  My memory is crap these days.  I can...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/check-in-5-bring-it-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6621b256e44c3ccd62004cdd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 01:08:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check-In #4: When Trouble Strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Jake Blucker As I type this I'm sitting in my apartment waiting to hear back from the mechanic's about my car.  Two days ago...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/check-in-4-when-trouble-strikes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6619b15b7f874937ee719ea7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 23:40:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_57ed03900bb447a4b8791266b3799a18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check-In #3: Smooth-ish Sailing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't have much to report since my last check-in.  I'm not sure that this is good or bad.  To be honest I wasn't challenged much in the...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/check-in-3-smooth-ish-sailing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6615b1b3a812a3dbd8ef08bd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:03:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check-In #2: Technical Difficulties ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The positivity train has crashed and burned.  These last few days have been terrible in terms of attitude.  I have had literal technical...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/check-in-2-technical-difficulties</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6610625c11112cb6ec647b23</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:27:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check-In #1: Frustration vs. Negativity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Kelly Sikkema It's been two and a half-ish days on my positivity journey.  I must say it hasn't been too tough---yet.  What...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/check-in-1-frustration-vs-negativity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660d93cf261d4f7a379afb0c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:22:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_4029d342ac5b4688b00f62e3583c8b98~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[April 1st, Not Fool's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Amanda Jones Today marks the first of April, and although many may choose to make a fool out of someone (rightly so, GO FOR IT),...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/april-1st-not-fool-s</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660b0fba51beb02d5a1e54ba</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:35:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_bc8af6e75fc042e08ec4525a86000a14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out There]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lone palm tree across from her window stands sentinel for the outdated apartment building behind it.  Not much has changed outside...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/04/23/out-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603eb</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:34:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_ba907192b641441b91d60f868328a125~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dos and Don'ts]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found myself lying awake past midnight last night descending into a rabbit hole of sadness and sobbing.  Don't worry--this isn't a...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/04/15/dos-and-donts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603ec</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:04:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_db0d42f32e1942eab556f4815321b788~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarantine and Furlough and all sorts of scary words]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day 23 of my Los Angeles quarantine.  My roommate and I have watched at least 30 movies.  We've decided to donate 20 of them.  I have...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/04/07/quarantine-and-furlough-and-all-sorts-of-scary-words</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603ed</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:28:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_4e2e5f3b9e1a4f82aa778558f84f4568~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[(R)Evolution.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, folks, it's about damn time.  For a revolution.  An evolution. I found an old letter to myself I jotted down in June of last year...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/03/23/revolution</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603ee</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:27:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_2d614cdcb43a4093b130627b787d02c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valley Village, CA 6/04/2019 Dear me, Today is a down day.  Clinical depression is like a monster on your back.  You never know if it's...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/06/04/to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603ef</guid><category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 02:13:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To M. N.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valley Village 6/03/2019 Dear M, On my run today I saw a little girl with wild curly blonde hair.  She was wearing a blue and black...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/06/03/to-m-n</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603f0</guid><category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 03:39:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To J. T.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valley Village 6/02/2019 Dear Joe, I woke up this morning with the most palpable dread.  I'm not sure of the reason.  It was the type of...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/06/02/to-j-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:33:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To J. C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valley Village, CA 5/31/2019 Dear Jim, When you messaged me last night it made me want to write a letter to you.  It's awfully nice to...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/05/31/to-j-c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603f2</guid><category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:38:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metanoia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where the hell have I been? I've been starting to live my life in a way that feels more true to who I really am.  To the woman I want to...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/05/29/metanoia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603f3</guid><category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 02:05:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_a29b70dd949b4eb2b49364c30de4d00e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_564,h_372,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, hello.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's this thing called writing where one puts one's thoughts down either on paper or some sort of computerized device.  It's vaguely...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/01/17/oh-hello</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f5922656000017c603f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 04:04:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_b47f58c8267d425d9bc2788889b4c570~mv2_d_3000_1957_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know, I know.  It's become trendy to love October.  Yuck.  But let me be clear--I was the OG lover of this spooky, autumnal month. ...]]></description><link>https://annitsaspry.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2018/10/03/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6f592ea9c430017b15dd3</guid><category><![CDATA[Home]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 21:04:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc9fdc_660bc4d876f74598939abbb254e6ae52~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annitsaspry</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>