<?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[I'm Tina and I will]]></title><description><![CDATA[website]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:36:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Drink Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like to have a glass of wine before the end of my day. You might ask "Why?". You might wonder 'Is she drinking now?'.  (Why do I sound...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/08/14/why-i-drink-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4caf8ad50017d25d85</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:25:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f743a58853763eea0c81a3290d597aa2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're Afraid of Being Happy: It's Just the Title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several years ago, a friend offered some advice concerning my unrest. "You're afraid of being happy." It made sense. 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We had lost my husband to suicide less than 6 months prior, and my Dad had...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/04/12/easter-past</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4caf8ad50017d25d87</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8fed9ef13904fb85b6b12092c269a465.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[April 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feel like writing. May delete later. I've been feeling like writing, but our current situation concerning covid-19 has me feeling...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/04/04/april-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4caf8ad50017d25d88</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2020 15:41:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31cf408750348018e20e9e96e238b89.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee, Black]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning, as I had a short drive back to my home, I was thinking how great it is to enjoy the very little things, and that being my...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/02/28/coffee-black</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4caf8ad50017d25d89</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:24:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fd5856685841fdaa5f8202bb56405066.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I Were a House]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I were a house You might walk past and stare And wonder why so many clover grew near. You'd see Yellow Wood Sorrel and marigold...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/02/03/if-i-were-a-house</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4caf8ad50017d25d8a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 05:34:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e89e0f6940746fca65fb00de5119be1.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Short Rant on Moods]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would like to think that I'm self aware. I mean, I feel like I know who I am. Of course, there are things that we all don't like about...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/01/31/a-short-rant-on-moods</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4caf8ad50017d25d8b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1a508_b1977d300ea843c78b3ced8e113abcd4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_526,h_526,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I'm a Dinosaur and How a Failure Can Really Be a Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[I call myself a dinosaur. Some clients refer to me as "a dying breed". I'm in a small group (or herd, because I'm sounding like some wild...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2020/01/18/why-im-a-dinosaur-and-how-a-failure-can-really-be-a-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4caf8ad50017d25d8c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de27b2e088814fa994ff8a44f2a9a467.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[House of Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was born into a house of grief in 1967. My oldest brother died about 10 months before I was born. He was 2 years old. 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It gets a lot of comments....]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/08/29/i-am-mom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4c36740a00175728c0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 03:05:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1a508_dab19020aeb64dd8aa85927b9106face~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creativity vs Productivity ~ The Art of Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[This has been on my mind a lot this year. Avoidance. Procrastination. I don't like to think about these words. (Ha! avoidance again!) I...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/08/16/creativity-vs-productivity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4c36740a00175728c1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:45:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1a508_b22c3182d4764852a42e51473bc71410~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_620,h_488,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uninventing Myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 4 or 5 years now, I've sometimes jokingly referred to myself as a "Madonna". 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That title. That's what December usually feels like to me. I bet I'm preaching to the choir, right??? Holidays, family, ...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2017/12/29/overwhelmedunderwhelmed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4c36740a00175728c4</guid><category><![CDATA[Happy New Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[Goodbye 2017 Hello 2018]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 00:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2ff2bbaac10172ff5a14972147f42223.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_730,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy, Ugly Truths]]></title><description><![CDATA[**Edit** Here I am again. It is Jan. 10, 2020. I originally shared this story on Dec. 20, 2017. It immediately healed some issues in my...]]></description><link>https://thecharminglion.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2017/12/12/heavy-ugly-truths</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7a3e4c36740a00175728c5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1a508_3a7a1b849f034f0c93e24b61ac8d69aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_879,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tina Bailey</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>