<?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[Simply Simi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sincerely Simi]]></description><link>https://sincerelysimi.wixsite.com/sincerelysimi/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 04:58:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sincerelysimi.wixsite.com/sincerelysimi/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Solo in Stockholm: It's a cygne!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know that Sweden is the first country that can be prescribed by doctors for a medical visit? After a few days there, I understand why. Here's how I celebrated a new decade of my life, from exploring Stockholm to now writing this ode to Sweden. It's a Danish tale, but I've always loved swans thanks to the story of the "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Anderson. Seeing swans, always feels like a good sign (cygne as they are called in French). I don't know when, but for a while, I've...]]></description><link>https://sincerelysimi.wixsite.com/sincerelysimi/post/solo-in-stockholm-it-s-a-cygne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e4cbd516b0ab534cf46128</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel, Food, & Funny Stories]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:17:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b3c70_5beb1dda47014f06a7a45a1b2ccbb4ac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Good, Feeling Safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you wear a mask to feel safe?]]></description><link>https://sincerelysimi.wixsite.com/sincerelysimi/post/being-good-feeling-safe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696baace564b12b7bf891544</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts ]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:06:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b3c70_1e088a00910a4a8fbba35c69300f01a5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emerging Adulthood ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am still trying to figure out who I am without all the external noise of who I am supposed to be or who I think others want me to be.]]></description><link>https://sincerelysimi.wixsite.com/sincerelysimi/post/adulthood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c0ecec25117c6e037b91eb</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts ]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 21:01:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b3c70_ca7d26a551fc45518a814efe4234adf2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[À la mode]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris is one of the fashion capitals of the world, and it's hard not to be influenced by it. As I get older, my preferences on my...]]></description><link>https://sincerelysimi.wixsite.com/sincerelysimi/post/%C3%A0-la-mode</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a7e271a9277153ffd069c1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:21:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b3c70_ac24a5e6572f43ffb1ba80bbe088efdb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_620,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Give Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will be four years this year since I moved to France, and I am tired. "Oh, but you're American. It's easier for you." The words ring...]]></description><link>https://sincerelysimi.wixsite.com/sincerelysimi/post/i-give-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648b61bf542ae3ed0ed6dc05</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 21:18:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b3c70_63906ffbce5d4ee295ec6465713b14fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quarter of a Century]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half way to 50! Here are 25 things I felt I've learned in the last 25 years that don't even come close to everything but summarises some...]]></description><link>https://sincerelysimi.wixsite.com/sincerelysimi/post/a-quarter-of-a-century</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606ef2eb5cea90001585b63b</guid><category><![CDATA[Thoughts ]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 11:45:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b3c70_fc540b1883344ba399f34878350eb126~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simi</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>