<?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[amessygirlsguide]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are two girls, exploring our twenties and writing about the things we find out about life and the world.]]></description><link>https://www.amessygirlsguidetogirlhood.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:10:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.amessygirlsguidetogirlhood.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Getting Dressed Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 2: Re-finding myself after being lost in Motherhood. Ironically enough, given the title, I still struggle finding the motivation to do simple daily tasks such as getting dressed for the day. I'd rather lounge around in my pajamas because that's what I've done for the last year of my life, basically. Losing the motivation to simply get dressed is just the beginning of the slippery stay-at-home-mom-starter-pack slope. Brushed out hair? I don't even remember the last time I saw my...]]></description><link>https://www.amessygirlsguidetogirlhood.com/post/the-art-of-getting-dressed-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7d23d62ca7f56c71814dfc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:20:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72c4fe_2b3a41f1236141a384b9e1389974af41~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalie Walmsley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's talk: Post Graduation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Throughout the majority of my adolescence, I have kept the same relative group of friends. We did everything together from school to partying in the most random cornfields. Post-Grad, things look a lot different now. I am one of the only ones in my friend group who still lives with my parents and hasn't started a family. At first, I felt like I  was so behind, I felt that everyone around me was farther ahead and I needed to be up there with them. The pressure of fast-pacing my life fell upon...]]></description><link>https://www.amessygirlsguidetogirlhood.com/post/let-s-talk-post-graduation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7272a5a6b03c80faf1ec24</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:16:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/237631_af101d6751104570b27c6b10ab3dd63a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_360,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alyssa Jones</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motherhood: The Balance between raising a child and hanging on to your youth. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[How I navigated becoming a Teen Mom, and how I made peace with the new reality of my life.]]></description><link>https://www.amessygirlsguidetogirlhood.com/post/motherhood-the-balance-between-raising-a-child-and-hanging-on-to-your-youth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7236b554ef9951451f5d84</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:02:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/237631_28b659c06d6a44efa1da96855d69b7f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_612,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Natalie Walmsley</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>