<?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[Brandy Greenwell, Sincerely Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hunt Country Blog]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:51:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Permission to Begin Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dating after divorce is a lot like deciding to eat gas station sushi. You know it's probably a terrible idea, but every once in a while someone tells you they met the love of their life at Wawa, and suddenly you're willing to roll the dice.
]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/permission-to-begin-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5d0494aa66ec7ba9cd1e75</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:04:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_ed6af3b5aff5489c8e9bea39193c5ccf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Rover Ruined Me: Lessons on Raising a Resilient Child]]></title><description><![CDATA[I sat down to write this week and went digging through old memories for a story worth telling. Somehow I ended up back on an elementary school playground. Red Rover. If you're a child of the '70s or '80s, you already know where this is going. I was always — ALWAYS — the last one picked to "come over." There I'd stand in my overly high waisted pants with the elastic waist and tennis shoes , trying to look completely unbothered while internally negotiating with God. Please… just don't let me be...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/red-rover-ruined-me-raising-a-resilient-child</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4f074deb09451ed9adc596</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:58:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_201e527fb9da43d7a408b0f40560b37d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_845,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bless Me Father, For I Got High]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have long suffered from anxiety. Clinically treated, thoroughly managed, occasionally medicated — and yet. It still shows up. It still knocks. And the older I get, the louder it gets. When my twins were two, my husband and I separated. And just like that, regular life stress got a roommate. Single mom stress moved in, unpacked its bags, and made itself very comfortable. The cocktail that used to take the edge off? Less practical now. The edge itself? Sharper than ever. So I did what any...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/bless-me-father-for-i-got-high</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39417f87c293c189bcd56e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:39:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_27aa9e5f2c41490ba6835aea143665c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_864,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boy Who Called Me Fat And The Childhood Bullying Scars, I Remember You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Going to Kings Dominion the day after school let out was one of my favorite childhood memories.  It felt like the official kickoff to summer.  The beginning of long days. Sprinklers. Sunburns. Riding your bike until the streetlights came on. Coming home after dark without anyone knowing exactly where you'd been all day. Peak Gen X childhood.  The good old days.  Or at least that's how we remember them. What we don't talk about are the things that c ame home with us. The scars... I've been fat...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/childhood-bullying-scars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a270965750b8b39abbe39c9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:48:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_246c664a243341b69c5a2524c7f96f6f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe It Wasn’t Fate. Maybe I Just Had To Poop. Trust Your Gut In Dating]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if your “gut feeling” is just your nervous system recognizing a familiar wound or the repercussions from Taco Tuesday.
]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/maybe-it-wasn-t-fate-maybe-i-just-had-to-poop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14586e183a32d20e310dc6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:47:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_2aa0c4a80122457c9efa0b884237bfb4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_890,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midlife Identity and Confidence: I Thought I Was a Dove—Everyone Else Saw a Peacock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mentally a dove. Publicly a peacock. Emotionally… a feral pigeon with WiFi. Midlife identity and confidence have a funny way of colliding—especially when who you think you are doesn’t match how the world sees you.  Ever taken the DOPE test? You know, the one where you’re supposed to discover your inner bird—dove, owl, peacock, eagle—your personality, your strengths, your vibe. Adorable in theory. Unhinged in practice. I first encountered this little personality circus at a networking...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/midlife-identity-and-confidence-dove-vs-peacock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f74baa384eb6d61abb501d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:39:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_d54fef850a7e4e9e859dbe869d0b8010~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balance Restored. Dignity Pending. Midlife Reinvention.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since maturity, one of my breasts has been larger than the other. Not a charming little unevenness, but over a full cup size difference—which had me walking around with one shoulder perpetually forward, like I was sneaking up on my own reflection. Unsurprisingly, this did nothing positive for my posture, and I’ve long blamed my slight scoliosis on decades of creative compensation. There was always a workaround: a padded insert, a strategic adjustment, or a subtle twist of the spine trying to...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/balance-restored-dignity-pending</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69de5ec0934ce577916b6665</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:47:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_b8b62d550a4c43718c518d113d6ee6c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Defense of the Badonkadonk: How the Kardashians Changed Body Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love it or hate it, we’re living in the Kardashian era of pop culture. A family of beautiful, business-savvy women — fronted by Kim and masterfully orchestrated by Kris Jenner — exploded onto the scene in 2007 and never left. What started with scandal evolved into an empire. There have been more spinoffs than Starbucks has drink modifications, and every sister has managed to turn beauty, branding, or both into a billion-dollar conversation. The shift: from shrinking ourselves to celebrating...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/how-the-kardashians-changed-body-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69baccf7fbeae459153ad7e9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:39:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_1a3f45008abc46ddb90e8c5c5a27e886~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_220,h_229,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind the Torney Bush: Lessons from  Rural Irish Pub Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[This wasn’t a tourist pub. This was the locals’ local. Farmers pulled up on tractors and occasionally slept in the cab by morning. Kids rode ponies into the village for crisps. Teenagers bought cigarettes for their parents without question — unless their mam didn’t smoke, in which case the barkeep would bellow across the room:
“Jaysus Albert, git outta here before I call your mam!” It was rural Ireland in its purest form.]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/mind-the-torney-bush-lessons-from-a-rural-irish-pub-in-county-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b1a2b9e54036185f877730</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:40:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_9f59464529494ae6b9c30c2a7aaa8ea8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_275,h_183,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monica Lewinsky Wasn't the Scandal. She Was the Scapegoat.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Monica Lewinsky story is one of those cultural moments where, looking back, you almost can’t believe  everyone collectively lost their minds  in the same direction. In the mid-1990s, Monica Lewinsky was a 22-year-old White House intern. Bill Clinton was 49, President of the United States, leader of the free world, and apparently incapable of not making catastrophic personal decisions. They had a consensual affair that lasted about a year.  In my Monica blue power shirt.                    ...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/monica-lewinsky-cultural-reconsideration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a812690df7a7bf5034469a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:27:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_f3485a9dafca4caaa0994bc9bcb4e600~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Baby, It’s Cold Outside is wrong - Then frankly, I don’t want to be right.]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/baby-it-s-cold-outside</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698c8532d9c323c10df5be33</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:57:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_326d12870fde4643abfac18de2c408f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wannabe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country singer Tricia Yearwood released a song in 1993 with the line,  “After I’ve forgotten all about us, the song remembers when…”  And ain't that the truth. How many times has a song pulled you back into a specific moment in time? A smell, a feeling, a version of yourself you forgot existed until the first few notes hit? For me, this happens daily. Occupational hazard of a full-blown playlist savant. Here’s the irony: I am probably the  least musically inclined person to walk the earth . I...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/wannabe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697b7cbaccf6db790cb0558f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_09308abb0a1b4e58bed4223a64a1506b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is 50]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life has its black notes and its white notes, so says  Bridget Jones . I once wrote a piece about having Bridget Jones moments and regaled readers with tales of me falling into a trash can at a Hunt Ball and announcing with great enthusiasm that “I have gas!” while doing a potty dance in line at an Exxon. Both true stories—and foundations for my humility. But Bridget Jones in present day is an aging single mom—and so am I. I turned 50 this year. This is 50. This is 50. For better or for...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/this-is-50</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69550bba7fd864ff7fe0a0f9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:02:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_373c277f6e1b4cc18aa42901a6406551~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middleburg Spring Race Attire]]></title><description><![CDATA[2015 Middleburg Spring Races- Anne Sittman, Nick Greenwell, Brandy Greenwell in the Old Town Crier Riders up!! Spring in Virginia’s horse...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/middleburg-spring-race-attire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ff1c0a8eb35ba4197a1ad7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:05:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_b6602fb877864257841dbedbc0f97320~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_214,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Autopsy of a Horseman]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you eventually end up with the tag on your toe what will your autopsy say about you as a horseman?]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/autopsy-of-a-horseman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d4789bb4708ff7f8168013</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_abf52bf9213b4d46bf63a106b7ab1d86~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[McFly]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would you do if you could Marty McFly back in time?  What advice would give your younger self? Be nice to everyone, particularly the...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/mcfly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ad0aedcc1e454e036e92f4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:59:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_8e03aedc42b64d7eb0d267c261f9ce1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_259,h_194,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridget Jones Moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before I fell in the trash can.   If you are unfamiliar with the Bridget Jones's Diary  series, you are missing out on the musings of a...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/bridget-jones-moments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6793e3b7687bcd2288658e27</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ade3a5_01a2d5981b7e49eea05d2c920b306d71~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pigs Can Fly]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have the most amazing horse ever to walk the face of the earth and my connection and bond with her are like those found in little...]]></description><link>https://www.sincerelybrandy.com/post/pigs-can-fly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6772affc8e2ba79bab0241ac</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:37:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/027c3b_d8aecfa100e94221a6dc26a66609754f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brandy Greenwell</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>