<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24006235</id><updated>2009-02-20T23:22:19.181-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dromedary in Traction</title><subtitle type='html'>My story of self discovery and healing, as I leave behind an abusive marriage and childhood, reenter the world of single parenting, and hopefully learn from my mistakes!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybackfinallybroke.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24006235/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybackfinallybroke.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>a stronger, braver me</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15090510763490197127</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24006235.post-2768768528014563930</id><published>2007-04-15T12:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-15T12:40:51.765-07:00</updated><title type='text'>you've come a long way baby</title><content type='html'>Its been over a year since I began this blog, yet I only had 19 posts.  Not a good average! I started this blog when my xdh and I broke up, to help keep track of the cycles our relationship goes though, and also because I started attending a group counseling class for women who had escaped domestic violence. I really wanted to further explore the issues we talked about in group here, and be able to look back and see my own personal growth.&lt;br /&gt;Then, last may, I hurt my back. Months and months of pain killers didnt help me keep up with blogging. A lot changed in my life. I finished the 15 week group, and an additional 9 week individual counseling. I'm currently involved in a parenting group specifically for children who have been exposed to domestic violence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, I'm living pretty well on my own. This week my divorce should be final. I also will gain (finally) visitation rights for my stepdaughter. Im enrolled in school, and doing well. then, last week - guess what... I hurt my back again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've deleted all my old posts. my ex asked me if i had a blog the other day, which made me wonder if he had found this one. I did save all my old posts - too much pain went into writing them to just hit delete.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This blog will have a new function now - to chronicle my successes.  Of course, thats what it was for to begin with, but I have a whole new outlook on life now. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and...I'm writing a book!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24006235-2768768528014563930?l=mybackfinallybroke.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybackfinallybroke.blogspot.com/feeds/2768768528014563930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=24006235&amp;postID=2768768528014563930' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24006235/posts/default/2768768528014563930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/24006235/posts/default/2768768528014563930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybackfinallybroke.blogspot.com/2007/04/youve-come-long-way-baby.html' title='you&apos;ve come a long way baby'/><author><name>a stronger, braver me</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15090510763490197127</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16232489499662471197'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry></feed>