<?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[live life well]]></title><description><![CDATA[hard to handle]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:38:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Earth to Data Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earth to data centers,  A message to the City of Reno, the centers themselves, and all who will listen. The people are screaming a message at the top of their lungs.  Our waterways, our sustenance to life, the seeds of our cities are at risk. For what? A massive hard drive to store ideas, notes, and creations so that we no longer have to think? No longer get to learn to think?  I think Ailton Krenak, in his collection of essays titled Ancestral Future, said it best: “What we’re doing by...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/earth-to-data-centers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1e1dcd61de78e3b216259e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:08:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_9ef2698e5b534b53b1506978e57e4c06~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Are Not Here Alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother did not believe me when I said to her “I am no longer scared of snakes”. I don’t blame her. See, I did not have a regular fear...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/we-are-not-here-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e4259f4a2f8583aa9b721b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_0e52dd4aa86640d492a93cd65ea32d88~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kintsugi Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my grandfather slipped while on that slow slope of dying that some people are burdened with and instead fell steeply, faster than...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/kintsugi-man</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e20d011bafb97a9dcd42ab</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:20:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_c9342c83821f4357b3bb63064071c2a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On love and fingertips]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love so, so deeply. There is no other way that could possibly be ingrained so far into me. Through slicing cuts of hurt that scar over...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/on-love-and-fingertips</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683cdd070371dc85b9df6f68</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:10:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_88e3c720aff5403186eb0e99f678e9e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_907,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ins and Outs: 2025 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As always, this list does not have to apply to you. But it might. This is what I recognize as "in and out" this coming year, what I am...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/the-ins-and-outs-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6780237e88ddf98ba810a78a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:30:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2024 election, 4B and where we go from here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can I just say this collectively, for all of us?  What the fuck.  While I admittedly live my life in the type of bubble of college...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/the-2024-election-4b-and-where-we-go-from-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67402560dadc256faa3a528c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:37:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_7af1eca6be3d4f2bae7a82567b20c517~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Big Step into Running ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a runner.  Or at least, I’ve identified myself as a runner for many years now. I do not know exactly what qualifies a person as a...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/a-big-step-into-running</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671ab66dc009b2c545e8e1b7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:05:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prepping for International Travel ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where did the time go?! I feel like I’m always asking this, but with only a month and a half left until I leave to explore Europe on my...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/prepping-for-international-travel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662c11c9cd5d9b79e650faff</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:46:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_8277b5dee0ac41e88455fae2f600166f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget Travel as a College Student]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traveling while in college seems daunting at first. Flights, meals, accommodations? They all add up. As a college student based out of...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/budget-travel-as-a-college-student</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65dec68ff750bb333ae0bf6b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:50:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_56ecb9af6d994fe0a20db4999a04f2d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ins and Outs of 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ins and Outs lists are not overdone. Are the ones that have very unspecific things overdone? Yeah, a bit. That, or they just need a...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/the-ins-and-outs-of-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659c966955f7a225c6634422</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:49:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_e3ad447b44d8407d827a81a123efbeb9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 things I've learned by 20 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh fuck I’m 20?! I have no explanation and no clue how it happened… but I grew up. Or, to better put it, I am growing up. 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To...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/tips-on-hosting-a-friendsgiving-from-a-long-distance-daughter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655ff53ff9c632561177bbb8</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 06:11:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_afcd42d444354e6da598650de05ea130~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My last day in Hawaii- an itinerary ]]></title><description><![CDATA[With one day left in our long Waikiki weekend, my aunt and I wanted to make sure we got the full experience of the day. That meant waking...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/my-last-day-in-hawaii-an-itinerary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">620932eec346c3bb8d7c3659</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:09:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_7da35ef2af98408495371f18aa9ac650~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best things I ate in Waikiki, Hawaii]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok so of course the best food I had in Hawaii was all of the fresh fruit. But since that is available in almost every convenience store...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/the-best-things-i-ate-in-waikiki-hawaii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61ebb90e0f7ab00016712ded</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recipe Recs]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:45:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_4fad25549f434a16a397081d23e13ba4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiking Diamond Head, Waikiki]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the best activities I did while in Hawaii was a hike of Diamond Head crater. 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My aunt Jann and I...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/day-1-in-waikiki-honolulu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61ebb4751ff32a00353a0170</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:45:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_7f453ccbddac4085bb5da798d346fc74~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["State of the Union" 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by Eli Rallo, of @thejarr on Tik Tok, I decided to try out her tradition of creating a "State of the Union" report to start off...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/state-of-the-union-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d755ca387c7d0016bb9941</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_bd20a9ee22f646f089c7dbe9da07e634~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I baked this winter break]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter break and the holidays is the best time to try cookie recipes. Sharing them with friends makes it all the more better! (Spread...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/what-i-baked-this-winter-break</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61c2526deef40e0016ae633f</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipe Recs]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 07:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_829b6a7cf98d4f62b0cc16e98ae43373~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My favorite pods part 1: Motivational]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motivational podcasts are one of my favorite ways to start my day, take up a long car ride, or keep my mind busy while running or...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/my-favorite-pods-part-1-motivational</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b5a0d0bffc1e0017dc9a16</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:49:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_5a1cc1648c1c4acc88cffe07a079b39e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_813,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[18 things I've learned by 18]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just turned 18 a week ago, and after 18 years alive and finally becoming an adult, I decided to reflect on some thing's I've learned so...]]></description><link>https://emmatomeo.wixsite.com/storytellersoup/post/18-things-i-ve-learned-by-18</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b3c165995d880017afafe1</guid><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:35:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/56605c_5a3e99efe8e94954bf91437ba02f53e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_448,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emma Tomeo</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>