<?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[Eternal Daydreamer Publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysite]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:34:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.torialvarez.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[MINDSET]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEAUTY TO DISASTER... IN 15 MINUTES What’s your mindset? Are you a half empty or a half full kind of thinker? Springtime in Texas can be...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/mindset</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67eea70bcbac1441ac369988</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:29:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_fcce401e69a541c3895ca4c5081adff4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping up with the Joneses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you trying to with Keep up with the Joneses? But first, let me clarify… when we hear that statement, most people think of monetary...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/keeping-up-with-the-joneses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665de0ad912fbf86914cf5dc</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:56:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_08ce863288814a83997eb771414092cb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dorm Room Essentials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do's, Don'ts, &#38; Maybe's With my daughter heading to college in the fall, I'm at a loss for all the things she may need. She's my first...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/dorm-room-essentials</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662e5c24783d1a2e86e32fec</guid><category><![CDATA[Tori's Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_8202a79d14134705a30913cc68d27698~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Basket Ideas for Teens]]></title><description><![CDATA[We only have a few weeks before Easter! Here are some ideas to fill your teen girls' basket! The Basket No need to get an "Easter Basket"...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/easter-basket-ideas-for-teens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65edcf0ce518af7da59f4bf5</guid><category><![CDATA[Tori's Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 16:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_ad1b611997ab4f14b3641cf4b01c28fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valentine's Day Gift Guide:       Teen Girls    ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are some ideas for great Valentine gifts for your teen girl based on what my daughter has told me she NEEDED or is currently in her...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/valentine-s-day-gift-guide-teen-girls</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65be5a191c1ea061c9b36157</guid><category><![CDATA[Tori's Lifestyle]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:27:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_2f5cbc7434324a0191062523b56c95ca~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Slow Down ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections Part 2: A Discovery If you missed part 1, go back to last Sunday. This is the story of how I was self medicating with alcohol...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/sunday-slow-down-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648fc29da80ed53a6011ca0a</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 02:54:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_7e32d291235c4ec483d688f2cb036839~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Slow Down ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections Part 1 Life through the filter of social media. I wrote about this once before, when my mom was battling cancer. My life on...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/sunday-slow-down</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6485e80be64ca195e259ea8a</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 16:18:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_94e57701b99f4df89007a256451192cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trope Talk ~ Can't read anymore.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been a romance reader for years and my tastes have changed over that time. I hadn’t thought much about it until recently when a...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/trope-talk-~-can-t-read-anymore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6097ccf1676da3001604bf15</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2021 12:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_bbb57f5fcd354bd2a86d2734df1f49aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trope Talk ~ Love Triangles]]></title><description><![CDATA[As readers we have favorite tropes and others we don’t really care for. And so many that fall somewhere in between the love &#38; dislikes....]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/trope-talk-~-love-triangles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606cf9dd0a42bf0015a492ec</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:40:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_f7f78e2eaf7241918b7144aa2956cce9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Cinnamon Roll? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have seen this term all over Instagram to describe the nice guy and I could not understand WHY! While a cinnamon roll might be a tasty...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/why-cinnamon-roll</link><guid isPermaLink="false">604a9f117018d10058d38268</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:33:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_d1e85733bf9641da9dab06b207851d9e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was it fate? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little backstory for the beginnings or what was supposed to be the non beginnings of Tragically Beautiful. I wrote Beautiful Collision...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/was-it-fate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f88535aa08bcc0018f1db3c</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:56:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_e63fb0b9054d4fd6b6e2c3abee5a7ff1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Normal]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just want to say I'm done with "new normals". DONE. Another new normal I'm suppose to adjust to. That has been my life for almost 3...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/a-new-normal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8b7ae5f44d500017d80d3e</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:07:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_20fe0916c7ab446b9af4e103ea8a4864~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Drank the Kool Aid
]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people hear about personal growth or following someone to become a better version of themselves, many times it's viewed with...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/i-drank-the-kool-aid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d3db6bbb34e40001683ce51</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_6713412d490143188f9a2300572c8220~mv2_d_3024_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought I was Okay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grief is a strange process. There are so many stages and they do not come in any particular  order. Just when you think you've passed a...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/i-thought-i-was-okay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d3d96bd82ee01001657dced</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_4c40d8c8c86f4a0fac2de891e7606b79~mv2_d_1974_1974_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISE Conference: The Story of an Introvert]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introvert travels alone to a growth conference, out of state and among 3,800 women. This is my story. I have wanted to attend a Rise...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/rise-conference-the-story-of-an-introvert</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d0792f090306900152bd4e1</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:28:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_f0bf0f639c7448139f3b6c654280aa28~mv2_d_3024_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[I lost my mom October of 2018 to breast cancer.  She struggled and fought for almost two years.  During this time I wrote several posts...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/my-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cf074dd1974540015d6f402</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 11:21:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_4ae5a288ae8244b18d20b9ec115df869~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl, Stop Apologizing]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Rachel Hollis The follow up to Girl, Wash Your Face is the kick in the butt you need when life brings you down.  Girl, Stop...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/girl-stop-apologizing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c662c2616b1a3001c6b97a2</guid><category><![CDATA[Bookish]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2019 14:45:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_04ae0e2457ff464cadb35ef9fe7cae1b~mv2_d_3024_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Small Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[So much of our life goes by unnoticed.  Small gestures, little accomplishments, conversations, gifts, laughs, voice, etc... it's all...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/the-small-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c45188404900d001c1544fd</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_9b6399b97e3f46f2876434236ad693d2~mv2_d_3024_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going into 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[As resolutions are being made and goals being written, I've realized my life is full of unnecessary things.  The house is FULL of stuff. ...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/going-into-2019</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2c38d398e6de001a15542c</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2019 21:50:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_24d5dc44179b4336b5ed2a5933680edc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_897,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 2018
]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I sit here and reflect on my last year, I am filled with so much joy and sadness.  These emotions have been in constant battle this...]]></description><link>https://www.torialvarez.com/post/my-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c1fa38a7e9a3a001affc23a</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 17:32:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4bd37a_059fdf56ec464403b048a4a50590ab9d~mv2_d_2250_2316_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tori Alvarez</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>