<?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" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Pink Velvet Blog Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simple living & self-care. Subscribe to receive updates from The Pink Velvet Blog— everything published on the blog, delivered to your inbox.
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Verma]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[thepinkvelvetblog@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[thepinkvelvetblog@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Niharika Verma]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Things That Have Made My Life Feel More Like Mine]]></title><description><![CDATA[My life has changed quite a much, and in a good sense, in these past few months.]]></description><link>https://thepinkvelvetblog.substack.com/p/things-that-have-made-my-life-feel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thepinkvelvetblog.substack.com/p/things-that-have-made-my-life-feel</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niharika Verma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:06:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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There has been a noticeable calm in my life lately and I don&#8217;t know if this is what entering in your 30s feel like but I personally will like to thank my God for all the blessings that made my life feel more like mine.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thepinkvelvetblog.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading The Pink Velvet Blog Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Is there a switch that flips where you suddenly look at a crowd and think, &#8216;No, I think I&#8217;d rather go home to my family and my cats&#8217;?</p><p>Whatever it is, I&#8217;ve been loving it.</p><p>There is a distinct shift that happens when you stop trying to force the puzzle pieces of your existence together and just let them lie where they fall. For a long time, I tried to accept a way of living life that had me wearing the right socializing caps, showing up to everything, and fitting in.</p><p>And then one day, well not exactly in a day but there was a phase where I started feeling like I am done, and want to have a life with moments more of where I feel like its mine.</p><p>I handed the what ifs and all my mental load back to the universe.</p><p>And that is when everything finally started to feel like mine.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thepinkvelvetblog.com/things-that-quietly-made-my-life-feel-like-mine&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Continue Reading&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.thepinkvelvetblog.com/things-that-quietly-made-my-life-feel-like-mine"><span>Continue Reading</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>