<?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[Christine Virgin ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christine Virgin ]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/blog-posts</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:41:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.christinevirgin.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Resolution in a Word]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I wrote my first check of 2026. It was unnerving because I just  got used to writing 2025 on checks, as if the muscle memory took all year and now the rug is being pulled out from underneath me. The act of writing a check in the first place bubbles up a general fear that I am actually a complete boomer locked in a Xennial body. Can you relate? Middle age brings both a sense of some dread and IDGAF (flip! Read: flip). I literally can't peruse a restaurant menu anymore without some...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/word-of-the-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695d3b0b312d926aa9a8901b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:27:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_64419e20b75c4878b7a7b2f09ca0b6dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winding roads]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend represents so much more than, “I finally got a race car!”  The journey to owning this Spec E46 — at this time  — has been...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/winding-roads</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f0a9bdbe1765177dd32656</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_cd4b550cab2e418b80112ebc8caf81c9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning over new leaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing rivals the new beginning that Spring represents. This season never ceases to amaze me when the crocuses, snow drops and...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/turning-over-new-leaves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6418985344aa683532737c16</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:06:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_c8a60b987e0940db807ada61733fb801~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highs, lows, and unknowns]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend I skirted death. Maybe that's a little dramatic. But one of the lessons that car racing teaches you is that life is full of...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/highs-lows-and-unknowns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6356fcc4d85befb3fa565fb9</guid><category><![CDATA[Bucket List]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 02:42:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_41c81193cccd439dac0ca194cfe374ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letting go]]></title><description><![CDATA[For whatever reason, the waiting room at the pediatrician's office this morning was chock full of adorable little girls. As I sat there with my teenaged baby girl who is now an inch taller than I am, I observed the parents managing these precious bow-wearing tots. One toddler was wriggling on the floor and ignoring her mother's pleas to sit on the chair with her, and another continuously turned up the volume on her iPad despite her father's repeated and kind instructions that she needed to...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/letting-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e2e2145a4aec835882366e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_287e5d5b032a43b3859bb6ef820ce851~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call me author? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are pivotal moments that we allow to define us in life if we let them. For example, I became a mother the moment I saw those two...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/call-me-author</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62bb14d61b14d556bdd57da8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_12c118cb1e6b45c09b00115472d7a6f4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perspectives from the plateau]]></title><description><![CDATA[We so often talk about the hills and valleys, and how we can learn from both. But we don't talk about the plateaus as much. Chess prodigy...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/perspectives-from-the-plateau</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6283b073f84968c754807d78</guid><category><![CDATA[Bucket List]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 14:19:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_7505a2f7da1d4e7ea29a1d82c74fcbda~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A room full of risk takers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Beautiful List book gets inside the mind of tween girls, meeting them in their insecurity and walking them out the other side in beauty.]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/a-room-full-of-risk-takers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6262817c9f051252d2ff52e4</guid><category><![CDATA[Beautiful List]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:58:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_6e36583bd40847f7bff3f73aac3774df~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprising things I've learned about publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things I've heard about becoming an author is that writing the book is the easy part. I've already learned this to be true....]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/surprising-things-i-ve-learned-about-publishing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624dd7df1ff95d52a6d492a3</guid><category><![CDATA[Bucket List]]></category><category><![CDATA[Beautiful List]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 18:03:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_a0ac09a8011841e89cd26368dc5b8993~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put yourself in a prostituted person’s shoes this International Women's Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, my mind is on the women and girls around the world right now who are being bought and sold, as many as two dozen times a day, for...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/put-yourself-in-a-prostitute-s-shoes-this-international-women-s-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6227a62b163946d72f6c92f6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_eb8368cfc3ef4abdba46734b8006a39a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal instincts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday my mom sent me a funny meme from the_mommy_talks that said, "Mama Bear is such a sweet way to describe the fact that I'd tear...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/animal-instincts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6218e03b1af3e698ca88cbb6</guid><category><![CDATA[Family]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_a02ef87b236b4f81beff25dc78924736~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risky shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You Miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, et al While watching my daughter’s basketball game last...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/risky-shots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61f97f613fe5d03fcfda031e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:50:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_a28766be67a542ef93fc562320cb3c69~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Do or do not, there is no try." -Yoda]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Thursday, I met up with an old friend. She’s actually a former co-worker. My business partner and I hired her and one other amazing...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/do-or-do-not-there-is-no-try-yoda</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61e1c6d0e11f4b0016a9bfab</guid><category><![CDATA[Beautiful List]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bucket List]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:55:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_522bc4896eeb45bea680b0e41ade8c2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_455,h_392,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New year, new nothing: 100 weeks of Covid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Progress is like a snowball that starts small but gains momentum, growing as it rolls As I scrolled through Instagram over the weekend, I...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/new-year-new-nothing-100-weeks-of-covid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d41e0830fc9a0017c3573f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_1320081bde4e4138a541b92f5ea7fc00~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When fear overcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most anxiety-inducing, fear-mongering event in my parenting career happened last week. While the kids were prepping a dining room...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/when-fear-overcomes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61c05dff563e6800172a1ff8</guid><category><![CDATA[Family]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:53:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_36c77ee04bd24aacb6609fd0ac6f29c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our kids need us to be parents, not peers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps more than ever before, being a parent today is like treading water. It requires stamina and a constant vigilance. Our efforts can...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/our-kids-need-us-to-be-parents-not-peers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a523274e056e0016b3835d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:25:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_05b617a6b89341859b1f84bbcbc77ac4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The paradox of laying things down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever had a conversation with someone that changed things significantly, but afterwards, you couldn't remember the details? On...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/the-paradox-of-laying-things-down</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6187d002c2504d0016d3c4e1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 01:10:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a14bd_61afd7d5a81d4f5cbaf9c37feb6d7dd3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_440,h_658,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty doesn't have to be "ladylike"]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a child, sometimes I stood out because I was assertive and outspoken, especially with adults. I also cared more about climbing trees...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/beauty-doesnt-have-to-be-ladylike</link><guid isPermaLink="false">616ac7139811720016ce14af</guid><category><![CDATA[Beautiful List]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:14:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_942ef614d4354dc69a58860c1a36f9f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_988,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The power of yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[At UNC football games between the 3rd and 4th quarters, the opening of AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” sounds over the speakers. Fans rise, holding...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/the-power-of-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">615777ac08b5670016990395</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_91c554b9203f42a79253a288ef429f0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unexpected bucket list experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[My peek at Ferrari's Corse Clienti program: one of the world's most exclusive clubs. Heading up Montour Townsend Road, the Watkins Glen...]]></description><link>https://www.christinevirgin.com/post/an-unexpected-bucket-list-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">614b3823dfe33900177f6854</guid><category><![CDATA[Bucket List]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:34:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/501cf1_1fb3f842537e40f892966f74c0fee8ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Virgin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>