<?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[Kas Wynchester]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Loft Edit]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:11:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Think I Need to Go Offline]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think I need to go offline for a while. Somewhere between blogging, scrolling, creating and constantly thinking about what comes next, I lost track of who I am when nobody’s watching. So I’m logging off a little and trying to find her again.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/i-think-i-need-to-go-offline</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a984ac3887fa485c8d8e71d</guid><category><![CDATA[Unpacking]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:44:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_47be159dd91047d2b1a0d368bc9b51e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Better Half of Summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watching raspberries overripen, weeds swallow my sunflower and spiderwebs take over the patio has me wondering where summer went, why the second half feels different, and what you start when it feels too late to begin.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/the-good-half-of-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8b3c8616311e2343189348</guid><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_8cd50f2b4fbd40a0832921d78c3177c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 6-Month Plan: Is Dead.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My six-month plan is officially dead somewhere between a full rebrand, rearranging the house, restarting streaming, abandoning my budget and writing exactly one sentence of a new book. Turns out getting my shit together might need a different plan.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/the-6-month-plan-the-plan-is-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7cc1f72ca7f56c71804e38</guid><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_df413b3346464b608e168406c075bbcd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["You’ve Never Even Met Them"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the safest people I’ve ever known started as usernames on a screen. I’m talking about online friendship, growing apart, finding your way back, and why distance has never made a friendship less real to me.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/you-ve-never-even-met-them</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7a23e3bb2b410376b9a75a</guid><category><![CDATA[Love & Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Real Talk]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_aa540381ee984d508e4def780835c7b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Not 2016 Again. It’s 2006.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone says 2016 is back, but 2026 feels more like 2006: messy internet culture, nostalgia, and the strange pull of growing up online again.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/it-s-not-2016-again-it-s-2006</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a53e0801f3b88f8a4ecc0be</guid><category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Real Talk]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_6ed0aed3689e4372b5e75bd406399964~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe Healthy Masculinity Looks Like Two Brothers Laughing Into Microphones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason and Travis Kelce make masculinity feel less guarded, less angry, and a lot more human in a culture that often teaches men to be unreachable.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/why-the-kelce-brothers-are-the-internet-s-favourite-green-flags-in-shoulder-pads</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4eaefa38b98d875b89663a</guid><category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Real Talk]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_a3b88e44c4a5415496a23973a28adba7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Way Back to You]]></title><description><![CDATA[After seventeen years of history, one year of almost, and six months of being terrified to ask for more, I finally got to call my best friend my girlfriend. Two years later, this is my little love manifesto to us.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/the-long-way-back-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a553c82e3330becfcc03482</guid><category><![CDATA[Love & Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_1d7575cc287d4fd58dadaa3b3f2261f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apparently, We’ve Rebranded Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently I’ve rebranded again. Here’s why The Coffee Loft became The Loft, how the whole brand fits together now, and why this one actually makes sense.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/apparently-we-re-rebranding-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5523a268b728cc93fd0f48</guid><category><![CDATA[Creative Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_2b6b6b1d9cb24c11b45cf6c767ce458d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving The Foster System]]></title><description><![CDATA[A personal reflection on surviving the foster care system, moving through homes that never felt like home, spending my Sweet 16 in a new placement, and how anime and writing fanfiction gave me somewhere safe to exist when real life wouldn’t stay still.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/surviving-the-foster-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a442fcaf5f40624272ae4ab</guid><category><![CDATA[Unpacking]]></category><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:00:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_0c7f1ed294bd4deb87182dda34c81e16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunter Can Wait, The Lesbians Are Calling]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m putting Hunter and Peyton on pause while I write the sapphic romance that feels right for me now. This is a book update about changing creative direction, writing what feels alive, and trusting the story that wants to be written first.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/hunter-can-wait-the-lesbians-are-calling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a36ed7f91a8121cb984c796</guid><category><![CDATA[Creative Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_b14959cc95a8421991fcf6086cd17cf6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Annoying Part About Consistency]]></title><description><![CDATA[A brutally honest little rant about how annoying consistency is when you know you can do the thing, but your ADHD brain keeps dropping the routine anyway. Skincare, streaks, guilt, and learning to come back without making it a whole identity crisis.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/the-annoying-part-about-consistency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3210a6a3667807a6592357</guid><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_b0e8540e982044729442bfeceb0ab73f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 6-Month Plan: A Two-Month Check-In]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two months into my 6-month plan, things are going unevenly. Instagram feels more human, my book has five chapters drafted, skincare is finally rolling, and the gym is still judging me. A realistic check-in on progress, ADHD, and trying anyway.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/the-6-month-plan-a-two-month-check-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a25ddf4c27920ac1d5f2dc2</guid><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_7886d17408b9456ba314f3337fc7d2e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being A Tourist In My Own City]]></title><description><![CDATA[A life post about being a tourist in my own city, from a spring market on Broadway to downtown thrift shops, road construction holes, and a tiny sunflower sprout reminding me to notice the life I’m already living.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/being-a-tourist-in-my-own-city</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1e328f61de78e3b21652cd</guid><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_e68ad1c4b0ea459f93d10499748820c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tiny PSA From Someone Who Just Got Her Teeth Yanked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting teeth yanked as an adult is deeply humbling. This is a low-key PSA for kids, teens, and reckless adults to brush their teeth before future you ends up dramatic, swollen, and emotionally attached to pudding.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/a-tiny-psa-from-someone-who-just-got-her-teeth-yanked</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11033fc0fc7a5d393da773</guid><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_6e0768a6bf4a474a8260f81059a26d78~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeling Like a Stranger in Your Own Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeling like a stranger in your own family is a weird kind of grief. This one is about being raised by my grandparents, losing the thread after my grandma passed, and learning that being related is not the same as being known.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/feeling-like-a-stranger-in-your-own-family</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0e0e59dd66a932def9f881</guid><category><![CDATA[Unpacking]]></category><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:58:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_4971872b9ce2401c989b7aa4e9e444c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extrovert Soul, Introvert Body]]></title><description><![CDATA["Extrovert soul with an introvert body” hit a little too close to home. This is about wanting connection but needing space, feeling like two versions of yourself at once, and learning how to exist without forcing yourself to fit one box.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/extrovert-soul-introvert-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ed1d2f81e17196bd2883cc</guid><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_7eff7fcfcb3642da981f98f64629fecf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Expecting You From People Who Aren’t You]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw something on TikTok that hit harder than expected: don’t break your heart trying to protect others. This is about overgiving, expecting yourself from other people, and learning that not everyone is built with the same level of care you are.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/stop-expecting-you-from-people-who-aren-t-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ed135c04fc81dfe25cd1a6</guid><category><![CDATA[Unpacking]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_6ee12c7324de4b06bf7c40fff5ca555f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silent Bathrooms Should Be Illegal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public bathrooms are not supposed to be this quiet. I went to a flea market and ended up in the most silent washroom of my life, fully aware of every breath and every sound. This is a PSA: businesses need to start playing music in bathrooms immediately.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/silent-bathrooms-should-be-illegal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ed00c042384749035f56c6</guid><category><![CDATA[Real Talk]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Lately]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_5fe6e78baa0d4973b57be470684167d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Want to Vlog Again…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to start vlogging again so bad. I’ve got a new phone, no real excuses, and a life I actually want to document… so why can’t I just hit record? Late-night thoughts on overthinking, starting over, and getting out of my own way.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/i-want-to-vlog-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dc872b4760d48e5e9184a1</guid><category><![CDATA[Creative Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Figuring It Out]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_8f14c4b0c1944b17820cfad8118eedf1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm A Savage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently I'm a savage in my sleep. After my girlfriend asked for a little room in bed half-asleep me decided the correct response was "that sounds like a you problem." A very Canadian, very embarassing, middle-of-the-night relationship story.]]></description><link>https://theloftbykas.wixsite.com/theloftedit/post/i-m-a-savage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c54b6d1f04cf599d6183e1</guid><category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Love & Relationships]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e4b205_c0002051486e487c97e8223873a4951a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kas</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>