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    5 Acres and a Funeral

    May 28, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I think I’ve officially hit the wall. Not in a dramatic, movie-scene kind of way. More in a “staring blankly…

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    Living Big

    May 8, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I signed the offer. After 26 years with the same company… through countless roles, promotions, challenges, leadership opportunities, late nights,…

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    Absence Has a Presence of Its Own

    April 26, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    People often worry about talking about someone who has died. That saying their name will reopen something painful. That bringing…

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    I Never Thought Garbage Would Run My Life

    April 10, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I never anticipated garbage would run so much of my life. First of all, I’m in the garbage business. The…

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    Two Places at Once

    April 7, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    Grief has a way of making you feel like you’re supposed to be in two places at once. Present… and…

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    The Strange Physical Side of Grief

    March 27, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    No one prepares you for how physical grief is. You expect the emotions. The sadness. The crying. The waves that…

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    Weeks of Lying…Zero Regrets. 🤍✈️

    March 20, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    For weeks… a secret kept. While they teased me relentlessly about not coming to Florida. While I was told —…

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    Leaving on a Jet Plane… to Surprise My Bestie

    March 19, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    They had absolutely NO idea. Worth every second of keeping the secret. Zero regrets. 10/10 Full story on the blog.

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    The Mascara Incident (or: The Time I Nearly Took My Own Eye Out at a Red Light)

    March 15, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    Facebook memories reminded me today that at the beginning of COVID I nearly took my own eye out with a…

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    Hidey-Holes, Ding Dongs, and Questionable Storage Decisions

    March 6, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I’ve started purging the house, which is how I ended up staring at a pile of binoculars, Ding Dongs, and…

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