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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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    Grief, Money, and the Things People Say After Someone Dies

    March 6, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    When someone dies, people prepare you for the grief. They warn you about the quiet house, the empty side of…

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    Moving Forward. Not Moving On.

    March 2, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    This weekend was a milestone. We sold the cottage. We packed up the memories. We took a step. Not away…

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    Still Failing. Now in Crocs.

    February 27, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    I owe you a funny goat post. A lot of what I’ve written lately has been heavy. Life has been…

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    The Before-s and the After-s

    February 26, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    Traveling for work again. Turns out grief packs itself in your carry-on whether you invite it or not. I sliced…

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    Maine Coons are French, right?

    February 22, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    Meet Ash. One of my almost-two-year-old Maine Coons. Ash routinely looks at us like we are peasants. Like our mere…

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    Finding Joy in Chaos: The Puppy Poop Chronicles

    February 19, 2026 - By jamiemcdonald0511

    A few months ago, we brought home a tiny, wiggly ball of fur who was meant to be my husband’s…

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