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The Difficulty

The Difficulty

I pushed through last week. It was a lot of activity between opening an estate account and moving items out of my mother's house. Not going to lie, it was harder than I thought it would be. Walls are bare and prices placed on those pieces that we were not interested...

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Distracted

Distracted

Sometimes I wonder how I am able to function in society. My lack of brain power hinders seemingly easy tasks and I am left shaking my head while I silently mutter to myself like a crazy person. For example, I made a reservation at a hotel for Brian and Bailey. They...

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Another Day

Another Day

I woke up yesterday optimistic. Why? Well, I finally felt motivated to resume work on my book and it was probate day. After waiting over two months since my mom died, we were finally getting close to being able to move forward. Limbo land is not my favorite place to...

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Press Play

Press Play

For 18 months, Bailey has been in limbo without his job and this week offers a glimmer of hope as he returns to work. Well, as long as people mask up, but that is another blog for another day. The level of excitement is pulsating. It vibrates off of him and his smile...

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Spidey Sense

Spidey Sense

One never knows how strong they really are until confronted with something that tests their resolve. We have all been there. Put in situations that don't provide a clear solution. Yesterday, I came in touch with a predicament. One that put me in a vulnerable position....

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The Difficulty

Own Your Truth

We are a society forever doomed to cater to what is deemed acceptable. What will people think if they knew the truth? Acting as if we okay when we are not. Pretending that we have our shit together when we don't. In light of Simone Biles owning her truth by honoring...

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Standing Out

Standing Out

All I want to do is write. I want to focus on cleaning up my second novel and share funny anecdotes about my life in my blog, but instead I have to continue the uphill battle of trying to be relevant. Hello, I am Allison Jones and I am trying to build a brand at...

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Reactor

Reactor

Friday would have been my mother's 90th birthday, so I scheduled a dinner with her best friend and her daughters to celebrate her memory. We dined on fabulous food, swapped stories about my mother and laughed. It was good for my soul. We left with full stomachs and...

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Bag of Tricks

Bag of Tricks

I am currently residing in a lovely place called limbo. The process of settling my mother's estate would be so much quicker if we didn't have to follow the letter of the law. Damn my parents for teaching us right from wrong. Anyway, our court date to get the ball...

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And So It Continues

And So It Continues

Yesterday, Brian and I went to see a close family friend who has been a warrior fighting cancer. Hospice had been called in, and I felt a sense of deja vu. He was talkative. Our conversation wasn't profound or emotional, but a simple, mundane chat that old friends...

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