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Good afternoon, my Lovelies!

I know. I know! It has been almost a full month since I've blogged. It was seriously not my intention to go that long without clearing my head and hopefully entertaining you all with some funny and/or crazy things. Alas, here we are.

I hope you all have been doing well and that your little corner of the world has been a bright and happy place!

If you've been with me for a while you know I've been having the hardest six months of my life. My father passed away in November and I moved in with my mother to care for her as she battled cancer. I left my husband and children back east and tried my hardest to manage two households that were 900 miles apart. On top of the physical needs she had, there was cooking, cleaning, chauffering, scheduling, mediating (the hubs and the youngest), financial managing, and all manner of other things. I've also continued to try to write which unfortunately has been spotty, at best.

It has not been easy. Not by any means. I've been a mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted mess. I feel as if I've been going non-stop.

Mom passed away last week. I haven't even fully processed my grief over my dad's passing and now I have more grief pressing down on me. I'm not going to lie and tell you I'm handling it all okay. I'm not. I keep telling everyone who asks that I'm doing as well as can be expected, but that is truly a subjective statement as everyone's expectations are vastly different.

Now I'm tasked with being the executor of her will, handling her estate, and clearing out her apartment. There's so much to do, so much to go through, and all I have the energy for is sitting and staring at a damn wall.

I think I went for so long without slowing down that my mind and body finally crashed. All that adrenaline has been depleted and I'm just kind of here now. This is the last thing I need but I can't manage to fight my way out of it. I'll get there. I know I'll get there, but taking a few days and not pushing myself seems to be the only thing I can do right now. 

So, with all that being said, I'm hoping the next time I sit down to blog I'm back to my usual full-of-shit self. She's so much more fun and entertaining for us all!

Until next time and as always,


Much love and gratitude from me to you,

Shelly (a/k/a Dawn Love)

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Erotic Romance author. Self-published on Amazon. I love a happy ending. Yes, I mean that in more than one way.

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