Quietly somewhat funny.
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Complicated, chaotic, messy.
Funny, impatient, annoying.
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My very long to-do list.
Safety of loved ones.
Good values and a lot of money.
Being at our beach house with my family in the Bahamas.
I teared up when I did a voiceover for my memoir while talking about my mother-in-law, whom I adored and miss so much.
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