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For a long time, Rosemond Perdue Cranner was on a very good streak: she had a job in the entertainment industry (“Don’t get too excited, it sounds way more glamorous and exciting than it was”) and was busy raising her sweet baby girl with her husband.

Then, it all fell apart.

“I became unemployed, my husband and I separated and just about everyone in my family who loved me decided to die. Fun times,” she told The Huffington Post.

Eventually, Rosemond bounced back with gusto. Below, the Round and Round Rosie blogger shares some of the distractions that helped her move past the darkest days of her split.

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