Just a quick dissertation update for you today, since I did promise that this would be Dissertation Month. First, a look at the tasks I…
OK folks, it’s time to get serious about this dissertation. Like really, really serious! (Actually, I should have been really, really serious about it for…
It’s 30 June; the last day of the first half of 2012 and the halfway point for my 2012 Race a Month Challenge. Of course,…
When I was in high school, my sister (I think?*) wrote a poem that went something like this: Lonely, all alone by Celeste Mills* Lonely,…
As you know, I like to swirl. It’s a relaxing pastime and I find it extremely helpful when I need to unwind for a spell.…
Over the past few months, I have realised just how much I miss having my very own front door; a door that I can open…
Do you remember when I told you that I was going to run the Loch Ness Marathon in honour of Paul? And how after I…
A friend of mine sent me a link to a fellow widow’s blog this weekend and I had a wee peek around to see what…
There is a debate that I have with one of my sisters quite often, and since it came up on Facebook again, I’m going to…
I had big fun tonight at The Big Noise’s Big Concert in Raploch. OK, I got wet and cold because it is summertime in Scotland and…
I went back and forth about what I should post today and for a brief moment, I even thought that I might not post at…
I didn’t have the perfect childhood. I didn’t have perfect parents. I didn’t grow up with money or material possession that caused envy of those…
I wrote this poem a few weeks ago when life was going great and my future was filled with hope: job prospects; PhD funding opportunities;…
You may have noticed that I’ve been rather quiet these past few weeks. Maybe you’ve found that refreshing or maybe you’ve been wondering where I’ve…
A couple of weeks ago, I sat looking at my eggs. They were held in separate baskets and they looked so pretty; so promising. And,…
I completed my second half-marathon today. Well, that’s if you can count last year’s Inaugural Homeland Memorial Half Marathon. Which I do. Only today’s half…
I’ve been quiet again. (Still?) So I feel that I should pop in and say hello since so often I’m quiet when life is hard…
The sun is shining brightly in Scotland today. And I am so thankful for it because it’s made me realise how happy I am right…
I started a post yesterday, but couldn’t bring myself to finish it through the tears. You see, yesterday was my 7th wedding anniversary – and the 4th…
Oh dear, it’s been more than a week since I last posted. Sorry about that. It’s not that I’ve been sitting at home sulking though.…