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Category: Everyday Life

As you might expect from a blog about my mundane, everyday life, this is the most used category on Just Frances. These are posts about nothing and everything and are often used as a digital diary of sorts.

Posted on1 May 201729 July 2021Academic Life, Everyday Life

May madness

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As I enter the lovely month of May, I am aware that it will be a manic month filled with mayhem and madness. There is…

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Posted on24 April 201729 July 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A fairly fun weekend

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I have been trying to get out for mini-adventures a bit more often and am pleased to say that I managed two of them this…

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Posted on15 January 20173 May 2023Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

The plastic planet predicament

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Anyone paying attention should know by now that the gloriousness of plastic is less than glorious. And, in fact, our planet is in quite a…

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Posted on1 January 201729 July 2021Everyday Life

2017: The year of doing

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Welcome to 2017. This is the year. This is the year that so very many very wonderful things are going to happen. This is the…

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Posted on31 December 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Bye-bye, 2016; you’ve been wonderful!

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It seems that 2016 is a year that has left a lot of bitterness for people across the world, for so many reasons. I’ve lost…

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Posted on23 December 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Widow Life

A Christmas graduation

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It’s Christmas Eve Eve (which means that tomorrow is Christmas Eve) and I am acutely aware that this Christmas is different from all of my…

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Posted on4 December 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness

Preparing for cosy

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Winter is sneaking up upon us and that means cosy nights in front of a crackling fire. But to enjoy those cosy evenings, I need…

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Posted on17 October 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Broken ankle, Phase III: Getting back to normal

by Just Frances11 Comments on Broken ankle, Phase III: Getting back to normal

It has now been 12 weeks since I broke my ankle, and I’m pleased to say that I am well on the road to recovery. Sadly,…

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Posted on16 October 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Twelve weeks broken

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Twelve weeks ago, I broke my ankle whilst walking home from the shops. Twelve long, long weeks ago! And twelve is the magic number because that’s…

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Posted on2 October 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Ten weeks broken

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Wow! I cannot believe that it has been ten weeks since I broke my ankle. It seems like only yesterday, but at the same time, it…

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Posted on29 September 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness

Serenity now

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I’m writing this post from Serenity Lodge*, my home for the next two weeks. My view from the deck overlooks the River Devon as it flows through Clackmannanshire on…

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Posted on18 September 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Eight weeks broken

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It has now been eight weeks since I broke my ankle whilst on my way home from the shops. And two weeks since I entered Phase II…

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Posted on6 September 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Broken ankle, Phase II: Learning to walk again

by Just Frances4 Comments on Broken ankle, Phase II: Learning to walk again

I broke my ankle a little over six weeks ago. At first, there was a bit of novelty to my first-ever broken bone. After a couple…

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Posted on4 September 201628 September 2022Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Six weeks broken

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It has now been six weeks since I broke my ankle, meaning I am about halfway through the initial recovery phase. It also means that tomorrow,…

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Posted on21 August 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Four weeks broken

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It has now been four weeks since my fateful journey out for some salty snacks; a journey that left me with a broken ankle. I am…

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Posted on14 August 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Fostering love

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My life was forever changed on the day I opened up my home – and my heart – to a young girl who needed me. The year that followed…

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Posted on7 August 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Two weeks broken

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Two weeks ago, I slipped on a kerb and broke my ankle. It’s my first-ever broken bone and has really been a learning experience! The fracture…

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Posted on6 August 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Will walk for whisky

by Just Frances4 Comments on Will walk for whisky

Yesterday was my first proper outing since breaking my ankle nearly two weeks ago. I admit that I probably shouldn’t have gone out and that I…

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Posted on25 July 201628 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

I am broken

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It is official: I have my first-ever broken bone. It’s a wee avulsion fracture on my left ankle and it hurts like holy heck! And it’s all…

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Posted on27 March 201628 July 2021Everyday Life

An Easter return

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Wow! What a madcap, crazy month it’s been! But I’m back now; I have returned! And on Easter, no less. Not that my return is…

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About Just Frances

Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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