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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 on30 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Randomly the same

by Just Frances2 Comments on Randomly the same

I bring my iPod to work so that I have a bit of music playing in the background. Most days, I set it to randomly…

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Posted on30 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Finding joy: June

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My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…

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Posted on28 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Heading east

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About three months ago I wrote that I was getting ready to watch The West Wing. All of it. Seasons 1 through 7. At the…

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Posted on27 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

A lazy day

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I started the day off thinking I’d do some weeding in the garden. Maybe work on my tan a bit. So, I broke out the…

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Posted on26 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

If God used sticky notes

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A woman I’ve never met gave me a small book a few days after Paul died. “If God Used Sticky Notes” is just a little…

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Posted on25 June 20103 July 2021Everyday Life

Model A

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My drive into work took a bit longer than normal today because as I pulled onto the highway I fell in line behind four Model…

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Posted on22 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Shaken, not stirred

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My love for Martinis developed sometime in the summer of 2008. It was a drink that Paul and I spoke about trying for a long…

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Posted on21 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Funny forks

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I love the way people can share the most mundane everyday details of their lives with the world thanks to the Wonderful World Wide Web.…

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Posted on15 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Hello Kitty

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When Mum and I went to the UK this winter, one of my sisters-in-law gave me a little Hello Kitty lunch box filled with Love…

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Posted on11 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Wear your hair in bunches

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Following up on last Friday’s pigtail challenge, here’s a fun little song I have to share with you. I’d never heard it before meeting Paul, but…

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Posted on10 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Lap cat

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It’s been a little over a year since I got Schrodie and the stupid thing is acting more and more like a cat every day.…

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Posted on8 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Green with envy

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I got a new toy today. It’s a lovely new, bright, and shiny 4 GB iPod Shuffle. It’s a pretty shade of green with a personalised inscription.…

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Posted on7 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

That Cook Girl

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I am a Cook Girl. The preantepenultimate Cook Girl, to be precise. Growing up in a small town with five sisters who could easily be…

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Posted on7 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Inspirations; Part 1

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My sister gave me a little desk calendar with daily inspirations. The theme is “Be Good to Yourself” and features a short quote on each…

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Posted on6 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Ranking Rankin

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I’ve finally read the first book in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, Knots and Crosses. Paul had told me about the series when I was…

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Posted on6 June 20101 November 2021Everyday Life

Retrocycler

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My dad is going bats. BATS, I tell you! And he starts today. Yes, folks, my father will spend the next few weeks accomplishing his…

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Posted on5 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life, Widow Life

Re-learning obsessive-compulsive behaviors

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Anyone who has known me long knows that I am one of those geeky, overly-organised, slightly obsessive-compulsive, and highly meticulous people. Oh, and I have…

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Posted on4 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

It’s a party for your head

by Just Frances3 Comments on It’s a party for your head

In honour of my lovely niece’s 13th birthday tomorrow, I am holding a party for my head* this evening. Oh yes, I am! And I…

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Posted on2 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Designing woman

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A while back, I decided that I wanted to purchase a new ring for myself. Something special; something that had a bit of meaning to…

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Posted on1 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Free Tootsies!

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I enjoyed a raspberry flavoured Tootsie Pop after dinner this evening. And for a special surprise, it was an Indian wrapper! Yay! I don’t remember…

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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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