When I run I think. Even when I’m listening to my iPod, my mind is racing through one thought after another. It jumps from here…
When I got home from work today, I realised that I’ve not enjoyed a nice cuppa tea and a sit down after work since my…
My aunt received a new(ish) kidney today, courtesy of a very dear friend of the family. (We’ve always said that Jeanne was part of the…
I am one of those people who pushes herself a little (a lot?) too hard when there’s a goal to be met. But I’m trying…
For reasons unknown, I got an urge to finally take a trip up to the top of Steptoe Butte today. It was my first visit, which…
I’m on a bit of a Caesar salad kick these days. Where I used to be extremely creative with my weekly dinner menus and ate…
Ow! Ouch! Owie! OK, not yet, but come tomorrow those are the words I will be exclaiming! I had a rough night last night so…
For a few months now I’ve promised myself that I would finally tame the desire to hike to the top of the Wild Horses Monument…
I’ll start this post by saying that I don’t think I’m old or fat. But when I go to a university-operated gym where the average…
I re-entered the world of bad golfing last summer thinking that it would be a good way to vent frustration and anger stemmed from the…
I don’t know if it’s better to face things head-on or to find distractions, but personally, I prefer the latter in many cases; today being…
Last Wednesday I started to feel a bit of a twinge in a lower tooth. I didn’t think much of it and thought it would…
I found my way back to the gym today. It’s been just over a year since I last went and it felt a bit weird,…
Growing up I was told to drink my milk because it was good for building strong bones. I attempted that at the weekend by purchasing…
I’ve just returned home after enjoying my first-ever spa day. It was pure heaven and I can’t believe that in my nearly 36 years of…
It’s Halloween. I should be excited and giddy; it’s always been a much-loved holiday of mine. In the weeks leading up to it, I would…
Paul and I used to spend a lot of time talking about our relationship. We’d reminisce about the early days, talk about the present, and…
Sometimes I feel very angry and I can’t figure out where to place the blame. I know that my anger is part of my grief,…
The process of grieving and mourning is really starting to wreak havoc on my physical being. This, in turn, intensifies some of the mental and…
When I was operating Frances 2.0, I would most often be found with amazing vintage accessories – mostly in the form of handbags from the 1920s to…