Today I was meant to run the Donkey Brae 7-Miler in Aberdour, only the rain scuppered my plans. Not because I can’t run in the rain. Not because…
When I put in my first PhD application, I was filled with self-doubt. But I was accepted. When I applied for a second PhD opportunity, I worried that…
I’ve had a couple of sleepless weeks and it’s starting to show in my face. Despite the many happy things happening, many frustrating and stressful things are interrupting my sleep.…
When the Stirling Smith announced that they were going to unveil their restored, 1930s ice cream bicycle, I marked my calendar and prayed for nice weather. I really…
Today is just a random poetry day… And I wait By Just Frances I draw in a breath; long and slowAnd I waitDesperately, hopelesslyI wait…
Did you know that there is only one lake in all of Scotland? I know that may be hard to believe, but it’s true. (There…
I’ve been a little quiet lately, and it seems that my absence from the digital world has been noticed. I guess that when people expect…
I won’t keep you long today because I’m just way too excited to blather on and on about my dreams of earning a PhD. Instead,…
Waiting has got to be one of the hardest things in the world when your entire future depends on the outcome. But waiting is what…
A year ago this time, I was excitedly telling you that I was halfway to succeeding in my 2012 Race a Month Challenge. Sadly, halfway through my 2013 challenge,…
I’ve just completed an application for another PhD studentship and have realised that I am running out of options and opportunities now. In fact, there…
I am a runner. I eat pizza. I drink beer. And I look good naked*. I realise that’s a bit of an odd opening line,…
I want to go away on holiday somewhere. It doesn’t have to be far away; just a nice holiday away from home. I want to…
Faced with a boring weekend of recovering from a mild kidney infection (I’m much better now, thank you) and hiding from the misery of the…
You may recall that I made an enquiry about a PhD studentship back in May and that I was a bit uncertain about how it would…
There is a sensation that passes through my heart and soul on occasion. A conscious realisation of subconscious thought. Sometimes it’s caused by a smell…
I am rubbish with numbers. I think that’s a pretty common understanding and it’s not really something I’m embarrassed by. I can’t do mathematical equations…
I have finally had my first pie. Well, my first Scottish meat pie at least. Pies are a pretty big deal in Scotland – in the whole of the…
Another week is winding to an end so I thought I’d reflect on the good things that have happened throughout the week. So, here goes!…
I had grand ideas to travel to Lake Menteith this weekend to check out Inchmahome Priory, but after looking at the very limited bus services to the area,…