For more than two years now, my nights have been haunted with horrible dreams. I call them “widow dreams” and I understand from other widow(er)s…
So I’m training for this marathon. Only I’m not doing that great at the moment. Last week I was pretty pleased with myself: four miles…
Let me [re]introduce myself: I am Frances – version 3.x. And, much like all of us, I am still in beta. And now you may be wondering…
The thing I hate most about buying clothes (second only to parting with money) is trying on clothes. I hate trying on clothes. I hate it…
Today is my baby sister’s 29th birthday. And in about a month, my second-eldest sister will turn 39. And it makes me realise that women…
If you know me, you probably know that I am very sickened by all of this “Royal Wedding” mania. And I bet that you’ve maybe…
I’m sure you’ve gleaned by now that I’m very anxious and frightened about my future. And I bet some people wonder why I’m putting myself…
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned before what a massive gamble this new adventure of mine is. I’m leaving my job during one of the…
April is upon us again and if I’m honest I’m dreading the entire month. I remember two years ago when April Fools’ Day rolled around – Paul…
I have an alcohol problem. A big, big alcohol problem. But it’s not because I drink too much – it’s because I drink too little! You see,…
I have these conversations in my head where I shout at myself for being so stressed and unhappy and apathetic, then I tell myself to…
Sometimes things are so crazy when I first get home from work that I can’t really sit down for dinner. Thankfully, I have quick meal…
I think Paul laughed at me today. No, I’m certain he rolled on the floors of Heaven with extreme belly laughs. I think that he…
Earlier today I wrote an email to a friend and decided to share a new revelation in my life: I don’t like cooked celery. I…
I promised myself that I would go through junk every week so that by the time I’m ready to start packing, I’ve rid myself of…
It’s been a bit of a crazy month as I cope with a gazillion emotions swarming around my heart and soul. Then tonight, I sat…
I don’t think I’ve slept through the night since Paul died. I’ve become a very light sleeper and am woken easily by common household sounds…
It’s Friday night and the start of my three-day birthday weekend. But I’m anything but happy about it. I have to admit that it’s been…
My friend posted a list of 100 random things her daughter wrote about herself out of boredom and I thought I’d give it a shot…
I’m in clutter-clearing mode and today’s task is my stationery drawer. The drawer is well past its clear-out date, especially since it’s been difficult to…