Yesterday’s post was a bit sad and whilst I’d love to say that I’m over it and that the world is all unicorns and rainbows…
I got my UK visa today! Yay!! Actually, I got the email on Monday telling me I’d been approved but wanted to wait until it…
I have happy things to share with the world. Things that include cats in boxes, pretty little visas, and the continuing success of selling my…
Last August I wrote a post titled Plus One, and for the months between then and now my life was thrown into this weird world…
I’m waiting – we’re waiting that is – for a flight to take off in Denver so that we can head to the airport to pick up one of…
As I walked to my car after work today, I noticed a nickel lying on the sidewalk and smiled as I swooped down to pick…
To make up for my last few sad(ish) posts, here’s a happy one for you (times three)! Happy #1: I sent off the forms and…
Last weekend the world was really closing in on me. So much so that I had a bit of a breakdown at my folks’ place…
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…
I am counting down the days until The Big Move takes place. Not in exact days mind you, because I won’t buy my ticket until…
My lovely foster daughter is getting ready for a major life change and I’m amazed at how well she’s handling it. (Or how well she’s…
The last couple of nights have been rather fun for me as I’ve started to gear up for life as an unemployed bum. And part…
This isn’t the post I planned to share tonight. No, that post was a bit sad and reflective of my (sometimes) miserable lot in life…
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…
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…
Today is the first day of spring, but despite the cluster of purple crocus sprouting up just outside my kitchen door, it doesn’t feel like…
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…
Bob and Dave* are my kidneys. Bob to my left; Dave to my right. Both are riddled with cysts and are considerably larger than normal…
I had a post ready about how beat tired I was and it was only Monday. But I’m not going to post it because my…
My awesome niece, Bug, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma the other day. She’s just days away from turning 15 and is an amazing kid. Really.…