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Posted on1 October 201321 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Frustrations and silver linings

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Today is 1 October, which was my target date for beginning my PhD studies. Only I’m not in Scotland at the moment because I’ve not sorted…

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Posted on27 September 201321 July 2021Academic Life

ATAS girl

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Remember how I told you that I had to manoeuvre through an additional obstacle before I could apply for my new Tier 4 student visa? And remember how…

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Posted on12 September 201321 July 2021Academic Life

The ATAS hoop

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Today I learned that I have another obstacle to manoeuvre around before applying for my new student visa. Apparently, because I will be in a computer-based…

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Posted on6 September 201321 July 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Hello, America

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I am finally back in America after more than two years in Scotland – and after two emotionally draining days of international travel. I can’t really say that I’m…

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Posted on4 September 201321 July 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Goodbye, Scotland

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I’m on the train to England now and will be flying home to America tomorrow morning. It’s weird because part of me feels like I…

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Posted on2 September 201321 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Empty fears

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My flat is now nearly empty. The only things that remain (other than the furnishings belonging to the property) are my (nearly) packed suitcases that I’m…

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Posted on1 September 201321 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

The daydream

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I daydream. I always have and I always will. I suppose that it’s harmless, though it does sometimes mean that I pin a bit of…

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Posted on28 August 201321 July 2021Everyday Life

Non-goodbye goodbyes

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Today was my last day of work. Only I’m technically still working for the organisation until Friday. Only I’m also planning on returning in a month.…

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Posted on26 August 201321 July 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Finding rainbows through the tears

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I’m not a big fan of the rain but when the skies open up I do find myself looking – and hoping – for a rainbow. Rainbows make me…

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Posted on18 August 201321 July 2021Academic Life, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Packing up – again!

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I am packing my home yet again and it’s filling me with a sense of dread and panic. It shouldn’t be so difficult, but it is – in part…

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Posted on10 August 201321 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Love hesitates

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She stood staring at the ticket in her hands, her mouth trembling as she tried not to cry. As she crept further along the security…

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Posted on31 July 201321 July 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

A world of stress

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The world seems to be closing in on me right now and it’s destroying my soul. The only thing that is saving me from a…

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Posted on24 July 201321 July 2021Academic Life

The hat trick

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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…

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Posted on17 July 201321 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

And I wait

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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…

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Posted on3 July 201321 July 2021Academic Life

Waiting for a future

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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…

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Posted on26 May 201321 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Running nightmares

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As most people do, I have bad dreams from time to time – the bothersome little dreams that haunt you all day long: Showing up to a…

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Posted on10 April 201321 July 2021Everyday Life

Post-phobia

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For several weeks now, I have been afraid of the post. If I’m at home when it arrives, I dread walking over to pick it…

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Posted on6 April 201321 July 2021Everyday Life

Talkin’ tartan

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Today is Tartan Day, a day when people around the world celebrate their Scottish heritage and ancestry. I’m not Scottish*, but as Scotland is where my…

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Posted on29 March 201321 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

Home is where…?

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Home is a hard place for me to define; more so as I don’t know where I will be living over the next few months – and…

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Posted on27 March 201321 July 2021Academic Life, Musings & Ramblings

A Wednesday ramble

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I’m going to delve into a short(ish) stream of consciousness for a bit here because there’s a lot on my mind that I’ve wanted to share, but…

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