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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I’m not a big believer in predetermined destinies. I don’t believe that God has my entire life mapped out and that every little obstacle is…
The truth is, I fell. I fell really, really hard and I spiralled a bit. OK, maybe I spiralled a lot. It started last September…
Today was a busy and productive day, despite having nothing tangible to show for it. Still, I’ve taken steps towards tomorrow and that makes me…
Regular readers will know that I’ve been stressed and worried about my visa situation for a while now. And a select group of friends know that…
I have finally managed to get all of my visa stuff sent off to the UK Border Agency. There was a bit of a hiccup in the…
It would seem that I am being challenged on my visa journey this time around. And it is so very frustrating! As you may know,…
I’ve thought long and hard about how to handle the month of October for my blog. You know, since I only posted twice before the…
My visa expires in 49 days. My employer is working on getting sponsorship approval for me so that I can apply for a new visa,…
I alluded to a big step toward a happier future the other day, but also said I wouldn’t share the big(ish) news just yet. Only…
Today marks one year since I hit the reset button on my future. Yes, it’s been one year since I moved back to my beautiful,…
Today, I woke up at 6.30 and began getting ready for the day. I cleaned my teeth, took a shower, put on a dress, drank…
Today was my last day of classes. And that means no more teachers. No more admissions-determined schedules. No more sitting through lectures and seminars. No…
With less than six weeks of classes left – and less than 20 weeks until my dissertation is due – it’s time to start thinking about the future again.…
As I walked into town this afternoon, I noticed a dandelion growing in a wall along the pavement. It was sticking out brightly against the…
When I moved to Scotland in August, I sent a couple of large boxes by sea – hoping they’d arrive before Thanksgiving. They didn’t. But they did…