I took myself into town today for some sightseeing and struggled over how I felt about the day. I had originally planned to spend the…
Today marks five years since I lost my beloved husband so suddenly; so unexpectedly. You’d think that after five years it would feel like a distant memory,…
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…
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…
Life is so very different without Paul and these past four years have been a rollercoaster ride that I never could have imagined. Without Paul,…
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…
I’ve decided to spend Christmas alone this year. I know that sounds silly to some people, but it seems like the right thing to do…
It’s been three years since Paul died so suddenly; so unexpectedly. Some days I can’t believe that he’s gone. Some days I struggle with comprehending…
It’s been a week since I last shared my mundane life with you here on Just Frances. And it’s been nearly that long since I…
It’s nearly midnight on January 2nd and I’m finally getting around to writing my first post of the year. I meant to write yesterday and I’ve…
Once again, I wanted to spend the day inside, hiding away from the world. I wanted to sit in and sulk and cry and feel…
This morning I realised that I haven’t been outside since Monday. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday holed up inside working on my dissertation proposal – and only…
Social lives are interesting things – and hard to define at times. Everyone seems to have one or want one. Or they want a better one or…
Today should be my sixth wedding anniversary. It’s the “candy” anniversary, so I should be on a sugar high by now. And Paul should be…
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…
Grief is one of those things you can’t really explain to someone who hasn’t gone through it. Even those of us who’ve experienced extreme grief…
I feel stuck some days. Frozen in this place of fear; this place with an uncertain future. I guess I thought what so many people…
The last few weeks have been really hard. It seems that the closer I get to the anniversary of Paul’s death, the more memories I…
Paul and I used to spend a lot of time talking about our relationship. We’d reminisce about the early days, talk about the present, and…