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Tag: ocd

I do not have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, but I do have obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Generally, they are just little “quirks”, but I am aware that those quirks can take over if I experience great amounts of stress or grief. These posts relate to how those tendencies impact my everyday life and how I stop them from taking over.

Posted on12 April 202212 April 2022Everyday Life

Starting my Rebel Badge Adventures

by Just Frances2 Comments on Starting my Rebel Badge Adventures

I have joined the Rebel Badge Club and am looking forward to earning “adult merit badges” over the coming weeks and months as part of…

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Posted on1 March 20221 March 2022Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

March motivation: A quarter in a month

by Just Frances2 Comments on March motivation: A quarter in a month

I had so many amazing plans for a motivated, positive start to 2022. But here I am, at the start of the third month of…

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Posted on21 January 202220 February 2022Health & Wellness

Escaping the plague

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It was inevitable, as they say. COVID19 has come home. I mean, it’s not come to my home, but it came to my youngest sister’s…

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Posted on12 December 202122 December 2021Musings & Ramblings

RIP, my 5-mile tree

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I lost a dear friend two weeks ago to Storm Arwen. Not a “human” friend, but rather a tree friend. My lovely, encouraging, and inspirational…

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Posted on30 September 202125 October 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

I will walk 10,000 steps…

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… and I will walk 10,000 more. (Just to be the [wo]man who walked 5 million steps to smash a goal…) One year ago today,…

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Posted on13 May 20214 July 2021Chronic Illness

Tolvaptan tales: Four years on

by Just Frances2 Comments on Tolvaptan tales: Four years on

It has been four years since I started taking tolvaptan for my kidneys and I thought it was time for another update – especially as…

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Posted on30 September 20204 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

And the step count award goes to…

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Yesterday marked a full year of meeting and exceeding my goal of 10,000 steps a day. And although it is my ultimate hope to make…

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Posted on1 April 20204 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Stepping up my game

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Today is a bit of a celebration day for me as I mark six straight months of taking (at least) 10,000 steps a day. This…

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Posted on15 February 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Celebrating 10 years of JustFrances.com

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It has been 10 years since JustFrances.com entered the blogosphere, so I thought it was time for a reflective post to mark the milestone. After all, the average…

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Posted on12 January 20204 July 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

A woman of virtue

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My primary 2020 resolution is to be a stronger, more confident me. As part of that goal, I am working to identify my strengths and weaknesses,…

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Posted on5 January 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Stronger holidays

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My primary goal for 2020 is to be a stronger and more confident me. But if I’m honest, it’s a goal that I have been heading…

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Posted on1 January 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

A stronger, more confident 2020

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I don’t know about you, but I find annual resolution-setting to be a challenge in itself. I love the idea of a strong resolution to…

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Posted on31 December 201916 July 2021Academic Life, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations, Widow Life

A look back at 2019

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And with that, it’s time for another annual re-cap post. Although quite how we’ve got to 31 December 2019, I couldn’t tell you! Yet, here…

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Posted on30 December 201916 July 2021Everyday Life

Sharing my New Year’s traditions

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I am allowing someone to enter into my little holiday bubble this year. She’s an American PhD student who is “fresh off the boat”, so I extended…

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Posted on7 December 201916 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Disassembling Christmas cards

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I dug out my Christmas decorations yesterday in anticipation of decorating the cottage in a couple of weeks. And when I dug them out, I…

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Posted on23 November 201916 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Organising 2020

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At the end of 2018, I had a last-minute idea to use an A5 notebook as a weekly to-do book. The notebook was just a…

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Posted on25 July 201916 July 2021Academic Life, Musings & Ramblings

Clearing out and moving on(ish)

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I cleared out my PhD office at Edinburgh Napier University today. It was a bit of a strange feeling as I know that I will be back in the…

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Posted on1 July 201916 July 2021Academic Life, Crafting & Creating

My thesis shoes

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Regular readers will know that my PhD Dreams have been an important part of my life for a few years now. And excitedly, my PhD Dreams will…

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Posted on15 June 201916 July 2021Academic Life

The doctor will be with you shortly

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That’s my final thesis submitted and all of the paperwork completed for my PhD graduation on the 4th of July. Are you as excited as I…

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Posted on3 March 201916 July 2021Academic Life

Passed, with minor corrections

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I am very pleased and extremely relieved to be able to (finally!) announce that I have passed my PhD viva – and with only minor…

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Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

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