I attended a PhD workshop the other week. It was one of those touchy-feely things where they wanted to talk about coping strategies for balancing…
Last week was the School of Computing PhD Conference, where all PhD students were expected to present their research. It was a long, busy day – especially as I was…
Wow! What a madcap, crazy month it’s been! But I’m back now; I have returned! And on Easter, no less. Not that my return is…
With my birthday just around the corner, I am more aware than normal that I am getting older. I am ageing; I am becoming more…
As I (slowly) make my way through Tal Ben-Shahar’s book “Happier”, I am faced with questions of just what happiness is. I know that I want happiness;…
It’s that time of year again, so dust off your quills, fill up your ink wells, and grab your parchment – or at the very least, find…
It started a little over a year ago. Every few days, I would wake up and there would be faint, shimmering lines on the carpet…
Hello, dear Just Frances readers! It’s been a while since I’ve shared a post so I thought I’d pop in and let everyone know I’m…
Once again, National Punctuation Day is upon us. And that means I am going to talk about one of my favourite things – punctuation! But I’m going to change…
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but my parents were really mean when I was growing up. As in they were so mean that they…
I’ve talked a few times about my desire to build healthy routines for myself, to get out and be more active, and, of course, to prioritise myself a bit lot more. And…
Over the last several months, I got into the habit of wearing jeans most days. And that slowly led to jeans and a casual top.…
I had a meeting in town today, and on the way back to my office I managed to get a little lost when I took…
It’s day two of Journaling July and I’m running out of time to journal. Worse, I don’t really have anything to journal about. So, I thought I’d…
Regular Just Frances readers may have noticed that I haven’t been writing regularly lately. In fact, they may have noticed that I’ve had a couple…
I finally got around to downloading the Geocaching app on my phone, which means I can do a bit of urban geocaching now. It also means that…
As part of February’s letter-writing challenge, I’ve decided that I need to think a little more about who I write to. Obviously, I can write to…
There’s a fabulous challenge taking place this month to write a letter for each day of postal service. (That’s 23 letters in America, as Sundays and Presidents’…
My favourite colour is green and has been since I was a young child. I’m sure most people know that, but I doubt that anyone…
What do the words “you’re pretty” and “you’re wrong” have in common? I struggle to accept them! Compliments and criticisms are very similar to me in that way. Although…