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Posted on1 January 20255 January 2025Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

2025: Review, rescope, refocus

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I am a goal-setter and, mostly, a goal-getter. But sometimes I set too many overly ambitious goals, and I struggle to meet them. It’s not…

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Posted on31 December 20244 January 2025Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Goals 2024: A review

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For 2024, I set out to breathe new life into old things, and I managed that – although it will be an ongoing objective as…

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Posted on21 February 202429 December 2024Fitness & Exercise

The great running record reset

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Regular readers will know that I am a runner and have been one pretty much my entire life. From a little 5K jaunt to dust…

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Posted on21 February 202417 April 2024Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Now entering the quinquagenarian zone

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And so, it begins. I am now a quinquagenarian; more commonly known as a human in their 50s. This is not a bad thing to…

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Posted on31 December 202313 March 2024Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Goals 2023: Recapping my successes

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My overarching goal for 2023 was “simply me”. The objective was to focus on my needs and to prioritise them a bit (something I have…

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Posted on1 January 202318 January 2023Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

2023: Simply me

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Welcome to a new year and a new set of personal goals and objectives. My primary focus for 2023 is me. Of course, that is…

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Posted on31 December 20227 January 2023Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Goals 2022: Wrapping up and moving on

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With 2022 quickly making an exit, it’s time for my annual goal wrap-up and review. And then, I am ready to move on! My overarching…

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Posted on1 December 20224 December 2022Fitness & Exercise, Musings & Ramblings

Rebel runner: My lifetime of running for bling

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I am a runner, as I’ve declared on countless occasions. Indeed, I am a varsity runner, as evidenced by my varsity letter from my high…

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Posted on5 November 20226 November 2022Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Rebel diarist: My journey from “Dear Diary” to a life record

by Just Frances4 Comments on Rebel diarist: My journey from “Dear Diary” to a life record

I have long kept a journal or diary of some fashion or another. Indeed, I began dabbling in the art of journalling as a young…

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Posted on1 January 20223 February 2022Chronic Illness, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

2022: Life, the Universe, and Everything

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It’s another new year, and I feel it’s going to be a chaotic one. Which is more reason for me to set some goals and…

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Posted on31 December 20212 February 2022Academic Life, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Goals 2021: Reviewing and recapping

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As always, I had some pretty bold ambitions for 2021. And, as always, I had to let go of some of my goals along the…

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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 on5 September 202113 September 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Running with nature

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A few years ago, I shared my thoughts on (and reasons for) running with music. Despite previously being a “no music” runner, widowhood meant that…

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Posted on10 May 20212 July 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Mental Health Awareness Week: Nature as therapy

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Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Week! This year’s theme is “Nature as Therapy” and is a theme I can really get behind. I mean, I…

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Posted on1 May 20212 July 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

A mindful May for motivation

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It has been more than a year since my COVID19 isolation began. In that time, I have slowly lost more and more of my motivation…

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Posted on13 March 20214 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Twelve months of isolation

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Twelve months of (mostly) isolation. Wow! I still can’t figure out how that happened, given that at the end of Month Two we were still…

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Posted on13 January 20214 July 2021Everyday Life, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Ten months of isolation

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Today marks ten months of isolation for me. And I cannot believe that I am still writing these monthly reflections! Yet here I am, as…

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Posted on2 January 20214 July 2021Academic Life, Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

The ABCs of 2021: Accountability, balance, and calm

by Just Frances6 Comments on The ABCs of 2021: Accountability, balance, and calm

A new year means new goals! For 2021, my primary goals are all about holding myself accountable (to myself), creating and maintaining the balance between…

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Posted on31 December 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Goals 2020: Reviewing my successes

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I had some bold ambitions for 2020 but, like most of the world, many of my plans, hopes, and dreams were put on hold because…

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Posted on31 December 20204 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

The 2020 run-down

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I did it! I managed my 2020 mileage goal! And to be honest, up until a week or so ago I wasn’t completely certain I…

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About Just Frances

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)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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