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Posted on7 October 20204 July 2021Everyday Life

Welcome to Just Frances… again

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Since I began this blog more than 10 years ago, it has undergone a handful of significant upgrades. Indeed, I have just finished* an upgrade…

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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 on8 January 201320 July 2021Everyday Life

I’m back

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Welcome back to Just Frances! I’m really excited to be back up and running and hope you’re excited, too. I must start this post by…

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Posted on6 January 201320 July 2021Everyday Life

Coming soon…

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Regular Just Frances readers might know that the “real” site has been down since mid-October, with my last post happening on October 5. When the decision…

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Posted on14 November 201219 July 2021Everyday Life

Temporarily yours

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Hello and welcome to this amazingly awesome Just Frances temporary blog. If you’re a regular Just Frances reader, you may have noticed that I’ve not…

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Posted on29 August 201218 July 2021Everyday Life

Do you want to help?

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Hello, Just Frances readers! I’ve been thinking about updating the “look and feel” of Just Frances for a few months now, and now that I’m…

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Posted on15 August 201218 July 2021Everyday Life

Please bear with me…

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Oh no. Don’t you hate it when your website goes all wonky and you have to mess around with it to get it back on…

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Posted on19 July 201217 July 2021Everyday Life

I broke it!

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Yikes! Were you on Just Frances yesterday? Well, if you were you may have noticed a 12+ hour period where the site was broken. The…

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Posted on7 May 20118 July 2021Everyday Life

Ta-da!

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So, this is the new look for Just Frances. What do you think? I really do hope you like it! I had a handful of…

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Posted on5 May 20118 July 2021Everyday Life

Just testing …

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And now I’m in testing mode. Which means that you may see a bit of weirdness. In fact, this weird post will be deleted sometime…

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Posted on5 May 20118 July 2021Everyday Life

The flip side

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Hey! Guess what! The transfer of Just Frances is complete and I’m now running on a self-hosted platform. It may not seem like a big…

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Posted on4 May 20118 July 2021Everyday Life

Radio silence

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OK, folks, this is it. I’m moving over to a self-hosted platform and won’t be able to post anything for a 24-hour period beginning at…

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Posted on2 May 20118 July 2021Everyday Life

Changes afoot [Subscribers: Please take note!]

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Things are changing here at Just Frances – but you won’t see the changes from your side for a few days yet. You see, I am moving from…

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Posted on24 August 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Sharing is nice

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When I started Just Frances I did so thinking that I’d just throw things out there randomly and that no one would read it. It…

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Posted on9 May 20101 July 2021Everyday Life

Identity crisis

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Since Paul died I’ve really struggled with my identity, which is a bit ironic when I think about the identity struggle I went through as…

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Posted on12 August 20092 June 2021Everyday Life

A new “first post”

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Hello and welcome to Just Frances (again). This post serves as the “new” first post for my blog, www.JustFrances.com so that I can explain the…

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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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