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Posted on1 February 202113 February 2021Everyday Life

My (slightly challenging) 2021 letter challenge

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My annual February letter-writing challenge starts today! Indeed, I have already sent my first letter to a nephew in America. That means I only have…

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Posted on25 January 202125 January 2021Everyday Life

February 2021 letter-writing challenge

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Once again, it is time to throw out my annual letter-writing challenge! I am sharing the challenge a week early this year, as I am…

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Posted on23 November 201923 September 2020Everyday 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 on1 February 201921 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

A letter a day

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February is letter-writing month, which means I will be writing a letter a day for the whole of February. Regular readers will know that I am…

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Posted on31 January 201621 September 2020Everyday Life

A letter challenge

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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…

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Posted on12 February 201528 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Letters home

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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…

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Posted on5 February 201521 September 2020Everyday Life

A month of letters

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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’…

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Posted on30 December 20149 December 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

The charity exchange

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I like to start the New Year with a fresh, clean start (as much as possible), which means doing a bit of de-cluttering and organising.…

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Posted on26 November 201323 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Take up your quills!

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As regular readers may know, I am a fan of letters. Proper, hand-written letters sent to family and friends—or even to perfect strangers if there’s cause. I honestly believe…

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Posted on26 September 201217 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Writer’s cramp

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Today is Day 3 of Social Media Week, so I thought I’d talk about correspondence. You see, for all of the wonderfulness of social media,…

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Posted on2 April 201216 September 2020Everyday Life

Your challenge: Write a letter!

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One of the best joys in my life is personal mail. Letters, cards, postcards, parcels. I just love getting something in the post that doesn’t…

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Posted on4 March 201216 September 2020Everyday Life

Moleskine inspirations

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I write. In fact, I think it would be fair to say that I’m a writer. And as any good writer does, I carry a…

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Posted on16 February 201215 September 2020Academic Life

First day, again

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Yippee! After a too-long, two-month winter break I have finally started back to school. The new semester began on Monday with classes starting yesterday, but since…

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Posted on2 December 201115 September 2020Everyday Life

Boxed in

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When I moved to Scotland in August, I sent a couple of large boxes by sea—hoping they’d arrive before Thanksgiving. They didn’t. But they did…

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Posted on27 February 201112 September 2020Everyday Life

Sharpies and Bics and Uni-Balls—Oh my!

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I promised myself that I would go through junk every week so that by the time I’m ready to start packing, I’ve rid myself of…

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Posted on12 February 201111 September 2020Everyday Life

Pick a card

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I’m in clutter-clearing mode and today’s task is my stationery drawer. The drawer is well-past its clear-out date, especially since it’s been difficult to close…

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Posted on23 October 20109 September 2020Everyday Life

Bad desk; good desk

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I don’t know how it happens, but I will go weeks and weeks with my desk being nice and clean then all of the sudden…

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Posted on12 July 201030 October 2020Everyday Life

What do you feed a hungry ego? Pens!

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Blogs are great for the ego. Here on Just Frances I rule the content; it’s all about me and I can say anything I want.…

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Posted on5 June 20107 September 2020Everyday Life, Widow Life

Re-learning obsessive-compulsive behaviors

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Anyone who has known me long knows that I am one of those geeky, overly-organised, slightly obsessive-compulsive, and highly meticulous people. Oh, and I have…

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Just Frances is a silly and pointless website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances.

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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