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Posted on15 February 202523 June 2025Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

JustFrances.com at fifteen

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Wow! JustFrances.com hit the 15-year milestone today! I don’t know that I expected that when I first registered the domain, but here I am, marking…

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Posted on1 February 2023Everyday Life

Got letters? (Want letters?)

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Today is the start of my annual letter-writing month, which means another call for letter receivers! It also means another challenge to others to write…

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Posted on15 January 202324 March 2023Culinary Arts, Musings & Ramblings

My culinary heritage

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Food is an important part of my life. Not just for the nutritional necessities or the flavourful enjoyment, but for the social and cultural importance…

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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 March 20226 April 2022Everyday Life

A month of postcards

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I normally write a pitch for Letter Writing Month at the start of February, but it’s 2022 and things are crazy in 2022. So, instead…

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Posted on1 February 20214 July 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 20214 July 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 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 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 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 on1 October 201916 July 2021Academic Life

Read my PhD thesis!

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After several years of sharing my PhD Dreams with you, it is now time to share my PhD thesis! After all, it is only fair that you…

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Posted on1 February 201916 July 2021Musings & 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 October 201830 July 2021Academic Life, Musings & Ramblings

Thesis = Submitted!

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As any regular Just Frances reader will know, my PhD Dreams began a few years ago. And my actual PhD studies began nearly five years ago. And now,…

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Posted on1 September 201830 July 2021Academic Life

Thesis season: September update

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As thesis season continues, I am starting to feel more and more confident that I will manage to complete my thesis without (too terribly much) stress. And…

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Posted on2 August 201830 July 2021Academic Life

Thesis season: August update

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With August now upon us, I am aware that only three months are remaining for “thesis season”. And that is a scary realisation when I…

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Posted on1 July 201830 July 2021Academic Life, Musings & Ramblings

Thesis season

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Wow! It is the 1st of July already. And that means that my PhD thesis is due in just four months. Yikes! Of course, that means that…

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Posted on17 March 201816 November 2022Academic Life

Accepted: “Blurred reputations: Managing professional and private information online”

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Note: This post was originally shared on my PhD blog, www.FrancesRyanPhD.com. Last month, I was notified that a journal paper I wrote has been accepted for publication. The…

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Posted on1 January 201830 July 2021Academic Life

2018: Just a PhD

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A new year means a new resolution. And this year, I have just one resolution*: To finish my PhD. Yes, that’s it: My 2018 New Year resolution is…

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Posted on31 December 201729 July 2021Academic Life, Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

2017: Undone, indeed

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2017 is over. It was meant to be my “year of doing” but, alas, it would seem that it was a year undone. Undone, indeed*.…

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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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