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January | 2010 | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. Archive for January, 2010. January 27, 2010 at 3:27 pm. Science has proven time and time again that scents are the biggest human memory triggers. Of course, most of us don’t need to read boring articles in scientific journals to know this to be true because we experience it so often. What I’ve recently learned though is that ‘unscented’ can trigger memories, too. January 25, 2010 at 2:53 pm. January 19, 2010 at 9:41 pm. January 18, 2010 at 9:35 pm. In the hours and days after P...
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Stuck | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. June 8, 2010 at 12:08 pm. I feel stuck some days. Frozen in this place of fear; this place with an uncertain future. I guess I thought what so many people thought: that after a year, things would get better; that after a year I would start to feel “normal” again. But here’s a little secret: in some ways, it gets more difficult. Entry filed under: General. There is a difference. The big steps are the scariest. 1 Comment Add your own. Dark, dark days. « Land of Pop. Living Again ...
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August | 2009 | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. Archive for August, 2009. I know I’ve got his love. Four months ago today, my entire world was shaken to the core and all of the certainty I’d come to rely on was taken from me in a single moment. I went from being a happily married woman getting ready to start a family through adoption to a grieving, childless widow. I never knew how suddenly life could go from amazingly wonderful to frighteningly lonely. August 26, 2009 at 3:43 am. Vanity, thy name is widow. Version 3.0 i...
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September | 2009 | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. Archive for September, 2009. The confluence of seasons. There’s a crispness in the air now that the fall as started to settle in after a long summer. I’ve always enjoyed the confluence of seasons; it’s an awkward meeting between weather patterns one anxious to begin its reign whilst the other tries in vain to retain its glory. There will be a few weeks of battle before the summer finally fades, giving way to the changing colors of the trees. September 28, 2009 at 9:44 pm. Septe...
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February | 2010 | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. Archive for February, 2010. Today is Ash Wednesday, and the first time I’ve gone to church since Paul died other than his funeral and memorial service and a wedding. It’s the first time I’ve been able to bring myself to go alone, and it was harder than I thought in some ways; easier in others. February 17, 2010 at 6:45 pm. February 10, 2010 at 5:27 pm. February 6, 2010 at 2:00 am. February 2, 2010 at 5:46 pm. My new year’s resolution was simple this year; or so I thought. I...
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June | 2011 | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. Archive for June, 2011. It’s been more than a year since I’ve updated this site. Not because I’m out of beta; not because I’m magically healed; not because I’ve ‘moved on’ because you never really do move on from widowhood; you just learn to cope with it. So I started a personal blog ( Just Frances. To that, this will [most likely] be my last post here, and instead I’m offering a formal invitation to you to join me over at Just Frances: Made with 100% pure awesomeness. If you’v...
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March | 2010 | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. Archive for March, 2010. Of death and taxes. March 22, 2010 at 5:55 pm. Who is Frances 3.0? You can learn more about Frances at Just Frances.com. She's still a grieving widow, but there you can see how she's surviving the grief whilst trying to find a happy new future. Get updates via email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 8 other followers. Coping with Grief and Loss. Living Again After Widowhood.
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Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta | I’m a newly-widowed 35-year-old teetering on the edge of insanity; learning to breathe again; charting a new future around the crumbled remains of the old one. | Page 2
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. June 1, 2010 at 2:25 pm. The return of memories. The last few weeks have been really hard. It seems that the closer I get to the anniversary of Paul’s death, the more memories I have. I remember vividly the things we did the week before he died; our last full weekend before he died. I remember conversations we had and I can almost feel the joy of our laughter as we worked in the garden together one week before I lost him. April 18, 2010 at 10:55 am. Of death and taxes. Paul and...
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December | 2009 | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. Archive for December, 2009. Several weeks ago I decided that the best way to deal with Christmas was to avoid it. I figured that if I treated it as a normal day it would feel like a normal day. So I didn’t decorate the house or send Christmas cards. I didn’t play Christmas music or attend Christmas-themed events. And the plan worked for a while. December 26, 2009 at 2:09 pm. December 21, 2009 at 10:53 pm. December 16, 2009 at 11:04 pm. There is a future to be had.
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There is a difference | Frances 3.0 – Still in Beta
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Frances 3.0 Still in Beta. There is a difference. June 3, 2010 at 11:38 am. After running Version 2.0 for a couple of years, however, I was finally ready to take on another boyfriend peripheral. It was really more of a spur of the moment upgrade. You know, the one where you’re out shopping for one thing and find something else that you just can’t live without. So, what I am? 8221; husband to walk through the door so that I can greet him with a kiss and a Martini. I’m a widow, not a character in...As for ...