Contribution Archives • ALEXANDRIA BLAELOCK

How to Plan a Bright Future

I’ve been reading Any Ordinary Day and thinking about what makes a bright future. In the book, Leigh Sales interviews…
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Since I read Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, I keep falling over intense, library voice (whispered) bookish debates…
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If you hadn’t noticed, we’re just starting the Chinese Year of the Pig. I have a few words about pig…
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Have you ever had one of those days where you spill your coffee, nick yourself shaving, or some other little…
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This Stress Free Bushfire Dinner Party is a bit of a cheat because if you’re having a Dinner Party and…
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I’ve had some thoughts on things: The things we buy, The things we keep, and The things we throw away….
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A few days ago, Mary Beard asked; “How do you celebrate your 100th birthday?” Like her, I don’t have a…
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Still binging on K-drama, but wanting a Stress Free K-Drama Dinner Party to share some of the food I’m seeing. I’d…
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I’m laughing a little, because this Stress Free Steampunk Dinner Party, is an almost but not quite Stress Free Victorian Dinner…
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I’ve been watching a few romances lately, and I can’t help asking, what is love? Bearing in mind the standard…
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One of the key Stoic philosophical foundations is preparing yourself for misfortune. There’s a sort of miss you or make…
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After a turbulent week in Australian politics, we are onto our thirtieth Prime Minister. The sixth in 11 years –…
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There’s been another round of dud apologies, and I just don’t get why some people find it so hard to…
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It’s tax time here in Australia, and when people see their numbers in black and white on their returns, many…
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While a Stress Free Dinner Party when you’re not hungry seems like a contradiction, it does sometimes happen that for one…
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