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  • A snapshot in time

    September 24, 2022September 25, 2022Bianca's Life

    Here's a snapshot of what I've been watching, reading, working out, and photographing.

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  • Back to the blog but different.

    May 29, 2022May 30, 2022Bianca's Life
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    I'm back to the blog again. It won't be like before. I'll just blog fun stuff on what I feel like, when I feel like it, so I'll enjoy it more.

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  • I am going on hiatus

    April 5, 2021April 5, 2021Bianca's Life
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    A reading slump turned into a writing slump and stress set in, so I'm putting this site aside for now. I hope you enjoy the posts so far. Mass Consternation is in hiatus.

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  • My 2020 End-of-Year Review

    December 29, 2020December 30, 2020Bianca's Life
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    Gasp. It's another year done and 2020 was a crazy one at that. In keeping tradition, here's my end-of-year review of things Bianca and books.

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  • 5 Strategies to Cope with Lockdown Life

    September 21, 2020December 18, 2020Bianca's Life
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    How are you surviving the COVID-19 lockdown? Here are five strategies that made it a little easier for me.

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  • Drinking tea for Fairtrade Fortnight

    September 1, 2020December 18, 2020Bianca's Life
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    August contains Fairtrade Fortnight and to celebrate Tribes and Nations sent me some Scarborough Fair tea. While sipping, let's talk all things Fairtrade.

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  • Goodbye, Australia. Hello, internet.

    June 21, 2020December 18, 2020Bianca's Life
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    Sometimes you need to say goodbye and leave to refresh and gain anew. This weekend my mother passed away. Our relationship was rarely smooth and this is how we got back in contact while I was living in the United States.

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  • 2020 – how did that happen?

    December 31, 2019Bianca's Life
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    2020 is nearly here and promises to be just as bookish. Here's my 2019 year in review and plans for 2020. Spoiler: it involves books.

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  • 5 Things I Love About Living in a Hotel

    February 17, 2019February 17, 2019Bianca's Life
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    I've been living in a hotel for nearly two months. It's one of the best decisions I've made. And it's not even expensive.

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  • The Plants of the Amazon Spheres

    January 26, 2019January 26, 2019Bianca's Life

    There are more than 40,000 plants of the Amazon Spheres. They come from 50 different countries. We visited the Amazon Spheres in Seattle.

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  • It’s the End of 2018 Already?

    December 29, 2018December 29, 2018Bianca's Life
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    I may be professionally anti-annual performance review, but I do one, or more a recap on myself. It's the end of 2018.

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  • Looking for Stories in Seattle’s Lake View Cemetery

    December 2, 2018December 2, 2018Bianca's Life, Seattle
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    I visited the Lake View Cemetery in Seattle to see the graves and discover the stories contained within.

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  • Gotta Get Back to Melbourne

    November 3, 2018November 3, 2018Bianca's Life

    Yes, it's official. I'm moving back to Melbourne for university. I have some urgent questions I need answered before I fly back.

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  • Living in Trump’s America

    September 5, 2018January 6, 2020Bianca's Life
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    What's it like as a white Australian-American female living in Trump's America? Here's what it is for me.

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  • I have a weird phobia

    June 9, 2018June 9, 2018Bianca's Life
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    I have a weird phobia. I'm afraid of larger-than-normal flags and billboards. See, it's unusual and probably not that unique.

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  • Why I don’t want Donald Trump impeached

    May 12, 2018May 25, 2018Bianca's Life, Culture
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    It's controversial but I don't want Donald Trump impeached. The consequence would be President Mike Pence and from his track record, America would be worse off.

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  • What’s Entertaining Me in April

    April 8, 2018May 25, 2018Bianca's Life, Bookish Things
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    This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link,...

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  • Today I just can’t

    March 10, 2018July 6, 2018Bianca's Life
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    Some days I can work on five different projects at once, while mentally planning out the next ones and catching...

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  • How many more have to die? The impact of war

    January 6, 2018May 25, 2018Bianca's Life
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    Moments ago I walked past this war memorial, and it made me wonder how much an impact that these men’s...

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  • Turning the Page into 2018

    December 30, 2017May 26, 2018Bianca's Life, Bookish Things
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    This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link,...

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