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Energy experiments summation
When I heard Dr Amantha Imber was looking for volunteers for seven weeks of energy experiments for her new book, I was all in. This is my energy experiments summation.
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Alexandria’s Adventures with Energy Gamification
The last week of Dr Amantha Imber‘s energy experiments takes the daily energy accounting, and adds a touch of energy gamification.
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Alexandria’s adventures in earthquake research
I recently read an article about the 2025 Myanmar earthquake. And before I go any further, I want to acknowledge the death and injury of thousands of people.
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Alexandria’s Adventures with daily energy accounting
Week six of Dr Amantha Imber‘s energy experiments brings them all together in a kind of sort of daily energy accounting.
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Alexandria’s Adventures with a stop doing list
On to week five of Dr Amantha Imber’s energy experiments. This week, and the stop doing list, was all about boundaries (links to the others are at the bottom of this post).
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Alexandria’s Adventures with Permission Slips
My fourth Dr Amantha Imber energy experiment was permission slips. The links to the others are at the bottom of this post.
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The Wind in the Trees
We’ve had some wild weather recently and I noticed that sometimes, the sound of the wind in the trees is like the sound of the surf on the beach.
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Bold and Beautiful
Having been out of action for a few weeks, I’ve had plenty of time to look around me at my home. The one we bought and did up twenty years ago, but haven’t really done much with since. It’s not exactly bold and beautiful.
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We’re Busy Doing Nothing
Many of my friends are marooned at home, busy doing nothing. For them the world has ended, but for me nothing much has changed.
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Virtual Dinner Party
It’s hard to stay connected in lock-down. You can’t meet in person, but you can get online and host a Virtual Dinner Party.
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Dance of Death
I was reminded of Danse Macabre, also known as the Dance of Death. An allegorical concept, highlighting that regardless of your station, death comes to us all.
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Medieval Dinner Party
I watched The King, so now I’m doing a Medieval Dinner Party. Though I suppose more technically it should be called a Banquet.
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Alice ‘mid the Starships
When I first saw this image I was intrigued because it’s a Victorian glass lantern slide titled ” Oh there, ‘mid the starships, Alice, I know a”. And I was really curious about the starships.
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London Blitz Dinner Party
Just recently I’ve read (and written) a few stories about World War II London. I’m inspired to write a London Blitz Dinner Party. Food shortages not withstanding, it’s easier than you think.
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Bushfire Dinner Party
This Bushfire Dinner Party is a bit of a cheat because if you’re having a Dinner Party and a bushfire breaks out, it’s time to abandon the party and activate your bushfire plan! Having said that, I was inspired by local tv coverage of a cafe madly making lunches for the volunteer firefighters working to…
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Stress Free K-Drama Dinner Party
Still binging on K-drama, but wanting a K-Drama Dinner Party to share some of the food I’m seeing.
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Stress Free Steampunk Dinner Party
I’m laughing a little, because this Steampunk Dinner Party, is an almost but not quite a Victorian Dinner Party, because Steampunk is a futuristic science fiction genre powered by Victorian steam technology.
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Stress Free Dinner Party When You’re Not Hungry
While a Dinner Party when you’re not hungry seems like a contradiction, it does sometimes happen that for one reason or another you lose your appetite.
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Dinner Party to Comfort a Friend with Depression
Let me start by saying that a Dinner Party to Comfort a Friend with Depression is not the end of what you can do.
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In-laws Dinner Party
I have to start by saying you can’t have a stress free event when your guests stress you out. That makes today’s In-laws Dinner Party a somewhat questionable proposition.
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Red Dinner Party
Today I’m tackling a Red Dinner Party. Just because I’m curious about whether I can. And because red is my favourite colour.
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Alexandria’s Adventures in Asgård
Well, not literally Asgård; but the Vikings: Beyond the Legend exhibition at the Melbourne Museum.
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Rabbit Lovers Dinner Party
Having written dinner parties for dog and cat lovers, I cannot refuse a request for a Rabbit Lovers Dinner Party. By which I mean a pet rabbit dinner party, not one featuring a lapin main course. This has been one of the hardest Dinner Parties I have ever put together!
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Dinner Party with Leftovers
Jenine has challenged me to write a Dinner Party with Leftovers There are two kinds of leftovers; planned and incidental.
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Alexandria’s Adventures in Cataract Surgery
I had cataract surgery a few days ago, and it went really well. But I find reading, writing, and watching quite tiring, and it makes my operated eye hot and scratchy.
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Dinner Party During Renovations
It’s been hard to adapt to one bathroom, and as we’re talking about the kitchen… I’m wondering a Dinner Party During Renovations.
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Great Depression Dinner Party
I’ve been researching the Great Depression for a while now, and having recently watched The Roosevelts I reckon it’s time for a Great Depression Dinner Party!
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Summer Fruits Dinner Party
I’ve been indulging in a lot of lovely fresh summer fruit lately, so that makes it time for a Summer Fruits Dinner Party.
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Gangsters Dinner Party
Today we’re doing a Gangsters Dinner Party to remember the passing of the US National Prohibition Act on October 28, 1919.
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Tennis Dinner Party
Tennis. There’s a bit of it about at the moment, so today’s the day for a Wimbledon inspired Tennis Dinner Party.
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Wallace and Gromit Dinner Party
Continuing with our theme of exhibition visits, today we’re hosting a Wallace and Gromit Dinner Party.
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The Adventures of Prussian Blue
Have you heard about the adventures of Prussian Blue? It’s a fascinating story of little things making a big difference to the way we see the world. And each other.
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Astronauts Dinner Party
Today we’re getting ready for the American National Moon Day with an Astronauts Dinner Party.
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Alexandria’s Adventures in Productivity Journalling
I’ve been into productivity journalling for a while, and I mention it in my monthly progress reports. I’ve been asked a few times what it is, how it works, and where to get one.
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Breakfast Dinner Party
Toseland was describing his recent Oxfam Trailwalker experiences to me and it seemed like the perfect opportunity for a Breakfast Dinner Party.
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Soup Dinner Party
While inspired by the idea of a 7-day Soup Diet, this Soup Dinner Party is not an attempt to translate a weight loss fad into an event. It’s just a fun look at whether it is possible to host a dinner party that consists solely of soup.
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How to Plan a Stress Free Emergency Trip
My 90-year-old mother has just come out of hospital, so tonight, after an emergency trip I am sitting in a hotel room in the town I grew up in.
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Picnic Dinner Party
We’re in the midst of seasonal change, so let’s do something different and have a Picnic Dinner Party while we can.
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Cat Lovers Dinner Party
Cat-loving Katy felt that if we could commemorate dogs, we should also celebrate cats with a Cat Lovers Dinner Party.
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Dog Lovers Dinner Party
Katy mentioned that she was having a small commemoration for Fido’s passing, so today we’re having a Dog Lovers Dinner Party.
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Impromptu Dinner Party
Now and again things happen, and you may need to host a dinner when you didn’t expect to. But that’s not to say that you can’t plan for an Impromptu Dinner Party.
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Reflections on the Joy of Mastery
It’s getting to the end of the year, and my well of creativity is drying up. I was looking for a different kind of picture for a different kind of post when I found this reflection on the joy of mastery. The picture’s not bad either.
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Alexandria’s Adventures in Food and Nutrition
Following my transplant review, I’ve done some research on food and nutrition. It’s been interesting, entertaining, and frustrating in equal measure. It is a whole other ball of string.
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NaNoWriMo Dinner Party
So, the key to a Stress Free NaNoWriMo Dinner Party is having everything under control before you start writing then you won’t have to think about it later.
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Alexandria’s Adventure in Adventure
My October adventure was compiling my first business tax return, but I’m fairly confident no one wants to read about that. While I found it was almost as exhilarating and terrifying as learning a little coding, most of you won’t consider it the kind of bold and risky undertaking that we commonly think of as…
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Sleepy Hollow Dinner Party for Halloween
I’m writing this Sleepy Hollow Dinner Party a little ahead of time. Appropriately enough, a bloated full moon is resting low on the horizon providing almost (but not quite) enough creepy light to write by.
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Pirates Dinner Party
Tomorrow (September 19) is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. While it’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, it’s as good a day as any to host a Pirates Dinner Party.
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Apocalypse Survivors Dinner Party
Our Apocalypse Survivors Dinner Party has to be the kind of food we could get knocking over abandoned supermarkets, and that’s not going to last long.
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Alexandria’s Adventure with The Style Podcast
Sadly, The Style Podcast is no longer available, but I decided to leave this post here, because it’s partly about taking risks, trying new things, and also quite flattering 😉
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Zombie Dinner Party
Now, it seems very clear why soulless, unstoppable monsters are everywhere. And that makes it a good time to write a Zombie Dinner Party.
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Alexandria’s Adventures in Morning Routine
Following my brush with the collapse of control, I’ve been noticing a lot of chat about “morning routine” in my podcasts and webinars lately, and there has been one thing that stood out for me.
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Gluten Free Dinner Party
Before we dive into the Gluten Free Dinner Party, let’s look at what gluten is and why you might need a gluten free (GF) dinner party.
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Alexandria’s Adventure in Shaving Soap Shampoo
I included some of Annette Kellerman’s hair care advice in my book Signature Wardrobe Planning. Including her assertion that the shampoo is a pure soap like shaving soap followed by a rainwater rinse.
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Towel Day Dinner Party
For those who don’t know, May 25 is Towel Day, when devotees of the late Douglas Adams carry towels in his honour. That makes it a good day for a Towel Day Dinner Party.
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Alexandria’s Adventure in 100% Pashmina
I bought a lovely shawl not long ago. It was labelled “100% Pashmina”, but I knew when I bought it that it was not “pashmina”.
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International Happiness Day Dinner Party
Today (March 20) is International Happiness Day; obviously, we need an International Happiness Day Dinner Party.
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Alexandria’s Adventure in Bunking Off
I should first mention for those that don’t know, “bunk” (as in bunking off) is also a verb meaning to leave, most notable in The Shawshank Redemption when Andy Dufresne is noted to have “done a bunk, sir”.
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Summer Vacation Dinner Party
It’s quite common for friends and family to vacation together. You wouldn’t typically call this a Summer Vacation Dinner Party but you could feed the kids then put together something grown up for later.
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Alexandria’s Adventure on a Mental Health Day
What with this and that (and the other) I found myself needing a mental health day; a day away from book writing and business podcasts and all that. If you haven’t heard of this, it’s when you aren’t physically ill but need a day off work to unwind and de-stress.
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New Year Detox Dinner Party
After New Years people often “detox”. I believe in moderation and a balanced approach, but if I didn’t, it mght be time for a New Year Detox Dinner Party.
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Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Dinner Party
I’m not sure if you know (or care) that since acceding to the throne on June 2 1953 Queen Elizabeth the Second (QEII), by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith became…
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Titanic First Class (Advanced) Dinner Party
Following on from the Beginners and Intermediate Titanic Dinners, it’s time to tackle a Stress Free Titanic First Class (Advanced) Dinner Party.
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Dinner Party to Comfort a Friend with a Cold
If you’re the kind of person who likes to look after your sick friends, here’s our cold/flu care recipes for your Dinner Party to Comfort a Friend with a Cold.
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Ramadan Dinner Party
I’m running a little late for a Ramadan Dinner Party, but there is still have time to give you a hand entertaining any practising Muslim friends you may have. If you are a practising Muslim, please feel free to send me your suggestions and corrections.
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Titanic Second Class (Intermediate) Dinner Party
After the beginners dinner, today I’m looking at people more comfortable cooking and hosting dinners. It’s a Titanic Second Class (intermediate) Dinner Party.
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Titanic Third Class (Beginners) Dinner Party
My book makes mention of a Titanic-themed dinner party, and with the anniversary of its sinking being today (15 April 1912), I’ll start with a Titanic Third Class Dinner Party for beginners.
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My version of string theory
In previous posts I have referred to my life as being like a tangled ball of string – I wasn’t specific at the time, but I imagine it as the kind you get when you give a cat a ball of wool to play with. When you try to unravel it, you pull one strand and all the…
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Ten Ways to Make Guests Turn Up for Your Dinner Parties
Most people want to know how to make guests turn up. They are a great deal more interested in this than making them leave at the end of the party.
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Me and Melbourne are Friends Again
As you know, I was quite sad to lose my feeling of kinship with the city. So I am really very happy to tell you that me and Melbourne are back on! Perhaps it was just been that kind of melancholic can’t find a thing to buy feeling – do you get that too? Sometimes having a firm…
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When Shopping in Melbourne
So today I went into Melbourne to do a bit of shopping and meet Katy for lunch. That sounds very grand doesn’t it?
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Today, on Rabbie Burns Night…
For those who aren’t Scottish and don’t know, today (January 25) is Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) birthday. Or Rabbie Burns night if you are.
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Virtue of Pleasure
When I talk about excellence in pleasure, I’m not talking debauched sensual pleasures, fun though that sounds. I’m thinking about the satisfaction that comes from overcoming obstacles.
