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02/04/2016

A Retrospective of the Fiscal Year and Dubious Freelancing/Artist Advice

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April 2016, Art, Books, DISCUSS., Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Lists, Paywall, Videos

#GIRLBOSS, blogging for a living, Blogging101, Buzzfeed video, digital marketing lessons, Etsy, freelancing, freelancing dreams vs reality, freelancing lessons, Indifferent Ignorance, Instagram marketing, realities of freelancing, selling on Etsy, Sophia Amoruso
18/03/2016

Existential Crises on a Friday Afternoon

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DISCUSS., March 2016, Paywall

Blogging101, existential crises, Indifferent Ignorance, life choices, questioning EVERYTHING, questioning life goals
04/03/2016

50 Blog Challenge #2: Antipodean Crossing

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50 Blog Challenge, March 2016, Paywall, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Travel

50 blog challenge, Antipodean Crossing, Auckland War Memorial Museum, blog challenge, Blogging101, Cambridge history degree, Indifferent Ignorance, military history, New Zealand travel blog
23/02/2016

In Which My Dog Cleans His Teeth

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Complaints, Dogs, February 2016, Internet, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

blogging, Blogging101, dogs, Indifferent Ignorance, My Chemical Romance, spider bathroom invasion, toothbrushes, WordAds

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Francesca Astraea here.

When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

What will you find here now?

This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

Speaking of tea… Make a cup and settle in.

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Blogging101

A Retrospective of the Fiscal Year and Dubious Freelancing/Artist Advice

Existential Crises on a Friday Afternoon

50 Blog Challenge #2: Antipodean Crossing

In Which My Dog Cleans His Teeth