THE EXCITING THINGS I'VE BEEN M.I.A DOING...

I just wanted to pop in today to say HELLO and I MISS YOU and no, I haven't abandoned you! I've just been pre-occupied with so many other exciting things the past couple of weeks that I haven't gotten around to jumping in here as I hadn't come up with any new material. 

I still haven't but felt to jump on in anyway and let you know what's been happening.

SELF SABOTAGE: WHERE WE LIMIT OURSELVES DUE TO FEAR

I had a thought last week that kinda stopped me in my tracks. It was a complete Aha moment when I could very clearly see my own self sabotage in action.

NOURISH: SUPERFOOD HOT CHOCCIE

I whipped this up the other evening - if you follow me on Instagram you'll know why. I wasn't hungry, my tummy wanted no food, and a superfoodie hot chocolate was exactly what I felt like. In bed. So this is what I came up with...

NOURISH: STRAWBERRY + COCONUT PUDDING

I put this on Instagram the other day and you guys wanted the recipe... So here you go! This is perfect if you like a light brekkie. I like to team it up with a Bulletproof coffee for something a little more satisfying. It also makes an awesome snack. It takes... oooh about 3 minutes to create, and 30 minutes to set (unless you wanna eat it straight away, which you can, it's just more of a smoothie not a pudding then). And it's bloody delicious!

4 QUICK POST-EASTER LIFE SAVERS

It goes without dying that the majority of us "over-do" it during Easter. And I use inverted commas because it is only a point of view laid upon us by ourselves, the media, friends and family, our trainers, or nutritionist... Having said that, there is merit to it. But we need not buy into feeling guilty about how much we ate and the lack of exercise we may have done, and instead, pick ourselves up and get on with Life once more, as we choose to enjoy our time here on Earth.

MY NO.1 TAKE-HOME FROM THE PALEO WAY CAIRNS

On the Sunday just gone, Cairns played host to Pete Evans and The Paleo Way tour, and I was lucky enough to be volunteering the whole day. Now I'm usually the first eager beaver at the door with my notepad and pen, but as I didn't know what I would be doing all day, I didn't have those with me. Nevertheless I have a few big key take home notes that required no pen and paper to remember, and here they are.

WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD OILS AND BUTTER TO YOUR COFFEE

Adding fats to caffeinated beverages is a tradition in several cultures. The Nepalese, Tibetans and Indians of the Himalayan regions add yak butter to teas and chais, and the Moroccan people add fermented butter, known as smen to their traditional teas. The resulting beverages are considered strengthening and fortifying, providing energy, nourishment and clarity for long days in rugged environments.

NOURISH: LEMON DELICIOUS PROTEIN BALLS

Miessence have just brought out a protein powder. Yep, the world's first certified organic skin care range also does food products. Although this is not their first.

Lucky me I got sent a bag of this stuff as I'm friend's with the gorgeous Narelle who owns and runs Miessence. This is in no way a promo post for her and I was not asked to do this. But when I find a product that's amazing in it's own right, I'm gonna share it with you. And this is one of them.