Lady luck

I’m not a fan of “luck”. Do you know anyone who answered a knock at the door to a stranger shaking their hand, handing them a uni degree, their new name tag to a great job, a huge chunk of cash and then introduce them to their soul mate?

I was in the bank today and the teller asked me how my parents were going. When I replied that they were travelling up the center of Australia in their Winniebago then heading over to Western Australian in Spring to see the wild flowers the lady said “Half their luck!” No, it’s called getting a uni degree, working your fingers to the bone, making courageous business decisions, then saving your money and investing it wisely. I know it was a passing comment, but do you get what I mean?

I read once that luck was when preparation meets opportunity. This sits well with me. If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain because there are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going.

Do you consider some people “lucky”? Are you putting in the hard yards to work towards your goal or looking for the next quick fix?

Have a beautiful weekend everyone xx.

Pleasure beyond measure.

“This toothpaste is so good it nearly makes me orgasm every time I brush my teeth!” exclaimed my customer last Friday. Followed by a “God, this is what my life has come to....” I reassured her that it’s a fantastic thing to find happiness in all the simple things in life, especially when you are a sleep deprived mother of a newborn, a toddler in his terrible two’s and have just returned to work.

Another customer that day told me that the Ayurvedic soap he uses makes him feel like he’s levitating as soon as he gets in the shower.


Incorporate little bursts of happiness into your day to bring you joy. Here are some of my little daily rituals that make my heart feel lighter xx

Opening the bedroom blinds when I wake up and feeling the first rays of sunshine on my face.

Feeling the chilled terracotta tiles under my bare feet as I rush out to my courtyard to check on the garden’s progress.

Extra sprinklings of cinnamon in my morning chai.

Pouring the chai out of my favourite white and navy anchor teapot.

Listening to Fat Freddys Drop on repeat for the whole day at work.

The glow of vanilla scented candles in empty jam jars while I have my bath.

The intoxicating smell of home grown basil in the food processor while making homemade pesto.

A goodnight phone call from my husband.


You don’t need to spend endless amounts of money on new things, because the best things in life are free. All the happiness that you need in your life is already right there inside of you. xx

PS. Just incase you were wondering, the “orgasmic” toothpaste is MiEssence organic mint toothpaste ;)

I Luvju too.

I am constantly scouring health food shops for hidden treasures. Lately I stumbled across a collection of individually wrapped chocolate hearts by Loving Earth. So far I’ve tried the mint and afa (afa is a green superfood) and the coconut milk chocolate one.

In a nut shell:
Australian certified organic
Fair trade
Raw
Organic
Packaging is 96% plant based compostable material
Low GI
Gluten free
Lactose free
Vegan
Australian made

35g bars for $2.95.

Soooo velvety and rich! I’m salivating at the very thought...

Remember, choose quality over quantity!

To suss out more about Loving Earth and their products click here.
Happy Easter everyone xx.

Bananas & honey & coconut -oh my!

I am forever banging on about cooking outside of the square. Maybe it is because alot of cookbooks that I've accumulated over the years no longer suit my nutritional needs...?

I've been working on my sacral chakra lately (yes, I did just realise how much of a hippie I sounded like just then!) which has alot to do with creative expression. I've been observing how people express their creativity in different ways. Some with a paintbrush and canvas, others in the surfcraft they ride. I've come to realise that mine is in the kitchen! There's nothing more exciting than throwing ingredients together in the kitchen and it actually WORKS!

This afternoon I was feeling peckish so I sliced up some organic spelt sourdough bread that I bought at the artisian bakery at the jetty, toasted it up, then spread on some extra virgin coconut oil and raw organic honey, then sliced up some fresh bananas on top. Perfection! Come to think of it, some ground cinnamon on top would have increased the yumminess factor... Next time!

I beg your garden

Gardening to me is not so much of a hobby, as it is a full blown obsession! I blame Indira Naidoo for writing The Edible Balcony.

I kid you not, there have been times where I can’t get to sleep due to the sheer excitement of reading my gardening book then making a list of all the new herbs I want to plant and new tools I feel are completely necessary to own. “Go to sleep Em” my husband will murmur... Surely wondering what has possessed his once sane wife.

My dad like every little Italian man is the ultimate gardening guru. Many a desperate phone call has been made asking emergency questions such as “Do the tomatoes keep potassium or sodium in their soil?”

I discovered that there is nothing more satisfying than eating out of your own garden. Take today for example. Every morning I make a fresh pot of lemon balm tea. Add a bunch of mint to my coconut water smoothie. Pluck out some rocket leaves for my salad wrap. Then for dinner I make THE BEST basil pesto! Bugger that jarred crap.

Anyway I could ramble on for hours about the way the aroma from each herb wafts up to me as I run the watering can over each pot or the sweetness of that first cherry tomato from the vine. But seriously, no matter what your interests are, make sure that they totally consume you because they are what make you uniquely you xx.

Happy food.

Chai spiced spelt carrot cake.
Soy wrapper vegie dumplings.
Freshly squeezed apple juice with organic cinnamon.
Gluten free coconut and lemon myrtle cupcakes.
Spirulina and mango soy smoothie.
Raw vegan passionfruit cheesecake.

These were just some of the absolutely delicious meals I had in the Bay this wkend. It is so refreshing to visit an open-minded place where healthy food is normal, not weird or for hippies. I hope everywhere else catches up soon!

Hope you had a fantastic wkend xx.

*Wednesday Website of the Week*

After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 32, Amanda Niehaus decided that nutritious wholefoods were the way forward. Here is her blog Easy Peasy Organic filled with yummy recipes and tips on sustainable living xx

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