Juggling a full time job, three hour daily commute, a household and trying to work towards all the other random goals and aspirations I’ve derived for myself, sometimes leaves little time for the necessary task of eating. Cooking for me is a pleasure not a chore however there are days where I’m either too tired… Read More
I have to say that I’m fairly pleased with January’s efforts. Health & Fitness * Eat 3-5 servings of fruit & vegetables every day On top of this one I’m definitely eating more fruit and adding more vegetables to my meals. Snacking on fruit between meals, adding carrot & zucchini to cakes, and adding density… Read More
What a week. The plan was to spend the Australia Day long weekend lounging by the pool and working on my tan at Peppers Resort & Spa in Kingscliff. It is summer after all. Unfortunately, the weather had other plans. Rain. Rain. Rain. While the sunbathing didn’t go as planned, the relaxing did. Peppers Resort… Read More
It’s Australia Day, the day to celebrate family and friends, the myriad of cultures uniting over steaks on the BBQ and beer in the esky. It’s spending the day at the beach, slapping on the sunscreen and enjoying the sunshine. It’s celebrating the achievements of Australians young and old. It’s being grateful for living in… Read More
Adding more vegetables to my diet means that I’m getting more creative in the kitchen. Lately I’ve been hearing about using zucchinis for cakes, and I’ve always enjoyed the trusty carrot cake. So why not combine the two. After searching for different recipes and not finding any that met my need. I decided to experiment.… Read More
There’s something about waking up, chucking on the running gear, tying up your shoes and heading out the door before the sun has had time to rise. The paths are empty, birds are chirping and there’s not a soul in sight other than the footy boys doing their intervals on the field, a random… Read More
Training 14/1 – 20/1 Tue 14/1 – 4km run (29 minutes) Wed 15/1 – 15 min weights + 40 min walk (3.4km) Thu 16/1 – rest Fri 17/1 – rest Sat 18/1 – 1.5hr walk (7.5km) Sun 19/1 – rest Mon 20/1 – 35 min walk (3.2km) I’m really enjoying power walking at the moment.… Read More
The Lazy Runner by Marie Bean. I picked up the book at my local library last week wondering whether you ‘lazy’ and ‘runner’ should be used in the same sentence. It’s oxymoronic I think, but then I read the book. It was an easy read and quite enjoyable, and yes, you can be a lazy… Read More
Weekends. Have I mentioned how much I love weekends? Well, in case you haven’t heard yet, I do. They are the awesomeness of awesome. Does that even make any sense? There’s nothing better than a productive weekend that includes a bit of running, going to the beach, spending time with family and friends, writing and… Read More
It’s been one of those weeks where I haven’t cooked much of anything. Getting home late and frustrated after a three hour train trip home from work can leave one severely agitated and not in the mood to cook dinner or do much of anything else. It was warm hot cross buns with butter and… Read More