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A new year, a new initiative

December 31, 2012 by Amy Darcy 1 Comment

With the door to 2013 now open, it seems an appropriate time to begin to acquaint you with aspects of my life in Brisbane. In this blog I want to invite you to join me as I pursue a well-rounded ...

The Biggest Contributors to Plastic Waste in our Oceans – How Everyday Australians Can do their Bit

The war on waste is here, with many Australian’s standing up to plastic waste and making sustainable changes inside and outside of their homes. I am one of these people after seeing up close the horrifying impact that it has on our sea life (turtles in particular, who think plastic bags are jelly fish to…

How Mindful Eating can Change your Relationship with Food

How often do you tell yourself off for eating something you have mixed feelings about? On the one hand you really want the comfort, but on the other hand you want to stick to your intention to eat healthier. We humans have a complicated relationship with food, but honestly, it’s not our fault. It has…

Elyse Knowles on overcoming the comparison trap – PLUS Win 1 of 5 copies of her new book!

If you hadn’t heard of her before, you probably became familiar with the name Elyse Knowles when she and her boyfriend Josh joined (and won) The Block in 2017. She’s an Australian model, Ambassador, Entrepreneur, TV ambassador and Influencer and she’s only 25! Talk about impressive! She’s also recently released her first book, ‘Living with…

Psychologists share How to Optimise Your Thinking to Achieve Your Goals + Book giveaway

Have you ever made a resolution that the diet starts today, only to succumb to the lure of a salted caramel brownie as you grab your morning coffee? Have you ever found yourself investing hours browsing dream holiday destinations online, when you knew you should be starting that overdue tax return? Or have you ever…

What counts as a serving of Vegetables? Are you meeting your recommended daily intake?

We all know we need to eat more vegetables, but just how much more? This is essential for us to know as the average Australian is meeting only half of their recommended intake of vegetables. How can you determine if you’re meeting your needs or not? Eat Pray Workout’s dietitian, Melanie Sharpe is going to…

BODY BY FINCH – a holistic health and wellness program I’m on board with!

2018 is rounding down and with it so are my energy levels. There’s been a lot on my plate this year with Reis away on deployment, then coming home, living between two cities, seeing Reis mostly on weekends, getting Finn into a day care program (he just started going two short days a week), and…

5 Ways to Manage Stress as a Small Business Owner

Let’s face it, managing a small business is not a small task. It can be overwhelming and can lead to BIG levels of stress. I’ve been asked before – how do you do it all? Sometimes I wonder too and often think ‘with great difficulty’, however I have learnt a few things about managing stress…

Should I switch to buying organic food in Australia?

For many years now I’ve been wondering ‘should I switch to buying organic food’? Is it really necessary in Australia? Do I have to go completely organic when I grocery shop? How does a full non-organic grocery shop compare? Which items should I opt for if I can’t do the whole shop organically? Why aren’t…

3 Easy Muesli Recipes

I don’t give muesli breakfasts too much thought when I am grocery shopping, I class it in the cereal range ‘dumped with extra sugar’ AKA the ‘lets begin the day getting fat’ cereal (which is never where I want to begin my day). Before I accepted the offer to try this muesli my first question…

Passionfruit Acai Smoothie Bowl

Due to a later than normal season, there is a flush of Australian Passionfruit in the market right now, yet the demand is very low. This means growers are at risk of having to dispose of large quantities of perfectly good passionfruit because not enough Australians are buying them! So it’s time to support our…

Healthy French Toast

I love to make this classic breakfast after a lazy saturday morning sleep in. This is a simple recipe, with a list of ideas for healthy french toast toppings. It uses things you likely already have in the pantry/fridge, this is an easy french toast recipe that could really could be used as an every day…

How to make Toast Interesting with Savoury Vegetable Toppings

Bored of spreads on toast? Then it’s time to switch out the old boring Vegemite or jam for these beautiful savoury vegetable toast toppings. These are my four favourite toast topping combos full of nourishing ingredients & still tantalising to the taste buds. Most of them also cover the vegetable/fats/carbs/protein elements that should be in a…

Simple & Healthy Banana Bread (Low FODMAP, gluten & dairy free)

Want a tasty, healthy recipe that the whole family will go BANANAS for? Look no further than my mouth-watering Banana Bread! This yummy loaf is quick and easy and will satisfy those sugar cravings with some decadent dark chocolate thrown in…-dee-lish! In addition to its amazing aroma, my Banana Bread is also packed with all…

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