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Jennifer Hawkins shares her diet, workout routine and stress management techniques

November 28, 2017 by Amy Darcy Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of chatting with Jennifer Hawkins over a lunch at the Mount Franklin Lightly Sparking Water launch in Balmoral, Sydney. Jen was Miss Universe in 2004 and since then ...

How to Keep a Healthy Routine On Holidays

December 13, 2016 by Amy Darcy Leave a Comment

Keeping a healthy routine when you're on holidays (especially over Christmas) can be difficult! Suddenly your wholesome pantry and fridge has been filled with biscuits, cake, coffee and ice-cream to ...

Get Fit with your Phone – Best Fitness Apps

March 4, 2014 by Amy Darcy 3 Comments

Yesterday, as I stood by the cross-trainer, I felt like a McDonalds addict habitually hitting the drive through on the way home. I knew there were better options, but reverted to the lame excuses of ...

endota Organics nurture – an impressive skincare collection for mum’s and bub’s + WIN the collection (valued at $155)

When it comes to mother and baby skin care products, I’m very particular. I am passionate about using safe, well-researched and correctly labelled products. I am pleased to share that endota spa has just released an impressive mother and baby range, endota OrganicsTM nurture. It has been developed alongside Dr Hayley Dickinson BSc (Hons), PhD…

How to Choose a Quality Rosehip Oil

I feel in love with rosehip oil many years ago when I noticed how effective it was at improving the elasticity and hydration of my skin. It also helped heal my acne scars. In fact, it was the first oil I ever used on my skin. Unfortunately, my second bottle of Rosehip Oil (a different…

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…

Six things you can do to improve the moisture in your skin

Who doesn’t love that hydrated, dewy, fresh and healthy skin look? It’s #skingoals right? Well, over the years I’ve sought to find out what helps keep my skin like this and I thought I would share what I’ve learnt. I believe there are two parts to maintaining and/or improving the moisture in your skin. Today…

The most important thing you can do this Christmas.

Christmas is only five sleeps away. Eeeeeee. Are you ready for everything? Have you got all your decorations in place? Do you have your menu planned and your Christmas Eve grocery list written out? Did you remember to get the Bon Bon’s and the Christmas serviettes? And importantly – have you checked out my 2018…

3 Ways to Cut Costs While Travelling

Let’s face it: Travelling is expensive. After you’ve bought the flights, paid for hire cars, accommodation and travel insurance, you’ve already spent the majority of your budget before you’ve even walked out your front door. I know first hand how much travelling can impact your bank account, and how painful it can feel to constantly…

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…

Açaí Bowl recipe

Welcome to a new week lovelies! I am super excited because I’ve updated the site and that is one HUGE project off my mind. Rebranding and remodelling has been in the works for about a year now and it’s finally done! Really happy to have it done before Problogger, a blogger’s conference I’m attending on the Gold…

Anti-Inflammatory Grapefruit Smoothie GF // RSF // VG //

Grapefruit – it’s the new ‘in’ flavour for summer smoothies and juices! Have you tried it in a juice or smoothie yet? It takes a bit to get used to the semi-sweet bitter flavour but there are so many health benefits in this subtropical citrus fruit. This Anti-Inflammatory Grapefruit Smoothie is one of my favourite…

Tropical Paw Paw Plate + A GIVEAWAY!

Monday, you always seem to make Sunday go so quick and your mornings are rife with drowsiness and extra comfy beds. I can’t say I’m your biggest fan, Monday, but I’ve made this breakfast to give you a little more attraction. Tropical Paw Paw plates filled with yogurt, fruits and seeds. To honest this was…

A clean, easy and gourmet breakfast – Poached eggs on a bed of baby spinach, asparagus, bacon and mushrooms

A lazy Sunday morning isn’t complete without a breakfast that has a little more tender loving care than the weekly run of the mill, Vegemite on toast. You might remember one of my old favourites here. I’ve been avoiding poached eggs for a while now, so I thought it was time to tackle it and…

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…