Cheese for Charity
I love to learn, and I especially love to learn new tips and tricks for the kitchen. So of course, I said "yes, please," when I was asked if I wanted to learn how to make cheese! Last week I [Read More]
Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Pain is Temporary
I saw this on a sign as I ran rings around Sydney in the Half Marathon as part of Blackmore's Sydney Running Festival on Sunday. It made me smile and it encouraged me to keep me on running. The [Read More]
21 Days of Kindness – Week 1
I know I was a bit late getting started but I got such a kick out of kindness last week. Here's an update how I travelled with my first 7 days in the Kindness Challenge. 1. Random Act of [Read More]
Meatless Monday – Pumpkin, Chickpea and Silverbeet Bake
Serves 4 This is a super easy one dish dinner. Chuck it in the oven and let it go! Leftovers taste great on Tuesday, too! Ingredients 1.5kg pumpkin, peeled and roughly chopped 1 red [Read More]
Half Marathon Miracle
My legs might not be ready to run a half marathon but my nails are. Nail stickers are a random but quintessential part of my race ritual! It's a beautiful day for a running festival, let me [Read More]
Slow Cooker Beef, Date and Spinach Tagine
Serves 4 Now I know it's warming up nicely here down under, but there's still time for one last hurrah with the slow cooker! Of course, if you're in the Northern hemisphere, this is the perfect [Read More]
Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Plant Your Own Garden
You may notice a bit of a floral theme the last few Wednesdays. I'm very outside oriented of late as we've been creating our own outside area on the balcony. I saw this on Instagram and it was love at [Read More]
Not Run Ready
My next half marathon is now less than a week away. Eeek! A week! This is my third half marathon and I am the most ill prepared, tiredest and heaviest I have been before a 21km run off. I know it [Read More]
The 21 Day Kindness Challenge
Kindess is something that should be shared, and once it gets going, it's infectious. I was pretty stoked when I saw this 21 Day Kindness Challenge shared on Brenda's Facebook Page. (If you haven't [Read More]
It’s Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month – Check Your Neck!
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. I sometimes wonder how different my story would have been if I hadn't checked my neck. It gives me the shivers thinking what might have been... but [Read More]
