writing process, doubled up and falafels

I've finally started to schedule my writing...... not so much these blog posts, but the new stuff I've been doing. It's amazing the difference it has made already having a little post it note on my wall telling me which days I need to write.... sounds so simple I know...but hey, its progress for me

I didn't do any yoga yesterday..... it doesn't happen that often, but I try not to beat myself up about it. Instead I just promise myself that I'll double up the next day... so today started with yesterdays yoga and ended with todays...ha ha feel strong

I love the feeling of conquering something new.... I had written falafels down on my shopping list this morning, and then was like 'why would I buy them when I could make them ?' So I checked out a few recipes online, and found a good looking, healthy baked version and set to work...... result..... super yummy falafels that took about 20 minutes to make with a bunch of stuff I pretty much always have in the pantry....new addition to the repertoire :)

rain, a book to escape in and words that stand out

it rained non stop all day today..... but I was kinda stoked. It felt like a good day for rain. Some days it feels comforting to know that Mother Nature is feeling the same way as you.

a book to fall into bed with and escape..... this one has sucked me up and is about to spit me out 4 days later. Yikes, need a new book soon.

After a blue day, I was blown away reading an article that felt like it was written for me at that very moment. The words just jumped out at me as if to say 'Hey ?! Are you reading this ?'

care package, in control and discipline

wow....care packages are freaking awesome !!!! pretty much ran back home from the post office today to open this awesome box of goodies....... all the amazing yummy things I miss from home..... so much thought went into this package.... feeling very blessed right now

had an appointment with the bank to open a business account..... loving the feeling of being in control, independent and sure about something

I've just installed this amazing app on my laptop called Waste No Time..... you set up time limits for certain distracting websites and after your designated time it blocks the site for the rest of the day and gives you a little nudge to get back to work...love love love it

bumpy surf, horseradish and double rainbows

so many times you can look at not-so-perfect surf and tell yourself it's too windy or bumpy to go out..... but if you just suit up and get out there, you'll end up having a heap of fun.... bumps and all.... thats what happened for me today anyway !

ahhhhhh at long last, I've found horseradish in a little gourmet food store....... so happy right now..... time to bust out some of those recipes that have been sitting around waiting for this special day !!

on my way out to the highway I pull over to the side of the road to take a moment and enjoy the double rainbow

turtle, finding hairbands and pj afternoon

we surf at Diggers Beach this morning, and halfway through my surf, a little turtle pops up to say hello

spotting a lost hairband in the car at the exactly the right moment

after 2 surfs and a late lunch, we cruise home, have hot showers and get into our PJ's...... it's 5pm, but we're totally stoked :)

small surf, beautiful Sydney and pub dinner

so easy to blow off a surf when it's really small..... but we ventured out this morning and had a blast..... the best surfer is without a doubt the one who is having the most fun

it almost feels surreal to see the Sydney Harbour bridge as I'm driving back to the airport..... and then see the beautiful city pass below me as we take off at sunset

I get home excited but tired....it's been a long couple of days so we go to the pub for an early dinner.... and bonus, we get to sit next to the open fire :)

big smoke, new adventures and happy faces

I flew down to Sydney this morning..... super early mission so I was feeling a little sleepy but super excited to be in the big smoke

wow, this feels like the start of a brand new adventure.... I spent the day with a bunch of awesome folk doing awesome stuff that I'm soon to be a part of....yahooo

excited to start working on something that results in clients having very happy faces at the end of the day

simple answers, mix up juice and kicking back in the sun

I has a meeting with an accountant this morning, and was super nice to get some straight forward, concise and simple answers. No jargon, no sales chat...... thank goodness

we both felt a little fuzzy today so we stopped off at a cafe and re-energised with juices.... the lady got my order wrong but it worked out pretty good anyhow, got to try out a new combo.... cucumber, celery, apple & ginger

we had to wait for our car to get fixed so we found a spot in the park and kicked back in the sunshine for a micro nap

clean house, sharing news and across the road

ok, I admit it, I'm a geek...... I actually love getting on a mission and cleaning the house...... if you're doing it solo and blast out some epic tunes at the same time, it has a kinda gameshow, yikes I might run out of time, feel to it

Jeff is home from work, and in a flurry of  pizza making wine drinking we finally get to catch up and share our news

we take dinner across the road to our neighbours place. I love it. We're laughing our heads off as we juggle hot pizza, salad and wine across the street. I love the fact that I can run back home to pick up dessert.

groom, texting home and oh my goodness dinner

sometimes it feels great to go into 'groom' mode...... buy some new face wash and other goodies, get home  and scrub your face, brush your hair and generally feel fresh and new

connecting with a friend I haven't spoken to in forever via a ping pong match of texts..... technology is fabulous

ahhhhh a dinner that feels good to make and even better to eat...quinoa, sweet potato, zucchini, mint and pistachio salad....... yum

learning, just do it and zoom

I love the buzz you get from learning how to do something from scratch. You get a real sense of accomplishment from figuring everything out for yourself.

It's amazing how much we can talk ourselves out of doing something we know we should do. I say, just do it already ! You'll be blown away how much better you feel once you've actually started something new, no matter how small your first few steps are. I started building a new website for a new project today and finally have something tangible to look at !

wow, today actually went really fast.....started work before I knew it I was doing my late afternoon yoga practice and thinking about dinner..... that felt good

new sources, writing and words full of love

it's amazing how many sources of inspiration are out there when you really start looking for it. And even more amazing is how most of these things link from one to another then another. It's like opening a secret door in your attic and discovering a whole new world

wow.... I've never thought of myself as a writer but sometimes, when I'm feeling tuned in, it comes very easily to me. I sat down this morning with an idea in my head, and within 40 minutes had written a 1000 word article that I'm pretty damn stoked about !

Jeff has been working crazy hours recently..... so its been hard to fit in our daily chats. But every morning this week I've woken up to see a beautiful text full of love to start my day.

shower ideas, flip the attitude and nail polish

it is crazy how many awesome ideas come to me in the shower..... not entirely sure why, but it seems to be a place of inspiration. Today, after spending hours scribbling down some kind of half hearted ideas, something just went 'ping' in the shower ...

I'm being constantly inspired at the moment by some pretty amazing women entrepreneurs..... and I've only just realised that recently, certain elements in my approach to life has been less than authentic. It's time to flip this attitude and move forward, boldly.

I bought some new nail polish today, and whilst putting it on this evening I was transported to a wonderful memory.... standing in the hallway with my sister, Mum & Dad are all dressed up to go out, the air smells of Mum's drying nail polish and her perfume, they are giving instructions to our babysitter and I look up at them and see a happy, glammed up, in love couple about to go have some fun.....

mopping the floors, shiny new yoga mat and this is me moment

FINALLY !!! I actually get around to mopping the floors....a chore that I have been putting off for waaay too long. I end up doing it first thing, still in my pyjamas, and I realise I actually enjoy mopping, its kinda therapeutic ...... boy, it felt good to see shiny floors again

wowzers, I only got an email this morning to say it had been dispatched, and then just before lunch, ta-da ! my new yoga mat is here..... I can hardly hold myself back till 4pm when I practice again

after a long day that was a little clouded with not-so-great thoughts, I grab my towel and bikini and head to the beach. It's so easy to forget that it is right there if you don't make the most of it. After 5 minutes of breathing in the fresh air and swimming under the waves, I felt like me again.

zucchini fritters, catching up with Mum and yikes flights booked

normally lunch is a pretty casual affair that involves standing in front of the fridge and throwing together whatever looks good. Today I took a little time out and made zucchini fritters and had them with a big green salad.... so worth it....it's good to stop for lunch

I normally go ok when Jeff is at work, but evenings tend to be the time I feel the loneliest.... lucky for me my awesome Mum jumped on Skype tonight and we spent a happy hour catching up and hanging out in cyberspace together

so here we go.... manifesting....upward spirals....making things happen and all that jazz..... flights booked tonight for what could well be the perfect solution

smashing a list, deep calm and sourdough

I love love love days that start with an almighty list and finish with a whole load of stuff crossed out.... today was one of those days, tonnes of little jobs to do and pretty much my whole list was completed....yay

not sure what it was about todays yoga practice, but somehow it felt more focused, more calm .....

it's really hard to buy good bread here..... everything is sliced and full of additives.... so when I found out that my favourite Bellingen bakery deliver to a local supermarket I was excited to say the least ! They make the most delicious organic sourdough..... and I try and pick up a loaf once a week.... it is impossible not to devour a couple of slices as soon as I get home

freshness, automating, extreme catch up

the air is starting to get a little colder in the mornings, and our early morning surf checks require a jumper.....feels great to be getting a dose of freshness.... I've missed that

start how you mean to go on...... or at least, re-start how you mean to go on..... automating is my new favourite thing

turned on Skype and didn't leave for almost 4 hours..... ahhhh awesome catch up with my favourite people !

good start, extreme nice and new rules

it's a fresh morning so we head to the beach..... I read my book in the sunshine whilst Jeff surfs.... what a nice start to the day

we talk about 'extreme nice'...... a term coined by Gretchen Rubin, which involves being, funnily enough, extremely nice to the people you love... but really putting some thought into what their 'extreme nice' looks like..... and it seems like a great way to think

a coaching call motivates us to create a few new rules, that immediately take effect in a positive way :)

crystal clear, swimming in your knickers and campfire

we swim in the ocean this morning and it is unbelievably blue..... the water is so warm and crystal clear it almost doesn't feel real

after a fun drive through the bush, we pull over at on a little bridge and clamber down to the creek.... we don't have our swimming stuff with us, so we just swim in our underwear, which makes me feel like a kid again

after an adventurous day, we decide to make a campfire in the garden...... then rug up and drink rosé and eat homemade croquetas whilst staring into the fire

grazing plate, light show and back home

mmmmm even the words, grazing plate, they sum up a delicious array of things to snack on.... we enjoyed a super yummy one tonight

the sky got darker and darker and then it seemed like it just switched on a show for us...... so much lightning making the sky an angry purple back

there's something to be said about pulling up outside your house at night.... you're feeling sleepy, pleased the long drive is over and know that within just a few moments you'll be tucked up in bed

published, swim in the sea and insane deliciousness

wow wow wow, feeling pretty happy today as an article I wrote a while back has been published on an awesome website online...yay yay ya....upward spirals

when you're not sure what you should do, you should go swim in the ocean.... it solves everything...

hmmm homemade romesco sauce is soooo good...... especially when served with slow roast lamb and virgin paella.... yum yum yum

great timing, patience and tacos

the surf was smaller today but I managed to get a few fun ones...... and my timing was pretty lucky too :)

its amazing how we can sometimes forget that we are all running our own race. By that I mean that it's easy to think that your timescale is true for everyone. It isn't. Just be patient..... it will be worth it.

ahhhh tacos..... always so delicious.....

laughing old man, last minute surf and pizza

there was such an awesome buzz in the surf today.... everyone was having a super fun time and you could really feel it. At one point, this old guy (who reminds me a little of a polar bear, with his bright white hair and big tummy), came hurtling down the face of a wave on his belly. It was one of the bigger sets of the morning, and it would have been so easy for everyone to be annoyed.... but you could see the pure joy on this guys face, he was sooo stoked. He waited till he'd gotten to the bottom of the wave, and then finally stood up. Everyone cheered and laughed....it was amazing

Jeff got home today..... the sun was setting and we were checking a few places to surf. We were running out of light so when we pulled up at Emerald back beach and decided to just run over with our boards. It was pumping.

post surf, nothing beats pizza..... nothing

morning glow, surfing again and sunset pulse

I woke up this morning after an epic nights' sleep to a beautiful orange glow seeping through the bedroom blinds

ahhhh back in the sea.... where I'm supposed to be ! The surf was super fun, I scrambled up a few big ones and snagged a few set waves..... happy happy days

I cruised back to the point late this afternoon to check the surf again, it didn't look that good, but I jumped in anyway. After about half an hour of ok waves, suddenly it started to pulse. It felt like the ocean was goofing around with us, because the sun was setting so it knew that we were only going to get a few more minutes ..... the sets picked up, 2 dolphins cruised through the peak, the sky turned bright pink and orange and the surf pumped ..... BLISS :)

wowzers, sharpening pencils and planting seeds

wowzers.... today I stumbled upon something pretty damn inspiring.... a woman named Marie Forleo, who teaches business, entrepreneurship and life skills to women. What I love about her is her passion and her sense of humour..... you can't watch one of her videos without laughing out loud. I am 110% plugged in and excited about what she has to say....

sharpening pencils has always been kinda therapeutic.... but it was made all the more fun today by finding my old elephant pencil sharpener. My awesome friend Elsie bought this for me about 10 years ago (yikes) and it always brings a smile to my face !

I think that manifesting is a lot like planting seeds..... its nice to think that you can simply plant them, dream about the awesome flower you are going to grow and then voila..... it doesn't really happen like that.... you've got to take a little action....water your seeds..... make things happen....

egg cup, girls work and newspaper supplement

this morning I had a boiled egg with delicious sourdough soldiers.... and it was made all the better by the awesome little eggcup that my folks bought for me a few years back. Everytime I use it, it makes me think of them and smile.

something seems to happen when you are in a long-term relationship.... you unwittingly slide into pretty stereotyped roles. I don't think you even realise it until one day you find yourself not doing a certain job because it's kinda a husband job. I've been looking at a pile of rubbish in our garden that needs taking to the dump, and just thinking 'Oh, Jeff will do that when he gets home'. Until today when I was like 'What are you waiting for, go get some gloves, lug the stuff into the truck and take it to the dump yourself !!!". It was a good reminder to stand on my own two feet.

I almost bought a Sunday paper today, but then didn't because I was really only buying it for one supplement and it seemed like a bit of a waste. On my drive home, I pulled into the petrol station, and as I pulled up to the petrol pump, I noticed some rubbish on the ground. I filled up my car and picked up the rubbish to throw in the bin on my way inside. It was the exact newspaper supplement that I wanted to read......

new book, goats cheese on toast and time to manifest

I started reading a new book today...... it was one of those books that seemed to find it's way to me rather than the other way around. I must have seen a review of it somewhere, but didn't think about it till I was browsing in a bookstore the other day and I recognised the authors name. I still wasn't sure where from or why, but I bought it and now I'm a couple of chapters in, I'm pretty glad that I did !

Ahhhhh my most favourite lunch in the whole world.....my version of comfort food, that reminds me of home and all things good. Goats cheese on toast with a big salad. Yum

The cogs have started turning again, it's amazing how one exciting positive thought just leads to another. Time to get some of this down on paper ....

new opportunities, Graceland and afternoon glow

sometimes the dots just connect don't they ? when you feel like you're life is starting to flow a little better, look at what you're doing, because it's sure to be the right thing...... turns out when you listen to your heart and be truly authentic, doors will open for you

I swear that Paul Simon's Graceland album is THE best road trip album ever...... nothing beats it

I had a 2 hour drive back home but it was an absolute pleasure.... the sun was slowly sinking into the sky, and the colours were amazing..

fresh new notebook, old pair of jeans and nutrition

ok, so maybe I'm a bit of a geek at heart, but I love love love having a brand new notebook.....

I found an old pair of jeans hiding away in my cupboard, and realised why I kept them so long.... they're the kind of jeans that slide on and fit perfectly every time, they're pretty worn out and looking a little faded, but they're staying :)

a dinner of salmon, lentils and spinach with a lemon & yoghurt dressing....... feels so good to eat something so freaking delicious AND know that it's exactly what my body needs !

figuring it out, a shift and yikes

sometimes you just have to sit down and figure out what it is that you really, really want...... there's no point in shuffling along when you can skip down a chosen path

wow, the universe really does listen..... all you need is that shift in attitude and then boom, change happens

a good day all round, reconnected with a long lost friend, opened a door to an exciting opportunity and wrote some much needed letters of gratitude to people I love..........happy

instagram, free like a bird and catch up

ok ok, I know I'm pretty late latching on to Instagram, but hey, forgive me...... loved taking snaps today :)

a joint decision left me feeling free as a bird today........ it's time to soar

a catch up with an awesome friend on Skype........ so many of my favourite people exist in Skype-land now.... its amazing