3 months til Spring

 

It is 3 months until Spring ladies, which means we have got 3 months to get ours bods bikini ready!

 

Don't give up, it takes dedication and hard work but we can do it!

 

Keep your eye on the prize ;) 

Mini Market Day 8 June

So excited for Saturday 8 June! It is going to be such a lovely morning out with a spot of shopping and catching up with friends over a delicious cuppa.

We have such great supplier taking part so if you're not busy, pop in x

Wordless Wednesday

 1- Thursday lunch at Mr Price Head Office with Lis & Clair

2 - Nails at Perfect10

3 - Hosted a dinner party with the Stylianous on Friday night

4 - Stocked up on raw food

 

 5-8 - Babysat our precious SJ while her parents were at a wedding down the coast

 

9 - Sunday walk on the promenade with the hubs

10-12 - Raw food diet 

Monday Mothers Day Special

Mothers Day Special

Spoil your Mother this Mothers Day with this stunning belo bag

Was R499 NOW R399

Order online www.belo.co.za

Offer ends Sunday, 12 May

Motivational Monday - Rawlicious

Today marks Day 1 of the raw food diet my friend Caley and I have undertaken to do.

Basically we will only be eating raw food, seeds, nuts and beans for 5 days.

I have often heard of how great a raw food diet is but have never done much research into it up until now.

Why a raw food diet?

A raw food diet is not just good for you - it’s also good science! You don’t have to take our word for it, have ‘faith’ or trust the latest nutrition guru. Science now proves that cooking not only destroys nutrition and enzymes but chemically changes foods from the substances needed for health into acid-forming toxins, free-radicals and poisons that destroy our health!

Here are a few of the benefits I found:

1. Weight Loss

2. Mental Clarity – After removing pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, chemicals, dyes, and poisons from your body (basically processed food), you will have found that your brain works faster than ever.

3. Improved Skin

4. Improved Health – The health benefits of raw are one of the first things you feel, often within the first couple days of improving your diet.

5. Improved Spirituality

6. Better Sex

7. Enzymes- Cooking food destroys much of the natural enzymes (your body can also create enzymes, but can only do so much) in your food that are needed to break down nutrients. Eating raw eliminates this problem.

8. Insane energy. You won’t know this unless you try it for yourself, but eating raw gives you an amazing boost in energy.

9. Better sleep and less sleep needed

Here is a great recipe I found that I will definitely be trying!

Fattoush Recipe
Delicious, tangy, and refreshing Fattoush Salad features high-water-content veggies to cool you down, while mint and parsley brighten things up with breezy greenness. Top it all off with a magical sprinkling of za’atar and you got yourself one crazy-clean flavoured dish that puts your taste buds on the next train to fresh town.

Ingredients:
2 medium cucumbers, with skin
3 cups chopped tomatoes (I used a combination of cherry, plum, and grape tomatoes)
2 red bell peppers
1 large red onion
3 green onions
1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
¾ cup chopped mint
raw flax crackers, flatbread, or toasted pita

Directions:
1. Wash, prepare, and chop all veggies into bite-sized pieces. Wash, spin-dry herbs and chop. Place in a large bowl.
2. Pour dressing over salad, stir, and let stand for at least 30 minutes at room temperature to allow the flavours to meld.
3. Right before serving, sprinkle generously with za’atar, crumble raw flax crackers and fold into salad. Enjoy.

Fattoush Salad Dressing
Ingredients:
¼ cup extra virgin cold-pressed olive oil
¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
zest of 1 lemon (organic, un-waxed if possible!)
1 tsp. raw liquid honey or maple syrup
2 – 4 cloves garlic, minced
a couple pinches of sea salt
a pinch of black pepper

Directions:
1. Put all ingredients in a jar with a light-fitting lid and shake.

I have a busy week with birthday drinks tomorrow and a girls dinner on Tuesday night so things could get interesting!

Wish us luck and hopefully with enough motivation we'll stick to it!

Feature Friday - Kelly Epskamp Photography

Recently I have done a collaboration with an awesome young photographer called Kelly Epskamp and Angelique Dippenaar. These lovely two ladies have put together an awesome package for aspiring models. The package includes  pictures for their portfolios in Roxstar bikinis aswell as the stunning clothes from Cinnamon. I think that this is a great opportunity for young models looking to break into the industry to jazz up their portfolios and im excited to do more work with these talented girls.

 

For more info contact Kelly on kellyepskamp@webmail.com or visit their facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Kelly-Epskamp-Photography/177543043256

Thankful Thursday - Mozambique

Ok so well its not really Thursday but after having been away for a few days, yesterday ran away with me playing catchup.

I am very thankful for the wonderful trip we had in Mozambique.

It was my husband and my first time in Mozambique and after hearing many stories of people frequently visitting we arrived with much anticipation.

Mozambique is a beautiful country with friendly people, stunning beaches, delicious food and awesome drinks.

We went with 6 other people and we had an absolute blast with them!

Thank you to CJR for organising another memorable outing x