Science Experiment Day 7: Objective: To stop counting calories, eat when I’m hungry and need energy. To live life to it’s fullest, eat food to it’s fullest and love to my fullest. Also burgers. And salted caramel. Is that an objective? I don’t care. IT IS NOW! The problem with being ‘recovered’ is that your…
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Why it’s OKAY to HAVE NO IDEA what you are DOING – Raspberry and Lime Cacao Zoats.
I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what I’m doing. I have NO IDEA what I’m doing with my life. And when it comes to a lot of things I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING. With dating. With work. With friends. With writing. With this blog. And do you know what? That is completely OKAY. I…
How to make FRIENDS as an ADULT – Cherry Bakewell Oats
Making friends can be SCARY. In childhood days, it was SO MUCH easier. When we happily toddled over to other children, No introductions needed, And started to squelch and play in the mud. Then for whatever MULTITUDE of reasons, fear and doubt enters our lives. And making friends as an adult can be TERRIFYING. After…
Why I hated WOMEN – International Women’s Day – Decadently Delicious Chocolate Oats
I hated women. (What a stupid thing to say on international women’s day) But I did. I didn’t trust them. I didn’t want to be friends with them. Apart from a few friends who were girls most of my friends were MEN. My bullies were mostly girls. Who used me as their personal plaything. Their…
Let them eat CAKE – Coffee and Walnut Cake Oatmeal
Here is a funny story about cake. And as a lot of funny stories begin, I’m going to start it with the sentence…. ‘When I was severely anorexic….’ (Hilarious right? No but seriously stay with me) I was about to collapse and be taken into hospital for the second time but before that it was…
My Mantra Jewellery – Morrocan Jewelled Oats
I am going to be honest….. I’m NOT a jewellery person. I have never liked the FAFF. I am always just really AWARE that jewellery is on my body. Like a CONSTANT ITCH. However, my mind may have been changed (slightly) And yesterday after a series of difficult appointments… I was glad to have…
How to be ALONE – Coconut Lamington Oats
And so I found myself in a bar. I had finished my promo shift in Camden. Willing the hours to roll by, tired of pinning a smile to my face. Tired of drawing on my last energy to convince people I was okay. I grabbed my backpack and my suitcase and rolled it out of…
Salted Chocolate, Pistachio Cherry Oats and STOMACH SQUISH
I have STOMACH SQUISH. We all have STOMACH SQUISH. Do my family or my friends HATE me because when I sit down my stomach SQUISHES? No! Do police follow me down the street because I have stomach squish? No! Yesterday at a body confidence workshop with Laura Phelan (of Phelan Well), she made a really…
Macacha Magic Energy Oats
I have a confession to make….. I am a witch. Well….. a porridge witch. Most mornings, you can see me stirring my potion (*cough* porridge) in my shiny metal cauldron (*cough* saucepan) I can prove to you that PORRIDGE is… MAGIC! That is has healing properties and can boost your MOOD and ENERGY. Porridge used…
Food is LOVE – Caramac Porridge
They say a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Scrap that! A way to ANYONE’S HEART is through their stomach. Think about how many ‘ceremonies’ or ‘rituals’ we have related to food. Birthday parties and birthday cake. Christmas dinner. Thanksgiving dinner. Easter and chocolate. Going out for dinner with friends. Going on…
Joyfull Joy 