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Three Words Challenge for a Chatty Chick.

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          By now you should all know I’m a woman of many words, and have a bit of a love for talking. Or typing. Anything that allows me […]

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A Breakfast Lover’s Dream: Fruity Coconut Granola.

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Breakfast lovers, rejoice – for I’m about to tell you the secret to the most delicious brekkie ever. Yes, you may think you’re the absolute brekkie queen/king, and nothing can […]

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The Next Big Thing: Notoxbox.

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We made it through Monday! And now we just have to survive Wednesday, the second peak of hell.. Okay, I’m sorry, that was a tad dramatic and you really didn’t […]

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Ain’t Nobody Got Time Fo’ Dat: Life, You Crazy Thing, You!

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Hey everyone! Just a bit of a public announcement that I am, in fact, still alive and kicking, despite being essentially AWOL for the last week or so. It’s all […]

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Naughty Made Nice: Protein-Packed Egg & Veggie Muffins.

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When life gets more and more hectic, it gets pretty damn impossible to put together extravagant three-course meals all day everyday like usual… which I’m not sure if anyone realistically […]

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Week in Piccies, Wonderwomen & First Day of Internship.

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Instead of being a boring (and a tad self-involved)  blogger and writing you all essentially an autobiographical novel, I thought I’d do a little bit of a weekly recap mainly […]

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Go Big, or Go Home: Giant Peanut Butter Cups.

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Why hello there, (hopefully extremely) hungry readers… Do I have an awesome treat in store for you today. Okay, so first up, let’s get a show of hands for who […]

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Body Love: International No Diet Day.

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Yesterday the world banded together to celebrate something utterly awesome: the rejection of the dieting mentality, and instead, praised body love and acceptance. Yep, it was International No Diet Day, […]

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The Superfoods Craze & Some Awesome Ways to Use Them.

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You may have heard the term ‘superfoods’ lately, and wondered what they could be… but the only possible explanation you could muster up is the image of a banana or […]

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Running Bare Redefining 30th Birthday Parties: One Lunge at a Time.

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Last week, I was invited to join in the Running Bare 30th Birthday celebrations, which all happened on Tuesday. Now, before you assume that this is going to be a […]

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Body Love: Rhiannon’s Beautiful Words.

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Hey guys, I want to go all inspirational and positive and mushy on you all (brace yourselves!), and I’ve decided to do a mini-series about an issue that I’m really passionate about […]

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Body Image, Body Love, Inspiration, Life
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A Day in the Life: Sunny Sydney Saturdays.

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There is absolutely nothing that compares to an unexpectedly beautiful sunny day in the middle of Autumn! Especially when said awesome weather happens to fall on a leisurely Saturday that […]

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Christmas Came Early, and I Was Clearly Good!

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Hey everyone, how’s it going?! This week has been an exciting one- you’d think it would be because my uncle just got married and I spent an incredible weekend in […]

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Cafe Hopping: Argo in Adelaide.

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In my post about my weekend in Adelaide for the wedding, I mentioned a fabulous cafe my grandma & I had lunch at on the Norwood Parade- a great little strip […]

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Unforgettable Wedding Celebrations & Life is Good.

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So it’s Monday again, and cue the inevitable blues… which are especially depressing today, because not only am I telling Monday to go away and never come back, but I’m nursing post-incredible-weekend-away […]

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I’m Finally Qualified to Kick Butt & Yell at People!

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Hey hey, I almost said that I hoped everyone was enjoying their weekend; and then quickly realised that it was in fact Tuesday. I’m incredibly sorry if this reminded you […]

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Sexy Blog Makeover & My ‘Babies’ are Finally Back in my Life.

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Why hello, I didn’t see you there in amongst my mountains of uni work and readings and assessments! Basically, this is the first breather I’ve been able to take today, […]

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No-Bake Chocolate Fudge Brownies.

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So it’s currently 3am and I couldn’t sleep, and was pondering what to do with myself… until I realised: Oh my gosh, I made awesome brownies the other day, and […]

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My 20th: The Entry into (Hopefully) the Best Decade of my Life!

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My gosh, life just does not want to stop for one second! And hey, who says I’m complaining As I was still recovering from the high of my absolutely incredible Easter long […]

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An Easter Long Weekend to Remember.

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Hey everyone, Long time no speak! …blog? Either way, it’s definitely been a while. As I can imagine, you’ve all been as busy just generally enjoying yourselves as I have […]

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Embarrassing Kloe Strikes Again at the Gym & Some Exciting News.

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Hello, hello! How are we all on this fiiiiine Tuesday? Hope everyone is looking forward to the Easter long weekend coming up, I know I am! I’ve got so many […]

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Eat, Train, Sleep, Repeat: Are You Striking a Healthy Balance?

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Hey guys, I’m back after a super busy week & weekend! I’ve been working my butt off on a film analysis for uni that I realised was due… 2 days […]

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Things to Look Forward to & a Few Short-Term Goals.

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Wow, I cannot believe it’s been a whole week since I’ve posted! That’s crazy talk. Life has just been so unbelievably busy, I’ve barely been able to just stop for […]

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The Power of Cacao Powder & Don’t Worry, I’m Still Alive!

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Good morning lovely people How have you all been?! I feel like it’s been far too long since I got to chat to you all! I do admit I went […]

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Swim Squad, a Great Swimming Workout & my Sexy Goggle Face.

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How was everyone’s Sunday? Mine was pretty lazy, actually… and because of that reason, it was awesome. Naturally. I had to drag my butt out of bed to pick up […]

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Brace Yourself; Winter is Coming & The Best Magazines for Women.

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The best feeling ever: hitting the sack on Friday night, knowing full well that it’s Saturday morning the next day, and you can sleep in as much as you bloody […]

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I’m A Wicked Speed Demon & The Calcium Debate.

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Hello fabulous people, I’m actually amazed that I’m still able to keep my eyes open long enough to write this post… why have I not collapsed on the keyboard yet?! […]

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My Official New Favourite Photo. Possibly Ever.

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Hey all, exciting news! I finally got my hands on a photo from the weekend in Canberra (well, apart from the dodgy, dark ones in the bar that I took..) […]

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Quote-A-Thon: Mid-Week Motivation.

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Hey lovelies, I don’t know about you guys, but I could definitely use a few favourite warm-and-fuzzies (I hope you even know what I’m talking about; I’m a girl who […]

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Quest Bar Review.

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Happy Tuesday everyone! And wow, that really has no ring to it whatsoever, but I’m going to say just roll with it… Not much has been going on over in […]

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NEDA Week.

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I’m a little bit late, but last week was National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and I found this out by all the fantastic blogs I read. I think that this […]

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Weekend in Canberra!

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Why hello everyone, Guess what? I’m still alive! It feels like it’s been waaay too long, honestly, it’s amazing/maybe slightly weird how much I actually miss blogging when I’m away. […]

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This girl’s off to Canberra! For a Good Reason, I Swear…

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After about half an hour of running around like a mad woman trying to get all my stuff together and pack it all up; I’m ready to head down to […]

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Injury Diagnosis Update, Yummy Eats & Kara Goucher: My Hero.

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Hi there my fave people, Long time no speak! Well, a total of one whole day; which totally makes me come across as really needy and obsessive… but we all […]

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So many Goodies in the Mail & A Spin Instructors’ Pick up Line.

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Hey wonderful people! So we’re only two days into the week, and today was my second torturous day at uni… Could this week go any slower?! I swear  it’s really […]

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Exciting Online Purchase & Back to Responsibilities; Whatever they are.

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Happy Monday! Today was quite possibly the cruelest start to uni, ever: Monday morning, 9am lecture, after 4 months of holidays. Ouch, it was a toughie, to say the least. […]

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Running vs. Swimming & the Best Nut Butter you Need in your Life.

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How was everyone’s Sunday? I have issues, and never take Sunday’s easy, even though that’s totally the only reason they exist, right?! Hope you all put your feet up and watched copious […]

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Chobani Review & Healthy Take on an Old Fave: Banana Bread.

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Over the last few days, I’ve had the absolute pleasure of having a fridge absolutely stocked to the brim with the fantastic Chobani yoghurt. And let me tell you, it’s […]

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My Awkward Swimming Experience & Winter Must Have Discovery.

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It’s the weekend! Can I hear a woo hoo?! Except that it’s totally dreary and depressing in Sydney, and is absolutely pouring rain! If that’s not an awesome start to Autumn, and […]

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Numaste: Possible New Yogi Convert?!

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Hey kids! Friday’s are by far one of my favourite days of the week, even though when you’re a uni student pretty much each of the 4 days I’m not at uni […]

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Quote-a-Thon: Warm & Fuzzies Guaranteed.

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Good morning everyone I’m finally waking up in the morning feeling somewhat refreshed and much less zombie-like, as I’m getting some sleep, yay! It’s always so incredible to me what […]

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Since when is my Mail so Damn Delicious?! & Things to Look Forward to.

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I’m one of those people who gets mega excited to get something in the mail- REAL mail. My mailbox is usually overflowing with a lovely assortment of pizza delivery flyers, […]

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Get Your Game Face On: My Recovery Plan.

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Hey lovelies, First up, I just wanted to thank all you beautiful, amazing people for your support and encouragement after finding out about my stress fracture- I can tell you […]

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Conquering Devastating News & Staying Positive.

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Hey everyone, Today I found out some really bad news… I was diagnosed with another femoral stress fracture, just above the one I had in May last year. To say […]

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Strong is the New Skinny!

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On my usual gym visit tonight, minding my own business, doing my thang, I realised something… something quite profound for me, it marked a massive shift in my attitude towards […]

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Marvellous in my Monday: #1

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We all struggle just a little bit on Mondays… getting out of bed, and making yourself look relatively presentable for the day ahead just seems that much more difficult: “But, […]

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Get your Cross-Train on: Run, Spin, Lift, Eat, Sleep, Repeat.

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Why hello, how are we all on this fine Sunday morning? I woke up at 10am, and it was the most glorious feeling knowing I don’t have to be anywhere […]

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Saturday Shenanigans & Spontaneous Revelations about the Future.

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Happy Saturday to everyone out there, wherever you are in the world! Which is a total contradiction, because it’s probably like Thursday over in Iceland or something, which is awkward… […]

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WIAW: Except on Friday. Explanation included, Promise!

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So it’s officially the day after Valentine’s Day; and we’re either still riding the loved up high that is chocolates and teddy bears; or we’re rejoicing that we made it through without […]

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All Luuurved Up: My V-Day Adventures.

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Happy Valentines Day, lovers! I’ve never really known what to think about Valentines Day, my opinion changes depending on whether I happen to be all loved up at that point […]

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