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Spectacular Soul Saturday: Simone Butchard

Meet my honorary ‘big sis’ Simo! A ray of  sunshine who lives according to my favourite proverb;

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared” – Attributed to the Buddha (c.563 BC – c.483 BC)

After finishing reading her candid and optimistic answers you’ll likely feel driven to check out her website which is bursting full of life – the biophilia practically jumps through your screen!

I’m near certain you’ll love her as much as I do,

Meet Simo …

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Chemical free living, Fitness and Movement, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Non-foodie reads

What makes the difference?

I was recently asked this question by someone I really admire. She asked me what made the difference between the way I approach life and the way a lot of other people my age approach it. She wasn’t asking in a way that put me on a pedestal (thank goodness because that would be mis-leading … I really am just the ‘girl next door’), but rather curious about why I am pro-active when it comes to my health and education. How do I know what I know at my age? Why am I empowered rather than playing the victim? Why do I question things? How is it that I am so content in being different when most teenagers just want to ‘fit in’?

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And now something for the kiddlets

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It warmed my heart when a reader commented on Facebook that her “miss 10” enjoyed my interview with my friend Jo on ‘A Quirky Journey’. It was also very exciting when another reader mentioned that she can’t wait to make my pumpkin pancakes and GAPS muffins for her little ones. This is why I started blogging in the first place.

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Microwave-free Chocolate Mug Cake

This cake was a result of being in year 12, studying hard and getting to the end of the day and needing a big bowl of chocolate cake all to myself that I could chip away at whilst indulgently watching a few episodes 7th Heaven. Don’t even judge me!

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“Buck-weet-bix”

In middle school I was an absolute sucker for crushed weet-bix, hot milk and a sprinkle of brown sugar – especially on cold mornings.

I avoided weet-bix like the plague throughout primary school, knowing that all cereals (bar baby rice cereal … which I happily enjoyed until the age of 7 when Mamma T decided I was too old for “baby food”) made me feel nutritionally violated. Somehow in middle school, I temporarily lost this intuition and became seduced by the aforementioned warming, sweet and creamy wheat-based combo.

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My day on a (GAPS) plate

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Oh hello there. You’ve found some very old content. Please read the disclaimer on this page before thinking I’m still a total sheep who has been sucked into a bone-broth worshipping fad diet. Been there, learned from that and am now a much less rigid human.

It’s been ages since I’ve done a GAPS update. I figured one was well overdue! I am up to stage 4 and have been since March 15.

I’m yet to introduce raw veggies and fruit. My body still freaks out if I so much as have too much fibre in the form of avocado, fermented veggies and cooked veggies so I don’t feel ready to introduce raw veggies yet. Thank goodness it’s winter and not really salad weather anyhow.

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My Favourite GAPS Muffins

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my fave

For those of you that didn’t catch it, on Friday I was interviewed by my gorgeous friend Jo from Quirky Cooking on her Podcast ‘A Quirky Journey’. During the show I mentioned my GAPS muffins a few times and actually gave away the recipe. It’s virtually the same as this recipe but made in muffin tins. I use the ‘If You Care’ brand because they aren’t bleached, don’t contain any chemicals and are good for the environment. In SA, Foodland sells them, but I’m sure if you just do a trusty Google search, you’ll find somewhere to purchase them online such as organics on a budget.

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Being up one's self, being humble and finding a happy medium

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Why are we terrible at taking compliments? Quick to dismiss the good we do? Feel like we can’t show pride? Downplay praise? And why, dear ones, do we think we need to be modest, humble and quiet achievers, all in the name of not being ‘up ourselves’?

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Spectacular Soul Saturday: Leah Laidlaw

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This week I introduce you to my mate Leah; wife, mother and blogger at Life’s Pantry. Leah sees food as medicine and loves nothing more than getting creative in the kitchen to sustain her three energetic and little ladies.

Allow me to introduce you to this grounded Mamma Bear.

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