Tag Archive: health

Wellness Wednesday: Salted Caramel Salad

Do you love salted caramel flavour so much you wish you could eat it all the time? But being a grown up, you know you can’t eat dessert for every meal (sometimes it’s so… Continue reading

Wellness Wednesday: easy “peasy” hotel snacks

One of the great joys of travel is trying ALL THE DIFFERENT FOOD. But it’s sometimes a bit tricky to find really healthy snacks – a lot of street food, for example, is… Continue reading

Wellness Wednesday: good timing

Yesterday afternoon I went for a run. Or tried to. I only got about two kilometres along my usual course before I realised the afternoon running thing just wasn’t working and turned back.… Continue reading

Wellness Wednesday: Meet your (sandwich) maker

Today’s post begins with a bleedingly obvious statement: I’m thrifty. I was born into a thrifty family, so that’s where my penny-pinching began, but the precarious work situation of a mainly-freelancer certainly doesn’t help… Continue reading

Wellness Wednesday: occasional oxalis

What do you expect when you attend a dinner party at someone’s home? Fancy place settings and a three-course meal? Potluck, great company and a chat while watching the latest TV series? Candlelight, soft… Continue reading

Wellness Wednesday: DIY foot + body scrub

Where do you think this photo was taken? A herbalist’s hideaway? A clean-living nut’s kitchen? Glinda the Good Witch‘s galley? No, this is a shot of the jars of all-natural petals and potions from Miss… Continue reading

Wellness Wednesday: a parasol is a lethal weapon…

…against wrinkles, anyway. When I lived in Japan, where most women are fairly fanatical about keeping their faces out of the sun, I started copying them and now carry an umbrella with UV protection wherever I go… Continue reading

Wellness Wednesday: the lip balm I love

Of all the items in my skincare kit, lip balm is by far the one I’m most fussy about. When it comes to buying cleansers, moisturisers, sunscreens and any other lotions or potions,… Continue reading

Wellness Wednesday #1 : Apple Cider Vinegar

You’re probably wondering a) why a photo of apple cider vinegar is popping up on your screen and b) what I’m doing posting mid-week when you usually only hear from me on a… Continue reading