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NEW PROFILE NAME WHO DIS 😳 Oh hiiiiii! And surprise! I’ve changed my Instagram handle 🔄 ⁣ ⁣ Let me explain:⁣ ⁣ As you will know I have been building my coaching business for wellness professionals over the last year and it’s going great 🎉⁣ ⁣ I am loving working with my clients, teaching Masterclasses, lecturing and sharing at speaking events and will be launching my dedicated podcast for wellness business owners in September 🎧⁣ ⁣ But in order to make time and mental space for this to grow, something has had to give. Because it turns out no matter how hard I try to stretch it we only have 24hrs in a day 😆⁣ ⁣ SO. Going forward I will be spending less time on The Flourishing Pantry - creating recipes and blogging healthy living tips. And more time instead on my coaching clients, offerings and free videos and training for wellness business owners 💫⁣ ⁣ The Flourishing Pantry is where ALL this started for me. I still love it. It still lives. You can still find the recipes and dig in to the blog archive 🖥⁣ ⁣ I just have to prioritise my time and energy right now. So it’s going on the back burner and returning to a lovely passion project, for fun and as a creative outlet, like when it started 💗⁣ ⁣ This IG account will be where I’ll continue to share what’s going on with me. I’m in the process of setting up a little holding Instagram account for theflourishingpantry (changing Instagram handles is complicated and stressful it turns out 😭) to make sure people still find me. But everything I do will be HERE. ⁣ ⁣ Guaranteed there will still be food and healthy living messages here, mixed in with the biz tips. Because that’s who I am. As a whole person. But yeah. Welcome to a new start for me on Instagram 🌟⁣ ⁣ Thanks for sticking around, I love hanging here with you all 😘😘 I’d love to know why you follow and if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see from me in the near future. I’m all ears 👇🏼
EATING OUT 🍽 I’ve been working away from home quite a lot recently and it’s made me really aware of how easy it is to get stuck in a rut with what I eat. I also haven’t cooked for myself only on such a regularly basis in over two years since moving in with the Mr. It’s really eye opening to see what I choose when I’m left to my own devices! 🤪⁣ ⁣ To make mornings quick and easy I’ve been having a @tescofood Instant Porridge pot which I add different berries to - blueberries one week, raspberries last week and amazing sweet blackberries this week. They pots are only 55p each but they’re probably not great on the old plastic waste front 😬⁣ ⁣ For homemade lunches and dinners I have been doing steamed salmon, rice or quinoa and broccoli / spinach. Always with a drizzle of sesame oil which I pretty much put on everything (yes even porridge sometimes if it’s savoury 😂). I make up to portions whenever I’m cooking so it’s saving me time. I know I should mix up the veg but I just love these two! 🥦⁣ ⁣ And then for a treat? Sushi 🍱 Every time. I’d like to think it’s quite balanced but maybe I could do with a little more veggies in there?! 🍣⁣ ⁣ What about you? What are your go-to meals and fall backs when you’re lacking time or imagination? Variety is so important when it comes to eating well but I can also see the temptation to rinse and repeat the same things if you love them 💗⁣ ⁣ This is my favourite bowl from @nutbutter.ie, their Classic Poke. I always go and think I’ll have something different. But then can’t resist this fish when it comes to opening my mouth to order! 😆⁣
TURNS OUT I COULD 🌟 Kayte @simpleandseason has been running a community project this week encouraging people to share a story of something you never thought you’d be able to do, but did. ⁣ ⁣ I don’t want to sound arrogant but if there’s something I want to do, then I’m usually fairly determined. I believe that I’ve got the intelligence and sticking power to learn how to do it and I just keep going 🤣 ⁣ ⁣ But what’s really struck me about my journey particularly this year is how I never thought I could become a business owner, and yet here I am 🤷🏽‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Many people’s stories in entrepreneurship are about how they’ve always known and wanted their own business. That’s not the case for me 🙅🏽‍♀️⁣ ⁣ If you’d met me aged 21 I was totally convinced I was always going to work for other people all my life. I was going to run an orchestra or a festival or a venue. But always with a boss. Within a structure. ⁣ ⁣ Having your own business was something other people did. It was like this weird reckless thing to do, or a joke when I heard what they’d chosen to offer “They’re doing WHAT?! How do you make money doing that?!” As a path for myself it wasn’t even on the radar 📡⁣ ⁣ But moving to Ireland two years ago and quitting my job put a whole new spin on things. And the realisation last year that actually I was sick of working for other people and wanted finally to do MY thing was powerful 👊🏼⁣ ⁣ I had no idea how I was going to do my thing. I had no idea what I was going to offer or produce. But I was damn well going to work it out 😬 ⁣ ⁣ And I have. It’s taken time. But I now say in the middle of 2019 I have my own business. I offer services to other people, I promote them, and people pay me for what I offer and appreciate what I do. I’m one of those people that runs their own business. ⁣ ⁣ Turns out I could. ⁣ ⁣ What did you never think you could do, but managed to achieve? A mindset? A skill? A qualification? A job? Use #turnsouticould19 to take part today 🌟 I’d love to hear your stories! 👇🏼👇🏼
#ad ANY WHICH WAY 🔀 You know I said I’ve been stuck in a breakfast rut lately? Well @weetabixofficial have challenged me to mix it up a bit and bust out of same old start to the day syndrome! 🥣 ⁣ ⁣ I decided to try my Weetabix served with quick roasted apricots, Greek yoghurt and to really shake up the mornings a heavenly drizzle of tahini and honey dressing for a nutty tang 🤩 ⁣ ⁣ Topped with chopped nuts and sesame seeds this is definitely not my average breakfast... but I might just have to do it again! 😆 ⁣ ⁣ How are you going to mix it up with your #anywhichwayabix? Let me know 👇🏼👇🏼 #haveyouhadyourweetabix
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS 📚 I’ve come to the end of my stash of fiction and I’m preparing to sign up to the library (when I actually get a week day to myself in Dublin which I don’t think is until September now 😫). ⁣ ⁣ I still really don’t want to do Audible even though I know a lot of you do... 🎧 I love to listen to a podcast but I’m trying to make reading a book part of my evening routine along with a night cream and some cuticle oil and NO phone 🙅🏽‍♀️📱. And for me that means I want a physical book by the bed 📚 ⁣ ⁣ What books would you recommend that you’ve read and loved lately? I’m all about the self-improvement ones too but sometimes find they get me all excited rather than relaxed for sleep - something I discussed in my interview on @maddy.shine Gin & Magic podcast recently 🤣⁣ ⁣ PS. Yes I know this pic (by @donnafordography) is a cook book and not fiction 😆 But I do sometimes sit down and read a bunch of cook books of a weekend too for inspiration ✨ Or is that just me?!
WHO IS JUDGING YOU? 🧐 One of the constants I hear with clients when they aren’t taking action is that they’re worried what other people will think of them. In fact I just tackled it with a client yesterday! ⁣ ⁣ They’re worried about JUDGEMENT. ⁣ ⁣ I have a few questions and tips I use to help clients face the fear of what others think:⁣ ⁣ 🤔 Who exactly do you believe is judging you? Write a list. I bet you can’t think of a single person. It’s probably just... you know... “the people.” Sorry but you can’t let unknown strangers hold you back from achieving your goals! Can you hear how crazy that sounds?! ⁣ ⁣ 🤔 If you can think of someone, be honest with yourself. Do they REALLY judge you? Or are you just imagining it in your head? How much time are you spending judging and analysing others? We’re all too caught up in our own issues to truly be absorbed in what everyone else is doing. Sorry but you’re not that important 😜⁣ ⁣ 🤔 Whose opinion actually matters to you? Chances are it’s a very small list. @elizabethbday and @me_and_orla both say they use this technique to put their judgement fears into perspective and I love it. ⁣ ⁣ Write down that list of people. Then if you’re worried about taking an action, ask their opinion. They’re the only ones that matter. ⁣ ⁣ 🔥 Best tip: Ask yourself this - what would it feel like and what would you DO if you didn’t have these fears of judgement? Amazing, right? You’d be taking action straight away. ⁣ ⁣ Well guess what? You can! Worrying about what other people think of you is a CHOICE. Choose to drop those thoughts and replace them with more positive ones. ⁣ ⁣ ✨⁣ ⁣ Does worrying about what other people think of you hold you back? Share below - I promise you’re not alone! 👇🏼⁣ ⁣ If worrying what other people think of you is constantly holding you back then drop me a message. I’d love to help and get rid of those thoughts from your mind with support and tools. Imagine what you could do without them 💗
#ad Summer for me is all about eating outdoors ☀️ One of my favourite food memories as a child is having picnics and BBQs during the holidays when my mum would make her delicious but simple potato salad. I’m a total potato lover so it was my favourite bowl every time it showed up! 😍⁣ ⁣ I’ve decided to pimp up mum’s summer potato salad this year with some tasty Sweet Chilli Marinated Basa Fillets from the nation’s favourite @youngsseafood . It’s a great flavour packed addition to the humble spud salad 🤗⁣ ⁣ Give it a go as the perfect side dish for your BBQ, party or picnic this summer. Super simple, these quantities will make a side dish for 2:⁣ ⁣ ⁃ 350g new potatoes ⁣ ⁃ 3 radishes ⁣ ⁃ 1 Young’s Sweet Chilli Marinated Basa Fillet⁣ ⁃ 1 tbsp light mayonnaise or crème fraîche⁣ ⁃ Handful of fresh dill⁣ ⁃ Salt and pepper ⁣ ⁣ Here’s how to:⁣ ⁣ 1. Bake the Young’s Sweet Chilli Marinated Basa Fillet in the oven for 25 minutes, following the instructions on the box.⁣ ⁣ 2. While the fish is in the oven, chop the potatoes into equal bite size pieces and boil for 10 minutes until soft when pierced with a knife. Drain and set aside. ⁣ ⁣ 3. Chop up the radishes into bite size pieces and roughly chop the dill. ⁣ ⁣ 4. Combine the drained potatoes, radishes, dill and the mayonnaise or crème fraîche in a bowl, stirring to distribute evenly.⁣ ⁣ 5. When the fish is cooked, flake the fillet apart using a knife and fork and then add to the bowl. ⁣ ⁣ 6. Season with salt and pepper and serve! ⁣ ⁣ Let me know what you think. What are your summer food memories? ☀️ ⁣ #SummerSwaps #YoungsGastro
WHAT IS THE POINT? 😬 It’s so so hard isn’t it, to just keep showing up sometimes? To know that you’re following all the advice, all the tips, all the good practice. You’re being consistent and doing all.the.things. Yet the results aren’t coming as fast as you want them too 😫⁣ ⁣ I am trying really hard to move away from an internal dialogue that has me running out of time and failing to keep up constantly ⏱ I am trying to keep focused on the idea that everything I do is leading to a bigger goal, a busier and more profitable work-life and the success I believe I’m capable of on my terms 💪🏼⁣ ⁣ I’ve been using a few @polly_alexandre meditations recently to spend more time being open to the idea of what is due to me coming when it’s meant to 💫 Away from fear (of failure and success let’s be honest!) and towards a relaxation with the way things are and will be 🙏🏼⁣ ⁣ This quote was from one of Polly’s well-timed emails that really resonated. Does it resonate with you too? 💌⁣ ⁣ It can definitely feel around here (and by ‘here’ I mean Instagram: is it just me or is it ridiculously quiet on IG these days?!) that it all feels pointless. Let’s try and remind each other that it’s not. That what we share has a purpose and is needed. And it’s all adding up, slowly sometimes, but surely, to the success we’re meant to receive 💗
HOLIDAYS ☀️ Hello 👋🏼 I’m back from a little break. I never really made any specific plans for a ‘digital detox’ but as soon as I got to Spain I decided to step away from Instagram. ⁣ ⁣ It’s been lovely! And it’s made me put lots into perspective. Amazing how few people ‘need’ you when you’re not present 😳 Maybe I should be worried about that but I’m not. Instead I’ve been putting first what’s important to me. Which has been switching off, sleeping (a lot), eating good food and spending time with husband and family. Completely detached from my mobile 📲⁣ ⁣ I’ve achieved very little in the last two weeks. My most productive days have included getting some travel sorted for work trips in August, reading Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail and laying on the beach or by the pool. Most thoughts have been about what to eat next and when, which is my happy place mentally 😆 ⁣ ⁣ In an age where we’re constantly glorifying ‘busy’ I suppose I should feel ashamed or guilty for having done basically nothing. But I’m really not. I believe having time off going to set me up for way more productivity longer term 💪🏼⁣ ⁣ Frankly I’m exhausted with working to everyone else’s schedules of what I ‘should’ be doing in my life and career right now. How much to earn, when to have a family, buy a house, start savings, run an online course, be ‘successful.’ @elizabday‘s book definitely got me reconsidering all that for myself in a more meaningful way 💗 ⁣ ⁣ I’m committing to scheduling in more offline, switch off, relaxation time every month going forward. As a wise woman once said to me: we’re not here for a long time. Why be stressed when we could be making this fun and enjoyable 🤔⁣ ⁣ I need to let go of everyone else’s schedule and enjoy the work and life I’ve been given right now. And that’s certainly what I’ve been doing the last couple of weeks. Enjoying myself 💗 I hope you have too 💗
TIME FOR A TREAT 💗 How often do you treat yourself? I was chatting to my bestie on the phone about this. I have waited four months to get my hair and nails done. To the point where I was hiding my feet inside covered shoes and scraping my hair up in top knots, hating the mirror image 😫⁣ ⁣ Yet when I go and get these things done I feel great 🤗 I walk taller, I feel more confident, I’m more likely to set up meetings. I feel like I’m ‘being’ the person I want to be. Right now. So why don’t I do it more often?! 🤔⁣ ⁣ I think a lot of it comes down to money mindset. Seeing these things as ‘luxury’ and ‘treats’ means they don’t feel like a priority. I try not to say “I can’t afford it” about anything any more (because the truth is if you wanted something you’d find the money 💶), but I do realise I don’t prioritise my money to do these things. ⁣ ⁣ But when they’re simple things I love to do that make me feel good about myself (and hey, maybe even boost my business!) then why shouldn’t I? ⁣ ⁣ What do you reckon? How do you view beauty and prioritising yourself? 👇🏼👇🏼⁣ ⁣ This is another treat - strawberry cheesecake from @freyasnourishment which is on the blog this month. I just downloaded Kristie’s nourishing treats ebook to make myself something delicious over the summer. Head to her profile to check it out 💗
ARE YOU BURNT OUT? 🤯 I think we all need a break right now. The amount of people I have spoken to - clients, friends and people in my online community in the last few weeks - that say they’re exhausted is frightening 😱 ⁣ ⁣ Lauren and I @thereset_me led a session about goal setting for @girlcrewapp VIP members yesterday and we shared six tips. One of those goal setting tips? Take a freaking break. We can all get so caught up in this life with achieving and striving and comparing ourselves to others. But going at it 100% all the time just isn’t sustainable. We need to inject some fun and some relaxation in there too in order for the whole shebang to work 💗⁣ ⁣ I am the biggest culprit for not taking a break. And I am not immune from missing the signs, pushing through and not taking my own advice. But when you get to a point where the tears keep coming every day, you don’t know where to start and worse - you stop caring or believing you can do anything, then you know something has to change 🤯⁣ ⁣ I’m off to Spain on Wednesday. I’m committing to make part of my trip a digital detox as well. I need it. I’m going to come back more refreshed and energised for switching off totally 💻⁣ ⁣ What are you doing to prevent burn out? Are you feeling the wall and getting to the point of exhaustion? Talk to me, you’re certainly not alone👇🏼
BATCH BERRY BREAKFAST 🍒 I’ve been making more batches of my berry oats this month. I’m surprising even myself at how often I make this as usually I am all about the savoury start. But making a whole bowl of this and scooping out a portion in the mornings makes things so easy 💗⁣ ⁣ I’ll pop the link to the recipe in my bio again if you’re interested to have a go yourself. I made the recipe ultra flexible so you can use whatever you have to add texture and flavour and get the consistency just the way you like it 👌🏼Aaaaaalways add chia seeds and flax seeds, especially since hearing @rachel_graham_nutrition talk about how great they are for you @flax_and_beets @platform61 Gut, Mood & Food talk the other week 🤗⁣ ⁣ What are you up to this weekend? I have my lovely friend @nicseager91 visiting. We’re heading to @moonsyoga this afternoon and then out in town to celebrate @delaliciousfood’s birthday tonight. Then we’ll be at @girlcrewapp’s Goal Setting meet up on Sunday and the weather is due to be glorious! So much to look forward to ☀️☀️