Good luck Comrades runners

Today is the Comrades Marathon.
All of my friends and family running - I think you crazy but I also have the utmost respect and support for you all.

A special mention to Lisa, who is running her second comrades today and I look forward to seeing her after tollgate bridge. Chin up and go Lisa!

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DSOC: comedy night at The Keg

Tonight I will be attending the DSOC event at The Keg and Trout in Hillcrest. I got four tickets ( thanks DSOC) and free bottle of vino so it will be a great way to end my last exam for this semester and catch up with old friends.

Nothing better than a good laugh, good company and supporting local awesome talent.

I will let you know the outcome on the weekend.

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The Liquid eating Plan

So as most of you know, I have been on the Lisa Raleigh 30 Day detox. I am now on Step 3 which is the liquid only diet.
This can consist of juices ( the freshly juiced kind not the box kind), smoothies and soups.
The liquid part has actually been a lot easier than I thought it would be but I HAVE to eat every 2 hours or I turn into the HULK...literally.

I have noticed that I have had most of my headaches on this part of the diet but my bowel movement ( sorry for the overshare) has got much better and I feel like a human being again!
Another plus is that my nails are long and strong which I can only gather is from the healthy eating and lack of "bad" foods.
Dehydrated skin has also depleted my moisturizer but I am putting that down to a combination of change of season and the detox.

The best part of this all...I get to use my juicer and smoothie maker. Absolute gems.
And you can out ANYTHING into your juice and smoothies...as long as its healthy and on the list.

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Thank you Lady Luck

These last few weeks have been a good few weeks for me. Lady luck has been a VERY good friend of mine.

Yesterday, I found out that I have been chosen as the one lucky elle reader to attended the Female Factor discussion forum happening in Durban on Thursday.
I am so over the moon I could hardly go to bed last night!

I will obviously let you all know how it goes as soon as I get home from an amazing afternoon filled with knowledgeable women, inspiration and ideas.

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Juicy Lucy

Recently, on a shopping splurge at the SPCA in Kloof, I found a Moulinex juicer going for R25.
Yes, R25!
So I figured well if it works then this is the best place to shop in the world and I will be back for more and if it does not work then I have lost R25? I will take that chance.

So after this little white and grey compact juicer got a spring clean and sat in the cupboard for over 3 weeks, I decided that last night was the perfect time to make some fresh juice and see if this little juicer actually works.
This is what I squashed inside to make the juice:
1 x baby marrow
1 x carrot
1 x small beetroot
1 x small green pepper
1/3 cucumber
1/3 broccoli
1x small apple
squeeze lemon juice
a few grapes

At first we decided it tasted like squashed compost but after the second sip we realised it was amazing!
Fresh, healthy, beautiful juice full of antioxidants and nutrition.
And my juicer for R25 WORKS!!!

Down side: you have to clean the juicer asap after use or the colours of the fruit or vegies used may stain. And you have to peel some things and chop them up but other than that...awesome.

Happy as Larry!

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regular posting times

To make my life easier and the few of you that read my not so often scribbles online, I have decided to try and stick to a date and time when posting or blogging.
In between work, studying, cooking dinner, making fresh juice and trying to blog: 24 hours just is not enough.

So starting from today, my blogs will be posted between 11.30 and 12pm - depending on how I am feeling.

Read my blog before you eat lunch or dash out the office or go into that hour long meeting. It will hopefully remind you that there are others out there that feel EXACTLY the same way you do too.

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Thank you Glossy Box and I heart your Outfit

Picture: Ryan Adams Photography

I entered a competition through the i heart your outfit girls as they were giving away a Glossy box and I wanted to see what all the hype was about and I won!

Glossy box is a very smart idea and a good way to market or advertise beauty products to consumers who may not know those products even exist.

You subscribe online ( here) and open a customer account, pay your monthly fee of R130 to ensure your Glossy box arrives at your home or office, receive the beautifully packaged box ( as above) with a surprise array of beauty samples, trials and one or two full sized products and then log back online to write a "review" on the products you got in your box.
Absolutely brilliant!!

This is what I got in my box:

1) Anesi Stem C3 - Anti ageing emulsion - trial size
2) Creative Nail Design Scentations - Cucumber Intensive Heel Therapy - 15g ( perfect timing for winter)
3) Dr.Hauschka - rejuvenating mask - two sample sachets enough for one application each
4) Piz Buin - Tan Intensifier - two 10ml tubes ( will have to try this when the sun shows herself)
5) So Pure - organic spray hand sanitizer - 50ml full size product (LOVE THIS)

There was also a kohl eyeliner and grey eyeshadow as an exta gift.

Thank you Glossy Box and i heart your outfit girls!

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