So, last night Sarah was on 60 Minutes… The crew came and filmed her in Byron Bay a while back. She hasn’t actually seen the segment because she’s on holiday. I thought I’d share the segment, in case you missed it last night, and because sooooo many people have been asking across the blog, facebook, … Read more
I’m on 60 Minutes this Sunday night chatting about my journey to quit sugar. If you want to read more about it, click here.
A few ‘behind the scenes’ pics of the filming…
As you read this, I’ll be on my merry way to the airport.
To this very moment, I’m not 100% sure where I’m going (after I land in London; read below for how I’d love your help on this). Or why. Two weeks ago I did a post on being a modern day nomad and that my challenge is trusting that I need to move on, often. And being OK with moving one dot at a time:
“But it’s become my latest experiment…to trust that the dots will join and that I must simply move to the next dot. I don’t have to have a complete picture; I just have to look out for the next one. Then the next…This, of course, entails constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities.
Alright then. Time to do it.
Looking out for serendipitous opportunities…It will entail being quite mindful and less rushy than I normally am. It will entail taking up offers and invitations and ideas as they come up, gleaning advice from people who know more than me and just trusting from there. Few plans, just trusting.
I read a while back the best way to make decisions is to defer to others who know more than you. We have limited decision-making energy. So the less we use of it – by deferring – the more energy we have left over for good, important decisions.
I’d like to record them so I can come back to them. Also, by putting them out to the world, as I am now, it means I have a better chance of honouring them.
* I want have to disconnect. Unglue myself from social media ties. It’s influencing my nervous system, my cerebral synapses. Even when I meditate, my whole nervous system can’t “let go” of this attachment to engagement. I keep ricocheting away from mindfulness to my “I need to respond to…” or “I have to update…” default positions. It’s got me really sad of late. To the point where I’ve been snapping with people, annoyed that they’re another commitment, another thing to respond to. Terrible. Terrible. I’ve written a post on this, which will run in the next few weeks.
Could I do it where I am, here in Australia. Nope. I have to have a symbolic break. I need a holiday from it. I need a holiday (it’s been 7 years since I’ve had more than two days offline).
* I’m looking for a new home. Australia ain’t cutting it for me just now. I’m not nation bashin’ or nothin’. Well, perhaps I am. My position is this: I find the political and social climate here flaccid. It’s been too good for too long and we’ve lost the striving, surging forward, fired up spirit that once defined us. Politics is a shamble, but it’s merely a reflection of where we’re all at.
A while back I did a trip with my Partner in Foodie Road Trippin’ Crime Marija Ivkovic. She takes the pictures in the equation. It’s become Something That We Do Together Now. We both love eating, “unplanning things”, stepping sideways to meet random characters and just Heading Off To See What Happens. That’s what a road trip should be about, I think.
This route is a well travelled one by many who head to Byron for whatever reason. But most people fling through in one hit (Sydney-Byron takes 8-10 hours) or stop in one of the well-versed towns. But there’s a better way. Let me tell you about it…
* Best time to do it? Any time is great. But winter is a wonderful time to be checking out some of the food on offer in the areas (mushrooms! wine! beetroot!). Also, the water is warm up north and Byron, once you get there, is wonderful from June-September.
* Inland or coastal? Try a combination. Most people do the coastal route up the Pacific Highway. There are some great bushwalks and towns to visit that I’m betting you’ve never heard of…and some of the most beautiful remote beaches…read on below. But with just a little skip to the left, inland, are some very rustic areas that are a boon to explore: The Hunter, The Manning Valley, the Bellingen area.
Dear Fellow Bloggers Who Read This Blog,
I did a call out a while ago for anyone who’d bought the I Quit Sugar Cookbook to make some recipes from the book and then share them with the #I Quit Sugar community on twitter and facebook, and Instagram. Bloody well done to those of you who gave it a crack. I’ve had some….cracker entries sent my way. I’m very grateful and so I’ve decided to turn the idea into a little competition! With prizes!
If you’d like to be involved, here’s how:
Have you met Problogger? One of the most popular bloggers who blogs about blogging? When I first launched my blog (three years ago this month) I used to read Problogger’s posts religiously, combing them for tips on how to “do it right”. I’d first encountered him – him being the erudite Darren Rowse – when I wrote a story for Good Weekend magazine on people making money from blogs. They were rare at the time. A dozen – at most – in Australia were making a living from it. Now look where things are at.
Ironically, last week he interviewed me via a webinar on… how I now make money from my blog. That was roughly the theme, but it touched on what I bring from my experience in traditional media, how I balance my time and how I’d write my next ebook differently.
Here’s the link if you missed it.
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While you’re listening you might like to follow my ranting via this great infographic that Michelle over at
Boy, do we have a great deal for you! If you’ve bought my I Quit Sugar Cookbook then you’d know that a good number of my recipes use coconut water. I’m a huge fan. You might also have noticed that the good folk at Kokomo kindly helped me out by providing some of their coconut … Read more