Here is the list of juices we made today:
MORNING:
Beetroot
Carrots
Celery
Ginger
Lemon
LUNCH:
Grapefruit
Orange
AFTERNOON:
Cucumber
Kale
Lemon
Apple
Dandelion
DINNER: Watermelon
We hope you have had an amazing year!
Congratulate yourself for all that you have achieved and be grateful for everything you have & do not have at this time in your life – because you are exactly where you’re supposed to be 
!!!!!!!!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is the list of juices we indulged in today:
MORNING:
Oranges
Ginger
LUNCH:
Carrots
Apples
Ginger
AFTERNOON:
Watermelon
Pineapple
Mint
DINNER:
Cucumber
Kale
Celery
Lemon
Apple
Dandelion
Woohoo we made it through day 2! One day to go until our detox is done and we see then end of 2012 feeling AMAZING!!! OH! Also until we can indulge in the array of fresh fruit we bought today!
Have a beautiful day – talk tomorrow xxxx
Below is a list of the ingredients we juiced to nourish our bodies on cellular level today:
MORNING:
Beetroot (Beet)
Carrot
Ginger
Lemon
Cucumber
Apple
LUNCH:
Carrot
Sweet Potato
Apple
Ginger
AFTERNOON:
Watermelon
Pineapple
Mint
DINNER:
Cucumber
Kale
Dandelion
Parsley
Zucchini
Ginger
Corriander
Brocoli
Lemon
Apple
We also drank between 2 – 3 litres of water each and got some vitamin D, went for a bike ride and a swim in the ocean – Day One was a success!!!
Gosh, where do I start with this one? Firstly I guess I better tell you that Alex is my brother. We are 2 years apart and he is now taller and cooler than me. He loves heavy metal music and recently got his first tattoo, which I’m sure won’t be the last.
Alex is amazing in every way. He is the sweetest most reliable male figure in my life and even tho he is my little brother, I know he will always be there to protect me if and when I need him. He has so many incredible qualities and everyone who knows him knows how loyal, genuine and funny he is.
Alex and I used to play together for hours at a time when we were little. We used to play air guitar and air drums together along to KISS, Van Halen and the Screamin Jets (thank you to Dad’s musical influence).
One time he let me cut his hair…he will never let me do it again after he ended up looking like a girl.
Alex loves reminding me how much of a ‘hippie outcast’ I am, and I know that is just his way of saying ‘I love you’.
LESSONS:
Alex and I are so different. I love veggies and juices, he loves meat and alcohol – however we still have so much unconditional love and acceptance for each other. Going vegan has made me view my old life and friends very differently, and sometimes has even caused me to judge them for eating meat, drinking alcohol giving them lectures saying ‘how could you do that!?!?!’
Everyone is on their own journey in this life and race, sexual orientation or whether or not you choose to eat meat shouldn’t change the compassion, love and integrity you have for people – especially your family…Alex shows me this unconditional love daily.
INSPIRATION:
Alex is very stubborn and when he wants to do something – nothing and no one can stand in his way. He makes a plan and always see’s it through whether it be going on a cruise, getting a tattoo or learning to play guitar – he puts his mind to it and always succeeds. His strong mind and will power is so inspiring to me and reminds me that no matter how big or small the goal, if you really want to have it, do it or get it – you will!
GRATITUDE:
I am so grateful to have such a close, loving and open relationship with my brother. He is so amazing in so many ways and he is going to go so far in this life. I know that if I am ever in trouble and need help, am lonely and need someone to watch Family Guy with or just need a bro cuddle – that he will be there.
A NOTE TO ALEX:
Our family has gone through a lot lately and I am so happy that we are still so close. I am always here for you and I know you are always there for me. You will be so successful because you will put your mind to it and achieve amazing things. Always be true to who you are and remember to keep having fun and living in the moment.
Love Sarah
xxx
Okay guys, get your taste buds ready for what is possibly the most delicious thing you will ever experience! This has to be my all time favourite Raw Vegan Dessert recipe! This usually lasts me 2-3 days because I can’t stop eating it whenever I make it! I love it so much that it was made for my 21st birthday cake!
This blog is for any vegan friends who have wanted to travel to the Gold Coast, Australia.A friend of mine has just decked out his spare room and started a Vegan Home-stay. It is literally 50 metres from the beach and less than a 2 minute car trip to one of the most INCREDIBLE Raw Vegan Restaurants! The host has been Vegan for over 3 years and is one of the most down to earth, welcoming and friendly people you will ever meet. Stay for as little or as long as you like! If you are interested click here.
Here are a couple of pictures of what to expect on your stay
Feel free to share this post around to any vegans you may know who would be interested!
Have a beautiful day xxx
Meet Victoria aka – Tori, my little sister
The amount of love I have for this girl goes beyond words. She is my best friend, my partner in crime and gets me like no one else can. We quote movies together, laugh about stupid things together and torment our brother together.
I am so blessed to have a sister, we are 5 years apart and in many ways – polar opposites!
Tori loves cats, drawing, fashion and is the best friend you could ever have. She is one of the most understanding people I know and has an amazing ability to see things from everyones perspective. Her nature is kind, compassionate, caring and gentle – and her laugh is absolutely infectious! When she finds something really funny, she loses it and the sound that comes out of her mouth is a crack up!
As children we watched ALOT of movies – and we wouldn’t just watch them once – I think we have seen Shrek, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Bushwacked and The Lion King over 400 times each! A quote that we used to say a lot was from Monsters Inc. Everyday when we would walk to Primary School and have to part ways we would say
“Have a good day sweetie!”
“You too hun!”
Maybe you had to be there, but that is our relationship
LESSONS:
Tori has taught me so many things – most of them she has no idea about. She taught me to share (as the eldest sibling this can be a hard lesson to learn), she taught me to take a joke, but the biggest lesson she has taught me is also the most recent one. Tori is such an individual and as we are so different it has been so hard not to be judgemental towards her. I have now learnt the TRUE meaning of unconditional love – and I have so much of it for Tori
INSPIRATION:
Tori is confident, beautiful, hilarious and stands so strongly for what she believes in. She is so kind and giving, but she won’t let anyone walk all over her or take her for granted. She inspires me to be kind, confident and strong all at the same time.
GRATITUDE:
I am so grateful to have a little sister, that sometimes seems more like a big sister. I know that we will keep getting closer and closer as we get older and will always be there for each other. I am grateful that I have had someone to bicker with, laugh with, share clothes with (although that got us into many arguments!) and cuddle when I feel sad.
A NOTE TO VICTORIA:
You are amazing, beautiful inside and out, funny, caring, incredible and a right minga! You absolutely get me in every way (maybe not the vegan hippie way) but you accept and love me all the same – just like I love and accept you. We have had a big year this year, and I will always be here for you if and when you need me. Please give Pirate Poopie a pat for me and know that I will always support you with anything you want to do with your life. Always remind yourself how amazing you are
Its a raspberry – Love Sarah xxxx
Did you know producing 1KG of beef requires between 50,000 and 100,000 litres of water? Or that 70% of animal experiment’s are for non-medical purposes; like cosmetics and weapons?
Otherwise known as:
My name’s Jaimi Leigh and I’m quite ecstatic to be a guest on Sarah’s blog today! It is also exciting as this give’s me the chance to share with you my story!
It all began many years ago as an introverted and intrigued nine year old on the phone, on the other line consisting of my auntie, Kim Hollingsworth. (Kim Hollingsworth is a well-known public figure, animal rights activist, whistle blower and had her story depicted on the UNDERBELLY series, the Golden Mile)
I still remember this particular phone call on animal exploitation as a child appearing so new and interesting to me, but the facts immediately making sense. Whilst I listened in on every word she said, the phone glued to my ear nodding, I could not believe the corrupted world I was situated in.
I didn’t know McDonalds, such a popular food outlet for me as a child, could produce products in such a manner.
Kim had also brought the fact up my favourite idol of the time; DANIEL JOHNS (Lead singer of band Silverchair) was a committed animal activist and 100 percent vegan.
Let me tell you, my dedication to him was unbelievable. I had noted in my diary the day we were to get married.
Ending the phone call, that was it. I was now a vegetarian. Veganism seemed very challenging and foreign at such a young age, so I promised to attempt a vegan diet later on.
A week or so passed and I received an unexpected parcel in the mail. It was from Kim. Packed inside were animal friendly items and pamphlets to support vegans and to expose uninformed people to this new information.
Vegan goodies like chocolate, natural food bars, cruelty free beauty products and brochures were spread all over my bedroom floor.
I remember sitting there in amazement reading these booklets and devouring the vegan treats, falling in love!
In the early 1990’s and 2000s, veganism was such a strange practice to many that needed a detailed explanation.
Soy was also known as a popular “healthy” product to consume lots of too!
I decided to keep my recent diet change to myself, and confine my views to only the like-minded or other vegos.
However, when my eating habits were discovered, the endless amounts of questions began!
I guess I could say I liked it as an adolescent, and it made me feel different to the rest and gain much surprising attention!
“Why did you choose to be vegetarian?”
“How long have you been vegetarian?”
“What do you even eat?”
“Is it hard”?
It really felt like I had to prepare myself for these unexpected interviews daily.
A year or two passed and I was going well.
But my support group wasn’t! The criticism and persuasive talks from family had started.
My mum was not happy at all with this choice from the day the phone call was conducted. I was too young to neither make my own decisions nor understand.
It simply meant when I first walked the road as a vego, I had to be so abrupt about the whole transformation.
I still remember pulling out the meat patty from a burger at McDonalds and saying “Yuck!” quite directly, watching mum’s frustration escalate.
My younger brother Jack Hollingsworth was my best friend growing up, and I still remember him trying to show his devotion and agreement to my new lifestyle after we had another trip to McDonalds. He took his meat patty out and with his nose screwed up said; “Yuck, a poor baby lamb” and dumped it in the bin.
Mum’s annoyance had risen to a very high level!
But I was feeling good, and influential. Which made me feel I was slowly making progress in informing others.
It had been about a year or two for me as a vegetarian, when I decided to alter my dinning experience .At dads on the menu was home made burgers, and I had had enough of feeling like a different species, so thought out of my own will, I will try a meat patty on my burger this time.
Bad choice Jaimi.
I still recall running to the bathroom bringing it all back up!
I had become apprehensive, in that my decision was wrong. I was now suddenly trapped as a vegetarian who was meant to be consuming meat like a “normal” human.
Years passed and things got better as they always do.
The food market expanded introducing products for vegans and vegetarians, introducing more yummy meat alternates and restaurants including at least one vegetarian/vegan option to satisfy that one “picky” dinner.
Family BBQ’s also were somewhere I was properly catered for too, out of question.
So, eventually, I grew into the happy, healthy, ethical 19 year old I am today. I have slowly transformed into a vegan/raw eater since finding Sarah’s blog and reading more on the health benefits of natural foods and the harm preservatives and MSG has on our bodies.
After the completion of year 12, I moved to Brisbane to start my journey of finding my true ambitions and self.
My vego lifestyle was no longer just for the unethical treatment of animals in the food industry, but also to avoid the damage and corruption of the whole system.
I now know I am being an ethical individual, by not contributing to the waste of precious resources such as land, water and the pollution of our air. So much wasted as large factories and farms continue to supply for human pleasure and keep the world going around from large greedy revenues.
I currently do my part volunteering at the RSPCA Campus. There is nothing more rewarding than nurturing neglected, abused animals back to happiness and contentment.
I can easily admit today, I am more open with my vego lifestyle and decisions to shop ethically: using no animal products for food consumption, beauty, entertainment, health or fashion!
Thank you for reading and letting me share my story!
Below I have linked the animal liberation website which shares interviews with some huge names of Australia (Peter Brock, Daniel Johns, Lindsey McDougall (Triple J) and my own Kim Hollingsworth) who all live vegan lifestyles
Thanks for reading.
Jaimi
On my recent trip to the Sunshine Coast, I was encouraged to visit The Greenstuff Cafe in Caloundra – It was so lovely to see the team so passionate about food and veganism, so of course I had to blog about it! 
The Greenstuff Cafe is 100% vegan run by staff who are also 100% vegan. Simone is the owner and is such a bubbly, passionate and positive presence in the cafe. From the moment you walk in you feel welcome, relaxed, accepted and HUNGRY! Especially when you spot the desserts cabinet!
I went with Ben, who like me is very passionate about vegan food and very open to trying new things. We sat outside in the shade and began to read the menus and wait for our stomachs to start talking.
With so many options to choose from – we spent about 20 minutes analysing each ingredient to be sure that we would make the right decision. We started with drinks.
One Chocolate Thickshake and One Caramel Thickshake – both made on Almond Milk of course!
We made a rule as we were ordering that everything was to share so that we could try as much as we could! Both thickshakes were rich, fulfilling and …thick! To be honest, after we had finished the drinks, we felt so full that we could have gone without lunch! But we were determined to push on and fill ourselves up as much as physically possible!
When we finally decided on what we would order for lunch, I think we were blissfully unaware of just how much food we had ordered – holy wow!
Our choices were:
The ‘Beef’ Lasagne (vegan beef obviously)
Sweet Potato and Potato Balls with dipping sauce
& a ‘Chicken’ Burger (obviously vegan chicken), which unfortunately didn’t make it to the photography session – but can be seen below…
Its not often that I eat out, or eat anything that isn’t 100% fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds and raw – but every now and again it’s nice to try and appreciate good food that has been prepared by people who are passionate about promoting veganism and showing people how delicious vegan food is! Even if you aren’t vegan, I can 100% guarantee that you will LOVE this food! I transitioned to my current lifestyle with these foods and they really helped me feel like I wasn’t ‘missing out’ or ‘depriving myself’ of anything.
After our meal, we headed down to the beach to sleep and swim off our food hangover – so refreshing and makes you feel ALIVE!
Thankyou so much to Simone and the team at Greenstuff Cafe for their kind, warm, happy & passionate vegan hospitality
Be sure to check out their Facebook page here.
Be good to yourself and have a beautiful day xxxx
This Friendly Friday is dedicated to my best friend in the whole wide world Holly
(aka Dolly)
Holly and I went to primary school together.
Our Mother’s used to meet up in a Mum’s group once a month for lunch. They did this every month for 12 years while we were in school – and still do it to this day!!!
Although we grew up together, we haven’t always been close.
All throughout high school, we didn’t speak! This wasn’t due to a falling out, just different subjects, classes and friends.
It wasn’t until the day before my 18th birthday that I ran into Holly’s Dad and we got talking about the ‘Primary School Days’when we would all hang out, play games full of imagination in the back yard and dress up for dress up parties.
I was reunited with Holly, her twin sister Katie and our good friend Trent for my 18th birthday – they took me to my first nightclub, showed me my first (and only) strip show and for the first time, showed my the true definition of friends
Since that night, Dolly and I have been best friends.
Holly is the kind of person who is unpredictable, caring, hilarious, down to earth and supportive. You know that she will always be 100% honest with you and there for you when you need her. She is open to anything life throws her way, very active (she has a kayak that she takes out on weekends & is an Athletics Trainer), LOVES music and LOTS of colour!
When you walk into Holly’s apartment, you can’t help but smile. It is so colourful and full of little souvenirs she has picked up along her various trips overseas.
Bright blues, oranges, greens, pinks and reds! Her furniture is nearly as colourful as her personality.
Oh! She also laughs like a Guinea Pig when she finds something REALLY funny!
LESSONS:
Holly has taught me what a friend is and should be. She has laughed with me, cried with me, laughed at me, sat up into the early hours of the morning chatting with me, danced with me, given me compliments when I’ve needed them most and is always there for a big fat hug!
INSPIRATION:
I am always inspired by Holly.
She is such an individual that is so caring and kind hearted towards her friends and family. She is ALWAYS thinking of other people and is the first person to offer a helping hand. She has a beautiful balance in her life between work, friends, fitness, food, alone time, family time and time to just be silly.
What inspires me the most is her passion and drive for her life. When she wants something, she plans for it, does what it takes to get it and grabs it with both hands.
When we were 18, Holly went backpacking through Europe for 2 months, she went to Thailand for her 21st birthday, she went road tripping in an RV through America and has sooo many more plans to travel.
Her free spirit yet down to earth nature are constantly inspiring.
GRATITUDE:
I am so grateful for Holly’s unconditional love and friendship without judgement.
I am grateful for the fact that I know no matter what I say or do, I am accepted, understood and loved.
I am also grateful for the handmade presents I get on my birthday! So much time, energy and love go into Holly’s gifts and it just reinforces why I love her
A NOTE TO HOLLY:
Dolly, I am so incredibly grateful that we have become such good friends. I am your biggest supporter and I know that you will have the most amazing life! I know the time is coming where either you, or me, or both of us will be living overseas and exploring the world – just know that no matter where you are I will be thinking of you, and will always put in 100% of my effort to get to the closest Skype point if you need a friend.
You are beautiful, loving, caring, strong, HILARIOUS, intelligent and brave.
I love you lots xxx
