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Greetings ScooterGirl Fans - I apologise for my absence however I was frantically whipping up a new website called "Spiral Woman" which will now house everything that is me in the spiritual and physical sense so come check it out and let me know what you think :)

Can you go Raw?

Nathalie Lusser is the founder of Raw Food Witch - a fabulous support website for Raw Foodies or those of us considering the prospect of going Raw. What is going Raw? It is increasing the ammount of raw food in your diet to the ideal being about 100%. So knocking out things such as gluten, sugar, caffeine, dairy and replacing them with a wide range of nuts, beans, fruits, vegetables, etc.

Even going 50% raw in your diet is a great achievement and I kind of found I did that with my first scooter girl cleanse however when I approached round 2 I found I needed some more guidance and so I enrolled in Nathalie's e-course. The e-course is up to its 3rd week, although I am actually only starting the meal plans this week...but the information on nutrition and battling cravings has been super interesting!



Nathalie is informative, down to earth and a walking testimony on how beneficial this sort of diet change can be in your life. After starting back with a trainer and going through the pains of weighing in and having pinch tests I knew my diet was not working with me anymore. Dropping on and off the cleanse was not helping either...I need something to be more permanent for last results and to also find out which foods are not helping. This has all begun to come clear with Nathalie's course.

Check out her website - its full of freebies and lots of useful information!

Rawfoodswitch.com

First Wedding Anniversary

So the Benj and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary last weekend. It times very closely to Ben's birthday so for the his b'day I gave him a hot air balloon ride over Canberra with a company called "Balloon Aloft" and it was awesome!

Although you start the day very early (5.30am you meet at the venue) the balloon ride ends with champagne and a buffet breakfast. Heaven!





After hot air ballooning we drove towards the coast for 3 days of bliss at a place called Denhams Beach, just south of Batemans Bay in NSW wales. We stayed in a heavenly little vila right on the water and as you can see we had no trouble relaxing.



For three days we ate seafood, Ben snoozed and sipped on his beer, I walked the beaches, hicked a mountain or two and had the glorious blessing of swimming in the ocean as the rain fell and a storm brewed over the horizon. A magical few days and a chance for us to unwind.

Ben and I chatted briefly about the significance of being married 1 year and together now for 3 years - still a fairly young relationship but as strong as ever. Ben has this amazing ability to make me laugh like no one else I know. If I come home in a stroppy mood...it only takes him a few seconds before I am rolling around giggling with laughter. Ben is also exceptionally generous - he would give me the moon and the stars if I let him...he still calls me "princess" and I love him for it as it makes me feel like the centre of the universe.

Yep, after one year of marriage we are still as happy as the day we met :)

Flyer Design - A Day of Mindfulness

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Where did I go?

Just a little update par-tay peeps! Sorry for the delay in my posts of late...ALLOT has been happening.

After offering free Tarot readings to the public I was hit with a number of requests all in one day and so I have been slowly working through them conscious of setting aside at least an hour for each reading to insure it is in detail and applicable to the persons current question. Has been a great experience and I've recieved some awesome feedback.

I'm also deep underway on a new website I'll be developing. Rather then contining with Scooter Girl Designs being both my design work and all the my other life work I'll be seperating the two. Scooter Girl Designs will remain as my design work but all my personl work, tarot, the cleanses, workshops, etc will go under a new website looking to launch in the new year.

I've also been preparing to embark on a RAW FOOD 21 day cleanse which will be awesome and is supported by the Raw Food Witch, Nathalie Lesser. On the day I decided I need to do another cleanse I enrolled in Nathalie's new e-course about curbing cravings and it has been big and very informative. As yet I've not been ready to actually switch entirely to raw food...but that time is drawing very very near! I just need to make some mental space to give it the right ammount of attention!

A few people have been emailing requests for projects to begin prior to the end of the year so I just wanted to mention that I am unable to take on any work now until 2010 - I'm completely full up for the next few weeks! This is of course AWESOME for me but not so good for those of you needing work done quickly. If you are able to wait then wonderful...email me your requirements and I can schedule you in for 2010.

Scooter Cleanse biref update - I have a new personal trainer!! WOOT! WOOT! And I am back doing Power Yoga each week plus now pretty much working out every single day. Food wise I've slipped off the band wagon a bit due to my wedding anniversary and a much needed weekend away...but I'll talk more about that soon :)

Day Two - Cleanse checking in

The first week is usually pretty tough. My poor body after the high of day one comes crashing back down as my vices start screaming out for one last hit.

Once again my skin goes into overdrive...so it has broken out a bit and I WOULD be freaking out however this is EXACTLY what unfolder last time during the cleanse so I'm riding the wave.

Some subtle nice changes have occured though. My appetite isn't as large as it was 2 days ago...in a small way. For example I was a big after hours snacker. BIG! i'd come home and raid the pantry and fridge scoofing food then would take a small pause and inhale dinner. Yesterday I had two rice crackers then dinner and that was it. Today I had no snack, ate only about 3/4 of dinner and was done. Interesting how our appetites shift in this way isn't it?

Exercise...well it has been pretty hard this week to get out of bed early for my hour of exercise but I did it. Yesterday was an hour of NIA and this morning was an hour long walk by the creek and as always I feel great afterwards...but the starting sucks!

I have also take some steps to keep this journey humming along.

Step One;
I booked in for a fitness assessment. This is to find out if what I am doing is actually balanced or if there are areas I'm not doing so well in.

Step Two;
I signed up for the Raw Witches new 30 day challenge. WOOT! This will help HEAPS and heaps and if you want to check it out please hit her website. The Raw Witch is amazing but so down to earth.

Step Three;
Last night I had a 90min long Goddess Reading with a beautiful soul called Tanishka, the found of Star of Ishtar. The reading was just wanted I need to confirm my direction, answer some concerns I have and spurt me along with more enthusiasm about what I am doing.


Food Wise I have been doing okay. Breakfast both mornings has been chopped banana, strawberries, some sunflower seeds and a small drizzle of honey. So yummy...and the strawberries are home grown - hee, hee.

Morning Tea has been an apple...a big rosey Fuji Applie and a cup of dandelion tea. Lunch yesterday was a bean role and today a spinach and feta role. Today I didn't eat as well. By lunch time I just craved carbs so since I had not eaten any...and know that carbs are important too...lunch was a little carb heavy but I balanced it with chicken and vege for dinner. Snacks have also been dried fruit pulp that are squased into rolls, which sounds weird but I get them from the local markets and they are YUMMY!

And no I have not jumped on the scales as I dont want this to be about weight loss...besides with my skin changes, appetite changes and general energy changes I already know what is going on inside :)

So Day Two almost complete...on to Day Three :) Oh...another video will come soon...

And don't forget...if you want a free tarot reading (so I can practice) just holla!

Introduction to SCOOTERGIRL Cleanse

My first video blog entry...how exciting :)

SCOOTERGIRL Cleanse - Intro from Sonya Madden on Vimeo.