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Nine months old today ✨ where has the time gone?

Nine months old today ✨ where has the time gone? Little man can now crawl, say ‘mum’, pull himself up to standing on EVERYTHING including the windowsill, coffee table, TV unit, the couch and his walker (my day is now adrenaline filled as I run around after him trying to make sure he doesn’t fall), he is beginning to walk while holding onto his walker, he has two teeth, he loves my cooking (especially my Dahl and Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry), he enjoys being outside and this morning he ate dirt for the first time #IWasntQuickEnough 🤦🏽‍♀️

Winter sunshine, fresh air, full and flowing river

Winter sunshine, fresh air, full and flowing rivers, children laughing, chai lattes, happy babies, and amazing friends. What more could I ask for on our last day of freedom for 6 weeks? #Grateful
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#Warrandyte #WarrandyteRiver #WinterWalk #WinterSun #FreshAir #ItsTheLitteThings #SlowLiving #SimpleLiving #LifeInTheTimeOfCOVID #FindJoy

🚨 NEW RECIPE ALERT 🚨 Last week, my laptop o

🚨 NEW RECIPE ALERT 🚨
Last week, my laptop of 10 years finally died, it served me well through two different uni degrees and starting my blog. I now have a new one and can finally post recipes to my blog again 🎉 - my old laptop wasn’t letting me create, preview or post recipes - not ideal 🤦🏽‍♀️. First up is this delicious Pumpkin, Kale and Risoni soup, it is SO good and perfect for these cold winter days! Soup in winter is warming, nourishing, finger licking soul food, good for your digestion and supportive of your spleen and stomach. If you don’t know what to eat this week, I’ve just solved your problem, you can thank me later. If you’re in a soup mood, I also put up a recipe for my roast sweet potato ginger soup, options options. Link to this bowl of goodness is in my bio 🌱
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#Soup #SoulFood #Winter #Warming #Nourishing #Vegan #Vegetarian #PlantBased #Wholefoods #HealthyOnABudget #GoodFood #TCM #SeasonalEating #FoodAsMedicine #KiahsKitchen #JustEatRealFood #SayNoToDietCulture #LoveYourself #HolisticHealth #Immunity #NourishingLife

Squinty winter picnics with my favourite human ☀

Squinty winter picnics with my favourite human ☀️❄️🌳
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#Harrison #Picnic #Winter #SixMonths #Sunshine #YarraValley #BabyLove #Motherhood

Got a little creative this morning and made some l

Got a little creative this morning and made some lavender rosemary smudge sticks while the babe napped 🔮 lavender promotes healing, love and happiness while providing protection and purification, rosemary purifies and cleanses while promoting longevity and concentration ✨🌱 anyone else feeling the need to cleanse their space after the year we’ve had thus far? Smudge sticks have been used in indigenous cultures for thousands and thousands of years, you can use them to cleanse the energy of a space, your crystals or even yourself. Many smudge sticks on the market today are actually sage however I’m breastfeeding so prefer to avoid that particular herb for now. It’s so easy to make your own with some herbs from your garden and twine made of a natural fibre such as cotton or hemp 👌🏽 if anyone needs a smudge stick, let me know 🌿✨
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#SmudgeStick #HerbGarden #Lavender #Rosemary #Cleansing #EnergyHealing #Vibes #Crystals #Amethyst #Healing #EnergyWork #Garden #HomeGrown #GrowYourOwn #Organic #ZeroWaste #KitchenWitch #Sage #Creative #Homemade

‘’The most difficult part of birth is the firs

‘’The most difficult part of birth is the first year afterwards. It is the year of travail - when the soul of a woman must birth the mother inside her. The emotional labour pains of becoming a mother are far greater than the physical pangs of birth; these are the growing surges of your heart as it pushes out selfishness and fear and makes room for sacrifice and love. It is a private and silent birth of the soul, but it is no less holy than the event of childbirth, perhaps it is even more sacred.” - Joy Kusek
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#Motherhood #BoyMum #Harrison #Postpartum #Birthing #Journey #Selflessness #Beautiful

Easing ourselves back into the world 🍂 . . . #P

Easing ourselves back into the world 🍂
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#PostIso #TimeToLeaveMyBubble #Adventures #Exploring #YarraValley #SundayFunday #Autumn #Cozy #WalkingNaps #FiveMonths #BreatheYourBiome #Microbiome #Health #Wellness #Grounding #Nature #NewMoon

📸 CIRCA 1993 🖤 I have always been a super in

📸 CIRCA 1993 🖤 I have always been a super independent human, I like my alone time, I’m an old soul, I’m determined and have always had a list of goals that I’ve worked hard to achieve one by one. At times, I’ve let this get in the way of spending time with family, I’ve taken my mum for granted. In December, I too became a mother and wow what a journey it has been, the most beautiful, challenging, exhausting, magical, amazing and powerful experience of my life. I honestly don’t think I could have survived this initiation without my own mum by my side. I didn’t realise how much I needed my mother until I became one myself. Thank you @gorgeouscyd for being my rock, my constant guidance, my shoulder to cry on, my best friend, for being there for me time and time again over my whole life but especially in this new chapter! You were in the room with me the moment I became a mother and you have been with me everyday since being a wonderful mother to me and an amazing Mimi to Harrison. Thank you for nurturing Taya and I, for showing us love and compassion, for teaching us to cook good food, appreciate what we have, be a little crazy and continue to grow, learn and pursue our passion. I can’t comprehend how hard it would have been raising us on your own, it wasn’t always perfect but it was real and authentic and it was love. I love you mum, thank you for everything, Happy Mother’s Day 🖤
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#HappyMothersDay #Mum #Motherhood #1993 #AppreciateTheSmallThings

Autumn afternoons with my little family, my heart

Autumn afternoons with my little family, my heart is full 👨‍👩‍👦🐶🐶
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#Autumn #YarraGlen #YarraValley #Beautiful #SundayFunday #SlowLiving #IsoLife #SimpleLiving #HappyDays #Doggos #GermanShepherd #Kelpie #Nature #FreshAir

Happy Easter from our family to yours ❤️🐰 t

Happy Easter from our family to yours ❤️🐰 this may not be what we had planned for Harrison’s first Easter, but it will certainly be one to remember!
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#Easter #Lockdown #Easter2020 #Harrison #FirstEaster #EasterBunny #CutiePatootie #FourMonths #LittleMan #GrowingUp #Motherhood #Postpartum #SendingLove #IsoEaster #EatAllTheChocolate #DoAllTheBaking

Everything old can be made new again ✨ this is a

Everything old can be made new again ✨ this is a beautiful @potteryfortheplanet reusable coffee cup that my lovely mamma got me for Christmas a few years back, after using it for literally hundreds of coffees, it unfortunately developed a small crack down the side which meant it was no longer safe for holding hot liquids! Rather than throwing it out, I took a little succulent snippet (again from mums garden) and repurposed it as a pot! So cute on my kitchen table and meant nothing went to landfill! You could do this with broken or chipped mugs, old work boots, glasses, bowls, the list is endless! While we need to work together to #FlattenTheCurve and not overwhelm our health services due to COVID-19 why not take the opportunity to slow down and spend some time in nature, it’s great for your physical and mental wellbeing and boosting your immune system 🌱✌🏽
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#ZeroWaste #ReduceReuseRecycle #Repurpose #Gardening #GreenThumb #HappyPlace #Garden #GrowYourOwn #Succulents #GermanShepherd #Kelpie #GetYourHandsDirty #Microbiome #BreatheYourBiome #ImmuneSupport #Nature #FreshAir #MentalHealth

Used our first baby free date night since Harrison

Used our first baby free date night since Harrison’s arrival to see @zachbushmd speak on #BreatheYourBiome in @fed.square 🌱 such an interesting, detailed and inspiring event! The key to health and longevity lies within a healthy microbiome, connection to community, and Mother Earth 🌎 how do you build a healthy biome? Some key tips from Zach include; promoting vaginal births, getting outside and breathing nature, growing your own food and gardening with your hands (not gloves), stand barefoot on the earth, eat fermented foods daily, hug and kiss your fellow humans and animals, share your meals and connect with one another 💕 some of the information Zach shares on the current trajectory of humans and what we have done to the planet and our health can be scary, but ultimately his message is hopeful and inspiring, more people need to listen and engage with this 👏🏽
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#BreatheYourBiome #Microbiome #Nature #MotherEarth #Community #Connectedness #Health #Longevity #Happiness #GrowYourOwn #EatOrganic #Earthing #FarmToTable #SprayFree #SupportLocal #KnowYourFarmer #PlantBased #EatRealFood #Fermentation #GutHealth #DateNight #Sustainability #ClimateChange #RegenerativeAgriculture

Market Day ☀️🥦🥬🥒🍏 . . . #Market #S

Market Day ☀️🥦🥬🥒🍏
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#Market #StAndrews #BabyBoy #Adventures #OutAndAbout #FarmersMarket #BabyWearing #Autumn #11Weeks #BreatheYourBiome #LocalProduce #EatYourGreens

👀 look at that big bowl of creamy, carby delici

👀 look at that big bowl of creamy, carby deliciousness 🤤 this pasta is 100% dairy free and vegan 🌱 I’ve just uploaded the recipe on kiahskitchen.com if you’d like to know how to make this amazingness 😍
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#Vegan #PlantBased #DairyFree #Wholefoods #RealFood #WholeFoodPlantBased #JustEatRealFood #Pasta #CreamyPasta #CarbLife #Breastfeeding #GoodForTheSoul #Healthy #Homegrown #MushroomPasta #FoodBlog #FromScratch #SlowLiving #TheSimpleThings

Harrison’s first beach trip 🌊 a beautiful day

Harrison’s first beach trip 🌊 a beautiful day on the Mornington Peninsula visiting Uncle Jake and Aunty Karo, so much love 💙
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#Beach #Summer #MountMartha #MorningtonPeninsula #BeachBabe #FirstBeachTrip #LovesTheOutdoors #DidNotLoveTheColdWater #WaterBabe #Harrison #10weeks #Postpartum

Want to look after your health, finances and the e

Want to look after your health, finances and the environment in 2020? Cook from scratch 🌱 this is a super delicious homemade pesto using fresh basil and lemon straight from my garden, I got to control the ingredients (it’s 100% dairy free and vegan), it cost almost nothing to make and there was zero plastic involved, I’ve stored it in an old jam jar 👌🏽 avoiding convenience/packaged/processed foods will always be better for you and the environment, look up a recipe, try cooking from scratch, it doesn’t have to be difficult or fancy 👏🏽 also if you want this pesto recipe, just head to kiahskitchen.com and search ‘pesto’ it’s the one I use for my pesto pasta 🌿🌏
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#WasteFree #Sustainability #Environmentalist #CookFromScratch #SlowLiving #SimpleLiving #SaveMoney #FrugalLiving #ZeroWaste #SayNoToProcessedFood #AllNatural #PlantBased #Vegan #EatPlants #Wholefood #RealFood #SmallChanges #PlasticFree #ZeroFoodWaste #FromTheGarden #Homegrown #VeggieGarden #Pesto #Delicious

Nine weeks of being your mumma and what a journey

Nine weeks of being your mumma and what a journey it has been, thank you for choosing me little man, I can’t wait for all the adventures yet to come ☀️
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#9weeks #BabyBoy #Postpartum #WhatAJourney #Harrison #GardenBaby #Motherhood #PostpartumAnxiety #ItsNotAllEasy #ButItsWorthIt

Today’s garden harvest 🌱 we have some zucchin

Today’s garden harvest 🌱 we have some zucchini, cucumber, lemons, apples, silverbeet, rosemary and basil 🌿 going to whip up some deliciousness from garden to plate ☀️
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#Garden #VeggieGarden #PaddockToPlate #Homegrown #EatYourGreens #GrowYourOwn #VegetableGarden #PlantBased #BreatheYourBiome #ConnectWithNature #MotherEarth #Grounding #SummerGarden #LifeGiving #SprayFree

My @theseedcollection order arrived ready for Autu

My @theseedcollection order arrived ready for Autumn planting in the veggie patch next month 👏🏽 so excited to grow these goodies including carrot, beetroot, cauliflower, kale, spinach, lettuce, silverbeet, thyme, parsley, chives and fennel 🥰🌱
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#VeggieGarden #Seeds #TheSeedCollection #GrowYourOwn #NonGMO #ChemicalFree #GreenThumb #Vegetables #SlowLiving #CountyLiving #HappyPlace #SprayFree #MyLittleHomestead #Autumn #Planting #VegetableGarden #AllTheGreens #GardenToTable #FrugalLiving

So grateful to have these beautiful souls in my li

So grateful to have these beautiful souls in my life, all one of a kind, strong, smart, supportive and generous gals 💕 what a wonderful afternoon celebrating the youngest member of our girl gang turning one 🎉
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#HappyBirthdayLen #GirlGang #Bestfriends #Babies #LennonTurnsOne #HarryTurnsTwoMonths #HarrysFirstParty #BirthdayGirl #SoulSisters #Tribe #HappyDays #MumLife #EveryoneNeedsFriendsLikeThese

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