What a week it’s been! I have to admit, I thought I was pretty well prepared to “Just quit” my little sugar addiction this week, but life certainly has a habit of getting in the way and this week has been one of my most challenging so far.
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Bad Science, a good egg & chewing the fat
My war on sugar continued this week and what a week it’s been! My task (once I’d chosen to embark on this project) was to “Eat Fat”. Yes, that’s right. Eat fat. (more…)
Holistic Beauties: Coming up roses
As an avid beauty enthusiast, holistic hottie and international air hostess, people always want to know what I use on my skin to combat the insanely drying effects of flying as often as I do. (more…)
Spanish nights, a cheesy ending & poached perfection
One down and seven to go! My I Quit Sugar experiment is off to a fine start indeed. The instruction from Headmistress Wilson was to “start to cut back” and I have. I’ve severed fruit from my diet (except one banana and a few sultanas over the week), and I’ve successfully avoided all form of dessert, chocolate and sweet gooey things. And, I’ve managed to do this without too much drama. (more…)
Girl crushing, addiction & bracing for impact
I have a girl crush. I’ve said it before, so there’s no point me trying to hide it, so I’ll say it again: I have a girl crush… Guilty as charged. But (more…)
PS: Love List
Having a bad day? We all do sometimes. But like I’ve always said, how would we know if we were having a good day if we didn’t have bad days to compare them to?
In need of an instant pick me up? If starting at the man candy above doesn’t help… (more…)
Poetry, Cankles & a digestive ctrl+alt+delete
“The best laid schemes of o’mice an’ men
gang aft a-gley…” ∼ R. Burns, 1786
Fast forward to 2014 and a modern re-interpretation of this famous poem might go something like this:
“The well-intentioned plans of two holistic hottieswith a sense of adventure and a penchant for wine
often go
So, I’m back from my holidays. Istanbul and Cappodocia were truly charming, enchanting and inspiring but it’s only fair to admit that my holistic holiday challenge didn’t go nearly as well as I’d intended… (more…)
P.S. Love List
It’s the weekend and I’m on vacay in the English countryside. It’s divine. Beastie and I have been hanging out and going on road trips, stopping at fairytale English villages, getting lost in cavernous antique stores and sipping Elderberry wine at Stonehenge.
I posted recently pondering how to stay holistically healthy while on holidays. Without a doubt, one of the easiest tools to pack – it takes up no room in my cabin bag – is so ridiculously simple yet effective that over the years, it’s actually become one of my everyday holistic rituals. (more…)
Hey Holistic Hottie!
Welcome & thanks for stopping by!
I’m Kristina — journalist, writer, international air-hostess, stiletto-ed dance floor rock-poser and a qualified Health Coach. Writing, wellness and travel are my passions and Haute Holistic is my chance to share all that I know, all that I do and all that I love with the world. (more…)