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Girl About the Farm
Girl About the Farm 2020 and 2021 have been weird years to say the least. For many reasons, it feels like a blur – and it will be a time that I look back with fond memories, for various personal reasons. Since we bought our new home just over 3 months ago, life has inevitably revolved solely around its renovation and the farm project – it’s like having a child in a way! One day we had access to after-hours, free times and weekend getaways and the next, all of it had vanished and we have the responsibly of a new home, a cottage project, a small farm and all of the animals with it. It has been and still is a steep learning curve. One factor that I had not taken into consideration during the whole process, was how it would change me as a person. I have not only shifted my whole way of living and priorities, I have also embraced a whole new world that honestly, didn’t exist to me until 4 months ago. There are conversation topics, terminologies, companies that I get in touch with that are all alien to me. Before you ask, no I have not given up my ‘desk job’ but I am spending much more time running around the countryside – compared to sitting down all day, pottering about in the garden, moseying about the paddocks followed by our goats, discussing where new sprinklers could go, how I could get our hens to become broody or which way seed vegetables should be planted. If there are any newbie farm gals out there reading this, and can relate, I would LOVE to hear from you! Right, I’m now off to do some Friday afternoon jobs, like finding a new bed for the cottage, making sure that all my furbabies are back in the stables, having a nice bath and cooking dinner/prepping for the BUSIEST week on the farm!

What we are loving this month!
We spill Sego’s favourite beauty products in her bag right now and the yummilicous chocolicious treat she can’t live without!

What Happens to your gut when your stress-o-meter goes haywire
If you’ve ever experienced pre-interview jitters, butterflies before going on stage or when your boss reams you for a bad presentation…

Sego’ Top Favourite healthy foods
These delicious, nutritious foods are very easy to incorporate into your diet because they require little to no preparation…

Keto diet
Part fad, part medical phenomena, the KETO diet dawdle on the line between well-founded science and celebrity hype.

How to avoid Winter weight gain
It is really tempting to resort to hibernation and comfort food during the cold months but it will most certainly not do your health or waistline any favors.

Easy home exercises to rock perfect legs all year around
We have put together a simple no-equipment workout that you can do at home to keep those legs of yours beautiful.

Dairy Alternatives
There is growing evidence that milk and other dairy foods are the main source of saturated fat in the South African diet.

Emotional Strength
Connecting with our emotional strength in life will simply make us happier people and even if we don’t all have the same emotional strength, the good news is that it can be learnt, assimilated and become part of us and of our way of life.

All Your Plant-Based Questions, Answered
People are becoming more aware of the health benefits of a whole foods plant-based diet and want to make healthy choices about what’s on their plate.

Intermittent fasting: I am in the 16:8 camp. Which camp are you in?
These days, I can’t open a health magazine or any other Complete Idiot’s Guide that vows eternal longevity without being bombarded….