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This Song goes out to You.

by Dominique

In anticipation of tonight’s Mardi Gras parade and finding out what the anthem will be this year, here is an anthem of another sort that I adore. 

 Ego. With a capital E.

To my Ego, my Pride and my Hubris. I hope you like this song. I release you happily. Thanks for everything, you can go now, and take my Fear with you.

Without you, I am free now to create.

(Note: This used to be a link to an awesome remix on Soundcloud, but since then that link has changed. Until I find it again here is the original version which is still awesome.)

My favourite lines:

I held you in high regard, you were an answer from God.

Not anymore.

When I used to love youuuuuuuuuuuu. There was nothing that I wouldn’t do.

You’re all take and no give as the expression goes.

But I’m tired of living this life. It’s getting harder to justify. I realise I just don’t love youuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Not like I used to.

The numbers just don’t quite add up.

I can’t afford you.

You’re just in the way. You don’t help me, you harm me. What’s the value of holding onto you and putting you first? Zero. Nil. Nada.

The most upbeat breakup anthem I ever loved. And shouldn’t these type of tunes always be anthems? We’re picking freedom from a toxic love, and that’s no kind of love at all.

LYRICS:

Maybe, it’s me, maybe i bore you
No no, it’s my fault, cause i can’t afford u
Maybe baby, Puffy, Jay z
Would all be better for you
Cause all I can do is love you

Baby when I used to love you
(There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do)
I went through the fire for you,
Did anything you asked me to
But I’m tired of living this lie
It’s getting harder to justify
I realized that I just don’t love you
Not like I used to

HaLa ala la
HAla ala la

Maybe, I should rob somebody
So we could, live like Whitney and Bobby
It’s probably my fault, my bad, my loss
But you are, above cost
Cause all I could do was love you

Baby when I used to love you,
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
I went through the fire for you,
Did anything you asked me to.
But I’m tired of living this lie.
It’s getting harder to justify,
I realized that I just don’t love you
Not like I used to.

Hala hala hala
Hala hola hola

Do you remember when I used to love you (I used to love you)
Baby no, not any more, love you (but I don’t love you)
Ooohhhh, I love you (I used to love you)
And you’re gonna miss me now

Baby when I used to love you
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do,
I went through the fire for you,
But I’m not gonna play the fool
No I can’t live this lie, and I can’t justify,
And I can’t make up my life
Cause I don’t love you
Not like I used to do
Not like I used to do
Not like I used to do

Hola holla holla
Holla holla holla

(I used to love you)
(I used to love you)
(I used to love you)

I bet you miss me now
Cause I don’t love you

When I let go and release what is no longer serving me, I make space for something better. Choose Love. What’s your fave anthem? And what are you releasing?

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First Things First. Hello! But Firstest, Coffee.

by Dominique ♥ 1 Comment

Firstest? What.

Hello. Hi. Welcome to my world! So nice to meet you! It’s about to get even nicer for me as I’m about to get started on my pot of cold brew coffee. Have you ever had any? Give it a go! And then we can have a chat over our mutual love of cold brew. You just need filtered water and good coffee, soak the coffee for 12-18 hours and then strain, pop the liquid in the fridge to keep. It’s less acidic than the traditional method of brewing but it takes longer. I feel like this method can make even the worst quality of ground coffee I may come across taste pleasant. It’s not a miracle method but it certainly improves a situation of disappointing coffee. There’s a sweeter, rounder tone to cold brew and it keeps in the fridge for ages. Unless you finish it all. Then, no, it does not keep for long at all. I make a batch at night and by morning all I need to do is strain, pour and drink. That plus ice cubes and a dash of milk equals a really smooth ice coffee. Too easy ✌️let me know if you give it a go! xx

Precise recipe below.

It’s pretty straight forward, click on the photos to enter gallery mode if you’d like to really get in close!

Everything a girl needs first thing in the morning.
From the top.
Is that a coffee to have whilst I make more coffee? Yes, yes it is.
Excited.
Scoop a doop doop.
Coffee break.
Filtered water PLEASE.
Stir.
Stir enthusiastically, like you mean it.
Cover and wait 12 to 18 hours.
Wipe spill.
Press and pour!
Pour over ice.
Sooo good!
Mmm still so good!

It was only a matter of time before I discovered cold brew coffee. After I lugged my espresso machine all the way over here from Sydney first. That’s how I do. I’m all about taking the scenic route in life.

1 Hurl ground coffee into glass jar (I use my plunger but you can use a jar), I use about 3 heaped scoops plus 1 extra whattheheck scoop for good measure. Scoop away! Precision, precision, precision.

2 Fill her up with filtered water and stir the coffee enthusiastically so every coffee ground gets coated. Best to use wooden utensils not metal. There’s a fancy science reason for that. I guess, if you made me, I could go into that. (Your call! Let me know in the comments below!)

3 Option to wipe up mess, sip existing coffee.

4 Cover (I used a ziplock baggie, although glad wrap works too) and let stand for 12-18 hours. I leave my jar out on the counter overnight.

You could pop it in the fridge but I did some research and it doesn’t make much difference and not everyone has that kind of real estate in the fridge just hanging out. Certainly no such room in my fridge anyway. Would you like a tour of my fridge one day? I love peeking inside fridges. Oh, and wardrobes too. 

Confession: I haven’t always waited the full 12 hours. Hee. I was THIRSTAY. I’d say try to hang in there for at least 8 hours. You should be sleeping a minimum of 8 hours anyway so.. just stir, leave it alone and go to bed! By the time you roll out of bed, everything is ready!

5 Strain the liquid from the grounds, using a paper coffee filter or paper hand towel to line the strainer, although at this time of the morning I don’t always line the strainer. (I can’t lie, by that I mean I never line the strainer, it’s metal. In my mind the stirring with chopsticks is plenty of effort) So I just push down on the plunger and pour into a jar for storing in the fridge or straight onto a glass of ice for drinking. Usually the second thing.

6 Those with willpower can put the strained liquid into the fridge to chill whilst the rest of us can serve immediately over ice cubes, with rice/almond/soy/cow/goat milk or no milk at all.

Tadaaaah!

SOOO good, right? Let me know what you make of the cold brew method if you give this a go and tell me a little about yourself!

So nice meeting you! x

Stay Weird

Stay Weird

by Dominique

Did you watch the Oscars this year? One of my favourite parts was when screenwriter Graham Moore gave his acceptance speech  and said the following:

“When I was 16 years old, I tried to kill myself… because I felt like I did not belong. And now I am standing here… for that kid out there, who thinks she’s weird or she’s different.”

You do belong! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGF8bzeRwcw

YES YOU DO. I PROMISE YOU DO.

And stay weird, we need more people like you. X

Water is my favourite drink. I drink lots of water.

Water is my favourite drink. I drink lots of water.

by Dominique

– An affirmation for drinking more water.

Water is my favourite drink

When clients ask me for advice about their body, one of the first things I ask in return is how much water they currently drink everyday. Some will mumble about how they know they need to drink more water, others will proclaim, ‘Not enough, I know!’ and some look very sheepish.

Drinking plenty of water is an integral part of creating a healthy foundation for living well.

I try to drink about 3 litres of room temperature filtered water every single day, more if I drink coffee that day. I don’t always manage to and when that happens I always notice a sense of lethargy, especially when one day of not enough water turns into a couple of days. My skin starts to look dull, spots I normally wouldn’t get start appearing, I feel bloated and I just have a sense of yuckyiness.

Really yucky. 

When I’m drinking plenty of water, doing a little exercise, meditating, eating nourishing food, making time for asana practice, I naturally feel better and I believe my outside mirrors my inside.

An easy way for me to keep track of my water consumption is to carry a 1 litre glass bottle with me everywhere I go. To stay on track without resorting to gulping down gallons of water late in the evening to ‘catch up’ (a strategy that does not work for me at all), I need to aim to have emptied my water bottle twice by mid afternoon. That leaves me with the rest of the afternoon and evening to finish 1 more litre. It’s easier for me to track 3 litres in this way instead of the 8 glasses recommendation. I prefer glass bottles even though yes they are heavier because I feel like those are far easier to get squeaky clean than reusable plastic bottles. And I repeat my affirmation to drink more water throughout the day.

We all have a beautiful body, but we need to care for it! I don’t believe there are any shortcuts but this is one of the easiest things we can do to keep our bodies feeling beautiful and reflecting that on the outside. 

So tell me, when was the last time you had a drink of water today?