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25.01.2022 Shout Out Saturday... @bronniemasefau is one of those women that you may see once in a year or two and yet it feels like you've never been apart. Her and her gorgeous husband @ajmasefau have a special place in @bryceholdaway and my hearts, not only are they an uber talented couple individually and Bronnie's bio below is testament to all she's achieved over her 15 year interior design career but they truly have the most beautiful, wise and welcoming hearts. Doing life with peo...ple like Bronnie by your side is doing it well indeed. Without further adieu, Bronnie Masefau. Bronnie Masefau is a working mum, the wife of a preacher, a business owner and a best-selling author. Her design portfolio includes projects throughout Australia, as well as internationally. Her commercial interiors have featured in the prestigious ‘Andrew Martin Interior Design Review’ (UK) and her residential work is regularly featured in both local and international design magazines. Bronnie lectures at the Design Academy. Throughout the past 15yrs Bronnie has been a mentor to those in the industry, bringing clarity and purpose both to Design and the Business of Design. Bronnie’s career commenced in the Commercial Design/ Fit-out arena where she won awards and recognition. While she remains active in this arena, Bronnie identifies as more of a homemaker than an interior designer. She is an enthusiastic and eternally optimistic designer, reflecting the need to embrace family life at every opportunity. ‘Home should be a sanctuary,’ she says, ‘where business and family can intertwine seamlessly.’ As a mother of three, Isaiah, Nate, and Kayziah -enjoying the family and the benefits of running a design business without stress is vital to Bronnie. Coming home to a relaxing, loving environment is what we all yearn for, and what Bronnie promotes through her design and inspirational advice the entire family gathering around the kitchen table, to discuss the day’s events as the meal is prepared. Cont in Comments....

25.01.2022 Raspberry Chia Seed Jam. 500g Organic Frozen Raspberries 2-3 Tbsp Raw Honey 2 Tsp’s Vanilla Paste 2 Tsp’s Gelatin 2 Tbsp Chia Seeds... A squeeze of fresh lemon (about 1Tbsp) STOVE TOP METHOD 1. After defrosting place the raspberries into a saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes. If you want a less chunky consistency give the raspberries a bit of a smash whilst cooking, slowly sprinkle the gelatin (if using) over the top and mix in so it dissolves in the mixture 2. Add in the honey and lemon juice, cook for another 5 or so minutes, then remove from the stove top and add in the chia seeds. Let it sit on the bench for 10-20 minutes until it starts to thicken, pour into an air tight container and store in the fridge for up to two weeks. It can also be frozen for up to three months. TMX5 METHOD 1. After defrosting place the raspberries into the jug 2. Blitz 5 seconds speed 6 if you’d like a smoother consistency 3. Add the Gelatin and Honey 4. Cook for 10mins speed 2, 100 deg, Reverse speed 5. Add the chia seeds and mix 20 sec speed 2 6. Let it sit on the bench for 10-20 minutes until it starts to thicken, pour into an air tight container, I used two recycled olive jars and store in the fridge for up to two weeks. It can also be frozen for up to three months. *If using frozen fruit allow to defrost first (I didn’t do this step today as I didn’t have time and it still worked out great, its just to allow some of the moisture to come out first) *You could also use Strawberries whatever fruit you desire and fresh is great too *For the sweeteners you could sub in Maple or Rice Malt or 40-50 grams (8-10 teaspoons) of Xylitol *You can exclude the gelatin, just add an extra 1/2 tbsp of chia. I prefer Changing Habits or Great Lakes gelatin.

25.01.2022 Happy 12 year anniversary to this one @bryceholdaway. As Whitney says, well sings, share my life, take me for all I am, I can truly say this man has done that and more. We have been through the ringer over the last twelve years, physically, financially, emotionally. It has strained us to the point of breaking at times but I can truly say that today, now, I am falling more in love with him every day. I know that can sound kinda cliche but we have both dug deep, to som...etimes uncomfortable levels of pain the last year or two to work on ourselves, and then to bring this new shape of a person to each other to see how we fit together. We fit good baby. Your commitment to growth, to looking out for me and the boys and to bust the socks off this thing called life is what I love most about you, along with those ol’ blue eyes and I wholeheartedly can’t wait to see where we go from here. Love you always xo #andreaholdaway #bryceholdaway #12years #anniversary #surfcoastlife #surfcoast #melbournelife @ Torquay, Victoria See more

22.01.2022 Heading out to celebrate a double header 40th - retro summer style!

21.01.2022 Something One Minute Coach taught us is learning how to holiday well. @byrceholdaway and I recently went to Bali to celebrate our 10 year Wedding Anniversary. We were having an amazing time (kid free, hello!) but by day 7 the wheels fell off and we had an irritable morning which culminated in an argument that arvo... We took off in our own direction, had two hours to ourselves and were good as gold again. You see we thought that being away we 'should' be... together most the time and didn't factor in space or time for ourselves. We now plan to do holidays well. To give each other space and time doing activities that we each like to do, time together as a family and time away from each other and the kids. We run in the other direction from obligation and only choose to do those things that fill our tank or keep us sane rather than the 'have to's'... It makes a world of difference and as you can see from pic 2 everyone is happier after some time on their own (snap taken post fight !). How do you plan to holiday well? #andreaholdaway #mrsh #mammakind #melbournemums #mumma #thesimplelife #melbournelife #mindsetiseverything #coreneeds #raisingboys #familyholidays #holidaywell #takingresponsibility #takingchances #havingago #personaldevelopmentgrowth #reachforthestars #wellformedoutcomes @ Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia See more

17.01.2022 We had a beautifully warm day in old Melbourne town on Monday so a roasted Maryland’s chicken dinner became a salad! Mumma is a magician after all boys I was working from home in the morning so precooked our veggies, carrot, pumpkin & cauliflower in ghee + salt and then wrapped whole organic beetroots from @thelittlevegetable in the oven on 200 for an hour .. I’ve a big old slow oven... whilst they were cooking I put some chicken Maryland’s in my @solidteknics c...ast iron pan, seasoned with salt, ghee + oil and popped them in the oven also. When we got home from school pick up & the chiro last night I chopped up some lettuce, herbs, capsicum, diced up the beetroot, chopped up the chicken into pieces and there you have it.. I squeezed some lemon, salt + olive oil over the top to finish it... #andreaholdaway #mrsh #mammkind #melbournemums #mumma #salad #thesimplelife #melbournelife #jerf #realfood #wholefoods #raisingboys #freshisbest #melbournefood #oils #takingchances #havingago #paleomum #gutmindconnection #reachforthestars #healingthegut #healthegut #glutenfreelife #dairyfreelife #grainfree See more

16.01.2022 Happy Birthday my love! You know you're onto a good thing when no matter what good or bad, the first person I always want to call is you. My best mate, our boys Dad, a man who is always looking to grow and do life better and I couldn't wish for more, well maybe a new surfboard wouldn't go astray ... Love you Holders xo @bryceholdaway And big thanks to the gorgeous @kristincosgrovecooks for the delicious birthday cakes! ... #andreaholdaway #mrsh #mrh #happybirthday #mammakind #melbournemums #mumma #thesimplelife #melbournelife #jerf #realfood #wholefoods #raisingboys #oils #takingchances #havingago #paleomum #gutmindconnection #surfcoast @ Torquay, Victoria See more

16.01.2022 Stop the press. Another colour has entered the feed #amazingmonday #1stworldwonders . I’ve just ordered this gorgeous powder from @unicornsuperfoods & we’re in love! .... I made this shake for the boys with: . 2 cups of almond & coconut milk #nuttybruce - love this brand as it has no gums or fillers! 2 bananas - fresh or fermented 1/2 frozen avocado 2 egg yolks 1 tbsp @kulturedwellness coconut yoghurt 1tsp vanilla a couple of splashes into the jug of @unicornsuperfoods blue spiralina . It’s full of good fats with the , & so it’ll keep them going for at least five minutes . We called it our Smurf drink and danced around to I’m blue ladedeeladidah then ran out the door to school! . . #andreaholdaway #mrsh #mammakind #melbournemums #mumma #thesimplelife #melbournelife #jerf #realfood #wholefoods #raisingboys #freshisbest #melbournefood #oils #takingchances #havingago #paleomum #gutmindconnection #reachforthestars #healingthegut #healthegut #glutenfreelife #dairyfreelife #grainfree #glutenfree #sugarfreelife @ Fairfield, Victoria

13.01.2022 A huge Happy Birthday to my baby... gosh, really where do the years go?! This boy has taught me and stretched me the most of anyone. At dinner tonight we all went around sharing something we loved about Sammy and my closing remark to him was thanking him for helping me tap back into my heart. I can be the Queen of overthinking, over organizing, over planning and this boy is showing me that to be so on all the time only creates stress for him and in turn stress for me. ... I’m learning to slowly but surely find what my heart wants, over what my head is telling me to do. For this I’m so thankful, so incredibly thankful. As I sung him to sleep tonight, a soft tear rolled down my eye. He had the best day, he started karate with his Dad and brother tonight and he came home to his room rearranged for a more fun play space by Mum and I and he was home, we are home. Not only in our house but on the inside too and that’s really what counts. Thanks for doing life with all you got Sammy, we love you to the moon and back always and forever. #andreaholdaway #surfcoast #mybabyis7 #happybirthday #surfcoastlife @ Torquay, Victoria See more

12.01.2022 Good old @tonyrobbins throwing out another pearler #keepemcomingtony The simple act of choosing to see what can be or what is beautiful in a moment is one of life’s greatest blessings. One I can all to often forget about so when this one rolled across my path twice in a week I decided it might be time to pay attention, or risk looking because I wasn’t getting the sweet message ... when the student it ready the teacher will appear #sorrytonythatonesn...otyours #andreaholdaway #mrsh #mammkind #melbournemums #mumma #thesimplelife #melbournelife #mindsetiseverything #coreneeds #raisingboys #oils #takingchances #havingago #personaldevelopmentgrowth #reachforthestars #tonyrobbins #wellformedoutcomes See more

10.01.2022 And he’s back! Whether you’re excited by that news or not, hubby extraordinaire @bryceholdaway (do I still get the for saying that Holders?! ) will be returning to the tomorrow night at 8pm on @abctv on Escape From The City! #andreaholdaway #bryceholdaway #abctv #escapefromthecity #melbournemums #melbournelife

09.01.2022 Love. You know it struck me the other day whilst watching a doco that there’s so much push and strive and effort toward big temporary movements in the world for Love. To feel love, to be loved. You could say in that moment I had an epiphany, a lightning strike of clarity but in reality it was much less dramatic, a swift and quiet thought spoke to my heart, ‘what if we first loved ourselves, then we can truly love each other which would result in a world full of effortless lov...e ’. Push wouldn’t be necessary as flow would dominate. And I’m not talking about the popular self-love, don’t get me wrong, time out for a massage or a walk on the beach is necessary but this too would flow easily without guilt or judgement when we’re operating in love with ourselves. I’ve so very often kept myself small, stuck, sick or depressed as a protective mechanism against the world. If I can stay small I can’t be bullied or ridiculed, if I stay stuck I can blame my procrastinating brain, if I’m sick I can retreat and if depressed I can shelter beneath a label that will protect me. But from what, from whom? I’ve always thought it was out there. The pain the suffering, the dangers that I need to protect myself from were coming at me from a harsh, external unrelenting world. In that moment watching that doco on the cold wintery Monday night I realised it was me I was protecting myself from. ‘Things are always going to happen, family issues, sickness, disappointments, abuse, trauma, but it’s not the ‘thing’ that causes the deep seated pain and daily anguish, it’s what I made that thing mean about ME and most times it comes back to me as, I’m not enough’. And if I’m not enough I’d best protect myself to save from further harm. I decided that night that if I were to show love to myself, to keep working through my pain and the stories I’d created, well then I can make choices each day to step into love rather than fear. True love is life giving, affirming, it doesn’t judge, it doesn’t do obligation and it doesn’t hold guilt. True love I decided in that moment would free me from me. It would give me wings and if I could fly maybe others could and day by day one by one the world could change. Not by a mass temporary 'show the world love' movement but by a solid, resounding daily knowing that I am enough. The hate of the world starts from within, so to change the world the best thing I can do is to change me.

09.01.2022 Oh hello lemony, banana-ery silky smooth coconut & almond milky taste of heaven... or Queensland... yum... I'd just mixed some @kulturedwellness yoghurt with some banana and lemon oil and there was still a bit left up the sides of the thermi, so I added some #nuttybruce coconut and almond milk, an extra banana, a splash of vanilla, a couple of fermented dates, thanks @jordiepieface for the recipe, and the bomb flavour hit, 3 drops of lemon essential oil... Needless to say I... had three happy camper males in the house and two very happy then dead flies who decided to try for the remnants of the dirty glasses #thanksaustralia. Thanks also to the deliciously gorgeous @thewholedaily for introducing me to these crazy beautiful oils! #andreaholdaway #mrsh #mammkind #melbournemums #mumma #thesimplelife #melbournelife #doterra #doterraessentialoils #iloveoils ##wholefoods #raisingboys #oils #takingchances #essentialoils #doterraaustralia #doterraliving #oillife #havingago #paleomum #gutmindconnection #reachforthestars

08.01.2022 I’m off with @oneminutecoach to Brisbane flying out this morning & I asked Samuel if I could borrow his backpack as the handbag was too small and didn’t want to lug my computer bag around & I just love these @beekeeperparade bags. I stumbled upon them one cold, rainy day in Melbourne & immediately loved their story and ethos so I bought myself the large Royal Backpack and two smaller ones for the boys. The bags themselves are made of recycled materials, they we...re born out of a desire honor a dying sister and they support schools in Cambodia, plus they’re super comfy - why wouldn’t you want one? And I thought this post would make @anglaw_style super proud Here’s more of their amazing & beautiful story: Beekeeper is a social business hatched between a bother (Koky) & a sister (Sophia) in 2012 while Sophia was in hospital fighting cervical cancer. It was with the heaviest of hearts that we experienced the loss of Sophia on the 15th of August 2012, after an 18 month battle. We still feel her absence with such acute rawness. In her will, she left her car to her brother Koky, with instructions to sell it and use the money to create a business that would inspire change and help support the continued work of BabyTree Projects, a charity they founded together to fight for children’s rights and to bring quality education to the doorsteps of children in rural Cambodia. Since that time, Koky has dedicated his life to making sure that he keeps his promise to his sister. To this end Boy & Bee was born in 2012, and in 2014 we decided to change the name to BeeKeeper. And the Sophia Saly School was built in 2014, in a coastal village right near the sea. @ Melbourne Airport

08.01.2022 Happy International Womens Day!! What a wonderful reminder to celebrate what an amazing, beautiful, courageous species we are as a Mother of two sons I see a day like today as a chance to celebrate our beauty which comes in many forms, inside and out and through equality. To be powerful we don’t need to dominate, nor be better than. I chose this picture of the gorgeous and kindred Renee, as earlier this week we took a leap in the abyss in Queenstown and I was so thrilled th...at we got to to it together! We were all prepped to do it individually but the guide heavily suggested doing it tandem as you get a better swing with the weight and you have someone to chat to at the bottom whilst you swing around for 3 or 4 minutes. It touched me as a beautiful analogy today for doing life with your woman tribe. Alone we are good, together we are fricking amazing . #andreaholdaway #iwd2019 @ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia See more

05.01.2022 What a woman! One of my favorite virtual mentors @brenebrown ... On Monday I was asked to go on a documentary being filmed by the @oneminutecoach about Insecurity. After school drop off I was almost having a mini meltdown about sitting in front of a camera talking about Insecurity .. irony at its finest some would say! I took some time before the recording to dive into why I was panicking as all anxiety needs a backstory to survive.. I ferreted throu...gh and fairly quickly arrived at my fear, a deep seated fear of looking dumb. I’d told myself as a child I wasn’t smart and still at 37 I was believing that story. I named it, then wrote multiple examples proving the fallacy of this story I’d told myself. Immediately the anxiety left. I went to the studio, still nervous but not anxious, did the taping and then headed home straight into a vulnerability hangover... it was in that moment of what have I done?! that Theodore Roosevelt’s speech about the Man in the Arena came to me. I love this quote and hoped that day that my face was marred by dust & sweat and I was finally starting to step into the arena.

04.01.2022 Hello! This is me. Andrea. There was a moment almost four and a half years ago when I was at the Naturopath's office & he inquired after my 'busy - aka, cannot.sit.still' son & luckily he did as after some testing we discovered our youngest Samuel had severe gut dysbiosis. If left untreated he would succumb to multiple autoimmune diseases & have some rather significant behavioural issues. That started me on a rather tumultuous journey of stopping those diseases in their track...s. It has been four & a half years of focused energy & we are starting to see some really great results. I am very fussy with our home & what comes into it, we are chemical free & one day I hope to build our very own 'healthy home'! In the years since his diagnosis we have seen such gain and improvement on the amount of information out there for gut health & the gut brain connection. We have seen remarkable changes in his behaviour and ability to communicate & so for us these theories are evidence in action. What I didn't do well along the way was look out for me. I invested all my Motherly significance in how good a job I could do to help fix him. After burning myself out I realised this was futile & unrewarding. This year I embarked on a personal development mission. To find what was driving me & address some of those 'stories' I'd told myself that were creating havoc for me internally. I find it's always easy to defer responsibility but things will always happen and my response to those circumstances is the story I'm running, not how others treat me. I've come to see Samuel for who he is and no longer wish to 'fix him' but to 'help' his body heal the best it can so he can live a much higher quality life than he would've. I continue then on my health mission for my family and always will, I'm forever a convert. I will also take time to give back to me going forward so that I may take my own handbrake off & live the life of freedom that I choose. Much love, Andrea xo See more

02.01.2022 Introducing Nala Holdaway ... our new baby girl, we are so in love and it was the easiest baby delivery yet thanks to @lewisandjenny_designerdogs we absolutely adore her

02.01.2022 The 70’s & 80’s kids checking out the classics @therichardmarx, Daryl Braithwaite & Johnny Farnham.. you can tell it’s the classics when two of the three have no insta #andreaholdaway #adayonthegreen #classics #coldstream #australianmusic

01.01.2022 Ohh how I love Mother’s Day! Breaky in bed, lunch out, dinner made, can we rinse and repeat this every Sunday?! Loving spending the days with my boys, gosh being is Mumma brings such highs and lows but these boys have taught me more about me and who I am and what I want, about listening to my intuition and my soul and that is one of motherhoods greatest gifts ... To my Mum @susanbridgette also, what a beautiful example of adventure and giving life its best shot, we and the boys are so blessed to have you... @ Aireys Inlet, Victoria

01.01.2022 This boy. What a life he has lived in his short 5 years. I was reflecting this morning on the journey we’ve had, how relentless it has been at times and how I’ve felt like the worlds worst mother constantly saying, ‘don’t eat that!’ These moments can be really tough but you know, as I was laughing this morning at the umpteenth funny comment he’d said I thought, this boy could’ve ended up really different and never given a chance to be him. The funny, witty, cranky, bossy, lo...ving, competitive, affectionate boy he is. A few years ago he was hand flapping, banging his head into walls, biting, screaming and a LOT of meltdowns behind closed walls. Something in me stirred and said there has to be more, something better out there as this is hell, for him and for us. We are still on the journey and will be for a long while yet, as my husband @bryceholdaway gently reminds me often, we are running a marathon, not a sprint. I wonder where Samuel gets his competitiveness from?! #mysisterknowsthiswell I tell you though unequivocally, it is so bloody worth it. To see him laugh, play, cuddle and boss this morning was a good moment to take in and that I did. Because I realised without the pain, the doctors, naturopaths, chiros, the food and the supplements this boy wouldn’t be flourishing like he is and for our village and our empty back pockets I’m grateful & humbled by the power we have to change our lives and the lives of our children. Bryce and I were chatting laying in bed this morning about a friend whose youngest daughter has just gotten married and now all four children have left the house and its quiet, eerily quiet. We reminded each other to not wish away these days, to not hurry too much, to not huff and puff when they want us to lay with them whilst going to sleep, but even when tired and rundown to breathe, maybe three times if once didn’t do it #keepingitreal & then be there and enjoy the moment with them. I have been really terrible at this but the last month I’ve really pulled myself up on it and it has really helped me a lot but more so I can see them responding and enjoying me being present and that right there is the gold. . . . #andreaholdaway