In focus is a fortnightly, online update on things that the focus team has loved. New places we have discovered, food we’ve enjoyed and events that have made us happy – here’s a glimpse into our lives from the past two weeks.
EAT YOUR GREENS, PETE EVANS
Pete Evans is well known for his outspoken comments on his favoured paleo lifestyle diet but, I have to confess, debates aside, I love his cookbooks and was delighted to be sent his latest gem Eat Your Greens to review. Pete encourages his followers to really celebrate veggies and make them the hero at meal times. He also reminds us that every decision we make – from what we buy at the supermarkets to what food we put on our plates and grow in our gardens – needs to be beneficial for us and for the planet.
There are over 130 dishes in the book that take veggies from sides to stars. You’ll be very tempted to buy this book once you’ve tried Pete’s Roasted Pumpkin Tabbouleh.
LONG ROAD TO MERCY, DAVID BALDACCI
Ooh, I do love reading a good book on a lazy rainy weekend, especially if it’s a page-turning thriller like Long Road to Mercy.
David Baldacci’s latest offering introduces FBI Agent Atlee Pine who is called in to investigate a case in the Grand Canyon where a mule is found dead with strange carvings on its body, and its rider missing. It soon becomes clear the lost tourist had something more clandestine than sightseeing in mind. Agent Pine uses her investigative skills and unmatched drive to discover the truth.
MEL ROBBINS
Mel is an expert on change, human behaviour and mindset. Her social media platform reaches millions of people every month and her TEDx Talk has been viewed by over 14 million people.
Mel is well known for her 5-Second Rule which closes the gap between thinking about what needs to be done and actually doing it. Listen to #MelRobbinsLive, an advice series on YouTube telling people how to get moving to create the life they want.
It documents her life on the road as a female CEO and public figure, and her observations of raising three kids with her husband of 22 years.
“You’re one decision away from a totally different life,” says Mel.