Ames! What a pleasure to be able to chat a brilliant blogger like yourself! Thanks for joining us!
Thanks so much for having me! It’s a pleasure.
To kick us off, tell us a little bit about yourself – where do you call home? Who’s there with you? Who’s in your tribe?
Sure thing! I run an Australian healthy lifestyle blog called Eat Pray Workout where I share my passion for a holistic and realistic approach to healthy food, wellbeing and fitness, and aim to inform, inspire and empower women live a flourishing healthy lifestyle. At the moment home is Canberra and I travel to Sydney for work every two to three weeks but we are very shortly moving to Sydney, although I am sure I’ll still be travelling south for a few work commitments. I often feel like the travelling nomad that lives out of a suitcase and my son Finn has flown more in his first year of life than I did in my first 20 years of life! I live with my husband Reis and son Finn.
You’re the head and the heart behind ‘eat pray workout’, where did it all begin?
Eat Pray Workout began as a personal hobby blog 6 years ago to give myself something fun to do outside of study, work and going to the gym. Since then it has developed into a successful and informative healthy lifestyle blog read and loved by many Australian women. I generally write around healthy eating tips and recipes, wellbeing and fitness. My passion is to empower women to live a full and happy life through helping them bring awareness to their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and then some practical, simple action points they can use to help improve these things and their overall health and wellbeing.
Is blogging something you’ve always wanted to do? What were some of your hopes and aspirations growing up?
Not at all. I hardly knew what a blog was when I started! I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer and I achieved that dream when I was admitted as a solicitor in 2015 after 7 years of study (BA (politics); BLAWS; and a graduate diploma in legal practice). That career was put on hold 15 months ago when I had my son Finley and decided to take up Eat Pray Workout full time.
Tell us about what a ‘day in the life’ looks like for Amy – you must have a routine! You’re a go-getter!
My days are often quite different due to the nature of my job and the amount of travel I do but I do have some rhythms I like to follow in the morning and evening. In the morning I wake up, do some bible time and work for an hour before Finn wakes up and then when he wakes we snuggle, play and have breakfast. Then I prepare his meals and snacks for the day. Then I’ll usually head to the gym or do a quick circuit at home. After that it’s time for Finn to sleep so I’ll try to get an hour or so of work in before lunch. The afternoons are flexible depending on Finn’s needs and his dinner, bath, story, bed routine starts at 5.30pm. Reis and I then have dinner and by 7.30pm I’m back in the office for a few hours then tidying the house ready for the next day.
What’s your go-to meal?
I seem to cycle through favourites but at the moment I am loving these gluten free, low FODMAP vegetarian eggplant fritters.
Favourite way to workout?
I love a good HIIT session because it combines cardio with strength – a great 2 in 1 deal!
Guilty pleasure?
Chocolate but I don’t feel guilty for it (haha!). I’m all about enjoying everything in moderation and not restricting, but instead making wise choices.
How do you like to spend your weekends?
Getting out to a nice café for breakfast, getting a run in, spending time with the family and tidying the house.
What is the BEST part of being a Mum/wife?
The best part of being a Mum is watching Finn grow and learn. The best part of being a wife is doing life with an amazing man that loves me, supports me, puts me before his own needs and points me in a God honouring direction.
Best and worst parts of being self-employed / running your own creative project…
Best – it’s fun and I’m my own boss! I’ve also been able to provide employment opportunities for others, which is a real joy, being able to partner with people.
Worst – it has the potential to take over my life and mind, stopping me from enjoying the present. Running a blog is a job that is seen as ‘easy’ for a Mum due to the flexible hours but I honestly sometimes think it would be easier to have a full time job employed by someone else and have Finn in day care! The privilege of doing it this way is sharing precious moments together, so at the end of the day I’m happy to sacrifice that opportunity. I’m very thankful!
