Melbourne Bound

Last week my friends and I spontaneously booked flights to Melbourne for a weekend away at the end of the month.

As Melbourne is the cafe AND fashion capital of Australia, it is not difficult to imagine how excited I am! 

In fact, all my spare time is becoming dedicated to researching cute cafes and boutiques rather than studying for my upcoming finals (oops!)

Our choice of accommodation is none other than the Crown Metropol, purely due to the beautiful interiors displayed on the website. 
 I'll be sure to figure out my SLR camera before then so I can immortalise the entire weekend via photos. 

Now time to start saving!!!

This morning Lauren and I woke up with full intentions to have a productive day finishing our assignment, however decided it was imperative to satisfy our morning hunger via a cafe brunch first! 

After walking up and down Darling Street numerous times, we finally settled on a quiet little cafe called Coredelia's due to its organic nature and cute interiors! 

Upon entering the cafe, we were greeted with friendly staff and aromas of freshly baked organic bread and roasted coffee.

The breakfast menu was simple, yet enticing as we struggled to decide between sweet or savoury! 

In order to fuel our brains for the day, we both ordered The Big Vegetarian Breakfast which featured Organic Buckwheat bread, poached eggs, avocado, mushrooms, baked beans and grilled tomato!

Overall, we were highly impressed! The meals arrived quickly and were met with quality, and we loved the extensive range of T2 teas!  In order to procrastinate even more, we also decided to take a quick trip to health food store  'About Life'  to stock up on some study snacks on our way out.

If you are yet to try the products below, we strongly recommend you do - just don't eat them all in one session like we did! 

Mercedes Bendz Fashion week Australia relocated to Sydneys super cool Carriage Works this year!  Situated just moments from my uni, I was able to make the most out of the week without compromising (too many of) my lectures. 

On the final day, Ellese and I headed to the Group Swim After Party at Hugo's Lounge for some free Cocktails whilst lusting over cute bikinis- a perfect way to end the week!

Next stop: Fashion Weekend

Wearing- Left: Shakuhachi dress, Mimco clutch, Tony Bianco Heels. Right: vintage top, ASOS shorts, Witchery clutch, Witner shoes.

Since I'm supposed to be writing an essay on para-social interactions, it seems necessary to compose a post in total dedication to the adorable Lorna Jane sports bra my friend Lauren gave me today!

Being a general activist for any type of star patterned attire, I'm in love with this design and after test-driving it tonight at the gym, I can honestly say that its cuteness is akin to its comfort!

You can check out the full range of other LJ sports bras like this one here.

Sugar Free Chocolate Study Balls! 

In my opinion, there is a very significant correlation between studying and hunger. It seems that every time I sit at my desk with the motive to get an assessment finished or study for an upcoming exam, I receive uncontrollable urges to eat. Whilst I regularly try to combat this desire by drinking stupid amounts of tea, sometimes infused water just doesn't cut it!

SO I invented these little amazing balls of amazingness as the perfect study treat! 

Ingredients

1 x tbsp of sugar free drinking chocolate 

1 x cup of quick oats

1 x tbsp of shredded coconut 

2x tbsp of rice malt syrup (golden syrup works well too) 

Method

1. Place all the aforementioned ingredients together in a blender, food processor or vitamix!

2. Blend until dough becomes sticky (you may have to add some more syrup if mixture is stil a little dry)

3. roll into balls with your hands

4. refrigerate for at least 10 minutes! 

Sundays are by far my favourite day of the week! 

As today was no exception, I decided to present it in a nutshell...

Breakfast

Ever since starting uni, Sunday Mornings have become synonymous with amazing breakfast. After a night out, waking up and going to a cute cafe for brunch has become one of my all time favourite traditions!

 However due to having a quiet night in with my best friend last night, I (un)fortunately woke up this morning quite energised and capable of  making my own.

This resulted in the colourful creation of delicious and nutritious oats! 

Monster Wholegrain oats with one tsp of golden syrup, cinnamon, strawberries and banana.

Beach

Despite being well into Autumn, Sydney was lucky to experience a beautiful 28 degrees day, thus making it imperative to visit the beach! 

Todays destination was the stunning Palm Beach in Sydneys North.  Whilst I could have literally taken photos of the scenery all day, I had to be social and control myself! 

Outfit: 

Todays outfit was simple, comfy and incorperated almost all my recent purchases! 

Black cropped shirt from Top Shop, Cheeky Denim shorts by Wrangler, Sunnies from Sportsgirl and white low-top Converse shoes!

Lunch

After a few hours of swimming and sunbaking, we stopped off at one of my favourite cafes in Avalon; Nourished Healthy Food Co. 

 For those of you who haven't been, it's basically a health-nuts dream as each and every meal is organic and totally clean.

This however, poses a major issue for the fickle-minded like myself, as it is almost impossible to decide what to order!

After much deliberation, I settled with the Protein Bowl and I was extremely satisfied with its protein-rich (and pretty) contents! 

Power Bowl- Asparigus, spinach, tomatoes, hard boiled organic eggs, avocado, ricotta, pesto and sourdough bread!

Fruity Juice- watermelon, apple, orange and pineapple!

Basically, whoever decided that Sundays should be the day of rest definitely deserves eternal gratification! 
Here's hoping the rest of the week is as good as today x