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The best Nikki has to offer about lifestyle, home and health

My soberish Hashimoto's menopausal health update

My soberish Hashimoto’s menopausal health update

Nikki Parkinson March 16, 2021 Health, Life 18 Comments

Before I deep dive into my soberish Hashimoto’s menopausal health update, I’ll preface this post like I always do when discussing anything health related: I am not a health expert. Anything I talk about is …

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Recipe to try at home: Air Fryer Rick Shores Bug Rolls

Recipe to try at home: Air Fryer Rick Shores Bug Rolls

Nikki Parkinson January 28, 2021 Food and Wine, Life 4 Comments

It’s no secret that we love holidaying at Burleigh Heads on Queensland’s Gold Coast but, since 2016, an added attraction to our holidays at this iconic spot has been dining with the sand between our …

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new year, new energy - how to set goals for 2021

New year, new energy: how I’m setting goals for 2021

Nikki Parkinson December 30, 2020 Life 3 Comments

I don’t believe that things magically change from one year to the next but I do believe in harnessing the power of the new year, new energy vibe (although that belief may have been sorely …

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2020 top 20 reads (Styling You)

Add my 2020 Top 20 reads to your summer reading list

Nikki Parkinson December 18, 2020 Life 6 Comments

Looking for a little reading or audiobook inspiration for the holidays? Check out my 2020 top 20 reads. I’ve either read or listened to the below books this year and enjoyed each of them. 2020 …

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Sophisticated alcohol-free drinks are more and more readily available in stores and restaurants

My favourite alcohol-free drinks for a sober-ish life

Nikki Parkinson December 17, 2020 Food and Wine, Life 2 Comments

This year I had to stop drinking completely for health reasons. I’ve tasted a lot of alcohol-free drinks since embracing a sober-ish life so I thought I’d compile an updated list here for you in …

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Before and after boho bedroom makeover

Boho bedroom makeover: all the details and before photos

Nikki Parkinson December 16, 2020 Life 3 Comments

It might not have been a year for travel but it has been a year for staying at home and giving the spaces we spend the most time in a little lift. For me, it …

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It's ok to not be ok. Mental health 2020 Nikki Parkinson Styling You

It’s taken me 53 years to realise it’s ok to not be ok

Nikki Parkinson December 2, 2020 Health, Life 48 Comments

It’s taken me 53 years to realise it’s ok to not be ok … ok for ME to not be ok! This is my 2020 mental health story. It’s far from dire. It’s nowhere near …

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Trek West tailored hiking tours

Why a Trek West hike should go on your travel wishlist

Nikki Parkinson August 18, 2020 Life, Travel 6 Comments

If someone had told me even two years ago that some of the most memorable travel memories of my life would be made on a Trek West hike in north-west Queensland, I would have asked …

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Truth bomb: I drank too much during the COVID lockdown

Truth bomb: I drank too much during the COVID lockdown

Nikki Parkinson July 15, 2020 Health, Life 55 Comments

I’m sitting across from my GP. He’s the person, who six years ago listened, like really listened, to me for the first time about my life with Hashimotos. We’re a health partnership. He’s thorough. He …

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What to do in Noosa in winter: Pelican Boat Hire barbecue boat

Why visiting Noosa in winter is an extremely good idea

Nikki Parkinson July 9, 2020 Travel 9 Comments

I know these are strange times and that the kind of travel that we took for granted is no longer available to many of us but if you can, please do travel to regions in …

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What to pack for winter weekend escape (cold weather)

What to pack for a winter weekend escape – now that we can!

Nikki Parkinson June 18, 2020 Fashion, How to, Travel 2 Comments

Hip, hip hooray, not only can we plan trips away, we can start planning what to pack for a winter weekend escape. Or, dare I say it, an extended holiday somewhere that’s not at our …

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Skin cancer: my experience with photodynamic therapy (PDT)

Skin cancer: my experience with photodynamic therapy (PDT)

Nikki Parkinson May 20, 2020 Health, Life 21 Comments

As a pale-skinned Aussie kid who grew up in the 1970s not wearing shoes to school, let alone hats or sunscreen, I’ve done extremely well to get to almost 53 before having my first skin …

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