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October 1, 2008
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Have you checked your breasts for changes lately? This month (and every other month of the year) is the perfect time to do it.
We’ve put together all you need to know, what to look for & what to do if you find something unusual.
The McGrath Foundation have a one page Breast Aware (link below) brochure with all the details.
Breast Aware Brochure
The Cancer Council has also got a great one pager (link below) to help you check your breasts for changes.
Early Detection of Breast Cancer
If you really want to make a difference to beating this disease…print out a few of these easy to follow brochures and hand them out to your girlfriends & female co-workers.
You could save a life.
September 6, 2008
One of 
our favourite magazines Eco Living Health Aware just got even better.
They’re now publishing a Monthly 76 Page FREE E-Mag with all of their great content delivered to your inbox each month for FREE!
Check Out the E-Mag here emag.ecolivingmagazine.com.au
As a visitor to Gorgeous Things you get to be one of the first to experience this fabulous E-Mag.
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We know you’ll love it as much as we do!
Check out Gorgeous Things Founder, Lesley-Ann Trow talking about what to look for when purchasing Natural & Orgainc Skincare (Page 42)
August 19, 2008
There hasn’t been a more glorious Sunday in
Sydney in months, perfect for a trip to Victoria Park in Camperdown for the Live Green Festival.
Sitting on the grass in the sun with thousands of other Sydneysiders, with great Live Music and an almost Summery vibe in the air - the City of Sydney deserves a mountain of praise for putting together such a fabulous event.
Live Green was a celebration of all things Sustainable, Recyclable & Organic. With Seminars on Ethical Investing, Sustainable Seafood and how being Green is actually Cheaper than our outmoded wasteful way of living. It’s like something Sophie Ulliano from Gorgeous Green said to me recently, Green is just good old fashioned common sense. It’s not a new concept (although we do have many new ways to be Green) it’s almost like moving forward to the past. Read the rest of this entry »
July 8, 2008
The Gorgeous Things Blog is now One Year Old! Happy Birthday to Us!
Big hugs and kisses to everyone who reads regularly…irregularly…or even if it’s the first time you’ve stopped by. Thank you!
It’s been great interacting with many of you over the year through emails and comments and I look forward to the next 12 months where I think you can expect things to get very interesting with loads more quality Mind, Body and Spirit type content as well as keeping you ahead of the pack with new Natural & Organic product reviews aplenty.
Happy Birthday to Us!
July 1, 2008
Gorgeous Things wants to encourage you to do just 3 little things to start the new Financial Year by being better informed about the world around you and how to take action on what you learn. (European and US readers - apologies if that makes no sense, Australian Financial Year runs July1 to June30.)
- Sign yourself up for the Treehugger Newsletter you’ll be surprised what you’ll learn even is you just read the headlines each week.
- Check out TED Talks The yearly invitation only conference that attracts the most
passionate and innovative speakers from around the world. 20 minutes a week is all you need to improve your knowledge of all things interesting and new. The bonus here is you’ll always have something fabulous to talk about at dinner parties.
- BeGreen is the Environmental Portal for Australians, you can find pretty much everything you need for you and your family as well as finding out about events in your local area. We use this site regularly to stay on top of what’s going on.
So if you’ve been thinking about buying an Electric Bike, want to know what Patient Capital means or looking to meet up with like minded people then these 3 sites will give you everything you need. Be sure to share them with your friends!
June 27, 2008
If you loved ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ or you’re a fan of Linda LaPlante or Jilly Cooper or you’re 
the kind of gal who likes to kick back on a Saturday afternoon with a pre-dinner Long Island Iced Tea (or is that just me?) and a stack of trashy mags then this is the book for you!
Guilty Pleasures by Tasmina Perry is set in the fashion world between London, Paris and New York (is there a better combination) and is the story of a family whose members will stop at nothing to get their hands on the family fortune. The Daily Mirror in the UK cheekily described Guilty Pleasures as a ‘Bonkbuster’ and I have to agree - it’s peppered with titillating scenes that seem completely plausible and appropriate, considering the characters and setting.
Underneath it’s external layer of glamour, fashion, sex and Machiavellian plotting - Guilty Pleasures has well developed characters that although their lifestyles are incomprehensible, their more human characteristics make you care about their fate. I even found myself cheering for Cassandra, the tough but flawed fashion magazine editor who believes with her style and connections, she’s the rightful heir to the family Luxury Goods business - rather than her ‘off the rack’ Management Consultant cousin Emma.
Guilty Pleasures is a fun, easy read that’s perfect for your next weekend away, international flight or a week of escapism on the train while you commute. Wherever you read it though, just remember if there’s people near by - they may be wondering what you’re grinning about. Guilty Pleasures by Tasmina Perry is the most appropriately named book this year.
Available from all good bookstores from July 1st.
Guilty Pleasures by Tasmina Perry RRP $32.99 is published by HarperCollins Publishers
June 10, 2008
Sophie Uliano & I have a chat about being Gorgeously Green & you get to SAVE 20% Off your Gorgeous Things.
Be quick! Sale Ends June 20
Beauty & Brains June 2008
June 9, 2008
Do you know any fabulous Health & Beauty websites, blogs or forums? We’d love to hear about them so that we can create a list to share with everyone here on the Gorgeous Things blog.
Either leave the details in comments, or email us with the URL so we can check it out.
May 30, 2008
Instead of collecting those 4c Off Vouchers & only filling your car on a Tuesday, here’s 3 ways you can save more each week.
Saving money on petrol costs has the added benefit of reducing your Carbon Emissions (your Carbon Footprint) & decreasing the demand for Oil.
The demand for petrol is putting us at the mercy of the daily fluctuations of Oil prices. Leaving us little choice but to purchase our petrol from the same Company we purchase our Groceries, or we miss out on that $2.50 a week saving (and really ladies…that’s what we’re saving on average.) Then there’s filling up on Tuesday during the ‘normal price fluctuation cycle’ (if I had a dollar for everytime I’ve heard that on the News.) Now the Service Stations have gotten wise to that fact that we’re onto their cycle & they’ve changed it. It’s now Wednesday before the prices drop & we’ve all filled up on Tuesday at 5c per litre more.
So, we’re at the mercy Petrol Prices.
Or are we?
I think NOT & here’s 3 ways you can get back in control of what you pay for petrol. Read the rest of this entry »
May 27, 2008
What Are You Passionate About?
Tell Us Now!
Beauty & Brains May 08
