Procrastination ... it's that "I'll do it later" thinking that is the give away. The problem is that it is short term gratification and usually results in a pile up of jobs and longer working hours, as you are less efficient when you procrastinate. We all do it. Even the...
How can you move forward if you haven't learnt from the mistakes of your past? Before rushing headlong into the New Year, making resolutions and focusing on new goals, take time to reflect on this year. Take a moment now to look back on 2008 and remind yourself of what...
So you want your hair to be longer, fuller or beautifully coloured in less time than it takes to blow-dry? There is no faster way of transforming your looks than hair extensions. But getting it right can be downright confusing. Here's everything you need to know...
Shiny hair is up there when it comes to what women want for their hair. It’s a basic requirement of gorgeous locks and our sanity. Dull hair is well, DULL. And it’s so easy to get that salon quality shine at home, that there’s no excuse for any other results.
Occupation: Chartered Physiotherapists In last months edition of SA Promo we discussed the benefits of exercise during pregnancy. Now let's take a look at what you need to consider before starting an exercise regime and what precautions to look out for. Things to consider before you start exercising
Sources: www.physiotherapy-help.co.ukGood results don't just happen In order for your physiotherapy treatment to be a success you will need to be an active partner in your treatment - so to help ensure you get the most out of your visit to the physiotherapist we have pulled together a 'Top Tips'...
For those of us fortunate few who have had the pleasure of spending our summer under a blanket of clouds, the mere thought that Autumn is already upon us may seem daunting.
You’ve just flown economy class from Johannesburg to Heathrow. Your new surroundings are so peculiar, but you’re excited. You descend an escalator and seconds later you feel a strange wind on your face as the Piccadilly train arrives. A quarter of an hour later you see London city for the...
Summer in Britain is a great time of year. You can feel the festivity come alive in your blood as soon as the heat starts to creep past 30°C. Then, talk of concerts, picnics and ball games in the park starts to trickle from the lips of most friends and...
South Africa throughout its bad and its good times has always produced top inventors, inventions, entrepreneurial geniuses, even an astronaut. It could be our unwillingness to give up, to face up in times of adversity. It could be some of the top schools we have, and the quality of education...
Wikipedia Page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day It’s the day highly anticipated by those in love, and much dreaded by those who are single. Yes, you guessed it -Valentine’s Day is upon us once again. The day has such an immense hype in the month’s preceding it that singles very often become depressed at...
Next to Christmas, Valentine’s Day is one of the most expensive holidays worldwide. As a day to officially tell your loved ones how you feel, it is troubling that to many people the day signifies spending big bucks - because the more you spend the more you love them, right?
Wikipedia Page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_sports Adrenalin is a hormone that causes all kinds of craziness in humankind. It’s a neurotransmitter that initiates the ‘fight or flight’ syndrome, and is closely associated with exciting or stressful situations. It’s a common occurrence in South Africans, especially when you consider our country’s crime, hectic roads...
Christmas is truly a global celebration! Although the traditions and foods associated with it vary with climate, culture, country—even calendar—the spirit of the day transcends all such differences. From November onwards, it is impossible to forget that Christmas is coming. Coloured lights decorate many town centres and shops, along with...
A friend from Amsterdam looks forward to spending time with a South African friend that’s coming over for Christmas, drinking lots of wine to stay warm, ice skating – seeing as this is her first cold Christmas – and just soaking up as much of the Dutch culture over this...
Wikipedia Page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year's_resolution Every year as the sounds of Auld Lang Syne dies out in the midnight hour; the ensuing silence is almost immediately filled with the sound of resolutions being made, and almost without fail, ultimately shattered. From promising to quit smoking, paying of debt, shopping less to the...
Wikipedia Pageen.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009 2008 was beyond doubt a tumultuous year for South Africa, from falling stocks and crashing markets, to the resignation of our President, Thabo Mbeki. The Xenophobic riots drew worldwide media attention, and once again our reputation as a forgiving nation and newly-built democracy was tainted.
Wikipedia Page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recession With a myriad of new clothing lines being launched in stores this winter by such names a Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss, one wonders what happened to the economic recession. Nevertheless, there is no harm in trying new garments on. Also, now that February is upon us,...
When you come from a place as beautiful as South Africa and move to a big city like London, it can be easy to let the atmosphere get to you.
BLONDME from Schwarzkopf is a new seamless range of salon and home care products that understands the needs of blonde hair. Stylists of Doyer Doyer hair design has succesfully completed the new BLONDME training that will take all the guesswork out of diagnosing blondes.
Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where my tissue is?Natural relief for hay fever.
