Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Beauty Hauls and the Fall of Giants

Hello all, hope you're keeping warm with big cups of tea/coffee and soft cosy blankies. I'm working from home again today, one of the perks of working in the digital industry. Admittedly it can get a bit lonely after some time, that's why I decided to join a community radio station as guest presenter about 2 months ago. Well here's what I've been up to - pictures described from left to right. Here goes...

1. Making Waves - The radio station I'm working for recently won the Sanlam + MDDA Award for Best Community Radio Station in South Africa! I'm so proud. :) Please go like their Facebook page.

2. Radio Nfm Soup Drive 2014 - We are also currently having an amazing Soup Drive community project. We'll be road-tripping throughout the Northern Cape to rural little towns in need. The whole idea is to connect with our listeners on a more personal level. We will have open broad-castings in every town and it will be live on air. For more information about this project + to be part of this initiative contact our Soup Drive coordinator Jeanne-Dee Cloete at cloetejeanne@gmail.com




3. End Child Marriage - A short while ago I wrote this heartbreaking blogpost about child marriage, called Too Young To Wed. I really felt this strong urge to write it. I shed a bucketful of tears while researching + compiling this. Take a look at the campaign + show your support. Your voice can make a difference. Let's help to spread awareness.

4. Pixie Haircut - I initially wanted my old Karlie Cut, (see my profile picture) but this particular hairdresser overpowered me and said that girls like me look more feminine in funkier styles, I still don't know what she meant by that. I did get a whole lot of complements, yep so maybe she does have a point. ;)

5. New Digital Collaboration - Recently started to work with a great web development company as an online columnist/blogger - Same place I did my internship last year. Who said shy girls cant hustle + connect? Read my work here: Author Profile 

6. Small Business Blog Makeover - Aah, what can I say, I'm always making little tweaks to my blogs. I might have a slight obsession. Eek! Please go have a look at Social Media Blooms and tell me your thoughts.




7. Fall Of Giants by Ken Follet - Fall of Giants is a historical novel by Welsh-born author Ken Follett. It is the first in the Century Trilogy, and follows five interrelated families throughout the course of the 20th century between 1911 and 1924. I started reading this book over the weekend and I'm already hooked!

8. Eighties Dance - Me and the fiance had such a great time at this themed dance party. We both love old-school music and after a few glasses of bubbly we took over the dance floor.

9. Essence Haul - At last I got my greedy hands on the Essence Blush Up Powder Blush and the All About Candies Eye-Shadow. I'm inlove with both, and I love doing my face in the morning. I'm currently travelling by bus at about 6 am every morning to be in time for the breakfast show, and although it's freezing cold when I take the short walk to the bus-stop, its good to know that I'm looking good. :)

Image - My own

Monday, 2 June 2014

Blog of the Month: The Glam Green Girl


This months Blog of the Month award goes to Cassidy Taylor-Memmory, the creator and editor of The Glam Green Girl. She's a true humanitarian at heart and started her blog way back in June 2011 because she felt the need + wanted to share everything about going green through her own personal discoveries. Cassidy's truly passionate about nature + the environment and she constantly strives to inform her blog readers on how to live a healthy + eco-conscious lifestyle. Through a super awesome internship at O, The Oprah Magazine in the beauty department towards the end of 2011 she started to develop an interest in natural beauty products, which led to an even better, green beauty and lifestyle blog - The Glam Green Girl! :)

Cassidy's also a Miss Earth South Africa semi-finalist (woohoo!) and one can only imagine how close this lays to her heart. She's currently collecting clothing for the Jacaranda Children's Home (a NPO that looks after the welfare of abused children) in Pretoria + she's also collecting pet food that will be donated to the SPCA - the SPCA is an amazing NPO organisation that is dedicated to animal welfare. Please support Cassidy in this amazing journey and donate in whatever small way you can. See the rest of her Miss Earth South Africa project schedule here. 

Check out her freshest blogpost titled: Easy ways to go green. 
These tips are so easy to achieve, don't you think?
  •  Switch off all lights before leaving the house
  •  Unplug all unnecessary electrical appliances when not in use
  •  Unplug your cellphone charger when you're not using it
  •  Reuse magazines & newspaper as wrapping paper
  •  Switch off the tap when brushing your teeth - more lovely green tips on her blog

Image - My own
Blog Image - Cassidy's