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Last week I was invited to try out an EMS training session at One20fit, which is in Claremont in Cape Town. For those of you not in the know, EMS stands for electro muscle stimulation. You may recall the Bodytec EMS trial session I did last month, well One20fit works on a very similar principle to that. [Read more…]
We all know how difficult it can be to buy the perfect gift for someone! Especially for friends and family that seemingly have it all! I have often spent many hours wondering around the stores trying to find that elusive gift, that ticks all the right boxes! Well imagine you could, at the click of a button, have it all sorted out for you!
Gift out the Box is a wonderful concept, which offers you an exciting and fresh take on purchasing gifts for friends, family or co-workers. Life is so busy and we are confronted with so many special occasions such as: Christmas; birthdays; anniversaries; Father’s and Mother’s day; Valentine’s Day – the list is endless, and most often we have very little time to shop.
So what exactly is Gift Out The Box and how can it make your life easier? The concept is the creation of thematic boxes offering the recipient a variety of experiences, beautifully presented in a box and delivered to their door! The gift box contains a guide book and offers multiple choices depending on the experience you have chosen for the lucky person, who will be receiving the Gift Out The Box!
Gift Out The Box offers a choice of different suppliers and choice of establishments, where the customer will be able to go, to enjoy their experience. The recipient, also has the pleasure of selecting the supplier, place and with whom to enjoy the experience.
Gift Out The Box is the first company on the SA market to implement this type of concept, providing consumers with elegant gift solutions, priced between R249.99 to R2000, which offer variety, to both the purchaser and the recipient. This service offers a new complete gift option for consumers and it is innovative, quick and easy to buy and use. Essentially it is a revolutionary gift coupon, offering a choice of suppliers and venues, without a retail value being disclosed to the recipient.
Gift boxes are divided into four categories:
Instead of buying the same gift or giving generic gift vouchers, Gift Out The Box offers specific‘experiences’ within various genres, i.e. well-being, escapes and culinary treats. The packaging of these new generation of gift vouchers are stylish and upmarket and allows its holder to select between a choice of destinations or activities around a given theme within a maximum of 36 month period.
Other gift boxes which are new to the Gift Out The Box family are:
Gift for her for 1 or 2: (Western Cape & Gauteng):
We are always looking for gifts for the women in our lives, whether it is your sister, mom in-law or a special friend! They certainly deserve to be pampered from time to time, with this Gift for her, women will have the opportunity of escape reality, even if only for a little while, alone or with friends. They can select from experiences which include a cooking class, a surf lesson, a hairdressing experience or tastings. The experiences can vary from 1 to 2 people.
Gift for him for 1 or 2: (Western Cape & Gauteng):
Some of the unique experiences which this gift box offers are brandy tasting, an archery introductory lesson, wine tasting, a Spa experience for men only… All experiences proposed by Gift for him are designed for men and whichever experience they select they will enjoy doing something they really want to do. The experiences can vary from 1 to 2 people.
The Cellar experience for 2 (Western Cape):
There are many wonderful Cellar experiences to choose from, in the most beautifully situated areas. This gift is a great opportunity to try out some interesting tastings combinations, such as relaxing picnics, tapas platter, all combined with either wine, brandy or champagne tasting. Cellar tours are also available at selected outlets. This tastings experience if for 2 people.
I will be trying out The Cellar Experience soon, with my hubby and I will share my review with you afterwards. I am really looking forward to trying this out – the hard part is deciding where to go! 🙂
If you would like to find out more about the Gift Out The Box choices and how to order pop over to their website by clicking here. Gift Out The Box is currently available in the Western Cape and Gauteng. You can also connect with them on Facebook.
Hi everyone as you see we have a new name and a new logo! To celebrate this I am giving away two Mom and Baby Hampers! They are both crammed with lots of goodies for mom and baby, with a few added surprises which you will find when you receive your hamper. The two hampers are different as one is aimed at a “mom 2 be” and the other a “new mom” they contain stunning products which I have reviewed or featured in the past, including baby goodies, creams, special journals, baby books, Cd’s and more! As I said lots of great goodies.
Please share this competition with your family and friends! Its too good to be missed 🙂
How to enter:
Last Saturday I was invited to attend a Mom’s Morning hosted by Just Engage, at the stunning Banksia Boutique Hotel and Spa, in Cape Town.
Just Engage is an online but interactive antenatal course, created to assist those who are preparing to become parents. The amazing thing about the course is that it does not matter where you are located, whether it is Cape Town, Gauteng or Durban or some tiny village or town in between, you can have access to one of the most comprehensive courses this country has to offer.
Upon arrival at Banksia Hotel, each mom or mom to be received a wonderful goodie bag, filled with an array of products, vouchers and information leaflets. We were then given the opportunity to mingle and explore the beautiful Banksia Hotel – what a stunning location! A variety of yummy eats and gorgeous teas, were elegantly displayed and begging to be sampled 🙂 who could resist!
Sharon, the founder of Just Engage then invited us to take our seats and gave us a brief run down of the mornings events. She then introduced the guest speaker for the morning, Dr. Bavi Vythilingum, who is a mom, as well as a qualified Psychiatrist in private practice and an honorary senior lecturer at UCT. She previously held the position of the head of the Woman’s Mental Health Unit at UCT. Her clinical research interests are in the field of Women’s Mental Health.
Dr. Bavi Vythilingum’s talk focused on a mothers well-being post birth, high-lighting the very real issues surrounding Postnatal Depression(PND) and dealing with motherhood as a new mom. PND is something that can affect anyone after birth and the most important thing is to seek help! The amazing thing is, despite all her accreditation’s, even Dr.Vythilingum, was not immune to suffering from PND, once again illustrating that it can happen to anyone. As a mom you slowly realise, as you get older and wiser that “good enough” is often more than enough, so remember to not be so hard on yourself and simply enjoy the journey because no one is perfect!
Thank you to Sharon and the Just Engage team for a wonderful morning and spoiling us with wonderful prizes! I received a stunning baby bag from Living and Loving, which I will definitely be passing on to a new mommy 🙂
Just Engage is offering 10 Expectant Mommy readers a chance to receive 50% Discount off an antenatal course before August 2013. All you need to do is leave a comment below this post with your details and a contact email address and the first 10 readers to do so will receive an email with the code to secure your 50% Discount from Just Engage.
If you would like to find out more about Just Engage and the courses they offer please pop over to their website by clicking here. If you would like to keep up to date with future event dates you can also follow them on Facebook.
As you may have realised by now the name of my website has changed! The change to Inspired Living was not an overnight decision but rather one which has been mulled over for months, if not longer! The one thing I have realised in life, is that I need to trust my instincts and that is exactly what I have done 🙂
Change as they say is as good as a holiday but not always the most comfortable thing to do. The motivation for this name change, stems from a need to better reflect exactly what my website represents and what message I am trying to convey, which is how I arrived at the new name Inspired Living! Essentially my website was created to be inspirational and inspire others to do the things they always wanted and dreamed of doing, especially moms!
My passions are many and this has inspired me to create this space on the web to share my passions with you, which will hopefully in turn inspire you to explore your passions. The main thing about blogging or writing is to remain true to what you love and enjoy doing because this will reflect in all that you publish.
I chose to use a dandelion flower to represent the new name because this is what I would like to achieve – “sow seeds of inspiration” to readers and help motivate and inspire them to follow their dreams and aspirations. I chose the colour pink for the logo because as you know it is one of my favourite colours and has been a common design thread throughout my blogging history.
So thank you for being such loyal readers and welcome to my new home on the web! I hope you love the name and logo design as much as I do and value any comments or feedback you may have 🙂
