When it comes to grooming, are arms the new peer pressure? There’s a funny thing happening in lady land, and it’s by no means a new occurrence. It’s always been there in the background, quietly humming away, but always reminding us of its presence. What is it, you ask? Why, it’s the battle of the [...]
For my first article with TGSG I wanted to write about something that is not only important in the wider community, but also an issue that I have a personal connection with. Having just celebrated World Health Day, I want you to take a moment to think about not only your physical health but your mental [...]
One of the most unfortunate things about being a female is the bitching. You know: the hurtful XTL gossip, the spreading of rumours and lies, and that horrible feeling that people are whispering about you as you walk by. We’ve all been there, and it’s not a nice feeling at all. It’s one of those [...]
Friend ~ “a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard” . Sitting in the computer lab after school hours, You Tubing the Elephant Love Medley from my favourite movie Moulin Rouge and singing along, I knew I’d met one of my best friends. Bonding over our mutual love of Ewan McGregor, [...]
A new year, a fresh start. As we count down to midnight and watch the myriad of colours flashing upon darkness, the feeling of excitement is contagious. Each New Year brings us limitless possibilities and the chance to make it the best year yet. When I was little, my family would go into Docklands and [...]
When the end of something big in your life comes to an end, it can be scary. It’s easy to get swept up in the feelings of doubt and anxiety, worrying what your future will look like without something you knew so well in it. Perhaps you’re about to make the transition to a more [...]
“I was diagnosed with my eating disorder when I was 14. I’m now 18 and after 5 hospitalisations this year alone, it’s hard to ignore the impact that it’s had on my life”- Genevieve Do you ever look in the mirror and only see your imperfections? Big thighs, stretch marks, protruding stomach, wide hips, flabby [...]
Now that schoolbooks have been packed away and summer is officially here, the real fun begins. For some of you, that may be planning a move out of home to begin your first year of university in 2013. For others, you’re having those oh-so-flattering mug shots taken for the pure purpose of getting a passport [...]
Nervous anticipation fills the air; rows upon rows of tables are lined perfectly behind each other. Finally an invigilator declares, “Reading time commences…now”. Broken hearts; illness; family trouble; friendship dramas. Genevieve and Bianca have experienced first –hand that the realities of life do not take a break during the final year of secondary schooling. The [...]
It’s no secret that the path to achieving your dreams can be an expensive one. The pressures of juggling study and work commitments, while trying to remain dedicated to and passionate about your goals, is enough to challenge even the most enthusiastic of dreamers. When seven times World Surfing Champion Layne Beachley was in the [...]
Well, it’s nearly here. After months of counting down and time spent daydreaming of when the moment would finally arrive, we’re now only a mere 60 days from it. Summer. Just typing that word almost allows me to imagine that the slight chill in my bedroom is in fact a cool sea breeze {almost!} The [...]
If you’ve ever watched a beauty pageant then chances are you’ve heard some of the contestants proudly, if not a little smugly, proclaim how they would like to save the world and somehow figure out how to achieve world peace. But just how many of these young women are actually out there doing something to [...]
Freedom at last. No longer will I have to rely on public transport, or the charity of other people. No longer will I have to listen to my mum screeching to “Slow Down!!!” or “Breakkkkkkkkkkk”. At long last, I finally have my driver’s licence. After 120 hours of supervised driving, passing the annoying hazards, and [...]
Sometimes life can piss you off. Maybe it’s a person you know, or a situation you’re in. The roses aren’t always red. We all have days when we want to slap life right across her smug face before running away to a far off destination. But hey! It’s totally okay. That’s what your happy place [...]
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When Zoe Foster talks, a plethora of lipstick loving, chick-lit reading, high-heel wearing, smart and sassy ladies listen UP. Because Zoe Foster knows a thing or two about, well, a thing or two. As the former Beauty director of Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar magazines, and the author of the beauty bible Amazing Face, we’ve listened [...]
My first online shopping trip was disastrous. Super excited with plenty of birthday money, I logged onto Etsy.com. Scrolling through a myriad of eclectic jewellery options I stumbled across a Steampunk ring. It was bronze coloured, held part of a Victorian era clock, and boasted a large topaz stone. For those of you not up [...]
I’m a worrier. A stress head. A bit of a pessimist. A perfectionist. I put enormous amounts of pressure on myself, in whatever I am doing, to get things as close to perfect as possible. While everyone likes to do their absolute best in whatever they put their efforts in to (I’m sure my parents [...]
Once upon a time the biggest issue you had to deal with was “What TV show do I want to watch tonight” and now suddenly you’re a player in your very own TV drama. Enter “Teenage life. Hormones. Lust. Love. Jealousy. And other melodramatic fun stuff.” Dealing with guy dramas is funny at first [...]
You arrive at school thinking it’s going to be another normal, boring day. At least you’ll get to see your friends, right? Remember how scary it was in your first year of high school; you didn’t know anyone and you weren’t sure if you were going to make any friends. Some other kids had started [...]
Have you ever heard the saying that your high school days are some of your best? Yes, as you wade through exams and assignments, boyfriends, and the occasional friend drama, it can be hard to remember this. But I have to say that I am a firm believer that high school really is the time [...]
Do you ever have those days when you feel like the unluckiest person ever? Today, I could’ve sworn I was in a bad comedy. If I was in some lame cartoon, it would feature everyone skipping in sunshine while I walked with a raincloud over my head and no umbrella. I messed around with [...]
When I was in year 12, I had a small group of close friends within our bigger group. The five of us were pretty inseparable, and all had quite similar goals and interests. We did all the things close groups of friend do: gossip sessions, shopping trips, parties, study sessions, and celebrating triumphs and commiserating [...]
I’m chewing my pen, I’m wracking my brains, I’m doodling in the corners of the pages. When offered this great opportunity, I seized it without a second thought. Being a columnist? AND I can write about whatever I please? This’ll be sweet! But as the due date approached, the daunting question began to lightly tap, [...]
The zip is quickly undone as I refile through my purse searching. Come on, I know it’s there somewhere. When I finally manage to dig my ID out I clutch onto it possessively. Teetering towards the entry in our heels I hand over my learners permit to a burly looking bouncer. A nervous flutter of [...]
