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Your yearly
HEALTH
WRAP-UP
At this time of the year, it’s easy to get caught
up in festive season plans and let your own
health slip. So while you sort out gifts and
make holiday plans, remember to do a yearly
wrap up of your health and find time for
these important health checks. Speak to your
GP or pharmacist about which may be right
for you, and how often to do them.
Skin cancer check
Dental check-up
Mental health check
Eye check
Hearing test
Heart health screening
Bowel cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Sexual health check
Prostate check
Testicular check
Booster vaccines (e.g. Whooping Cough,
Tetanus, etc)
Bone density check
1 in 4
AUSTRALIANS
EXPERIENCE ANXIETY
AT CHRISTMAS*
Source: * : Salvation Army, 2018, https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/newsand-stories/media-newsroom/aussies-in-hardship-this-christmas/
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gift wrapping
TIPS & TRICKS
We’ve got gift giving all wrapped up with these simple tips and tricks to
help your presents stand out under the tree!
1. If your gift is oddly shaped, place it in an empty box before you wrap.
This also doubles as a great decoy for any would-be peekers trying to
guess!
2. Before cutting paper, use your gift to measure out how much you’ll
need and always allow some overhang each side. Any excess can be
trimmed off later.
3. Always wrap on a clean, hard surface as it helps to avoid tearing and
can secure the paper for a firmer, neater finish.
4. Double sided tape is your secret weapon to crisp, neat folds that can
be kept in place top and bottom. Firmly crease paper in place before
you tape.
5. Love simple, chic and inexpensive? Wrap gifts in brown paper and
twine, and finish with a sprig of rosemary, a pinecone, button or
pressed flower. You could also use recycled paper or upcycle children’s
artwork as your gift wrap.
DID YOU KNOW?
The tradition of leaving treats for
Santa and his reindeers originated
from Norse mythology, when
children would leave food for
Odin’s eight-legged horse Sleipnir
during their hunting adventures,
in return for gifts. It was later
adopted by children in Denmark,
Belgium and the Netherlands
who left carrots and hay in their
clogs (wooden shoes) for St
Nicholas’ horse^. Today, children
from most countries around the
world do some variation of the
tradition - including Australia where
Santa and his reindeers often find rum and fruit mince pies waiting.
It’s a wonder Santa can fit down all those chimneys!
^: History Channel, 2018, https://www.history.com/news/dont-forget-santas-cookies-and-milk-the-history-of-a-popularchristmas-tradition
