tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191557254328108972012-06-05T00:12:48.665+01:00***Sprinkle Of Glitter*** || Beauty | Baby | Lifestyle | UKSprinkle of Glitter is a UK Blog about Beauty, Baby and Lifestyle. I write honest cosmetic and makeup reviews, baby progress updates and craft tutorials. I am a happy vlogging, bloggy mummy with a lot to say about Beauty!Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660311482636573049noreply@blogger.comBlogger52613tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619155725432810897.post-58112662068914976852012-06-04T16:04:00.001+01:002012-06-04T18:14:30.690+01:002012-06-04T18:14:30.690+01:00Patio Dates<div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I shall have a flurry of beauty posts I promise, but today is a lifestyle one, because I'm in a lifestyle mood. Can't get simpler than that, can you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Matt works full time as a Teacher and regularly brings his work home. I work full time as a Mummy, Homemaker and Vlogger/Blogger Extraordinaire (I like to think anyway hahaha) and Baby Glitter works full time as a dribbly, playful, mess maker. Mix that with a social life, boring errands, sleeping and breathing and you won't find a lot of time in bewteen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oOCe5NpU1VQ/T8zDGq3yuCI/AAAAAAAACN4/6Ukhv39uXu4/s1600/IMG_0245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oOCe5NpU1VQ/T8zDGq3yuCI/AAAAAAAACN4/6Ukhv39uXu4/s640/IMG_0245.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of weeks ago Matt and I realised we really weren't spending enough quality time together. Yes, we live together but it was getting to a point where we were just co-existing rather than enjoying one anothers company. Things had to change. In true busy-people (I never thought I'd become one of those!) fashion we scheduled a date.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dates for us are tricky. If we go out we have to find a sitter and I struggle with letting other people take care of Baby Glitter, so our list of people we can call upon is very limited. So to combat this, I decided on a 'home date'. Nothing fancy, just something that wasn't what we do day in, day out and would allow us to catch up and chat and just sit back and enjoy what we have together. Feeling sick yet? Haha.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IInCWaJxUuw/T8zFhJHdK3I/AAAAAAAACOA/b0cR8Ibcgkg/s1600/IMG_0266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IInCWaJxUuw/T8zFhJHdK3I/AAAAAAAACOA/b0cR8Ibcgkg/s640/IMG_0266.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(As you can see, the wind put paid to any romantic candles I might have hoped for. Thank you British Weather.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had this grand idea that I would tie a piece of string from one fence to another, hang strips of crepe on it and they would flutter gently in the breeze, whilst creating a magical, colourful curtain for the patio, and thus create a little tropical fun zone of candles and foods and joy. In actual fact, it was windier than a gale on mars, the strips of paper all clumped together and whipped about, almost smacking us in the face and Baby Glitter thought it was the best thing she had ever seen in her entire life. Low on romance, high on comedy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We sat on our (very windy) patio, ate bread with oil and balsamic vinegar, drank fruity fizz punch, lit candles many times over before giving up, chatted about daily life, laughed about memories, planned trips for the summer, put Darcy to bed and ended up eating dinner inside (much less windy) and watched a movie. Perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hWAyd7gOb7g/T8zGT81NcTI/AAAAAAAACOI/SIfkOUxDAWY/s1600/IMG_0255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hWAyd7gOb7g/T8zGT81NcTI/AAAAAAAACOI/SIfkOUxDAWY/s640/IMG_0255.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> (Look at the potential this lovely patio date had!! Punch in cocktail glasses, candles, bread, dips, gale force wind, getting-tired-baby. Ahhhh the romance. Not.)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think a lot of people expect married life to be idyllic and rosey. It isn't always. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's humdrum and sometimes it's downright difficult. I really enjoyed making the time to enjoy marriage and letting all of life's little things wait. I think I'm going to do it more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you do to appreciate your partners/parents/pals/pets/imaginary friends?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">xx<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a pretty cheeky post today. It's asking you to do something for me. Usually I do the opposite. I write posts and chatter away and try to provide a fun place for you to come and relax, and every now and then throw in something helpful to boot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today though I wondered if I could ask you something?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ever year Cosmopolitan Magazine run a competition where you can nominate and vote for you favourite bloggers to win various awards in different categories. I would be just pleased as punch to be nominated for the Established Beauty Blogger of the year Award. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There isn't a prize (I don't think) and really there is nothing tangible about the whole thing, but to me it would</div><div style="text-align: center;"> just be a big honour to know that all of you Sprinklerinos like my glitter world and enjoy being such a big part of it. I'm aware that with all the super blogs out there that my chances of winning are pretty slim, but I like to be involved in these sorts of things and get excited anyway. Heck, I used to get excited in an old office job I had where on payday, the company would pay for everyone to have a free bacon roll. I don't actually like bacon but I liked that morning because everyone was caught up in a bit of joint joy, and this is what this is to the blogging world. It's bacon roll morning. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to nominate for me, click <b><a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/blogs/cosmo-blog-awards-2012/cosmo-blog-awards-2012_nominate" rel="nofollow" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">HERE</a></b> .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you wouldn't like to nominate me, that's quite alright, but do have a look at the categories because there might be another blog that you absolutely love that you could vote for and make that blogger's day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you like bacon roll morning as much as me?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">xx </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/619155725432810897-7369221728896473685?l=sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A little while ago, I posted a picture on Instagram (Sprinkleofglitr) of Baby Glitter playing with my pink quilted handbag. Lots of you asked where it was from and if it was Chanel and said you would like one too. Well, the first disappointment is that I don't think it's Chanel -if it was, Darcy wouldn't be wiping her sticky paws all over it- and the second disappointment is that I'm unsure where it was from because Father Christmas gave it to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="scaled-image" height="640" src="https://instagr.am/p/K2pjiFDtkV/media/?size=l" width="640" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the upside, there is an amazing website in this world, that sells literally, EVERYTHING. Yes my chums, it is ebay. Oh bay of e, how I adore thee. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a little looksie for you (and as part of my mini goals last week to hunt down some bargains) and this is what I found: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quilt-Quilting-HAND-tote-bag-Chain-Strap-shoulder-Quilted-shopper-Clutch-Classic-/330622911330?pt=UK_Women_s_Handbags&var=&hash=item7dbe2420b5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: #666666;">These</span> QUILTED BAGS</span> </a>come in pink, cream and pink. I love them all!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I luurrvee <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Womens-Ladies-Quilted-Patent-Bag-Ladies-Across-Body-Messenger-Handbag-Glossy-NEW-/270960461091?pt=UK_Women_s_Handbags&var=&hash=item84bb4fc840" rel="nofollow" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">THESE</a>! The colours are perfect for Spring/Summer and I'm pretty smitten with the metal plated flaps. (Ooerr!!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last but not least, I love the dark pink colour of <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jumbo-Golden-Chain-Tassle-Quilting-Shoulder-Hand-Bags-/140537063808?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&var=&hash=item6673113845" rel="nofollow" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">THIS</a> slightly larger quilted bag and think the tassle is a lovely finishing touch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do love a quilted bag or two. What's your bag of choice for this season? Have you found any ebay bag bargains? Feel free to leave your links below!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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