Love from Sprout xo
Our latest blog post over at www.candlesbysprout.com
Hello! It has been mentioned once or twice that this blog is looking a little lonely- so here I am. Many people have asked over the past few months exactly how I got the idea for Sprout and why I am so in love with it… hold onto your seats.
… Birthed from a love of vintage crystal and all things lux·u·ri·ous, Sprout has grown into a candle empire. From the humble day of Miss Sprout and her expensive candle and crystal addiction, she came up with the idea to combine the two. Collecting all things vintage and recycled from places near and far, she created her first candle. 100% Soy. 100% good for herself, family and poodle… thus Sprout was born.
After falling in love, getting married and moving to Brisbane with her Husband who loves making sound waves- Sprout finally has a base, and a home.
Sprout is now found at markets, quirky boutiques and on-line, shipping to Mars if needed. We only create products that we would love to receive.
Thank you for your support, feedback and most of all, love. Wishing you and your family an amazing Christmas and a blessed New Year.
-Miss Sprout xo
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Ladies, lets try not to judge others until we have walked around with the blisters that other's shoes have given us on the road they've chosen to walk.Life's a bit of bitch at times.... and we have all, at some point or another, bought really cheap tacky shoes that dont pinch until we walk out of the store and get them home.
Best Friends?
Ahhhh, I'll take a no. 3, a no. 5 and a no. 14... please. (I just heard Josh faint somewhere)What's your pick?
Pearls of Jenna Wisdom
I just found a beautiful piece of wedding advice that was given to me in a letter to read the morning of my wedding by my lovely friend Jenna! Jenna and I have been friends since Uni and somehow have manage to move to the same city, 10 mins away from each other... this is my favourite part of the letter....
"Good luck today. Good luck for tomorrow. Add a touch of Britt into everything you do because remember, it's still ok to be Britt Snow every once in a while. And if you're having a not so good day, pull out sex and he city, throw on your pj's and everything will be alright"
Aren't pearls of wisdom from those who know us well just the best! Her advice is true and wise. I think about it now that Im married, it's important to make sure that, although Im always growing, that im always the woman who Josh married. And even further, it's important to put a Britt and Josh mark on everything we do in life. There always seems to be a lot of competition around... I want to focus inwards instead of whats going on in the lives around us. Things have a way of working themselves out as they should... and I fully believe that the best road in life, is the one we forge for ourselves! Happy Hump Day! x
My vows to Josh
I have always wanted to write my own vows, as confronting as that is, I like the idea that the words I say would be tailored to our personal relationship!Here are my vows to Josh:
I couldn’t be happier. I am delighted to be marring you today and vowing to love you forever."5 years ago, after you asked me to dinner and you split the bill, we became just friends and you became known as Spilt the Bill Josh. And today, as if someone has pressed fast forward on our lives, we stand here pledging our futures to each other.
- I want nothing more than to be a wonderful wife to you, to be loyal and someone you trust and confide in.
- I promise to always be there for you, to take care of you, to be your lover and best friend.
- I promise to match every chick flick with a guy movie, every superfood with a bad carb and every tear with laughter.
- When we create a family, I vow to be the best mum I can be.
- I promise to trust you, to appreciate you and to honour you at all costs.
If you promise to share this life with me, then I promise to make it as exciting and happy, spontaneous and passionate as it can be, taking ever breath I have to strive for your happiness. And you and I know better than anyone that there will be all sorts of valleys and roadblocks during that journey, but I promise to never quit, and to love you more and more in those moments.I, Brittany, give you this ring as a promise and symbol of my heart and faithfulness, my love and commitment to you. When I am angry, I will seek to be kind, when we speak I will be truthful and each day of my life, I will be faithful to you."
I keep these words around so I can read over them from time to time, although at times I fail, it's my lifes mission to uphold these words! x
10 things I've learnt in the first month of Marriage
- You can pop into Cole's for washing liquid... Spend $83.75 and not have any washing liquid.
- There's a difference between being together and spending quality time together.
- Sometimes you have to pick up the slack.
- It's not always what you say, but how you say it... And the attitude you have.
- Sometimes I get tired, and cranky and not-very-nice to be around, and Im loved anyway. Grace makes up for a lot.
- Men fart, a lot.
- Engagements, weddings, holidays and babies- it's easy to get caught up looking around at what others are doing. It's important that as a couple, we run our OWN race. Navigating our lives on what right for us at the time.
- A kind word gets you a long way.
- Men have emotions just like women, they just have big shoulders and like boobs.
- You have a lifetime to get marriage right. It's one of the few things in life that isn't meant to end, which means it must take a while to get right.
LJS
Me: "Hi Mum, you cant come up to the apartment because Ive been up all night working and the place is messy"Mum: " Oh yes I am. You know I dont care about that. I want a coffee" We all need our mums! Mine is extra special.
#details #mywedding
I love that you visit my blog, it truly makes my day! Spread the word, www.brittblog.coxx
Emmys Fashion Trends- thigh high
I love the Emmys fashion. Im not too bothered about who wins what, after all, you go to the wedding not for the food, but for the bride. Enjoy x
Wedding Cake for Breakfast
I have officially been married two weeks, boy that goes quickly. Marrying Josh felt like such a natural progression that come our wedding day, I was 15 minutes early and eager to get the show on the road. From December 4th 2011, I have been positive that this man was the one for me. When I stood up at that alter and pledged my life to Josh, I meant it with my whole heart and it was a beautiful day.
It has now been two weeks since the white dress, rose petals and slow movin' music. There are many things that people dont tell you until you’ve signed on the dotted line. Women. Before the wedding they are cheerleaders. Making you feel like an old maid for not being married yet. They point out all the fun you are missing. Yet not one of them tells you just how challenging the first year of marriage can be, until you are waist deep in it. Of course, I wouldn’t have listened, because we all think that we invented a new kind of love, that is so musical and magical that it couldn’t possibly be anything other than happily ever after—every single day.
But I would have appreciated it if someone had just said, that the first year is the thing you have to go through to get to the happily married part. My first two weeks have been very emotional, personally. Josh and I are having a blast, I am still on cloud nine, but what I didnt expect is the internal battle that I would face. The pressure and the ‘expectations’ that I had built up in my head, the ones that told me I ‘should’ be doing this or I ‘should’ be doing that. The extreme change of leaving my family and moving to a strange city. The fear that I dont have what it takes to keep a relationship going for my eternity. It’s a scary concept, having someone’s future in your hands. I am the first to admit that I have spent a lot of these two weeks crying, feeling an overwhelming sense of homesick as I forge a life with the man I love.
So I guess the point of this blog is to communicate to you that the frog who turned into a prince farts, a lot. Cinderella’s glass slipper gives her blisters, and she sometimes gets really cranky when she doesn’t eat. ‘Should’ is a word that needs to be banned in all kingdoms. That even though the princess has gone from one castle to another in a different land, she still gets homesick. That marriage is exactly what I thought it would be, and so much more. Even though it was scary and awful and there were lots of red eyes and wolf breath and big teeth, this girl and the boy managed to go on to live their version of happily ever after—and it’s good.
2weeks
2 weeks tomorrow. on september 7. ill make the best decision of my life. ill married my love. in exactly two weeks. ill married a man who takes care of me. supports me. loves me. and makes me belly laugh every day. ill married a man that makes all the sometimes monotonous every day life. FUN. ill married a man who makes all of this worth it. ill married my best friend. my lover. my boyfriend. and the best man i have ever met. ill married a man who i know. without a doubt. will be there through thick and thin. a man i'm never bored with. a man that challenges me to be a better person. and who i can't wait to see every day after work. i'm happy. to just sit next to him on the couch. any day of the week. here's to an amazing life together babe. year after year. together. britt xo
I've done this with my dress. A vintage hanky of my Nanna, who has padded away, lovingly stiched to the inner layers of my wedding dress. #2wks4dys
"Set your alarm for 6am. Don’t groan when it goes off and pull the covers over your head, get up and start your day. Put on a baggy top and running shorts. Go downstairs and pour yourself a nice big glass of ice water. Cut up some fruit and mix it in with yogurt. Add some granola. Now go outside. Stretch for 10 minutes. Skip for 5 minutes. Jog for 10 minutes. Run for 10 minutes. Walk back. Lay out a towel on the ground and lie down on it. Do 50 crunches. Yes, they hurt, but they are 100% worth it. When you’re done, get in the shower. Use a nice smelling shampoo and matching conditioner. Shave your legs and wash your body. Exfoliate your face. Get out of the shower and let your hair air dry. Look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? If you do, good for you. Do this every day and you will continue to love yourself. If you don’t like what you see, do this every day and pretty soon you will. Being lazy might feel good at the time, but being active feels better in the long run. How badly do you want it?"
I kinda love this.