{"id":89720,"date":"2019-11-21T15:46:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T15:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qvcuk.com\/?p=89720"},"modified":"2019-11-21T15:46:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T15:46:36","slug":"anyone-for-brunch-and-1987-flashback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/debbie-flint\/anyone-for-brunch-and-1987-flashback\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyone for brunch? And 1987 flashback!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a lovely time we had\u00a0 last weekend when family friends Alison and Jo joined myself, my sister and my niece for brunch. I was very tired as it was quite early (for me) on the Sunday morning. But worth seeing everybody as we rarely get together like this. Two of the girls were asking about potentially going speed dating, but it\u2019s a night that I will need to work. Having run out of holiday, I\u2019m needing to save it for seeing the granddaughters. Never enough hours in the day! Maybe a long sabbatical is in order ha ha. I wish. Anyway\u2026 It was held in the Woodcote garden centre near us, and they do a lovely spread of food. Since it was early, we were comparing notes about sleep. I must say that I was on my soapbox again about the Sealy<\/a><\/strong> mattresses. I\u2019m gradually buying them as housewarming presents (or contributing) for my sister\u2019s family. Well, they are more like my second children really, as we are so close. Plus I get to sleep on them – the mattresses, not the children ha ha – when I take turns to stay at their houses when I am in London. I have been having a right old spend up lately, for Christmas and birthdays – Mum wants the Dyson<\/a><\/strong> fan<\/a>, which is going to be a joint gift from all of us children, and I am getting the Dyson<\/a><\/strong> Supersonic Hairdryer<\/a>, I think, for my brother and his family, hope stocks last longer than my budget does!<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

After my QVC shift, later that night I went off to see one of the most lovely films I have seen in a long time, and I was completely suckered in. Last Christmas, its brilliant, see below.<\/p>\n

This weekend\u2019s deals<\/strong><\/p>\n

In case you didn\u2019t know, the Dyson<\/a><\/strong> Supersonic Hairdryer Today\u2019s Special Value for Saturday<\/strong> is on early bird link already today! Go here<\/a> to see and buy it now, six interest-free instalment payments available and a brilliant price! #BestEver<\/p>\n

Look out tonight for the launch of tomorrow’s (Friday<\/strong> 22nd) TSV – another spectacular offer from Shay & Blue<\/a><\/strong>! The four-piece collection with a choice of Atropa Belladonna, Blood Orange or Black Tulip.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s<\/strong> is the brilliant five-piece Age Benefit Regenerating Face & Body collection from Gatineau<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Big deals old and new<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michele Hope<\/strong>\u00a0faux suede biker jacket<\/p>\n

Cozee Home<\/strong>\u00a0Baxter shaggy rug<\/p>\n

Skechers<\/strong>\u00a0Cosy Campfire Team Toasty slippers<\/p>\n

Revitalash\u00a0<\/strong>three-piece Essentials Collection<\/p>\n

Go here to see and shop them all<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next week\u2019s Big Deals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ashwood <\/strong>leather Katie triple compartment cross-body bag<\/p>\n

Silentnight <\/strong>Posturepedic pet bed<\/p>\n

Judith Williams <\/strong>Royal Collagen Targeted skincare collection<\/p>\n

Jabra <\/strong>Elite Active wireless Bluetooth Earbuds and charging case<\/p>\n

Please feel free to stock up, if it is still available, on the Big Deal from Revitalash<\/a> <\/strong>that ends this Sunday night at midnight (24th). There are no guarantees any more stock will be available after this one is finished, and it has a long shelf life. Go here<\/a> to see the demonstration of the supersize Revitabrow, full size Revitalash and double ended mascara\/primer. Fab value!<\/p>\n

See below for even more sneaky peaks and super deals for next week.<\/p>\n

Snippets<\/strong><\/p>\n

1987 flashback<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

My lovely friend Dawn sent me this on Facebook this week, reminding me how slim I was in 1987 when I got married. Sharon and Dawn were my oldest childhood friends and went to Morden Farm Middle School in lower Morden, sorry, with me. We had some great times. It\u2019s lovely reminiscing about those days, as we do on some of the Facebook groups actually, Morden Farm Middle school group, and \u2018I grew up in Merton\u2019 group. As I said on my Debbie Flint Devon group, I had just had Bradley five months beforehand, (still quite unusual back in the day!) and this was a massive achievement of organisation! Not a lot of people know, but I trained to be an operations manager with a Prince 2 (professional) qualification in my years away from QVC. One of the best jobs I ever had was handling an office move for a mortgage company in around 2006. I\u2019m just a little organisation geek. One of the most enjoyable things I\u2019m currently doing is helping organise some fundraising events for my favourite parties down in Devon, getting to know more local people and helping campaigns et cetera. Very good fun. Just wish I had time to do more. Although, if I had time to do anything more, it would be to see the grandchildren. I had to say no to both my son and my daughter more than I would like to this year, because of my commitments. Still working out how to clone myself!<\/p>\n

Ruth bonanza<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Very much enjoyed my hour with Ruth Langsford<\/a> on the weekend, my first one for a long while. Followed immediately over on the other channel by another one with Ruth! Jackie had the pleasure of that one as usual. Lots of lovely Ruth bargains available at the moment, do check them all out here<\/a>. She is such a lovely lady and is also trialing the Dyson<\/a><\/strong> Supersonic Hairdryer<\/a> and is a big fan of the brand. (Don\u2019t forget to see if there\u2019s any left if you\u2019re reading this early enough.)<\/p>\n

Himalayan balsam<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

I\u2019ve been talking to Richard Jackson<\/a><\/strong> about how best to tackle this invasive intruder from foreign climes, which is gradually taking over many of our countryside verges and green areas. The Devon wildlife trust is going to work with me and my CWO women\u2019s group next year in Devon to remove a large proportion of it on a big clearing day in June. I remember when I was in Dorking, my back garden was absolutely full of it. If you left it long enough, by the autumn, the seeds would create a little pod that popped if you just touched it, scattering the seed far away, thereby proliferating. Just like the grey squirrel, this is not a welcome addition. More news on my social media as our plans progress, and if you see any in June, feel free to pull it up. It\u2019s very satisfying because all of the roots, because they are very shallow. Quite therapeutic ha ha. Meanwhile, go here<\/a> to see Richard Jackson\u2019s whole range of fab garden products.<\/p>\n

And go here<\/a> for the last few days of November to see the gardening Product of the Month, the cute little garden bouncers in Santa or snowman!<\/p>\n

Another thing getting me in the mood for Christmas at the moment is\u2026 Christmas radioooo!<\/p>\n

I have found one that plays exclusively Christmas music! I know… already! I think it\u2019s something like \u2018Heart Always Christmas\u2019 or something like that. Via DAB on the car radio it\u2019s perfect, especially on the long journeys. One day, I won\u2019t have so many hours in the car, I\u2019m sure, but for now I will continue enjoying super audiobooks, politics podcasts (geek!) and songs I can sing along to. What do you do on long journeys if you have any?<\/p>\n

Blooper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who knew a group of unicorns was called a blessing?<\/p>\n