Munster Mascot for the Day Part One

As most of my followers know I'm a Munster Rugby fan through and through. From having my family crest worn proudly on CJ Stander No.8 jersey to this week Ronan being mascot for the Munster V Cardiff game in Cork.
The amazing opportunities there is for Ronan being part of the Munster Junior Supporters Club are unbelievable . For a mere € 25 euros for the year you get the following.

• A membership pack including an exclusive MRSC gift, your very own membership card, team poster, MRSC keyring and a certificate of membership from the Junior Club Captain, Dave Kilcoyne.
• Numerous chances to be selected as match day mascot for the Munster team throughout the season.
• A 10% discount on any purchases in Lifestyle Sports Stores (on production of membership card).
• A personalised birthday card and emails from Dave Kilcoyne, 2016 Junior Club Captain.
• Junior member events such as our Halloween Party, Gala Christmas Party in Thomond Park Stadium and our Junior coaching camps.
• Loads of exclusive competitions with great prizes such as our Junior Club Job For a Day Initiative. 
• Check out mrsc.ie for more details.   

This week Ronan has been chosen to be Mascot for the Munster V Cardiff game in  the Independent Park in Cork. He will be kitted out and hopefully he will meet his favourite players Ian Keatley and of course Simon Zebo. It's a great honour for him to represent his school Scoil Ide in Corbally Limerick and to be part of an amazing supporters club. 

We absolutely love the Christmas party they put on every year and it's telling when all the players get into the spirit and greet over 200 kids on the day. They give up their time to be there and to sign and take pictures for the day. Ronan loves the photo booth they have and also meeting Santa is always a bonus! 

It's a fantastic day out and if you haven't your kids signed up definitely sign them up for next year. 

I will be posting all the pics from Friday night over on my Facebook page and off course I will be Snapchatting the event on the day. My username is @mylifetheevent

The above picture is the jersey with my family crest on it that we got signed at the last Christmas Party the Munster Junior Supporters Club put on. I have given it to my father who has it proudly up in his living room alongside his signed Irish Rugby jersey. 

We have high hopes for this season but as always will be proud Munster supporters regardless. 

Here's to the new season and hope to bring you along our journey next Friday as Ronan runs out with the team for the Munster V Cardiff game. Kick off is 19.35 and is on TG4 also.

Thanks Munster for all the great memories and here's to many more.

Loves you all

Patricia xx

Travel 2 Ultra Trip July 2016

Well what can I say about Ultra Europe in Croatia. An amazing experience with my husband who was like a child in a candy shop with all his favourite djs. Richard won the travel2ultra competition to DJ in Croatia at Ultra Europe and yes yours truly went along for the ride!

Croatia Music Week took place during the week of 14–20 July 2016 across Croatia in venues throughout Split, Brač and Hvar.

Resistance stage at Ultra Europe 2016

The opening party took place at the Giraffe Palm Beach House on Thursday 14 July and featured UMEK along with guests from his label, 1605 Music Therapy—which included Mark Knight, Uner, and Dosem.

Ultra Europe took place the following three days—15–17 July 2016 and included four stages—Main Stage, Resistance, Arcadia Afterburner, and the UMF Radio Stage. The lineup  included above and beyond, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox,deadmau5 ,Jamie Jones, Nero, Solomun, Apollonia, Dash Berlin, David Guetta, Hot Since 82, Ferry Corston and of course my amazing husband Richard Lowe! 

We arrived in Croatia to the most beautiful weather and scenery I've ever seen. We were staying in Beachville which was around 30 minutes from Split. As you can see from the pictures above the DJ booth was amazing and the setting was fab. The stage was right beside the water so you could dance in the sea while listening to the music..it was absolutely the most amazing setting ever for the guys. Richard was playing two days at Beachville and then the UMF stage on the Sunday night. The boat party didn't happen due to horrific weather on the Friday which was disappointing as we really wanted to experience it but there is always next year! 

The campsite had everything you needed and the funny thing was there was a queue for the men's showers and toilets all the time. The ratio was at least 1 girl for every 10 men. So if you are a single girl Beachville is where it's at! There was hot water and always clean toilets and showers. We stayed in a tent but they have mobile homes onsite if you want a bit of luxury. There is a shopping centre across the road for all your essentials and with the exchange rate was extremely cheap for alcohol and food. Also a heap of restaurants on the strip outside Beachville serving pizzas, burgers and sea food. 

Beachville starts it's music from 12pm until at least 2am. It's not for the faint hearted as I learned with getting only 4 hours sleep per night. It's party central and it does live up to that. Richard and I really enjoyed Beachville and Richard played his old school trance set and it went down a treat. Richard is signed to Vandit Records and has been producing and writing music for over 10 years. This was his dream and to see him djing up a storm at Ultra Europe was the most proudest moment other than obviously our wedding! 

When we arrived at Ultra Europe Festival in Split I must say I was gobsmacked. It's absolutely huge and so many stages! You pick up your wrist band and when you arrive inside you top up your wristband so it's scanned at the bar rather than messing with money. It's a fantastic idea and any money left of  it is credited before you leave. The picture above is from  the VIP area and is the main stage where we watched Dash Berlin and Deadmau5. We went then to the Resistance stage to see Carl Cox who is Richards all time favourite DJ. Now it was 3am and I was getting tired as we had been there since early but I held out until 5.30am. As Richard and I are "older" we did surprise ourselves on how we soldiered on but I did wish I was 20 years younger so I could go all night! Shane one of Richards friends said to us that if he had told us how hard it was going to be we wouldn't have gone which is so true. It was all worth the sleepless nights to see the smile on Richards face as he was djing the UMF Radio Stage on the Sunday. And yes I did shed a tear! 

All the gang we went to Ultra Europe with were absolute legends. I could go on about everybody but you all know who you are and thank you for making our Ultra Europe experience one to remember. We will definitely be back and hopefully the Irish will takeover Beachville again as it was an amazing venue. 

My top 5 tips for Ultra Europe Festival
1. Bug spray is your perfume for the week.
2. Drink plenty of water.
3. Bring ear plugs and sleeping mask  as you will be sleeping during the daytime.
4. Comfy shoes as you will be dancing all night long!
5. Light clothing as it's so warm mixed with dancing #sweatbox

What an experience and making a heap of new friends along the way. As you all know my moto is you only live once so get out and enjoy it. Do new things you might never do and surprise yourself like I did. Trance music isn't my thing but being married to a trance dj/producer it has opened my eyes to a whole new world.
Don't forget to follow  My Life The Event Facebook Page
See you soon
Love you all
Patricia xx

Youtube Masterclass with Ciara O'Doherty

Galaxy brought us a heap of masterclasses and the select few that won a place were not disappointed! I was invited along with Yvonne as she won the place over on their twitter page. We arrived at the Dean Hotel on Harcourt Street to an array of seats full of galaxy chocolate! And yes the chocolate is all eaten already!!!! We took our seats and after a quick coffee and pastry the masterclass began.

Ciara started talking on how to set up a YouTube channel and how easy it was. She had great tips and I must say it sounds easier than I thought. The key to a great channel is to keep you posts to one a week and to keep people interested.
Her channel has loads of tips for bloggers and in very short and to the point videos. Check out her channel here Ciara O'Doherty YouTube Channel
Ciara talked for around an hour and gave a great insight into what equipment you need to help make good video content and also telling her stories of her struggle to keep them short and sweet. I found the best tip was always make sure to link all your bio at the end of the video in the description box.
There was a questions and answers at the end and a meet and greet with Ciara. I didn't get to meet her at the end as we had to get on the road home. I Snapchat all my events so all the details are up there until tomorrow.
My Snapchat handle is @mylifetheevent
Frock advisor in association with Galaxy and Dublin  Fashion Festival  are currently running a competition looking for reporters and my entry is in so would love if you could support @patricia_lowe78 is my twitter and you can see the "famous" little man I interviewed.

Well done Frock Advisor on organising a fantastic event and Galaxy for fattening me up with all that chocolate! Love learning new things and everyone knows my moto #yolo and #trynewthings so I certainly did that!
Thanks for all the support and yes I'm currently working on the Ultra Europe blog post but it's become bigger than I expected.
Love you all
Patricia xx

Sinéad Curvy Style Workshop at the Clarion Limerick #girlieday

Firstly I want to say thank you to Sinéad for an amazing fun girlie day and can't wait for the next one. I headed off to the workshop on Sunday morning last week with my fellow blogger friend Aoibhinn. We arrived at the Clarion hotel and of course like good bloggers started to Snapchat the whole day! Aoibhinn was judging best dressed with the lovely Sharon Tucker so we had a table reserved for us. Aoibhinn introduced me to to the fabulous Louise also who is a makeup artist here in limerick. We all made our way upstairs and was blown away with the decor.
Beautiful lights and candles lit the stairs and at the top we were greeted with a pink lemonade reception and fruit skewers.
We had a few photographs taken and then headed into the main room.

The main  room was decorated beautifully with crystal candelabras in the centre of the tables. We had cupcakes which were made by Laura King from Special Occasions in Tuam Co. Galway and popcorn which was from Barron Mace in Raheen so we were truly spoilt. I was at a table with Sinéad mum Rose and also the competition winners. We all got acquainted and then the day began with Sinéad introducing herself and wishing everyone a great and fun day!
But firstly whoever had a gold envelope in their bag won a pair of earrings from Mathew Stephens in limerick worth €55 and guess what? Yes I won a pair. They are absolutely stunning and I'm well chuffed with winning.
Sinéad started with swimwear and went through how to dress for your size and yes you do have to get measured for a swimsuit and I truly believe that as I'm struggling to find a bikini to suit my shape. I found it very helpful and loved one swimsuit in particular as seen below.

As the day progressed Sinéad went through shape wear and lingerie to suit all sizes. Belle Femme in Kilkenny showed us some beautiful bra and knicker sets and pleaded with everybody to get measured properly! Yes I'm guilty of buying Pennys best and saying "ah sure it's grand" and "it'll do!". So I've promised myself I will treat myself before my holiday.

We broke for lunch which I must say was a delightful surprise. We had cocktail sausages,wedges,mini burgers,chicken wings,fish and chips served in takeaway boxes. A fantastic idea and so simple with no clean up after! We had heaps of food so no one went hungry. I must say the popcorn was addictive I actually ate the whole box!

Then part two began with James Butler aka @jamespatrice asvcompare for the fashion show and must say he had the whole place in stitches. His one trick to wearing a waistcoat that doesn't button.. Well between us he cut up the back and leaves his jacket on and Hey presto problem solved. I was weak laughing when the male models came out and he was trying to set up Sinéad with one of them. I loved the Vintage Fashion from Lorraine at No.15 Le Maison de Curio as always. She put on a great show as always. My favourite dress is below and I must say it's on my list of next dresses to buy.

Makeup demos, skincare demos and hair demos from Amanda kept us busy and informed and I must say I learned loads and will definitely be buying the Redkin shampoos as they have Spf in them. Great to protect the hair on holidays this summer.So many great things happened on the day,so many laughs, so many new friends made but the stand out moment for me was when Sinéad sang at the end. She sang the beautiful "Time to say goodbye" and had her mother in tears. 

Sinéad is an inspiration to me as I love her energy and I hope to have her confidence one day. She had time for everybody at the end and stayed for pictures and even a glass of bubbly. The after party was at the Library in limerick where the girls got some amazing cocktails! I had work on the Monday so was raging I couldn't go. 

My own dress was River Island and shoes are my wedding shoes! My bag is from No.15 Le Maison de Curio in Limerick and got so many compliments on the day. I love attending workshops like this and must say was worth the price tag of €60. Our goodies were exceptional as we got the new Abella Viva tan that isnt even in the shops yet worth €30 and a heap of vouchers, some of which I've used already! I'm so looking forward to the next workshop and hope it's not a long wait! I recorded Sinéad singing so will put it up on my facebook later. Follow the link on my blog. Let me know what you think as there is a funny bit in the middle where she gives out to her mum..

Here's to a great event and having it in my home city which I love.

Until next time

Patricia 

P.s follow my Snapchat @mylifetheevent to see my next big event in Croatia next week and yes I'm excited! 

How Festival ready are you? Check out my Top 10

So Festival season has kicked off so pack your best tutu,glitter eyeshadow and glows ticks, Oh and yes your fantastic onesie! I could blab  on and tell you make sure you bring water and get loads of sleep but who am I kidding you only live once so get out and party!!!

My Top 10 that I've compiled is my own view on what things to bring as I've made the mistakes and brought the kitchen sink! When I was at Isle of Wight Festival I packed sensibly and it made such a difference. Now we did stay in a pod pad which saved us bringing tents etc but when we saw the 3 mile walk from the other campsite and how close we were in the the pod pads to the arena it was so worth it! To be honest it wasn't that much more and saved us going through security every time. As they say we were in the thick of it! 

So without stating the obvious your tickets and ID are essential. Make sure also that the tent holds your backpacks and you have room to move!

My Top 10 Festival Essentials
1. Baby Wipes
They have many uses from makeup removal, cleaning your dirty wellies or a toilet roll substitute. The list is endless.
2. Phone and Portable Charger
Make sure you write down essential numbers just in case you lose your phone. If you are like me I only know my parents house number! I have recently bought a fantastic portable charger from  Maplin.It charges your phone 4 times over so is extremely handy if you don't have access to sockets.
3. An over sized Scarf
I'm a whizz at packing at this stage with all the travelling I've done so a scarf is essential. It can be a used for keeping you warm, as a pillow, as a picnic blanket, an extra layer at night or for keeping the sun out as a shade.
4. Plastic Bags
Bags are really handy for keeping wet clothes from ruining your dry clothes. Also I used them for keeping my mucky wellies from ruining the floor of the Pod. We used them to sit on while waiting for bands to come on stage. Store your dirty clothes in them. Black bin bags are good to have incase your backpacks aren't waterproof so you can just through your backpack into it and Hey Presto dry clothes for the weekend.
5. Blow up mattress 
This is a no brained for me as I suffer with back problems so it definitely is worth it.
6. Dry Shampoo
OK girls out of all the toiletries we bring this has to be your first pick. Yup you will have to embrace the fact that your hair will be greasy but everyone else is in the same boat so embrace the grease!
7. Berocca 
You didn't think I was going to let you forget that I'm a pharmacy worker and I'm the one that doesn't pack makeup but I pack all of the pharmacy and I'm always the one everyone goes to as they know " Oh Trish will have something for that". I laugh as this is so true but hey there is always one. I lived for my vitamin hit in the mornings.
8. Festival Clothes
Think easy to pack and if you lose it would you be inconsolable or would you not care? Don't bring your Prada or Gucci glasses as yes the might get broken and yes they might get stolen! So off to Pennys with you as they have so many cheap options but still stylish as the same time.
9. Anti bacterial Hand Gel 
This is kinda obvious but there are nowhere to wash your hands after the portable loo and you will thank me as they are an experience you will NEVER forget.
10.So lastly this is my one food item that is essential wherever I go  Lyons Teabags

Now my household is split as my hubby loves the other one buy Lyons is my favourite! Always have one home comfort food with you this is mine but you could love taytos so just bring some.I can't start my day without a cuppa and had one everyday while at Isle of Wight Festival. Always nice to have a home comfort when you are away.

Hopefully this will give you some help in what to bring and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Festivals are fantastic fun and remember my moto you only live once #yolo so get your wellies on and dance your socks off.
Happy Festival Season and maybe see you at one this year
Much Love
Patricia

Vintage Fair in Aid of Enable Ireland in King John's Castle Limerick

So another great event in my beautiful city and what can i say but King John's Castle was an amazing venue. The day was organised as a fundraiser for Enable Ireland and included afternoon tea and a fashion show aswell as entertainment provided by music and magicians alike.
LesleyAnne asked me to model again for her and as always I'm happy to help out in any way I can as she is a truly inspirational woman and I just wish I had her confidence in what she has done by leaving her full time job to follow her passion.

LesleyAnne organises the Vintage Fair held in the Castletroy Park Hotel every month. Check out the page here Vintage Retro Revival Fair Page. The next fair is Sunday 26th of June so be sure to like the page to keep updated about up and coming events.

Our beautiful compare on the day was Louise Mcinerney who runs Limerick Social Diary. It's a great way to find out what happening throughout limerick check out the group here Limerick Social Diary. Louise looked amazing on the day as she was dressed by Lorraine at No.15 Le Maison de Curio in Limerick, makeup was by Jimmy C and hair was by Derbhaile from Obsessed Hair Salon in Dooradoyle. Loraaine also runs a facebook page called Lou Lou's Looks dedicated for Savy Styling check it out here Lou Lou's Looks

The ladies were treated to a fantastic afternoon tea with the amazing backdrop of the stunning King John's Castle! I hadn't been in the castle in a while so I was amazed and the uniqueness of it. All proceeds of the day went to Enable Ireland and the entry was only €10 which included entry to the castle. Great value for a day out. I have uploaded loads of pics from the day on my facebook page My Life The Event check them out.
I modelled fashion from Enable Ireland, Adapt Service, Lady Lillith Vintage, No.15 Le  Maison ,Vintage Fashion Rooms and of course AbsolutelyFab Les Liddane.
Below is a pic of the amazing Ailis Ryan who is gorgeous inside and out love working with her.

I must say since I started my blog my life has taken a different turn and I'm enjoying every second. I'm meeting fantastic people and going to events that I would never have gone to before. As a wife and mum I'm  finally taking time for myself and loving my "me time". I have so much planned and so much in the pipeline I can't wait to share with you. 

Don't forget to enter my fab competition on my facebook page for all beauty fans out there you will love it

Happy Tuesday 

Love 

Patricia xx 

Bloggerconf 2016..What a day!!

Firstly I want to say...What a day! As you know my journey to the BloggerConf started at 4am on the Saturday. I must say if I had someone with me it would have made the journey quicker. So off in went to the Marker Hotel and arrived to a busy foyer and it wasn't even 8am! I got my wrist band and amazing goody bag. A lot of you have seen it on my Snapchat and yes I loved it! The event was sold out and there was 300 people eager to learn on the day. There was so many good points to the day so I'm going to just give you my top three as I would be writing for days otherwise!
My first pick is the talk from  Pedro Carvalho and Jenny Quigley Jones from YouTube about the 10 Fundamentals of a Creative Strategy.
1. Shareability
2.Conversation
3.Interactivity
4.Consistency
5.Targeting
6.Sustainability
7.Discoverability
8.Accessability
9. Collaboration
10. Inspiration
This is your guide to helping you think of ideas and make up new content for for youtube channel or to help you start your own. Jenny explained that you don't have to use all of these but a mixture of a few would help keep and get you loyal fans.
The one point I took away was about Shareability. You need to be topical, be valuable and be remarkable! We are all capable of showing our ability and our talent. So go do it..what's stopping you??

My second pick is the wonderful and totally inspiring Sinéad Burke or as most people know her as Minnie Melange. She describes herself as an extremely proud little person. She had met the most inspiring women of our generation and has interviewed the like of Saoirse Ronan and Paul Costelloe in her "Minnie Meets" series and "Extraordinary Women" series. Check out her site here Minnie Melange. I was blown away by her confidence and her fun way she approaches life. I some times take life and my work way too seriously and hearing Sinéads story I'm now looking at life differently and living life the way it should,by living it! As everyone know my moto in life is #yolo so now is the time to do it. Thanks Sinéad for opening my eyes to a bigger world and hopefully one day will get to interview you as you have now become my inspiration.

My final pick is Suzy Griffin who is the media coordinator for RTE TV and she spoke on the role of Snapchat in Broadcast Media. She talked about  in the moment content and using Snapchat to grow your followers by integrating it into your other social channels. As Suzy said herself Snapchat is like being in front of a camera so you could get a phone call and you could be the next Ryan Tubridy presenting the Late Late Show! I can only dream..My goal is to report from all the exclusive events so I'm looking at the Cannes Festival next year or maybe The Oscars and Leonardo Dicaprios after party! Dream big they say! So why not! I'm still getting used to Snapchat but loving it. My usercode is mylifetheevent so follow me for all the behind the scenes.

I thoroughly enjoyed this year's BloggerConf and I must say it is getting better and better and all thanks to the beautiful Emma O'Farrell. She has brought the conference from strength to strength and I look forward to November for the next one. I will be staying the night before so the journey isn't as tiring. Check out my Facebook page this evening as I'm announcing the winners for my Stella and Dot competition and launching a new competition on Monday. It's all go just the way I like it!
Remember peeps #yolo
Love
Patricia xx