I know these short posts should hardly even count for NaBloPoMo but...they are all I can manage right now since I didn't schedule anything for yesterday or today, I just wasn't sure what would be swirling through my head while I was on the walk.
I'm still not sure that I have processed the magnitude of it all.
But, I did it. I walked 60 miles in 3 days and it was hard. and amazing.
get ready because the posts and the pictures will be coming...
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Day 2
Oh the blisters I'm in medical hoping to get them taken care of but the line is insane. At least I'm sitting down can't wait to write about this experience.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Here goes nothing....
Abbi and I have been planning this walk since February and it is finally here....
Today is the first day.
We will arrive at Collin Creek Mall between 6:00-7:00am, listen to the opening ceremony and then start walking...
The anticipation has been building and my ability to sleep has been weakening. I said to Garrett I feel like a little kid who gets to go to Disney World and their Mom keeps telling them to go back to sleep. I just want to be up!
"Ya but this is more like boot camp than Disney World" was his reply, he's probably right.
I hope it lays somewhere in between, boot camp and a good life changing adventure.
And as always I hope I don't get blisters!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
What I've been buying!
I've found so many great things on the internet lately (like in the last 6 months, I'm a little behind) I feel like I should share!
I got this print from Paper Parasol on etsy that I just love! The colors are perfect and it looks great as the center piece of my gallery wall (it's not finished yet or I'd show you pictures, soon though I promise!)
I got this elephant (for the gallery wall) and spray painted him! He was pretty easy to put together and I just love him!
I got this cover for my Kindle as well as a small bag that I use for pens for school in the same print, from from Britgal Designs! It's seriously too cute and makes me smile the entire time I'm reading! (obviously I have a think for elephants)
I got this super cute braided scarf from putapuredukes on etsy she has a tutorial on her blog to make the single braided scarf it's really cute too. But, when she showed this one and put it in her shop so I could just buy it instead of making it myself I snatched it right up (sometimes I like to diy but sometimes I just rather pay someone else and save myself the headache...)! And I'm so glad I did because it's so cute!
Have you bought anything off the internet lately? I seriously love Pintrest it has been a terrible thing for my wallet but a great thing for the economy, just doing my part!! :)
ps. Abbi and I are heading down to Dallas today to get ready for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure if you could send us some good no blister, no rain vibes we'd truly appreciate it!
I got this print from Paper Parasol on etsy that I just love! The colors are perfect and it looks great as the center piece of my gallery wall (it's not finished yet or I'd show you pictures, soon though I promise!)
I got this elephant (for the gallery wall) and spray painted him! He was pretty easy to put together and I just love him!
I got this cover for my Kindle as well as a small bag that I use for pens for school in the same print, from from Britgal Designs! It's seriously too cute and makes me smile the entire time I'm reading! (obviously I have a think for elephants)
I got this super cute braided scarf from putapuredukes on etsy she has a tutorial on her blog to make the single braided scarf it's really cute too. But, when she showed this one and put it in her shop so I could just buy it instead of making it myself I snatched it right up (sometimes I like to diy but sometimes I just rather pay someone else and save myself the headache...)! And I'm so glad I did because it's so cute!
Have you bought anything off the internet lately? I seriously love Pintrest it has been a terrible thing for my wallet but a great thing for the economy, just doing my part!! :)
ps. Abbi and I are heading down to Dallas today to get ready for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure if you could send us some good no blister, no rain vibes we'd truly appreciate it!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
November Goals
Let's start with how we did on Octobers...
I can tell you before we start it was a BIG FAT FAIL. dangit!
I can tell you before we start it was a BIG FAT FAIL. dangit!
1. Blog Every Weekday - FAIL - I blogged 6 times in October.
2. Walk 100 Miles. fail - but just a little fail I did really well with the training
3. Reach Team Donation Goal. Together we've made our goal but I have a little ways to go get to reach my half of the $4600
4. Spend @ least 1 hr a day on school work. Fail I have no idea what I was thinking when I wrote this! I had two fundraisers this month preparing for this walk has been HARD work and I'm still behind but I'll be fine.
5. Keep Car Cleaned Out. DID IT!
6. Organize Office. FAIL- Not even close, it's worse than when I started!
7. Finish Gallery Wall. FAIL - better luck next time
8. Comment More! Maybe I did a little better, I'll give this one a neutral.
9. Try 2 new recipes FAIL - I did not cook once this month, not one time!
10. Get a laundry schedule, and stick to it! FAIL- still have piles of laundry...
November:
1. Blog every day! I'm like a broken record on this...we all know I'm participating in NaBloPoMo...
2. Start Couch25k (again) I'm given myself some grace on the start time since I'm walking 60 miles the first weekend of November, ideally I'll start Tuesday 11/8 but if that turns out not to be realistic that's okay I'll just start as soon as physically possible.
3. Limit *extra* spending to $100 extra is those things I *need* at Target, getting my nails done, projects I start, etsy purchases, etc...
4. Finish Christmas Shopping and by finish, I of course mean start....
5. Keep Car Cleaned Out. oh the never ending battle....
6. Organize Office no excuses get it done. the gallery wall too!
7. Clean out my side of the garage it is about to get really effing cold, I'll be so happy I did!
8. Maintain As Started out strong...that makes things easier to finish that way!
9. Comment More! I read too many blogs I need to comment on them!
10. Plan to take 4 dishes to Thanksgiving! Since I stopped cooking I miss it, I'll make up for it at Turkey Day!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Happy November!
I have apparently turned into Scrooge.
I got home from class last night and turned on my porch light and waited (and waited) for the doorbell to ring.
At 8:00 it finally rang, and then it rang again, and while I was walking the 7 steps from the couch to the candy bowl next to the door it rang 11 more times.
I am not even kidding you the two children at my door rang the doorbell at least 12 times in the 30 seconds it took me to hand off the dog and answer the door.
The kids were probably 7 (a girl) and 10 (a boy) too old to ring the doorbell that many times. I have no idea what they were dressed up as because my head was vibrating from all the ringing.
I resisted the urge to give them a lesson in trick-or-treating manners, and also the urge to give them one piece of candy.
Instead I gave them a handful of candy, looked for their parents (I saw none), shut my door, and promptly turned off my porch light…
They ruined my Trick-or-treating sprit.
Of course I made the little dog dress up….
Isn’t she just the cutest little Hippo! Here is her costume from last year, she makes a really cute bug too…
Don’t forget it is NaBloPoMo time you can win prizes for posting every day in November! I made it last year, but my posting has been waaay more sporadic in 2011 so let’s see if I can make it though…
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