Things you learn when you run your first 1/2 marathon in the freezing sleet and rain in sunny Orlando Florida

1. You CAN sweat and freeze at the same time.
2. You are fatter and more out of shape than you realized.
3. You will get windburn. Not knowing what this even was, you did not try to prevent it.
4. Running in soaking wet socks will cause a huge blister.
5. You really should've created a marathon playlist. Tori Amos singing Christmas songs and the soundrack to The Sound of Music are not really running motivation.
6. You will chafe in places you never would've imagined. Like the outside of your thumb, from wearing gloves which you aren't used to. Or the front of your thighs.
7. You will totally high five strangers who are cheering you on for no good reason other than they are awesome.
8. You will actually consider picking up that super nice jacket someone discarded.
9. Disney is NOT the most magical place on earth when you are slogging through it half frozen.
10. You will be so cold/numb you won't even realize you lost your knit cap until you reach up to pull it off, and realize it isn't there.
11. Even though you religiously put on Chap Stick throughout the race, your lips will still become wicked chapped.
12. You will feel like you won an Olympic medal when they give you your completion medal..

Sleep, day one

Okay, the first day of the sleep diet, fail. Stayed up over 45 minutes too late thanks to receiving Mad Men season 2 in the mail. I couldn't help myself!! Plus I had a cup of coffee at 5, also against the rules. I did resist any coke in the evening though.

Porcelain

Okay, I get how this dishware would look awesome. Especially if you have glass front cabinets. But all I see when I look at this picture is that I would have to move a mug, a bowl, etc. to get to a plate. And then those items would have untold germs from removing and replacing the plates. ugh.
Magazine states "KAHLA'S UPDATE PORCELAIN PIECES MAKE FOR WELL-ORGANIZED CUPBOARDS."
If interested, go visit CSN.COM

Red

Luftballoons Tina?

Shrink it

Thank you so much to Cathe of Just Something I Made, for this awesome tutorial. I had already started playing around with shrinky dinks for Halloween, making friends and family Halloween trees, so this seemed like a natural next project for Christmas. I used sterling silver and played around with different colored beads and flowers and leaves. I have never made jewelry before so I am struggling a little with that part of it but I am going to keep trying. What do you think? I am not sure if it is pretty, cute, too plastic looking or what.

*Forgive the picture quality, I wasn't using my camera so.. I will upload more photos later.

Book it

Thank you so much to Sharon Rowan for these awesome FREE printable bookmarks! I love them and they will make the perfect stocking stuffers. I printed them on photo paper to make them a bit more durable. Plus I love the shine.

Santa Card

My mom gave me this Santa gift bag, like, a year ago and said "I bet you could make this into a cute card", so finally I did. The bag has mittens, which I didn't make, but maybe I will later. Or maybe I will just make this one and none other. She did love it, which is awesome, and I made her enough buttons and "beards" for about 20 cards because she is making them for her Christmas card this year.


Here is my card, inspired by the bag. I didn't realize until after I glued on the buttons that I should have aligned the holes. oh well.