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So I went on a trip to Goodwill I saw this little beauty in disguise...

Yes $3.75, I COULDN'T pass it up...

So I set up all my stuff outside, and didn't forget my Sonic drink!

(Ya know they say they have like a million different flavor combinations,

so today I tried a Strawberry Ocean Water & it wasn't too bad!

Next time I'll stick to my Vanilla Diet Dr.Pepper though)

Yes... I do sand with a gardening glove, the sandpaper gets hot on my fingers!

So here's the "after" 2 good coats of OOPS paint left over from the mirror project 

and as you can see it's pretty cute!

But of course I thought it needed a little damage shabby chic look.

With a few scrapbooks and western ducks!

And today's (Tuesday 1/22/11) run... 4.04 miles in 55 minutes and 52 seconds!

I'm training for this really cool race called Warrior Dash! Where I'm going to dress up in a Warrior outfit and run through mud, over fire, up and over hay bales, anyways its 12 crazy obstacles over 3.2 miles!

 It was 85 degrees out there today and I found a neighborhood with a killer hill, but I made it :)

*Note, I am not a runner, if I did this ANYONE can, just start small :)

Blog Parties I linked this post up to...

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Saturday Garage Sales & Sunday- My first time to run a 5k

So Saturday & Springtime means... Garage Sales!! :) And this week I got a few adorible finds...

(now will be on the hunt for the perfect lamp to match)

(I later found them online for $30+ a piece, and I promise they

came from a very 'clean looking' family)

Warrior Dash is in 3 weeks, 5 days, 11 hours, and 38 min...

Let me just say I am SUPER SUPER mad at my app for messing up. I was running and I looked down and it said "1.66 miles" I ran down a few streets and looked down again... It said "1.66 miles" so while running I started it over again, so I ran more than what shows but you get the picture... 

 So I have proof that I ran 3.57 miles and I am so SUPER DOOPER beyond words excited...

I didn't think I would ever be a runner, but tonight I proved  it to myself <3

fun with plaster- cross and heart

I had been given some several canvas' from when my grandfather cleaned out his house, and wasn't sure what to do with them... So I went to Hobby Lobby for ideas!  And I found...

I of course used my 40% off digital coupon on my phone!

I've never played with plaster so it was a fun mess!

(ignore my icky towel covered in paint from previous projects)

I started on a "trial canvas" because I thought the first would turn out aweful... but

I eneded up liking it... So I freehanded a heart with a spoon.

Used the end of a paint brush to add some decorations.

Paint on sale! (ignore my thumper pj's)

Painted it red!

Added some black on the outside  & LOVE IT!!

So off to a BIGGER canvas I go...

I painted it brown and mapped out my cross.

 Added the plaster with designs using the paint brush like I did on the heart.

 I painted the cross red

 I did darken it with brown paint on a wet paper towel and dabbed it on over the red.

I added scrapbook paper to frame the cross.

 To show the 3D that the pictures was stealing from it.

Finished, and side by side...

So how's my running coming along?  

I didn't hit my goal of running 2.5miles today, it was 85 degrees and not a cloud found in the sky.

But here it is... (run 3/17/11)

 

I will say that knowing I was going to put my run on todays craft blog did motivate me to run further, and it was aweful.  But with Warrior Dash around the corner I better keep it up!!