Lola’s Christmas front porch
Posted: 2012/11/25 Filed under: Decorating | Tags: Deco mesh, garland, ornament garland, PInterest, ribbon garland Leave a comment
Update: This was round one. It was my first attempt at the deco mesh garland and I didn’t really like how it looked from far away once done. I sort of think this version looks like Christmas vomited all over my porch. So I did a redo..next post 🙂
Adventures in Decorating. It’s late but here was my Thanksgiving Table decor
Posted: 2012/11/22 Filed under: Decorating | Tags: cornucopia, PInterest, thanksgiving long centerpiece, Thanksgiving table decor 1 CommentI was busy this year and didn’t get the table ready until last night. I spent about 2 hours and I tore it all down after the meal today. We found the napkin folding on Pinterest. I made one of those deco mesh ribbon small garland things, but I’ve got so much on top of it you can hardly tell it or the two kinds of ribbon are there. Lesson learned for next year. We decided we liked the tall big wide centerpiece because it divided the table creating some intimacy and privacy without completely blocking the view of each other. Down side was dinner has to be served buffet style with this big a centerpiece.
I’ve got lots of ideas and possible new things I’m doing for Christmas this year so I’ll be at Michaels at 7am tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Adventures in decorating. My first chalk paint project
Posted: 2012/11/22 Filed under: Decorating | Tags: black primer under red, chalk paint refinish, DIY chalk paint, Do it yourself, painting with red, PInterest, Porter Paints Apple a Day 1 CommentChalk paint is all the rage around here right now. I love the look and the promise of no prep, easy coverage, easy distressing, and durability with wax. I recently scored a desk vanity for MiniMe and want to chalk paint it, but I didn’t want it to be my first attempt. I decided I wanted to try the DIY paint first before choosing to buy Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I was looking for something, anything small I could use as a pilot project. The other day while showing MiniBoobs my new sparkly red pop up target tree I got a wild hair to paint the entry table red. It was a honey pine color and originally a put together table I bought at Lowes in the 90’s.
I’d give my work a 7 overall. I should of used deglosser on the table because when I didn’t get my 1 part plaster of Paris smooth enough it left little bumps of hard plaster in places and when rubbed off they pulled off right to the original finish. I was able to mostly work around or fix it though. I was in a hurry and didn’t want to distress this piece so I chose to rub an ample amount of dark walnut wax into the finish and buff it to a soft sheen. I got the project done in under 24 hours and put 3 coats of chalk paint on it. It does dry very quickly and coverage was awesome. I made my mixture in a glass mason jar and sealed it up well when I was done because I had a ton of the 2 cups I made left. I went with the 1 part plaster of Paris to 3 parts paint ratio. Next time I’m upping it to 1 part plaster of Paris to 2 parts paint.
Here are pics in various stages of the project.
Happy Thanksgiving Lovies
Posted: 2012/11/22 Filed under: Running 1 CommentThere may be a few posts today. This is what a 5k PR and a first running puke look like!! Happy Thanksgiving morning Lovies!! Go get a great run in, it’s a beautiful day.
Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon recap
Posted: 2012/11/03 Filed under: Running | Tags: distance running, Half marathon, Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon 7 Comments
Guess who set a Personal Fucking Record this morning?!?! I did. That’s who. Sweet Thang beat me in the sprint to the end but I still finished in 2:26:56 an 11:12 pace. AND I ran the whole thing. I chopped off 33 minutes from my last half. It. was the easiest half I’ve ever run. I just focused on the moment of each mile. When it got a little hard I focused on form. Keep breathing, lean forward, use my arms, land on a mid foot stride. I had a great attitude. And I noticed I was booking it but tried not to get caught up in it or think too much about it. I wanted to run as strong as I could when I felt good to pull and carry us for the earlier miles. I didn’t know what miles 11-13 would bring. Turns out they were no big deal. I feel so good about this race. I even love the fact that in mile 12 we started getting pelted with icy sleet, that my fingers were unusable cold even with gloves. We had these results because we consistently worked our asses off. In heat. In cold. In wind. On hills. Three times a week. Week after week. The hill route we have been doing and the wind sprints coach Guido on the cross country team subjected the kids and by default me to all paid off big time. The course was great. The volunteers were awesome. There was a lot of love on that course. Super fantastic excellent race!! I’m kind of sad I’m not planning to run the Santa Hustle Half Marathon. This was officially my last half of the season. Time to focus on strength and cross training before training season starts. What’s your winter training plan?!
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