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Monthly Archives: February 2012
My first 10K trail race
This past Saturday, I ran in my first 10K race…
Another unexpected aspect of the race was the hills. The course description used the words “mostly relatively flat” to describe the trail.
Not true… Continue reading
Posted in General, Health & Beauty, Life & Writing
Tagged 10K, race, racing, running, trail race, trail running
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Floral blouse with yoke and piping
I present to you, the first article of clothing I’ve made for myself this year…I decided to force myself to start working on some of the UFO’s that I have lying around. This project had been lying in the UFO pile since August. I cut it out and sewed two of the darts while I was visiting my family in California last summer. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged 1950s, blouse, bound buttonholes, floral, pattern, piping, retro, sewing, vintage, yoke
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Training for long distance races
Last month, I started training for a few progressively longer races, with the hopes of potentially running a marathon at the very beginning of June…This week I started to change my running form (forefoot running–mimicking the way I would run barefoot), and I cannot believe how much more I enjoy running. I feel like I am gliding across the ground, and I’m not embarrassed at the thought of other people seeing me run (My old running form was the antithesis of graceful. As my dad used to say when he watched me run during soccer games, I always looked like I was falling over)…It felt so natural, and as unbelievable as this sounds, I shaved one minute per mile off of my typical time. On top of that, I didn’t have any knee or hip pain. Continue reading
Posted in General, Health & Beauty, Life & Writing
Tagged cross country, distance running, forefoot running, half marathon, marathon, marathon training, minimalist running, racing, running, training
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DIY shelving units
When I could no longer function in my sewing room because it was such a mess, I decided to build my own basic shelving units. Continue reading
Posted in General, Home & Garden, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged bookshelf, diy, fabric, home decor, sewing supplies, shelving unit, storage
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Kindle cover tutorial
I received a Kindle Fire from my husband at Christmas, and just finished making a holder/cover for it. The following is a tutorial for making a cover for a Kindle, or any e-reader. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged cover, diy, e-reader, e-reader cover, holder, how to, kindle, kindle fire, kindle fire cover, nook cover, pattern, sewing, tutorial
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