Fun things I've done

Life have been pretty busy lately, but that's nothing new. Work has kept me running around, and I've done some really fun Holiday Planning workshops. I love that my job is all about getting people to think critically about how they deal with money. Not that I think everyone walks out of a class and completely changes a lifetime of financial habits overnight. But you have to start somewhere, right?

I'm coming up on my third week of training to run a 5K. As expected, my biggest challenge is not to push myself too hard, too soon. I have a detailed, gradual plan (check out Active Trainer if you're interested in buying a ready made plan or creating your own) to work up to running for 4 miles without stopping to walk. But the over-achiever in me wants to just jump right in to running non-stop for as far as I can. I know that isn't sustainable, or even healthy, so I'm taking my time and building a solid foundation. I've also started doing an hour of yoga every Sunday morning. It's a peaceful yet energizing way to ease into my week. If you haven't heard about it, the website Yoga Today offers free one-hour classes every week. It's a great way to keep it fresh and challenging. Today I succeeded in doing Crow pose!

When I moved into this apartment, one downside was the very small closets. I compensated by hanging two tension rods in my bedroom closet: a lower one for pants and a higher one for shirts. The shirt rod is support by some old shelving hardware left from the last tenant. But the pants rod kept slipping under the weight of my pants. Since the inside of the closet is drywall, I couldn't increase the tension on the rod without damaging the plaster. So I did what any DIY crafter would do: I improvised!

With just a few simple supplies (screws, screwdriver, and non-skid caster cups) I was able to fix my problem.

I screwed the casters into the wall and the ends of the shower curtain rods fit perfectly into the cups!

When Brian first told me that he was getting a Ford Mustang, I had this idea to make a mixed CD of songs about Mustangs. That was several months ago... But I finally got around to downloading iTunes and doing it last week.

I found an image that almost matches his car for the cover work...

Then spent a few hours searching for various songs. The "Crank it up!" track is actually the sound of a Mustang starting up and pulling away, which I thought was a fun way to start the list. The other songs range from 60's surf bands to country to White Zombie. The only thing I couldn't bring myself to include was Vanilla Ice's "Rolling in my 5.0." And, of course, no Mustang album would be complete without the Wilson Pickett classic "Mustang Sally" to wrap it all up.