Fun with Velcro

I love these Velcro Multi-wraps. We have an unbelievable amount of cords around our house, phone chargers, USB cords, headphones, printer cords, etc and these are so perfect to contain the clutter. I got 50 of them for $4.50 at Lowes. You need some, trust me.

Working Out

After a couple of weeks off, this week I'm back to my regular scheduled workout plan. Monday, I swam over a mile and a half (2650 meters) at Master's swimming. Today was a running day and tomorrow I will be at cycle class. I have been using The Triathlete's Training Bible by Joe Friel to help me with my training. I highly recommend it.

Golla Bags

I'm always on the look out for interesting bag companies. Golla bags are made in Finland and accommodate different styles of laptops, phones, digital cameras and music players.

Scarflet

I haven't been doing much this week but I have been knitting. This is the Linen Stitch Scarflet in Dream in Color, Classy.

So many people I know are going to be having babies this year. I am looking a cute, easy pattern that I can knit on short notice. These Saartje's bootees are cute but I don't like having to weave in so many ends. I just need to find the perfect buttons for this pair.

Mahna Mahna

Around the house we are constantly singing this song.

Saturday Morning Knitting

I wish I had been at Panera with my friends this moring, knitting, but I was at home helping lay concrete to make a nice new back patio. The big concrete truck arrived at 8:30am and we had 45 minutes to get the concrete from the truck to the backyard. I got a workout shoveling and smoothing concrete. It took us about 2 and a half hours to complete the whole thing. I will have pictures of the new patio as soon as we remove the thermal blankets, which keep the concrete from freezing overnight.

iPod and the Dog

See this huge dent in T's iPod, that he just got for Christmas. This is why the dog will be sleeping outside tonight.

Cold Weather

The cold weather makes it so hard to get motivated to workout. Swimming is the hardest sport for me to practice in the winter. Once I get in the pool it's fine but thinking about the cold locker room is enough to send me to the treadmill.

I ran the Frosty 5K on January 1st, it was freezing (27degrees.) My time was slower than last year but it felt good to start the year off with a race.

Winner

I almost forgot to post the winner of the Lia contest. Drum roll please, the winner is Allison from San Diego, CA. Congratulations, I will be send out your prize this week.