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Just Gotta Love Her!

If you haven't met Amy Beth of Ministry So Fabulous yet, you are missing out on some funny stuff.  You must go over and visit her blog today.  I just happened across her blog a couple weeks ago, and she is a bright spot in my day.  She is definitely on my list of favorite blog reads now, right up there with ohamanda! and BigMama.  She is a crazy, sassy, single gal who runs a non-profit organization.  All I can say is, you have got to love a woman who is not afraid to make a video of herself singing in the car.  I totally want to do that, too!

Many Topics, One Post

It's probably time to update you on some ongoing circumstances to let you know how things are going around here.  And this is what makes for all the riveting drama that Discovering Liz is.

The Husband's Broken Wrist

The wrist is healing fine, as that is what the last two x-rays have indicated.  Since his employer did not find a job he could do with one hand that didn't involve water, he will be home from work until the end of June.  He's getting bored.  This situation really has no bearing on me, though, because the amount of time we are together has not changed.  We both work morning hours, and we're always together from early afternoon on.

Personal Digestive Issues

This condition has not improved.  When I saw the doctor two Saturdays ago I learned all my lab work was negative, and he said I could hold out for 2 more weeks.  If no improvement, I was advised to schedule the big "c" procedure... that is, it starts with a "c" and ends with "olonoscopy".  I sooooo do not want to have the aforementioned procedure performed on my little colon.  But with each passing day, the idea seems to be growing on me.  I know...I know...the procedure is not that bad, or so I have been told.  It's the prep the day before the procedure that brings me much distress.  If you know Jesus and thoughts of me somehow come to mind, please ask Him to help me surrender to that thing.  The end of my allotted two weeks is quickly nearing.

Dishwashing Duties

The new dishwasher is working out swell.  (Dishwasher is code for Liz)  I am practically sticking to the Wash Immediately After Every Use policy, and that's worked so well for me.  It's a real time saver.  I could keep this up forever.  Or at least until Rich gets the use of his arm back.  *ahem*

Dixie's Fleas

Oh yeah, I haven't told you about this one yet.  Dixie picked up fleas from a friendly Collie a few houses down from us.  She never meets dogs because we pretty much shelter her from the outside world.  One night she managed to slip out of her collar and took off running toward a Collie who was out for a walk.  Although we're thankful there were no casualties in that first-time meeting, we noticed about a week later that our precious baby had a flea.  And then another...and ANOTHER.  We now understand why that Collie often sports a shaved haircut whenever we see him.  So we gave all our furbabies a flea treatment.  We haven't seen any in days now, so we're kind of waiting this thing out to see if about a million flea babies hatch next month.  I've tried to reassure my Dixie that she only caught male fleas, who could not lay eggs.  It could happen, right?

Frizz Control Hair Products

Okay, I just had to throw this one in because it's such an issue in my life right now.  For some reason, summer in Indiana has been turned on full blast with temps in the high 80's/90's and humidity of like 263%.  Liz's hair does not take kindly to said humidity.  My mom didn't call me Frizzy Lizzy for nothin'.  Anyway, as a rule, I typically don't bother with frizz control hair products because they DO. NOT. WORK.  I'm not sure who they tested those products on, but there ain't no way they had my hair.  I haven't met a frizz control product yet that would tame my 'do.  Breaking my rule, I actually bought some Herbal Essences frizz control something-or-other shampoo and conditioner this week.  They suckered me in with the price and the cute, little packaging.  I tried it for the first time this morning, even feeling a little hopeful because, again... the description on the back of the bottle as to what their magical hair product would do for me was so hope-filling.  I mean, they promised that the essence of pearl (or whatever the secret element was) in the ingredients would infuse incredible, hair shaft smoothing properties into my frizz-laden locks.  It soooooo DID. NOT. WORK.  The only thing it's got going for it is a nice, salon quality scent, but unfortunately that's not the reason I bought the product.

Now that I've written this update on such a variety of topics, I realize that these would've made for some really good solo posts, but as I'm in the entertaining writing mood at this moment, I've got to go with it right now.  That covers all the important news in my world, so I guess that's a wrap.

My Secret Project

I thought I would show you what the project was that I had been working on.  It's a good thing I never gave any clues out because the recipient of the gift I made has been keeping up with my blog.  Now that the gift has been completed and presented, I can show you a picture.

 

This is a baby blanket I crocheted for my friend Amy.  She's expecting her first baby in a couple weeks.  I was working on it fast and furiously to get it finished in time to present it to her when I saw her last week.

Don't you love the colors and the way the variegation ripples through the blanket?  It's so cool.  I just love it!

Pressing Forward

I've been wanting to tell you about something, but since I'm not very good at following through on exercise commitments, I decided not to tell anybody about it until I had a few days under my belt.  I am off to a good start, so I guess now is as good a time as any.

I started a new training schedule for my running last week.  I've been reading The Complete Book of Running for Women, and there is a training schedule in it that was taken from Runner's World magazine.  Since I can already walk several laps and can run at short intervals, it looked like something I could jump into.  It's a 30-minute walk/run plan that will eventually get me to a level of 30 minutes of straight running.

I started off the first week with four days of running for 2 minutes and walking for 4 minutes.  I did that five times, which equaled 30 minutes.  I did get some extra walking time in there for warming up and cooling down.  I have been surprised by how quickly my body adapted to it.  Today was my last day at that level.  On Wednesday, I will increase to five sets of 3 minutes running and 3 minutes walking. 

Don't you love it when you are so close to reaching a goal, you can almost taste it?  There was a day when it took every ounce of sweat (and tears) to be able to run for 1 minute.  Just ONE MINUTE.  I walked away depressed and defeated, yet I just kept going out running, setting aside the sports watch for the time-being.  But now a new goal is within my reach, and I can truly see myself completing 3 minutes of running.  The very first time I run for 3 minutes straight will be one of the most exciting achievements in my brief athletic history.  I can't wait!