Team-Up Thursday- Everyday Beauty

This week's theme for Team-Up Thursday is Everyday Beauty. Cara really nailed it this week. What a beautiful shot and the lighting is absolutely perfect. Make sure to visit her blog to hear the story behind the photo.

I am not sure why, but I immediately thought about flowers when the theme was announced. Since we have some sprouting up in the year now, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to snap a few shots. I feel like Spring is right around the corner, which is a beautiful thing.

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Ottoman Makeover

I know I am really stretching it these days with my Crafty Tuesday posts. I have not been in the mood to sew at all, so I am just going with it. I did manage to recover this ottoman this weekend though. It's been on my to do list for a couple of years now. I added some foam and batting and used some fabric I already had on hand. I debated on painting the wood, but decided to keep it as is for now.

Maybe next week I will be inspired to sew something.

Crafty Tuesday everyone.

52 Weeks of Me- Week 9

This week we are tackling shadows. I kept it simple and of course waited until the absolute last minute. My goal for next week is to get the photo before Sunday evening.

Peace out.

Sidelined

After dealing with my hip pain for several weeks, I finally decided to go to the doctor last week. They ordered a MRI to rule out a stress fracture or labral tear. It was a whirlwind of a day. My thoughts were all over the place with fear of surgery or weeks of crutches. Fortunately, the MRI showed no fractures or tears. My bursa sac was swollen and inflamed so he put me on steroids and ordered physical therapy. He also said no running for 2 weeks. It was probably the best case scenerio really, but I am not sure how this is all going to impact my half marathon training. I am still planning on running, but I guess I will just see how things pan out.

I know in the whole scheme of things my minor injury is not a big deal, but it really has thrown me for a loop. I feel like I have worked so hard to get to a certain point with my running. I am afraid I am going to have to start all over again. Running has become such a stress reliever for me. Without it I have been a little (or a lot if you ask my husband) cranky.

I have my first physical therapy session today so hopefully I will be back in action soon.

The June Bag

It's a good thing that I had to wait to show you this bag because I have not done one crafty thing all week. I have been preoccupied with thoughts of home improvement projects. We are very slowly trying to tackle our very long list of things that need to be updated in our house.

I used this pattern to make a purse for my mother in law's birthday. I was pleased with how it turned out. Cutting out the pattern pieces took way more time than the actual sewing.

There's a pocket on the back that I forgot to photograph.

I made a little zipper pouch to match.

Happy Crafty Tuesday everyone.

52 Weeks of Me- Week 8

This week's theme is Zero In. I was excited about this week because I thought it was the perfect opportunity to photograph something besides my face. Woohoo. I didn't even have to shower or put on make-up. Instead I dug in the dirt a little bit. I have a head start on my herb garden now. I can't wait for Spring.

Team-Up Thursday- Blue

This week our theme is Blue. I sure would like to know what is or was in Cara's blue bag. When I think of blue, my little guy's eyes come to mind. I was trying to get a good shot of his eyes and for some reason he decided do to do this funny wink face at me. I thought is was cute, but his eye color didn't really pop. That's when I decided a little selective coloring would solve that problem. I admit it is a little over the top, but it was fun to play around in photoshop.

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