"Instead of thinking about what you're missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.”

                                  OK! Thursday! Yeeee-freakin-haw!

One day closer to Friday is the story of my life. I am very grateful I have a full time job, which pays the bills. Lots of people have been laid off and have not been able to find work, times are hard. A tiny yellow post-it hangs on the monitor of my computer and it reads, "BE HAPPY YOU HAVE A JOB". I constantly need reminders like this.

It's not that I dont like my job per say, I just dont think this is where my heart lives. My heart lives outside, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. My heart lives in silver and stone, my heart lives in pretty fabrics, a fresh white canvas, and clay. My heart lives in running old and rugged trails! My heart does not live as a goverment employee, stuck behind a desk, crunching numbers...OUCH.

The list of training runs for the MMT 100 was sent out yesterday! These made me happy:

MMT#1 - SAT 01/16/10 – ELIZABETH’S to ROOSEVELT – 30.5 MILES

MMT#2 - SAT 02/20/10 – CAROLINE’S to ELIZABETH’S – 32.6 MILES
MMT#3 - SAT 03/27/10 – ROOSEVELT to CAROLINE’S – 38.6 MILES
CHOCOLATE BUNNY - SAT 04/03/10 – GAP I to GAP II – 26.7 MILES

 
I need to really start ramping up my mileage! I have a 50k on 12/12, then Holiday Lake on 2/13...so I need to get in some 30+'s. It didnt help that I didnt get up to go run this morning. The bed won. No matter how fast you are, how fit you are, how awesome, how slow, how fat...its freaking hard to get up at 4:00 am. I run in the am b/c I have no time when i get home from work. Plus I love running in dark silence, it is truly wonderous and scary at times. The road by the civil war era graveyard calls me for an extra mile, but I dont listen. Its quite spooky down there.......
 
Here is a bracelet I made. Tried my hand at a cuff, trying to get the feel of it (since this is what I want to REALLY make...I love cuffs). Its in the shop, if you like it, let me know. If you hate it and think it looks like a 7th grader made it, let me know that too! I am very new to the soldering thing, I solderd the ends of 10 gague 1/2 round copper wire to make the frame then wrapped it up with some 26 gauge copper wire. First bracelet ever....interesting. I have been sketching ideas for cuffs, pendants, and belt buckles like CrAzY!!! GAH! I cannot wait to actually make these come alive some day....BAby StEps!
 
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Take care of eachother out there! XoxXoxXOXOXOX