Finally found a use for the dog ...

He makes a very good running companion.

 

Yes, I have decided to take up running. Bought the fancy shoes – they cost more than any other item of clothing or footwear I’ve bought - and have been dragging the dog out every morning this week. It’s amazing how much better it makes you feel, even if you wake up feeling ninety-nine as I have been lately. (Turns out that stomach bug was actually the auto-immune Crohn’s flaring up, or maybe it triggered off a flare up, but whatever, it’s a struggle to get up some days right now). But once I get moving it’s better and I figure if you can run then it can’t be too bad (apologies to Mam with the broken foot).

 

Running is the perfect exercise for me since I am chronically unco-ordinated but even I can usually manage to put one foot in front of the other without mishap.  Although no doubt I will one day trip over the dog (watch out for that in a future blog post). He also has a habit of stopping dead in his tracks when he wants to do a poo or he sees something he doesn’t like. (Things that do not, according to his small brain, compute – such as rubbish trucks picking up wheelie bins or fairy lights in trees).

 

Also this week I was watching the news when on came “my” story about Rodney Hide (our attention seeking local MP and ACT party leader). I was laughing so much I nearly fell off the chair. Because the day before I had been tootling about the net looking for a better local dentist, when I came across the endorsements page of a fancy dental practice and there was Rodney grinning like a maniac to show off his mouthful of refurbished and very white teeth. He looked like a cross between Jaws and Liberace.

 

So I clicked on my gmail window and flicked The Husband the link for a laugh, with the subject line “the man has no shame”. (Although I was kind of tempted by the idea of sending The Husband to the same place for a cheap deal in return for an endorsement since he could well do with a Hollywood smile a la Mr Hide).

 

The Husband, a chronic tweeter with a large following in the media and political world, then tweeted the link, and the next thing you know it was third item on the national evening news … since as a cabinet minister Hide is no longer allowed endorse any business.

 

Such is the modern information highway.

 

(Though, sorry Rodney, I never meant to get you into grief and actually the teeth look great).

 

And finally, this sweet kit came together this week. I think I must be wishing for Spring (it just doesn’t seem to be eventuating this year). You can find it at Designer Digitals:

 

 

Some layouts from me:

 

 

 

And some layouts from the team:

 

 

Comments

[Heather T.]

Good luck with the running, and what a lovely kit indeed!

[meanmomdigitalproductions]

great kit

[anke]

wow, good for you, running can be great, although it's not my thing. Hubby loves it though. I love your style, you are too funny. That remark about the cross between Liberace...just had me cracking up! Your new kit is gorgeous!