She’s running again!!  For those of you who keep up (and thank you so much for your support and for keeping me accountable!) you know that June postitvely sucked raw eggs for my Learning to Run Program.  First the ridiculous injury and then last week I had some minor surgery*.  It didn’t seem very minor to me last Wednesday evening in the throes of pain and the aftereffects of anesthesia – I was sure that I wouldn’t be running again for months and months. 

However;  that sappy cliche about time healing all things = so true.  I intended to take a walk at lunch today, got out there and decided I felt pretty good, so I started jogging.  I ended up going three miles, running a little more than half of that, walking really fast the other half.   Whoot!  I may not be so far behind in my plans to run a 5K in September!

*Part of my Cancer Schmancer Scare – tumor is now gone, final pathology is NEGATIVE, and I got an EA to boot!  If anyone is looking forward to the same procedures, email me (angelapeaktf at gmail dot com) and I’ll share my experiences.  Knowledge is power, and yes it was uncomfortable.

Seriously…I really did make a denim skirt!  However, I made it for Teen Daughter#2, who tossed it in her bag and promptly left for her best friend’s house last Thursday evening.  I’ve barely seen her since then, much less been able to pin her down to take a picture or two. 

 

It’s a plain vanilla cut the legs off a pair of jeans and make a teeny-tiny mini skirt. There was a little manipulation of the seams, a quick stitch around the bottom and then trimming of the leftover fringe after washing.  All told, it took me a total of 30 minutes, not including washing machine or clothesline time.

 

I have a devious plan for this weeks project.  It’s not exactly a purse as directed, but it will be something to hold something else, and it’s a functional article that I REALLY need!!  I plan to use up some stash fabric for this one, and to practice my applique skills for the required verbage decoration.