Friday Favorites: Pumpkins

Hi there! Happy Friday! Are you tired of my crafty, DIY posts yet? :) Well, this should be my last one for a while (for the fall at least).

As you know, Friday’s are usually the days where I recap my week of workouts. Unfortunately, I was feeling really gross on Monday and Tuesday and decided to take unplanned rest days. So here’s my “Fitness Friday” – I ran 12 miles on Saturday with a  friend and did a cross-training workout one time this week. Blech. It’s not been a good week, friends.

So, instead of re-harping on all of that, I’m going to share my crafty-fall project I worked on over the weekend! :D

These guys. I’ve owned these plastic light up pumpkins for a long time now – at least seven  years. They were so faded from the sun, I was embarrassed to put them on display. Last week, I had the idea of re-painting them with spray paint….and if it didn’t work, I figured it wouldn’t really hurt anything or make anything worse than it already was.

Originally, the Tinkerbell pumpkin was light orange in color and the Pooh Bear pumpkin was bright orange in color.

After a little thought and deliberation, I decided to make Pooh Bear bright orange once again, but changed Tinkerbell to a cream color.

I taped the stems of each pumpkin with painters tape, although Tinkerbell’s green stem was wearing off anyway. I need to purchase some green paint next!

Voila! They both turned out great and look 10,000 times better than they looked before!

Glowin :)

Pooh’s ready for fall

Tinkerbell glowing green

For added measure, here’s the other two pumpkins that grace my front porch! :)

Mickey pumpkin!

What’s a favorite holiday/seasonal DIY project that you’ve done/created?

Fitness Friday and A Favorite or Two

It’s Friday again! Yay!

This week has been a busy one and it seemed to fly by! I’m SO glad it’s the weekend once again! I’m really looking forward to this weekend for many reasons:

#1 – Mandisa, Brandon Heath, and Jamie Grace in concert!!! This past week, MANDISA tweeted me. I’m not lying, I almost died from excitement!! Eeek



#2 – Our nearby University (and my alma mater) is hosting a weekend softball tournament and the proceeds benefit local cancer patients! Softball…..cancer benefit…I’m so there! I’m really excited to watch the games!

#3 – My brother/sister in law are coming for a visit and we are going to have a crawfish boil and celebrate Kayla’s Birthday! Can’t wait!!

Now for the REAL reason of this post – Fitness Friday!

I didn’t have the greatest week workout wise. Here’s a breakdown of the week:

Saturday – 11 Mile Run (and Easter Egg Hunt)
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday – Sprint/Track Workout 3.25 miles
Tuesday – Walked the Dogs
Wednesday – Walked the Dogs
Thursday – 3 miles on the treadmill
Friday – Hoping to squeeze time to walk the dogs again...



After Monday’s track workout, I was incredibly sore for days. DAYS. Every time I stood up, sat down, and walked (so pretty much with any movement), my right hamstring screamed at me. Since that was my first sprint workout in at least a year, I guess I had a reason for the soreness!

I’m finally feeling mostly back to normal and was able to run 3 relatively painless miles on the treadmill on Thursday afternoon. Yay!

Saturday is another long run with the running group. Not sure yet how far we are running – 8 to 10 miles is my guess.

As far as Favorites, here’s a few things I’m currently loving:



Snowcones! I’ve had one this season so far and am looking forward to at least a few more before summer is over! :0) My favorite flavors are Banana (weird, I know) and Pink Bubble Gum!



Clinique Facial Wash! This one took me by surprise. I was searching for something to wash my face with and came upon a abag of Clinique samples I never used (you know, the ones that come with their bonus buy cosmetic bags). I tested out the face wash and it was meant to be! I love this stuff! :0)

Have you had a snowcone yet this season?
What’s your big weekend plans?

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