Today's run: 5 indoor track miles in 41:19. Late-night run (started at 9 pm) so I am missing my goal of getting to bed by 10. Does it count if I make up for it with a nap tomorrow? Check on drinking three giant glasses of water, though.
Yesterday, our family friends brought this treat over for after dinner. Basically, this is everything I want in a dessert, but I'm staying strong until after the race this weekend. Week three of no desserts. Pretty sure the devil was actually in that dessert box.
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I froze these little nuggets for when I get home next week. |
Because my husband (Amory) had a semi-vacation day, meaning he only worked 6 hours instead of 16, I was able to get in the car and speed off into the sunset with just B and E (the older kids) in tow. Being twin-free has its benefits when in a store surrounded by things that are obviously beckoning little fingers to pull them into the cart or crash them into the ground.
Planet Thrift was having a 50% off everything sale, and I just so happen to need 50% off of stuff. My mental list, which I always make before thrift store shopping, included a king-size headboard that is quite ugly but might look cool spray-painted orange, a Garmin watch (dream big, right!), and something on which to hang medals. You can tell I'm running a race this week, right!
I found a perfect headboard for $10 (exclamation point), but A-dawg was not into it based on the iPhone picture.
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If you vote that this would look awesome spray painted orange, you are in my new club, where people are awesome. |
Although I was aiming high to find a Garmin (I'm not kidding, you really never know what you will find at these places), I did manage to at least find one running accessory. A brand new FuelBelt Revenge with the tags still on it! Maybe a Christmas gift gone wrong? Still needs to be thoroughly washed because it has a nasty case of thrift store dusty grime, but for $1.50, I can sacrifice a little soap.
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Child photographers at work. The red bear behind me is one my daughter was begging to buy. My one firm thrift-store rule: never buy stuffed animals (or undies)! |
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I found the same belt online for $33.95. That's 96% more than I paid. |
The belt has three fluid bottles, and the upside-down bottle is for gel. Can you make your own gel? Just wondering if I would ever fill this with gel? Do you squeeze your GU packet inside it? Look for a review once I've had a chance to experiment with it. Although, to note, I have always thought these were really goofy looking and swore to never buy one. That is a lesson to everyone:
don't swear. The second lesson: standards are less important than penny pinching.
This was the closest I got to a medal holder, but I passed based on hating it.
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Five dollars if you can tell me what this actually is. |
And if you are into fitness, you might also like the following finds.
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A motivational ash tray? |
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Jogging stroller with pre-bedazzled wheels. |
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Perfect pick for your new playlist. |
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As my 8-year-old daughter pointed out, that outfit is just not right, especially "down there." |
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Post-long-run napping tent. |
I'm SUPER jealous of the belt thing! I want one of those. Guess I'll have to head to the thrift store soon...gotta get my fix lol.
ReplyDeleteNice find! You have more patience than me..... I hate shopping. :) There are GU recipes out there.... Just google them and you'll find them. Otherwise, one I have always meant to try (but have not - although I did buy the ingredients for it) is here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nomeatathlete.com/homemade-energy-gel-chia/
The Thrive cookbook (written by a triathlete) also has a recipe. I'll be curious to hear how the gel flask worked out. My hubby got one, but he didn't care for it - too hard to squeeze the gel out easily. So, now he mixes his GUs in with his drinks. Works for him. Me, I just pin the GUs to my pants and tear them off as needed. :)
Thanks for the recipe! I am definitely going to try this. GU is sooo darn expensive. Maybe I should try buying it in bulk.
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