Thursday, August 12, 2010

getting closer

I'm working on the last border on Cherry Heart! Yeah. :-) I've been lazy for the better part of two months now. I sure hope this ends soon because I've got a ton of stash I want to get to.

I'm planning on starting another LJP charted needlepoint as soon as Cherry Heart is complete. I went through the three I have left and I really hated one of the color combos that I picked out. It was so boring and flat. So I went online and picked out three more variegated #8 pearls as options. All three are shades of blues and greens and hopefully one will work. They would be replacing a kinda drab multi green skein that I picked out with mostly solid blues. It just doesn't look right to me.

Today I completed my Couch to 5k program. :-) I'm now can run a 5k from start to finish. Now I'm working on just getting more time on my legs. Then I'll start a 10k program in a couple of weeks. After that it's simple - just start running longer on Saturday's until I can run a half marathon (13.1 miles). But I have plenty of time for that - I don't plan on doing a half until next spring. Now if the extra 10 pounds was just go away as easy as it was to start running again. ;-)

6 comments:

Rugs and Pugs said...

Margie ~
Congrats on your Couch to 5K program. I admire your willpower!
Cherry hearts is lookin' terrific.
Pug hugs :)
Lauren

Marjo said...

Love the Cherry Heart. I love the color that has and your work is so pretty. Congratulations on back to running. Next you'll be running marathons.

Margaret said...

Your cherry heart is looking so pretty! And the 5K program. Good for you! I wish I had that kind of will power.

Sherry :o) said...

so close!! So pretty!!

Lucy said...

That is SO pretty!!

MyLifesAStitch said...

Great work! It's looking great! And kudos to you on the couch to 5k program!