Accio Fit: Workouts!

Accio Fit: Workouts!: In my first ever post I said I wanted to do a few posts about what I have tried so far on this journey. Things that worked and things that d...

Blogging the above feels different than other posts I've re-blogged because I "know" the writer. She is one of my IG girls. I am re-blogging {can ya tell I spent time on tumblr today?} this particular post because she detailed several workout plans / exercises and gave her firsthand account of each.

I agree with her assessment of running with the Couch to 5k app. It made running easier. Not having to think about anything and letting your mind wander -- running when the app said to RUN and walking when the app said to WALK.

When she says that ZUMBA is a calorie burner, she isn't lying one lil bit. I've done Zumba. I love Zumba. I miss Zumba. It is an amazing workout and you will sweat {not glisten. Sweat.} like crazy. With Zumba, you will exercise the entire body. It is truly an amazing workout.

All in all, I recommend reading the above linked blog post {plus anything else she writes}. You will be glad ya did.

thankful

I think I use this app more than just about any other because so many of my friends whom reside in my phone can be found there.  Most of us migrated to Instagram from TheKnot911 around the same time.

Summer schedule

The Saturday after school let out for summer, I began working for a new arts & crafts store in town. I also added a selection of my handmade items to a local shop. June passed by in a blur of working and taking my daughter to her summer job at a local water park. The hubbub of activity did not end as July arrived. Nope, it was even busier. I was grateful for our camping trip in the middle of the month. Five days without Internet was nice.

As July ends, I am looking forward to the structure of the school year. With school not actually starting until August 27th, I need to create the structure I am craving that will allow for more creativity and new products in the store.


Today, my best friend and I went to the movies. We've been talking about doing this all summer and today was finally the day. We also are going to try harder to make time for just us, which is difficult due to her having four kids and a significant other plus me with an active teenager and husband.


I am trying to take a photo-a-day during this my 39th year and I heart instagram. I like this photo of myself.

thank you j

So, it's late in the evening on Monday the 9th and I decide that this is the perfect time to blog.  To "reinvigorate" this space.  To make it once again a spot to read the latest that I have to offer.  I am a dedicated IGer and have pretty much stopped most of the gaming I used to do on FB.  Our local community has a group that is much like an online yard sale.  I'm usually checking that page and group fb pages.  Thanks to FB's "favorite" ability... I get updates to my phone when my favorite people post.  A friend reminded me how much fun blogging is and can be.  She reminded me inadvertently on IG (i don't think that was her intention but it was a direct effect from our brief conversation and the post). 

thinking

Hmm...

*jumping in*

I like that this space has a little bit of everything.  I want to keep it that way.  But I'm thinking that this space will be more "behind the scenes" of lil girl shop and that the main business, etc. blog will be on my new site [indiemade].  I can't post on the fly at my new site.  And that's ok.  It isn't a deal breaker.

I have merged my personal and business Instagram accounts once again.  I am not going to delete the business account that I created, rather I changed the name on my original account to my business name and made it public.  Lindsey of Out of Alabaster made a fantastic point that "a big part of handmade business is buying into the seller".  And the point that she made was the same reason that I had begun second guessing the split I made back in April.  I had begun to become uncomfortable posting on either IG account.  Thinking about which account I was signed into and if what I wanted to post was appropriate for that particular account.  I want to be me all of the time.

I updated my profile picture on my business fb page today.  It is the same as my personal fb profile picture except my biz picture has my little sewing machine logo in the lower right hand corner.

I also updated my etsy shop's banner this afternoon.  I included my new profile picture as well as the sewing machine logo in color as well as in black and white plus several product images.

happy cinco de mayo

Lots of new stuff in the works.  Posting on instagram, twitter, and facebook.  Today is updating pictures in the shop.  Snapping new pictures with a new white background.  Take advantage of 30% coupon in my etsy shop by entering SPRINGCLEAN.  This coupon will expire as soon as all photos have been update.

Ides of March

• Posts on my Tumblr blog will probably be posted via Instagram app. And will (of course) be images. Possibly promotions that I want to offer to my Instagram followers.. and because they are posted simultaneously on Tumblr.. will apply there as well. If you happen to see the promotion AND it is valid (duh), then please take advantage.

News

My husband surprised me with my dream sofa yesterday! It was made even more amazing because I had spent the day as a substitute teacher in third grade yesterday. I couldn't {still can't} stop smiling when I saw my dream come true *in* our living room.

I am sewing today and focusing on completing the remaining gifts of 2012 for four super fantastic IG girls. it brings me joy to make gifts. And surprises at that.

pinterest revisited

I get email updates from Living Locurto and I simply had to share this particular one.

Amy eloquently states one of my previously mentioned cons with regard to Pinterest. You no longer have control over your photos. Shy of watermarking every single image you post online...

I enjoy surfing the site. It has easily replaced Facebook in my top two favorite apps (#1 is Instagram).