Book Winner Plus Friday Randomness

First things first. The winner of Core Performance Women is:

DeeAnn!!!

Congratulations!! Email me your address (40somethingsjourney@gmail.com) and I'll forward it onto the publisher who will send you your book - enjoy!

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If you read my last post, you know that I had a pretty tough week with my workouts. Some weeks are harder than others, and this one was a doozy! As I lay in bed Wednesday night, in pain, wondering why oh why do I PAY GOOD MONEY to beat my body to a pulp, I decided I'd better stretch so I could walk the next day. Being supremely lazy wanting to conserve my energy, I decided to continue lying down, so I did a hamstring stretch with my legs at a 90 degree angle up toward the ceiling. My jammie pants slid up to reveal that my knees were all bruised up as a result of the crazy things we did this week and I felt very sorry for myself! So of course I had to get my camera and document the evidence - yes I know I choose to do these workouts, but dang, they are hard on this poor old bod!

Supreme ouchiness!

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Did you know that March 7, 2010 is Blogger 5K Day? No? Well, maybe that's because I just declared it to be so...I can do that, right? Anyway, Kelly from Happy Texans and I will be running a 5K here in my town, and Fran will be running one in Holland! It seems to be a popular day for 5K's - is anybody else running one? If you are, let me know - I love the idea of a bunch of us all running on the same day!

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Last but not least, I have been given two awards! The Beautiful Blogger comes from What a Splurge - thank you!

This award dictates that I tell you seven things about me that you might not know, so here goes:

1. I'm left-handed and so is my husband; our kids are not, no matter how many times I put rattles in their left hands when they were babies;
2. I was a journalism major in college but did not complete my schooling;
3. I still don't regret that decision;
4. I never needed braces as a kid but always wanted them;
   
5. I started babysitting at eight and always have had a thing for babies;
6. My favorite job was working at a photography studio where I got to hold lots of cute babies;
7. My dream job would be to own a bookstore just so I could read all the new books as soon as they came out.

The next award comes from Katie J - thank you!

For this one, I'm supposed to list ten things that make me happy.

1. The way my dog greets me with unbridled enthusiasm every time I walk in the door;
2. My bike - she's a beauty and such a sweet ride;
3. Shopping for clothes now;
4. Chocolate;
5. Babies;
6. The internet - being able to instantly connect with friends everywhere is fantastic;
7. My library card;
8. Fiestaware - I love the bright colors;
9. My cell phone with unlimited minutes;
10. My family.

Have a great weekend - come back Monday for one last giveaway - another book!