What did we laugh at before the internet was born?

Yesterday? Yesterday, the internet won.

Everything.

Seriously. The laughing woke up the dog...

I've seen it at least 30 times now and still with the laughing.

Hump day fun

Because I don't have time for a real post, here's what made me laugh yesterday.

 

I'm raising a peanut butter lover. Check out those skillz!

Elmo's got moves!

Yesterday I got back on the horse, folks. And by horse, I mean the pavement in my neighborhood...in my running shoes. I decided to switch it up and, instead of running for a certain mileage, I ran for an hour. It turns out, running for time instead of distance makes me feel much less stressed during the run.

When I got home, after running almost six miles in 56 minutes, it occurred to me that not too long ago, six miles was a long run. This is my longest weekday run so far. I'm planning on keeping it up.

Since it was also yet another dizzy run, I had to take a couple of breaks to lean over on the side of the road to keep from falling over. This normally annoys the crap out of me, but yesterday it was lucky.

I hope it's a sign.

I was almost ran over by an older lady in a white car who apparently didn't think my life was very important. I attribute the fact that I'm still alive to the clovers...or, you know, because I jumped out of the way.

I was a good girl afterward and foam rolled and I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but no pain in my left calf today! WEE!

best friend/worst enemy

Now for the home stuff. No actual updates until after tomorrow, but I've been decorating in my head. Since I bought the tumblers this weekend, I found some amazing place mats online. (No, I don't have a kitchen table yet. What's your point?)

My best friend's mom makes magic with a sewing machine and I asked her if she'd make me these magical place mats. I can't wait! (Never ever did I think I'd be excited about place mats :)

I'm also thinking of using stencils throughout the house (in small doses) to add some interest for cheap.

I love this one for a kitchen back splash.

Pebbles. Reminds me of the Flintstones :)

I saw a tutorial online on how to paint on curtains. So, buy cheap curtains and make them look expensive. Sounds like my kinda project! This pattern reminds me of the sun rising or of mountains. Great for curtains, right?

...except probably a purple color scheme...DUH.

Also, I'm totally making this to go in the hallway at the top of the stairs.

Oh, and it WILL be sweet!

And two must-haves:

Good stuff for the back door and hallway.

I am also in very dire need of new running clothes. I was grossing myself out during my run yesterday from the smell of my shirt. It's a stinky time to be saving money, folks!

On another random note, my friend introduced this video to me this weekend and it cracks me up every time. It will make your day brighter, I promise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRfarDLRkSA&feature=fvst


Do you run for time or distance, or do you switch it up? Which do you like better?

Any fun home decorating ideas to share?

Brain donation

I need you all to confirm something for me. Workout clothing is ridiculously expensive!

I get emails daily from companies like Lululemon, Athleta, and Skirt Sports advertising new items and amazing new clothing that I should buy and "hey, come check out our great junk that only lottery winners can afford".
 
Yesterday I received an email with this image in it:

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I really like #3. Let's check out how much it costs, shall we?

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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EFFING DOLLARS! FOR AN EFFING JACKET! WHAT THE EFF!?


Oh and Lululemon has this awesome purple scarf for sale. I could use a scarf for running in Winter and it's my favorite color.

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Yeah...it's $42. For that price, it better do the running for me.


And this? This "layering tank" from Athleta? This regular, ol' racerback (my favorite kind) tank top?

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Thirty Four buckaroos. In fact, their website won't even let you search "by price". I was curious what the least expensive item in the store is, but nope.

Because it's kind of fun going down my wish list of things I can't afford, let's keep going.

$90

$118

So, anyhow, you get my drift. Are enough people really buying these things that these companies think these prices are reasonable?! I'll just keep on wishing...and shopping for workout clothes at Target.


And now, because that was kind of depressing and also what kind of week would it be if I didn't share some of the amazingness I've found on Pinterest lately, I bring to you...some funny shit!

I was watching I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant a week or so ago and it literally made me want to pull my brain out through my nostrils...and donate it to those women.

There are so many people in my life who have no idea they have an Emily-created nickname. I would like to note, however, that Hot Gym Guy is no longer one of these people ;-)

I thought I wished Pippi could laugh...but then I
remembered she sees me naked.

Umm...yeah. I need these.

Have you seen anything amazingly awesome lately that I need to see?

Are you annoyed by how expensive workout clothing is?