The Gym at Night

Ever see the movie Night at the Museum?  Well the gym is a lot like that movie, it certain comes alive at night.  I didn't sleep the best last night and hurt my neck, so I called my Mom and said the gym was off today.  Once I got to work and my neck started feeling better I felt really guilty that I didn't go.  I decided that I would just go over work.  YIKES!!!  The gym was packed, and by packed I mean I got one of three elliptical that were open.  Now if you have ever been to a Planet Fitness or have seen pictures you know how many of them they have.  I decided to the do the elliptical because my mom can't do them with her ankle, and when we go in the morning it is nice to be able to work out next to each other.  Any whoo...I rode/ran/jogged not really sure the exact "motion" that you do on there, for 40 minutes which translated to 3.5 miles.  Needless to say I was pretty dang proud of myself!  I did notice that I really need to update my IPod with new music.  When I go with my mom we don't take them along since we can talk to each other.  I had some really old stuff on there.  That is on my list of things to do this weekend, along with I swear a million other things.  Well just a short post tonight since I just got done showering and I need to eat dinner.  Me hungry!  Egg salad sandwiches are on the docket for tonight for M.Kramlik and me. 

I will leave you with this ridiculously cute pic of me and him.

P.S. Have you heard of the 52 lists idea?  I stumbled upon the blog: www.moorea-seal.com and she is the author of these lists.  She posts them every Tuesday, one for week (if that wasn't obvious), and they give you idea prompts to make these lists.  I will posting mine for the last 13 weeks in the next day or so, but serious go check her out.

April

Happy April 1st!
Today the sun was shinning, still a tad on the cold side, but the good news is all of the snow by our house is almost gone.  On Saturday, it was a beautiful day, I wore sandals, it was great.  My brother and I went to the outlet mall and we had a blast.  I love shopping with him, because he is a lot like me, this is both awesome and horrible.  Let's just say that when one of us is hemming and hawing over a purchase, the other one is always saying," Just buy it, just get it."  However, this weekend this worked in my favor, I got an awesome (I really seem to like that word today), Nike sweatshirt from their outlet.  It was 40% off which was of course an extra bonus.  It is so comfortable and warm, it has this thing around the neck called a funnel, which is sort of like a really loose cowl.  SCORE!  As I am a scarf fanatic.  It is also the greatest shade of gray which happens to be one of my favorite colors.  DOUBLE SCORE!

Easter was very uneventful.  They usually are.  We had lunch by my parents house, with my Great Aunt and Grandparents.  My mom made way to much food, and we all went home with lots of left overs and full stomachs!  I had to bring the Pot Luck Corn, which was one of my Gram Joyce's recipes and a family favorite.  I secretly think that my mom asks me to bring it because she knows it is about the one thing that I can make without screwing it up.  Here it is all finished after I baked it.

I just couldn't resist this picture of my Stellie Girl.  I watched her and Teddy for a week while my parents were in Florida watching my brother play baseball.  She ended up having to go to the vet this day because she has a hot spot on her back leg.  What that means basically is that she licked and licked in the same spot and cause her skin to go raw.  She is on an antibiotic and an ointment.  I took this picture right after she had both.  Poor girl.

 



These are just some pretty daffodils that I got this week at Sendiks, $2.99 a bunch.  So...I got three!  I had been waiting for these to come out and I was constantly missing them at Pick n Save.  When I had to make a pit stop for a certain person's birthday treat, Dad, I picked these up for me.

The diet is back on in full swing today.  My mom and I hit the gym, or did the gym hit us?  Not sure yet, we will see how I feel tomorrow morning when I have to get up again.  I do have to admit that I do sort of like going.....at least day one in, I sort of like going....ask me at day 20.  Although by then, just like last time it is so much just routine that it doesn't even phase me anymore. 

Well dinners done and I am hungry so off to eat.  Mmm, I end saying that I am going to eat, when I just said that I was back on my diet.  Goofy girl!

Here We Go

I'm back and with a fire burning to succeed.  Over the last couple of weeks I have been so inspired by so many bloggers that I follow.  So I am jumping in with both feet, no testing the waters for this girl.  I have wanted to come a better and more consistent blogger for some time now.  But, we all know that saying and doing are two very different things.  I know I can do it though. 

So blog world, I Sarah Kramlik, pledge that I am going to be a better blogger!  Ok, you all can see this. 

I am going to be in full swing of things started April 1.  I always like a beginning of the month kind of goal.  I am also going to be going back to the gym and eating right starting that day as well, so lots of goals starting in my world in just two days. 

I am very excited about both of these and I can't wait to see where they are going to take me.

So, are you ready to join me???  I sure hope so.  I have some great ideas and posts in mind.  One of them being a give away at the April.  I am thinking an Ipod shuffle.  I will get more into that as we get going.

I'm Back...Once Again

I am back once again!  Sorry I was away for so long.  Sometimes life just gets in the way of things.  But, I am back now and it feels so good.  One of the projects that was being worked on while I was on hiatus was an upgrade to the craft room.  My lovely husband completely re-designed my space.  He built me a custom desk and shelving units!  It is truly heaven in here now.  I couldn't wait to get back in the saddle and start creating again.  I haven't been able to take the finished product photo yet, as I was still working on getting the room just right.  I had to take everything out here, so for two full weeks my house looked like a tornado went through it. There was paper and yarn every where.  Not everything is back in here yet though either!  The upstairs bedroom at the moment is where some of my yarn is hanging out.  I am looking forward to Saturday when I can get back in here for a full day and work on things.  Then on Sunday afternoon I am off to Minneapolis for three days to watch my brother play baseball in the Metrodome!  I am so excited.  Family road trip!  Mate is staying home to work, what the heck!  He is saving his vacation for our upcoming trip to Hungary.  We are hoping in the next couple of days to have the dates for this trip figured out.  A few things are keeping us in limbo over the dates but hopefully fingers crossed we can book the tickets soon.  I will leave you with two sneak peek pictures of the new desk and one of the shelves.

Pretty awesome stuff!  The right side of the desk is 8ft long! Happy Crafting!

Photo-A-Day Challenge

Hi All - Sorry I didn't post the Organizing the Korner Post yet.  I haven't uploaded the pictures yet and there are a few more things I want to do before I show you the transformation.  So instead today I am going to tell you about the photo-a-day challenge that I am embarking on.  I am not sure anymore where I found the list, maybe Pinterest, but basically it is a list of thirty pictures one for each day of the month.  I decided to start this challenge in September since when I really got back to blogging it was already the middle to end of August.  I am going to post the list of the pictures that you have to take each day, and then when the month is over I am going to a photo heavy re-cap.  Without further ado here is the list:

Day 1: Self Portrait
Day 2: What I Wore
Day 3: Clouds
Day 4: Favorite Color
Day 5: Someone I Love
Day 6: Childhood Memory
Day 7: Something New
Day 8: Technology
Day 9: Faceless Portrait
Day 10: Something I Made
Day 11: Something Fun
Day 12: Close-Up
Day 13: From a Distance
Day 14: Flowers
Day 15: My Shoes
Day 16: What I Ate
Day 17: On the Shelf
Day 18: In My Bag
Day 19: Where I Slept
Day 20: What I Read
Day 21: Pretty Pattern
Day 22: Tress
Day 23: Sunset
Day 24: A Smile
Day 25: Sunflare
Day 26: Something Old
Day 27: After Dark
Day 28: Daily Routine
Day 29: Purchased
Day 30: In Motion

There is the list please join me, and then in a month we have a big reveal of all of our great photos.  I am trying to be a better photographer, so lately I have been taking lots of pictures to practice.  I am also thinking of taking a photography class.  Does anyone have any suggestions of a good one to take?  That is all for now.  M. Kramlik and I are headed down to the outlet mall today to take advantage of some of the good labor day sales!  I am hoping to find some work pants to keep your fingers crossed.

Favorite Bath and Beauty Products

Ok, so I know that I promised an organizing the korner post, but I haven't gotten to that one yet.  Instead, I am just going to do a quick post today and do the organizing one tomorrow.  Tonight I got my nails done!  :) Gotta to love that!  I go every four weeks or so and have my nails Shellaced (not really sure if that is even a word).  If you haven't tried it you have to, it will change your life.  Ok, maybe not your life, but you will love what it does to your nails.  In honor of my beauty regiment tonight I thought that I would share some of my favorite bath and beauty products with you. 

Up first of course is Shellac for your nails.  Today I had my nails done in the color Wildfire.

I love it!  They look a little pink in the picture but trust me they are bright red! 


Next up on my favorite products list is Equate Cocoa Butter Body Lotion.  I love this stuff, I put it on my legs everyday.  The best part of this lotion is that it is only $.97!  Yup only less than a dollar!

It smells great and it's moisture lasts all day long.

For my favorite perfumes I usually alternate between three:
Victoria Secret Dream Angel Halo
Dolca & Gabbana Light Blue
Jessica Simpson Fancy Love

For make up my favs are:

Equate Ultra Hydrating Beauty Lotion.  This is just like Olay but only half of the price.  This is also the only thing that keeps my face hydrated.

Laura Geller Balance & Brighten Power in Regular.  This really helps to even out my skin tone and doesn't get all flaky with my dry skin.  Plus, I hate using liquid foundation.

For my eyes my favs are:
Clinique Lash Building Primer
Clinique High Impact Mascara
Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Deep Cobalt

For my hair my favorite Hair Spray is Sebastian Re-Shaper.  It is a bit expensive but well worth the money.  When it is so humid here it is the only thing that keeps my hair in check.

My favorite shower gel is Nivea Cream Oil Body Wash.  I like all of the scents that this one comes in.

These are just some of my favorite bath and beauty products. 

Please excuse the bathroom shots.  They were the best place in my house for lighting to take these. 

One other product that I just recently fell in love with doesn't really fall into either of these categories.  It is by Glade, and it is there new Autumn Harvest candle.  I just love how it smells, they describe it as, "smoky, woodsy, mellow".  I will definitely be getting some stock in these for the fall.

I will be back tomorrow with the organizing post and my wish list of Krafty items!

Friday Night Crazy

HI Friends.  Last night as I told you I went to German Fest with some friends.  While we didn't have as much fun there as I had hoped, we had lots of fun before and after the fest.  On the way home I stuck my head out the window and was screaming, "Only Three Years Until I am 30!!"  I have no idea what got into me. (at this point of the evening I only had a Diet Pepsi and a Root Beer)

To start the evening we met at my house since I am the closest one to downtown where German Fest is.  We of course chatted for awhile and then headed out for our night on the big town. 

We went to Panera for dinner, it is always so good.  I had my normal entree when I eat there, which is the Grilled Chicken Cesar salad.  Love it!

I think that Amanda had the same thing that I did, Aly had soup and sandwich, and Kate had the cobb salad with avocados.  She was quite excited about how large the avocados were in the salad and that there was lots of them.  Oh, she also got a free Mango smoothie and she was so happy about it that when they called her name to go get it she danced all the way up there.  This is why I love Kate!

Then we were off to German Fest.  When we got there we headed right for the beer tent and the polka music.  Aly got a beer and I had a rootbeer!  Big drinkers!

We found a picnic table and listened to some country style polka.  Yikers!  Good thing their set was just about over when we got there.  When the next band started they played some seriously good polka.  Aly, Kate, and I decided that it was time to get our polka on.  Of course we picked the never ending polka.  It is quite a work out to polka.  I was surprised that the there was so many older people out on the floor.  It made me think that I was a loser when the three of us gave up. 

After we got our polka on, we headed back to my house for more chit chat and some shots.  One palinka and one of this bison grass flavored vodka from Poland that M.Kramlik likes.  Needless to say after those two shots plus the half of a white russian that I drank I was finished.  Yup, lightweight right over here.  I think that it was about 12:30 when they left.  I went right up to bed and slept until 8:30!  I felt like I had been hit by a truck.  I guess I don't get out enough. 

We decided that we can't let it be another 8 months before we got together again. 

Ladies here is to more fun nights, preferably with out me hanging my head out the window! 

No blog post tomorrow as I am working on the post that I am going to be sharing with you on Monday.  The re-organizing of the Korner.  I will give you a sneak peak though....

There was a lot of cleaning out and organizing going on.  I love how these are organized by color now.

She tried to help me, but decided that sleeping was the better option.

I made a Hobby Lobby run too.  I did good.

New paper cutter, cardstock, Smash Book dater for a new project, and some new markers.

Stay tuned.....