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A little bit o’link love.
By MizFit | August 22, 2008
Greetings, Peeps.
Today we shall *swiftly* swoop around the internet as Im toying with making Fridays into FREE DAYS up in herre.
As in one link.
One word.
One love.
And the gentle, loving assignment to take any time you would have spend surfing the web & use that for YOU.
To workout. To meditate. To love up your significant other. To be still. To pause, slow down, & remind someone how much you adore them. To read. To play. To simply BE before the weekend commences its funyetalsohectic craziness.
This week? Let’s start with the educational so that we can get that out of the way and head to the silly stuff.
Have you seen this site? there is a LOT to love over there with my favorite (if by favorite you mean most sorely needed —-which I do) page being the glossary.
Never again shall I wonder what Lactobacilius Bulgaricus is.
Veering away from the kitchen and BACK to the notion of taking Friday time to ourselves is this post.
It’s a scary proposition (as is the exercise of standing in front of a mirror for ten minutes prior to doing it…) and one which I shall do this weekend.
you in?
Edging our way toward the silly I give you this. (so many jokes to be made here. Ill start you off: Vodka, spray, mouth, leavefeetstanking).
These last two links are for the creative members of the Bumbling Band.
(People, out yourselves with pride. I so wish I had even ONE crafting gene in my body)
Id make this for sure using FAB skulls fabric & shall probably give these a try even sans-skillz. We all know how I love my ugly shoes—–so it’s kindasorta win-win.
That’s it around here.
Go take on your day. Keep me posted on your crafts & your experience with the time of self-reflection.
Next week? we’re pushing ourselves out of the comfort zone so consider it a sort of pre-training.
good bye.
what?
that’s really it!
ok. it isnt. you want a timesuck? a ThankGoodnessIGotACoolProcrastinationLink? Check this out & consider yourself warned…
Topics: Link Love |
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 am
Can I do the morph-y thing from my abs to an Olympic track runner’s? LOL. Those peopple are in damn fine shape! Good LORD.
*sad wave goodbye to links*
PS: I’ve always totally wanted to buy a plain pair of Keds and just GO TO with a marker on ‘em. No design, no plan, just…write what strikes me, you know? I’d end up with shoes that looked like total crap, but I’d love ‘em.
Machine washable pens, anyone?
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:30 am
Always good! Have a fantastic weekend Miz!
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:20 am
youre not getting off that easily, amanda
Im just toying with one link or so.
shorter.
less of a timesuck perhaps?
more of a THEME and less of a hopscotch?
who can say…
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:28 am
Those seven questions are way too heavy for me Miz. Especially after a pizza dinner with a couple of glasses of red. I might not like the answers too much!
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:35 am
labelwatch is the shizznit!
oy. i will be asking myself the deep reflection questions this weekend, but i won’t be soaking my dogs in no vodka!
LOVE the sneaker pocket - so cute!
In order to be true to my ex-bighaired-self I only wear white keds accompanied by 2 pair of different color big scrunchy socks, while tuck-n-folding my pants.
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:43 am
OK, why did I go straight for the celebrity morph??? And why do I find it strangely addictive??
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:45 am
ooooh Fitarella!
My dog is now asking to be soaked in vodka.
thanks for that.
would it be bad for him?
(wink)
and Lance? it TOTALLY SUCKED ME IN AS WELL. and the typically non-suckedinable Renaissance Men too.
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:56 am
the only vodkaing happening here will be post long run this weekend. ice cold on the rocks. muscles say ahhhh!
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:08 am
We’ve got a mint plant growing in our garden, so that means I’ll be able to make…
Foot spray?
Er, sorry, wrong answer. That would be Mojitos!
Feet will just have to stick with soap and water.
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:09 am
I think I did that Celeb Collage thing once and my match was Uma Thurman. Yet strangers tell me Ann Coulter. Regardless, I’m staying away from it. Hope you have a beautiful weekend!
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:13 am
Ooooh Crabby.
Please mojitos for the feet’os.
& then to eat some Fritos.
Consider it a treat’os.
I’d find it very neat’os.
Love,
Miz., who hath lost her linklovingToddlerup@5 mind and hasnt yet touched the vodka. She promises.
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:02 am
I must have missed the celeb morph thing. Also, those seven questions are way too deep for me without any coffee. Must come back later and see if they aren’t so daunting.
The shoes pouch? Love! I’ll be digging through my fabric scraps, setting up my machine, and sewing some this weekend! I love Sew Mama Sew’s tutes! Just to continue outing myself, after that I’m gonna finish sewing up a sweater I knit and then start knitting a sock. Yea, geekiness!
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:53 am
Waa-aah!
Still freakin’ painting (speaking of time-sucks!)- no time for celeb time-suck, but must say:
Who would waste good Vodka like that? (use rubbing alcohol instead, if feet stink…. or just drink the damned Vodka and won’t care if feet smelly…)
Bag Lady wants her life back….. (and now MIL wants to paint the rest of her house……)
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:08 am
there’s your answer, BL!
give the MIL the vodka and she wont notice if her house is painted or no.
and AJH? you can wait on the questions. till the morrow
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:23 am
Seven scary questions - definitely not for this early in the morning. LOVE the label watch link and will use - couldn’t find Morningstar products right away - I’ll need to do more searching. Happy Friday
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:24 am
Rain slickers and ponchos are getting pretty pricey right about now in the eye of the storm!
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:26 am
….and I’d imagine the hefty bags with head & armholes cut out aren’t cutting it these days, huh?
Stay dry dr.j!
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:30 am
Wow those 7 questions really are toughies. Will have to think on it. And you must post pics of your crafty endeavors! Speaking of ugly shoes, how are the MBTs working out??
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:30 am
Take time for me?? Thanks for the great idea. I have a me filled weekend ahead and I am going to cherish every second of it.
Golf, personal training and walking 13.1 with my mom to make sure she can do the distance come Oct…I AM SURE SHE CAN(now I just have to convince her).
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:31 am
i was sucked into the morph too…..here’s who I look like ( I wish!)…… Christie Brinkley,Gerri Haliwell, Natalie Wood, Jessica Simpson, Rebecca Romijn, Linday Lohan, Renee Zellweger,Nicolette Sheridan, Angela Lindvall, and Julianne Moore!! Kind of fun way to enjoy my coffee and morning reading
Thanks MizFit! I WILL pause and play over the weekend. This evening we are having ice cream cones at the park and doing 2 or 3 miles on the track with the kiddos 
I have a kind of craft planned……..we are staining our picnic table……does that count?
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:02 am
What? No more time sucking Friday links? I don’t know how I will make it through the day
The celebrity morph is quite the time sucker, I’m with Amanda on wanting to do the abs morph!
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:03 am
Shosh? You lost me at golf. What my husband would NOT do to make me a golfer.
Annette? That’s a pretty great combo. Today I’m a mix of Amy Winehouse (hair is rats nest) & Rosie (in her messy sweatsuitdays).
Charlotte? I’m rocking the MBTs nonstop.
(tho I could ramble the love for hours…)
Enough said
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:07 am
and not none, Molly, just different.
(Oooh the suspense. I know.)
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:30 am
Those questions really do provoke some soul searching. I will probably be surrounded by my 150+ cats when I go….
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:36 am
Ohhh yeah I’ve done that celeb morph awhile back, I got Patrick Swayze as one of my look a likes ROFLMAO I am NOT kidding!
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:43 am
Ok, I was totally proud of myself for being up early, working out hard (even increasing weights lifted) and totally not feeling the need for vodka. Then I did the morph thing. Thanks so much, I’m some ancient Japanese dude named Kenzo Tange. I will now commence to lifting 12 ouncers. SIGH.
Time for me this weekend? Niece and I are taking the pop up camper and hitting the road. The fact that we have never done this before is part of the adventure (oh, maybe should charge cell phone). We have a page of notes in set up alone…
The questions? Yes to all but #6….
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:48 am
Nobody puts Marcy in the corner!
(Me? I was seinfeld in the early ’00s (insert joke here) & am now afraid to reattempt. I can’t lie to you.)
Marianne? Ancient japanese dude? ONLY YOU. Have an amazing time with your niece.
I want stories as I’m confident there shall be many….
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:49 am
Thanks for the links, its a slow Friday at work …so I need them! Enjoy your relaxing Friday! Anything special planned for the weekend? We have another wedding to attend- but its a beach wedding so it should be cool
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:51 am
Heh…while my primary celebrity morph was Jessica Biel…both Candace Cameron and Jodie Sweetin were on my list!
I did love me some Full House back in the day…
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:55 am
questions way too heavy for the a.m.!
love the craft project…i don’t have the equipment to put in there but maybe i’ll make a bigger one for my i.d.!:)
need to get my scavenge on!
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:56 am
Man, Anna could make a killing with those shoe pouches!
Me = no crafting skills
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:57 am
MyHeritage has been my at-work go-to for awhile now. Far more entertaining than Solitaire.
But hey– keds design project reminded me of how in junior high I would spend class doodling on my good-old chucks. I am not sure how I got away with it but that was so fun. I need to bring the doodle back into my life. Seven questions make me realize there are a few more things I need to bring back into my life, too. Will reflect more over the weekend. But maybe not with 10 minutes of literal reflection. That would mean cleaning the bathroom mirrors…
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Wrote down the self reflection questions. Love those.
Will be soaking whole body in epsom salts post run tomorrow don’t particularly care if my feet stink!
Have a great weekend.
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:07 am
Dear Miz.
You obviously missed this post on painting shoes ! When the tornado gets just a little bigger, this is a definiite “play time” activity. Just splattering ala Jackson Pollack makes a neat shoe!
Spending this weekend listening to the tape Getting Unstuck by Pema Chodron, and I always have a massage scheduled for Tuesday. Definitiely embracing the self-care.
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:17 am
I need to bring the doodle back into my life.
I heartily agree (she types thinking about how she was once GROUNDED in high school (!?) for letting her lab partner doodle all over her hands & arm. A watch, a stack of bracelets, a few rings—the whole (doodle) nine)
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
I tried the morph thing and no one matched me. Thank goodness. I’d hate to see what they came up with. Bookmarked labelwatch. Helpful site! Am still reading “Questions You are afraid to ask yourself.” So far I think I could answer “yes” to all those. Thank Jesus!
Thanks to Miz too!
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 am
But I surf at work. If I stop surfing to take time off for me, that means I have to do work
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 am
thanks for stopping at my blog. I appreciate your comments.
Great idea on the shoe lace gadget holder, i saw some skull fabric at JoAnn’s yesterday and thought it would make a great headband for my kid.
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:21 am
I like to think of myself not as LAZY but as sparing my daughter the humiliation of what Id create (I really do NOT jest about my lack of crafting skillz…in the slightest)
for some cool stuff check out mamarunswithscissors above.
oh to have the ability to do anything with scissors other than trim off the Toddler Tornado’s mullet (but thats a whole ‘nother comment).
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
The Keds sneakers was quite the time suck as well. I managed to come up with a number of hideous combinations! I could buy those, walk to my local bar, and order up a tall, refreshing herbal foot spray. I’d love to see the look on the bartender’s face.
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Another time sucker, just what I needed!
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Ooh - I love that label checker site… sometimes it can be so annoying standing in the grocery isle for 10 minutes comparing 3 or 4 different labels. Thanks for the info!
August 22nd, 2008 at 2:09 pm
great links as always. Love the label checker… never saw that before.
August 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY? WHAT?
Okay, but then they gave me Uma Thurman, who I only think is pretty from, like, one angle…
But I’ll forgive them, because they tossed Carrie Underwood in the mix, too.
Must be an Oklahoma-girl thing, cause I’m definitely not thin, blond and disgustingly young.
Loved the questions. Hard but really really important. I’m all about not avoiding the hard stuff.
I liked the linked “Seven Questions That Will Change Your Life” too…I think I will print those off and do them every week.
Very cool linkiness in da house today, M.
V.
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Oh For Pete’s sake — how the heck do you get a morph match from the adorable chocolate bunny that is I into KATE FRIGGIN’ WINSLET?!?!?!? Okay, yeah, we do have similar jaw and chin structure, but COME ON, Kate Winslet?!?
The rest of the list was 2 other celebs I’ve never heard of, then Shania Twain, Jada Pinkett Smith, Beyonce (which is just weird because the photo I uploaded did not include my arse) Queen Latifah and Gabrielle Union, which was the only one that was believable….
Thanks a lot, Miz. Now I gotta go tell the BF that I’m leaving him for Leo DiCaprio… And I hear that Mutt Lange is available these days. LOL
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
OK you guys are killing me and making me feel FAR better about my Jerry Seinfeld.
KATE WINSELT? Kellie I hath see the lovely RIPPED chocolate BUFFbunny you be and you arent Kate (not that theres anything wrong with being you, Oh Titanic Starlet).
Although Valerie is close at beating you with the Chad Michael Murry.
Thats some funny stuff….
Miz.
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Oh, I likey this place! I’ll be back.
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
“Next week? we’re pushing ourselves out of the comfort zone”.
GOOD. Stepping out of your comfort zone is the only way to truly LIVE.
Can’t wait!
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
7 questions, huh…? Sometimes I’m too busy paying the bills that I forget to ask these things. Although I quite often ask myself why my feet are so stinky, guess I just need a minty fresh solution.
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Thanks for the advice on my weight training. I do two strength training days a week and on one of those days I do another set of each exercise. That day is also my day off running.
I’m training to be an ACE personal trainer right now. Any tips? I love your blog!
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Wow..how do you find this stuff?!?! I am a timesuck sucker..and will most def. be checking out all your fun linkees and reporting back if I need to. Thanks for the entertainment for the next few hours…who needs sleep or clean laundry anyway!? Have a great weekend!
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:01 am
Woo-hoo! Pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones! I like the sound of that!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:57 pm
The reflection idea is interesting. While away, I realized how much I had been repressing, sublimating, and generally ignoring what was going on internally. I heartily recommend keeping a journal and making a habit of writing it in it at least every other day. Or a voice recorder, for recording thoughts (because not everyone can process emotion well through writing). As busy as the Bumbling Band is, it’s a sound investment to use time to stay engaged with yourself. Because if you’re not engaged and centered as a person, how can you be effective at loving and engaging with others?
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
good point and so well said, Jamie.
especially that final sentence.
Miz.
August 23rd, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Loved the seven questions–especially number 2. And I tried the mirror thing… intense!
August 26th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Oh.My.Gosh! I morphed into Jensen Ackles!!! What the… Teach me to try and go have some fun. Yes, I am a very handsome girl!