Ladiesrun Rotterdam

Het gaat goed met het afvallen!
Ik ben bijna 30 kilo kwijt en zo blij met het resultaat. Heerlijk om weer een winkel in te lopen en te weten dat alles wat je pakt ook echt past en leuk staat... Doet alles voor je zelfvertrouwen.

Ook met het hardlopen gaat het lekker. Ik heb vandaag 45 minuten aan één stuk gelopen. Het tempo is nog laag, maar dat komt vanzelf. Ik ben inmiddels bezig met de 2e serie: Keep running.
Op 1 juni ga ik mijn eerste 5 km race lopen. De ladiesrun in Rotterdan. Spannend!

Ik loop daarbij voor Pink Ribbon en zoek nog sponsors. Dus wil je Pink Ribbon sponsoren, voor meer onderzoek naar borstkanker, kijk dan even hier: Pink Ribbon actie.
Alvast bedankt namens Pink Ribbon en mijzelf!

Love, Miranda

Lang, lang geleden....

Ja dat is het zeker. Lang geleden dat ik geblogd heb. En lang geleden dat ik gescrapt heb.
Het scrappen zit helemaal niet in mijn systeem op het moment. Ik maak weinig foto's en dus is er ook weinig te scrappen.

Daarnaast ligt mijn focus op andere dingen. Op afvallen en hardlopen. In augustus ben ik gestart met Weight watchers online en inmiddels ben ik ruim 20 kilo kwijt. Wat een heerlijk gevoel. Ik ben er nog zeker niet, maar ben wel heel blij met het huidige resultaat.
En om het afvallen een 'bust' te geven, ben ik in de kerstvakantie op Texel weer gestart met hardlopen. Wat heb ik dat gemist. En zo fijn om te merken dat het weer lukt. Dat mijn voeten niet meer in de weg zitten.

Ik gebruik de mp3's van Evy om het hardlopen op te bouwen. Deze zijn gratis te downloaden via http://www.rennenmetevy.nl.

Inmiddels zit ik in week 5 en ook vandaag heb ik weer gelopen (4-5-5-4 minuten lopen en tussendoor steeds 3 minuten wandelen).

Love, Miranda

Grote nachtpauwoog ~ CSI case #85

After being absent for a while (busy with the end of the schoolyear and then a few weeks to France), I'm back again with case #85 from CSI.

This is case #85. Don't you love those colors?
Here is my take on the case:

On the last day of our stay in Castellane (Provence, France) I found this caterpillar. Of course I took pics of it. The colors are great for this case file!

EVIDENCE (USE AT LEAST 2 CLUES)

• labels, tags
• numbers
• decorative brads or buttons
• string

TESTIMONY (USE AT LEAST 1 CLUE)

• Make a numbered list of five interesting/ important things about your topic.
• Write your journaling on a tag.
• Hand-write your journaling in cursive.

Love, Miranda

CSI case #71

Areyou ready to solve case #71 at CSI?

Here is how I solved this case:

 THE SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Summer Sun- buttery golden yellow, taken from the building - 241.225.140
• Cheery Cherry - bright red, taken from the bike  - 237.28.33
• White Whistle - white, taken from the speech bubble - 255.255.255
• Blue Birds of Happiness - pale turquoise, taken from the top of the cloud - 211.240.236
• Concrete  - medium gray, taken from the sidewalk/street  - 116.116.118

 

EVIDENCE (CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• bicycle accent
• circles
• birds
• hearts
• ink/paint splatters

TESTIMONY (CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• Use a song title or lyrics as a jumping off point: Bicycle

My journaling:
For my third birthday, I got a bike. When I went down the stairs, after Mom and Dad on bed had sung for me, in the hallway was my new bike.
The joy shines from my face. I just got a bike!
It was a wonderful birthday gift.

Love, Miranda

25 years of marriage

I can hardly believe it myself, but Hans and me were married for 25 years on April 28.
And we went on a suprise trip. A suprise for me it is, cause Hans has taken care of everything!

We went with a little private plane on Saturday 27th April. André (our brother in law)  did fly us to Balen in Belgium. To my surprise our 2 best friends were there. They had come with our convertible. So we went further with our car and ended up at this little castle in Wittem (Zuid-Limburg in the Netherlands).
I was totally astonished!
We had a few great days, driving to the beautiful surroundings that we know so well, eating a lot and enjoying the castle and each other.

Thanks my love, for a great unforgetable weekend!

Love, Miranda

Srping 2013 ~CSI case #70

 Wahoo, here is my first reveal as part of the DT of CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration). I'm so proud to be part of this amazing team!

SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Prettiest Pink - carnation pink, taken from the bike - 233.129.152
• Palest Pink - light pink, taken from the highlights on the bike - 252.230.233
• White Picket Fence - white, taken from the white tulips  - 254.253.249
• Leaf Green - medium grass green, taken from the leaves - 169.203.129
• Handlebars - black, taken from the handlebars - 2.1.6

 

EVIDENCE (USE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• circles
• label
• paint
• distressing

TESTIMONY (USE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• document something about spring
• tuck your journaling inside something (like the flowers in the basket)

My journaling (on the label, tucked behind the pink paper):
It took such a long time for spring to begin this year! It was a long winter, both literally and figuratively. 
My need for sun was getting bigger and kept being cold. 
Until the end of April, then slowly it became spring and I didn't have to wear my wintercoat anymore, although it remains close by on the coat rack. The weather is very changeable.
Now that spring has started again, I can recharge my energy and try to shake off this winter fatigue.
 

Love, Miranda