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It's raining and dreary.  Grey and life-draining.

My scale is a liar.  I want to scream at it ... I wish I could take the need for numbers out of my mind, but I  can't.  Yup - I'm stronger.  Yup - I've lost inches. Yup - I know that a pound of muscle takes up less room than a pound of fat.  Yup, yup, yup.  Doesn't matter that I can start to see definition in my upper abs.  I want to be 124lbs.  I may just chop off a useless limb to do so ... just not sure which one.

So ... being bummed about the weather and the numbers on the scale,  makes me want to think about things that I love ... running, photography, music.  If you know me - you know about all of those things.  BUT - here are a few of my fave things that are a little less obvious ...

1. The Range Rover.  Oh.  I looooove this vehicle.  My silver minivan looks like a rustbucket compared to this sleek piece of luxury.  It can rain all day and it would still look pretty outside in one of these.  And with all the driving I'm now doing - I think that I could pretty much live in this and be happy *grin*.  I'll take mine Supercharged in Stornoway Grey, please and thank you.  For a mere 6digits, it's a steal *wink*.

2. Ok.  Maybe that was a bit much ... still love it though.  How about this?  My new fave lipgloss ... L'Oreal's Infallible Lipgloss in "blush".  It lasts for hours, literally.  And I love the pale pink hue.  I may buy a few extra tubes in case some crazy person at L'Oreal decides to discontinue it ...

3. I've been listening to a lot of different music, as of late.  Download whole albums at a time; a real mix-mash of stuff.  But I'm loving the sound of Adele's "21".  I love her raspy voice, and the cool 60's-club vibe her tunes have.  I've also been loving John Mayer's Battle Studies ...  and I'm aware that some people just don't don't like John.  But I think he's a musical genius.

4.  I HATE when I bend down to pick something up and I'm terrified that I'm giving a show to those behind me.  So - I bought a belt ... without with any care of what it looked like b/c I'm not planning on it being seen.  But now, I'm kinda liking my python skinny belt ( no snakes were harmed in the making of my belt.  I got it at Jacob).  It might just become my new fave thing in my closet ... but this is in my "things I love" not because of how it looks - but because I will no longer fear crack.  *wink*.

5. Every night - without fail - I moisturize.  Doesn't matter what time I hit the hay at.  And not for any other reason than that I love having my skin "fit" before I go to bed.  So ... every night, religiously, I use Aveda Replenishing.  I love love love it.

6.  My Nike Free runners.  They were such a great purchase ...  you can read about them here.  I actually believe these runners have bettered my running - if that's really possible.  I didn't run my last 12km in them - but I was doing my timed 5kms in them - and I really, really think that they helped strengthen my legs.  Believe it.  Oh - I love that they're orange.

7.  I have a new favourite tea ... and ok - it's not some fancy-schmancy expensive one either.  It's by Lipton ... it's a decaf green-tea with a hint of pear.  I'm starting to get addicted to it ... 

8.  My hubby got me a Nixon watch a few months ago.  I had no clue what a Nixon watch was ... I'm not all that up on name-brand stuff.  If I like it and it's a name-brand, fine.  But I'm not one to go looking for  name-brand stuff.  Needless-to-say, the name Nixon meant nothing to me - but I liked the watch.  And a few days ago I had some random person ask me, "so you think you're a surfer now?" when they saw the watch.  Yeah, dude.  I think I'm a surfer *insert eyeroll here*.

 9.  "Captivating".  You really ought to read it ... I mentioned it a couple of days ago in the post "You're Beautiful".  For every woman who wants a fascinating view into how God sees her beauty ... and probably every man should read it too.  I think John and Stasi were bang on here ... 

10.  And finally -  I love this blog.  I love being able to write and create ... to share things I like or feelings that I've had.  To go back and re-read past thoughts and see how I've changed, or stayed the same.  So thank you - for taking the time to read my posts ... but even if you hadn't come - this blog would serve enough purpose for me, just by it being a place where I can write.  And I'm intending to print out my blog into a book for myself - through Blurb.  Seems like a great way to keep these thoughts of mine, and since I've put so much time and effort into this - I'd like to have a copy.  Hmmm ... maybe next week I'll get on to that ... 

Now ... of course I love so many other things - my hubby, my kids, my family and friends, my church, my home, being involved with worship, photography etc ... it goes on and on.  And as I said to a friend recently, I don't just love a little - I love whole heartedly ... even if I don't seem like that kind-of-a-sap.  

But that's another post ... 

Have a great one :-).