Thursday Thoughts

One of the reasons I got into blogging initially was I started reading other running/runDisney blogs this past fall to get me as amped up and prepared for my first big race last month in Disney World last month.

I don't think I need to tell you that the Internet can be a black hole once you start searching things, but I was lucky to find some really awesome bloggers out there, that I still continue to follow today.  While I know my little Podunk page pales in comparison to ones I read (...does anyone even read this!? haha) I plan to work on it more this year, especially as I will be working on running my 2nd half (who knew I'd do more than one!) and whatever else comes my way in 2015!

One cool thing about really awesome bloggers is they have giveaways.  While I'm not that cool (yet!) in the past week I have one not one, but two different blog giveaways!

I found out over the weekend that I was the lucky recipent of some snazzy Kloss Fitseries Earbuds from the fabulous Karla over at Run Karla Run. 

Woo new headphones!

I will definitely be putting these to use as the temps get warmer and I'm able to hit the pavement again.  Thank you so much to Karla for the shoutout on her site, and for the fab new running accessory!

Today I found out that I won an adorably cute pair of handmade hand warmers from the fantastic Katherine of Mouse Runner!  Katherine was actually one of the first blogs that I came across in my blog searches and I really enjoy following her runDisney runs, as well and her tips to running, and more recently her crafting skills!

Handmade by Katherine herself!

There is something so nice about offering up a handmade giveaway!  Katherine also has a shop on Etsy - who doesn't LOVE etsy...another black hole of searching for me! - where you can purchase her fabulous crafts!

I feel doubly thankful to have won 2 giveaways so close together.  It's the little things like this that can really make your day (....and work has been rough this week for a variety of reasons) so thank you to the awesome bloggers out there that brighten up our day!


Have you ever won a blogger giveaway?  What's the coolest thing you've won?

Holiday Card Swap!

While I am newer to blogging, part of the reason I decided to doing was from reading other people's blogs. In preparing for my RunDisney half, I found a lot (and I know there are many more!) of people logging their training and runs all around the country. 

One of those blogs is Fairytales & Fitness.  I enjoyed their site as they share my love for Disney runs and always have a great and thoughtful blog posts that I've really enjoyed reading over the past few months.

When they posted they were doing a Holiday Card Swap, I thought that sounded like a fun holiday activity. A few weeks after signing up, I got the name of a fellow blogger, and another fellow blogger got mine. 

Coming home from Disney, I checked the mail and found a card address to me from Virginia. 

I received a very sweet card from Stacey over at Running Muffin. She wished me well in my first half next month and included my first piece of racing swag, the infamous 13.1 sticker!

Thank you so much, Stacey for the thoughtful card and inspiration for next month...I look forward to checking out your blog moving forward and wish you well in 2015!

Have you ever participated in a card swap?